A year and a half ago, J Grange was excluded from school, labelled a troublemaker and was going down the wrong path.
The Chelmsford rapper was experiencing run-ins with the police but an appearance in court changed everything.
Now, the 17-year-old is on a different path - making music and wanting to spread vitally important messages.
The teenager had always wondered why he was acting up and why he was acting differently - until he was diagnosed with ADHD.
After that diagnosis, the mental health struggles that came along with it - the frustration, the depression and the anger - were suddenly put into perspective.
Beforehand that anger caused him to go down the wrong path but things are very different today.
J Grange now focuses on what inspires him - making upbeat music to help people escape from whatever dark periods they may go through.
It also helps him release anger and deliver his mental health messages to his fans.
He also mentors disadvantaged children through a charity to guide them down a different path than the one he did.
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Music in this episode is from Broke For Free and J Grange.
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