The singer was recently hospitalized after contracting pneumonia and experiencing heart pain earlier this month, per Daily Mail<\/a>, and on Sunday, Ray J shared on social media where his health stands.<\/p>\n In the Instagram video shared on Sunday<\/a>, the singer thanked fans for thinking of him and praying for him during his recent health issues.<\/p>\n “I want to thank everybody for praying for me,” Ray J began. “I was in a hospital. My heart’s only beating like 25 percent, but as long as I stay focused and stay on the right path, everything will be all right.”<\/p>\n “My health is not okay, so I thank everybody for supporting and praying for me,” he added.<\/p>\n In a recent Instagram live, which was later reshared on X<\/a>, Ray J said, “2027 is definitely a wrap for me,” adding that doctors told him he will not live long. He said his heart had turned “black” due to abusing alcohol and drugs, admitting to feeling “invincible.”<\/p>\n He added, “2027 is a wrap for me.”<\/p>\n The singer was admitted to a hospital in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, TMZ<\/a> first reported, due to severe pneumonia and heart pain. A source close to Ray J told the outlet the singer underwent X-rays and an echocardiogram, but did not reveal any results.<\/p>\n Ray J experienced another bout of pneumonia<\/a> roughly four years prior in 2021, PEOPLE previously reported, and was admitted to a Miami hospital for treatment.<\/p>\n “He’s in the hospital for pneumonia, but it’s not the contagious kind,” the musician’s longtime manager, David Weintraub, told PEOPLE at the time. “[The doctors] wanted to keep him there a couple extra days to watch him.”<\/p>\n Julia Beverly\/Getty<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for\u00a0PEOPLE’s free daily newsletter<\/a>\u00a0to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Weintraub also confirmed the singer did not have COVID-19, despite initially being placed in the facility’s COVID unit. During his treatment, Ray J was hooked up to oxygen<\/a> and using an inhaler to support his breathing, per a later PEOPLE report.<\/p>\n Through Weintraub, Ray J wrote in a message to PEOPLE: “I appreciate all the love and support from everybody. Thank you for keeping me in your prayers, and I will be back up and running soon.”<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Ray](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/9396f6ce14364b5ebe42b893cc63287d.jpeg\"\/)
Ray J in Atlanta in October 2025 <\/p>\n