Music mogul Master P is on a mission to show his pain into purpose after losing his daughter to a fatal drug overdose. 

In a recent interview with CBS Mornings, Master P sat down with Gayle King to debate how daughter Tytyana Miller’s premature death in May has since inspired him to spread awareness across the impact of substance abuse and mental illness.

“It’s hard,” he told King. “Coming from where I come from, coming from poverty, you’ll think that you simply would outlive your kids and that was the mission. I feel like, going to my daughter’s funeral, I feel like I went to my very own funeral.”

“I’m gonna turn my pain into passion. I’m gonna turn it right into a purpose because I can’t get my daughter back,” he added. “I really like her and take into consideration her day-after-day, and it took me and my family to undergo something that I just can’t stop interested by, but I realize that I even have to get out here and help and save other kids.”

The rapper notes that his daughter was showing signs of improvement on her road to recovery and was starting to get “on the correct track.” While their family remained hopeful that she would overcome her addiction, the impact of her premature passing caused Master P to look inward. 

The No Limit Records executive asked his children what he might be doing incorrect as a parent, to which they shared that his parenting style might be “controlling” at times. 

“That’s true, but I’ve only built parameters for defense,” he said. “Because I do know where I come from and what I’ve been through. Once you take a look at mental illness and substance abuse, it’s serious. It affects everybody — Black, white, Asian, Latino, wealthy, poor.” 

“After I got that phone call I spotted my daughter is rarely coming back, and that’s the heartbreaking thing about this,” he added. “That’s why I said, ‘Let me team up with these [organizations and doctors.’] I need to assist folks that seem like us. We would like to bring awareness to [mental illness and substance abuse]. My whole purpose is now, ‘I don’t know why you place me through this God, but I’m going to get out here and save tens of millions.’”

Master P concluded his conversation by advising parents with children scuffling with substance abuse and mental illness to “speak about it.” 

“Don’t hold this as a secret,” he said.