Crime & Safety

Rapper 2 Chainz Hospitalized After Car Crash In Miami: Reports

The rapper —​ born Tauheed K. Epps —​ was driving on Interstate 95 when he was hit by a Tesla, TMZ first reported.

2 Chainz performs at the 2016 BET Experience at the Staples Center on Saturday, June 25, 2016, in Los Angeles.
2 Chainz performs at the 2016 BET Experience at the Staples Center on Saturday, June 25, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Rich Fury/Invision/AP)

MIAMI, FL — Rapper 2 Chainz was hospitalized early Saturday morning after he was involved in a car crash in Miami, according to multiple reports.

The rapper — born Tauheed K. Epps — was driving on Interstate 95 when he was hit by a Tesla, TMZ first reported. Following the crash, he shared a video on Instagram showing a parademic loading him into an ambulance on a stretcher.

According to Page Six, the "I’m Different" emcee was in South Florida for the star-studded Art Basel weekend. Reports said he left a strip club called Booby Trap before the crash.

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The rapper suffered neck injuries and other possible injuries in the crash, TMZ reported, adding he was hospitalized and in stable condition.

Additional information was not immediately available.

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