It wasn't too long ago that rapper Yelawolf took a dive into the crowd during a performance in Wisconsin and landed awkwardly on his back, ultimately resulting in a rather severe injury as the artist ruptured his spleen.
He was subsequently hospitalized because of the untimely injury and was forced to cancel several live shows, including his set during the Shady 2.0 Showcase at the SXSW event.
Now, the Alabama native speaks on his ordeal for the first time since the incident.
"It started in Los Angeles when I jumped out of some rafters. I jumped out, stage-dived, and landed on someone's head and come to find a month later that I broke their nose. But at least I landed on someone's face, I guess. I might have ruptured my spleen then, and then in Madison, Wisconsin, I jumped into the crowd and I think I hit my back right on the button and it popped and I had internal bleeding and it ruptured my spleen."
While in the hospital, he was transferred to the Intensive Care Unit in which he was forced to sign certain documents pertaining to his condition which stated that no doctors would be at fault if he were to pass away as a result of his injuries.
Yelawolf reflects on this entire incident and says it put his "life in check".
"I knew something was wrong immediately. The pain was crazy and I was rushed to the hospital. Spent a couple days in the ICU and then a couple more days in the hospital. It was serious. I signed some serious paperwork over to the team of surgeons and shit. But I recovered without having my spleen removed. I had to cut my tour off though. I'd say these last 2 weeks have been pretty surreal, sitting in ICU with those f-----' plugs hooked up to my body, and signing papers that say 'If you die, we're not responsible.' It put my life in check."
No timetable has been set as to when Yelawolf will get back in the studio.
Source: hiphopdx.com
