Busta Rhymes took a nasty fall mid-concert on Friday while performing with his protégée O.T. Genasis in New York.

Busta Rhymes Falls Off Stage

Busta Rhymes fell off the stage while performing at Webster Hall in New York City on Friday, Nov. 28. The fall was captured on video, and the rapper later posted footage of his fall to his personal Instagram page.

“This is what happen when #THECONGLOMERATE money starts changing and when we got the hottest record in the country” Congrats 2 O.T.@GENASISISHERE #Coco on Itunes now!!! YO WIZ @mistercap I THINK MY STAGE DIVE WAS BETTER THAN YOURS. LMFAO.

A video posted by Busta Rhymes (@conglomerateent) on Nov 11, 2014 at 3:29pm PST

In the video, Busta Rhymes can be seen waving a cigar and a liquor bottle in his hands at the edge of the stage before falling headfirst into the crowd. The rapper was quickly fished out of the crowd by security guards and then taken backstage, where he remained for the rest of the night. The extent to his injuries is unclear, but TMZ published photos of the rapper getting up with a large gash on his forehead. Busta Rhymes also took to Twitter to joke about his fall and to thank his fans for their well wishes. He assured his fans that he was completely fine, writing, “Just [for] the record, I’m super good!”

Busta Rhymes Jokes On Twitter

The rapper added that his fall was simply a consequence of his passion and going too hard. “We done fell off stages and broke limbs while performing and kept going!”

Busta Rhymes also took the opportunity to advertise O.T. Genasis’ song, crediting him with “making a record…that made me bust my ass.”

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Olivia Truffaut-Wong was born and raised in Berkeley, California, where she developed her love of all things entertainment. After moving to New York City to earn her degree in Film Studies, she stayed on the East Coast to follow her passion and become an entertainment writer. She lives on a diet of television, movies and food.