Afroman was arrested on Tuesday and subsequently booked for assault after the rapper was said to have punched a female fan who got on stage during a performance in Biloxi, Mississippi.
The 40-year-old Because I Got High singer was playing guitar when the woman approached him from behind and appeared to try and dance against him, according to an article by TMZ that included a video of the incident.
The rapper, real name Joseph Edgar Foreman, appeared to suddenly unleash a right-handed haymaker that knocked the woman off her feet.
Taken into custody: Afroman was arrested on Tuesday and booked for assault after he was said to have punched a female fan who got on the stage during a performance in Biloxi, Mississippi
The site reports the rapper has since been released after paying a $330 bond.
Video posted by TMZ showed a handcuffed Afroman being taken away by police outside the Kress Live music venue.
Afroman, who lives in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, was performing during a free Fat Tuesday concert sponsored by Kress Live and Play The Coast.
Shocking: The 40-year-old Because I Got High singer was playing guitar when the woman approached him from behind and appeared to try and dance against him, according to an article by TMZ
Harrowing: The woman fell hard after the blow and reportedly was bleeding and crying
The woman fell hard after the blow and reportedly was bleeding and crying.
Witnesses told TMZ that Afroman kept performing until the house lights came on and the music stopped.
The woman was helped off the stage by security and police took Afroman away handcuffed and wearing a large white overcoat.
A representative for Afroman said the rapper didn't know if the fan was a man or a woman and just reacted to someone being on the stage.
Nasty incident: Afroman, shown in 2001 in Las Vegas is most famous for his hit song Because I Got High
Free concert: Afroman, shown in a December 2001 photo, was performing a free Fat Tuesday concert when the incident occurred
The Palmdale singer's rep also claimed there was a lack of security to keep fans off the stage.
He also added the incident was completely out of character for Afroman.
Afroman was nominated for a Grammy award in 2002 for Best Rap Solo Performance for Because I Got High.
Double neck guitar: Afroman is shown playing guitar during an August 2011
Hit song: Because I Got H
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