Hit 'Em Up: Music Stars Provoked to Punch, Allegedly
Rich Homie Quan accused of putting hands on LIV bouncer.
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Rich Homie Quan - Rich Homie Quan is being accused of leading a beatdown on a Club LIV bouncer in Miami after he was denied entry because of overcapacity. The security guard's lawyer Joshua Hertz said the "Lifestyle" rapper was acting like "he’s not the average person."Quan allegedly fled after the incident and hopped on a boat for a smooth getaway. While police look to question RHQ on aggravated battery charges, check out a few more stars who've allegedly been provoked to punch.(Photo: Rachel Murray/Getty Images for PANDORA Media)
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Travi$ Scott - Reportedly, Hustle Gang and G.O.O.D. Music affiliate Travi$ Scott let his iron fists fly after a fan tried to steal his chain off his neck during a Rodeo Tour stop in Arizona. Footage of a brawl surfaced online, showing the crowd jeering and the man identified as Scott eventually breaking away from the fight to return to the stage.(Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
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Afroman - Afroman's 2000 hit "Because I Got High" may not make for a great excuse if he heads to court for punching a female fan in the face while he was performing on stage in Biloxi, Miss. Apparently, Afroman wasn't too enthused about the fan hopping on stage and dancing during his guitar riff.(Photo: Jason Kirk/Getty Images)
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Joey Bada$ - So the story goes, Joey Bada$ was on the way to the stage for the annual Falls Festival in Australia when he was stopped by a guard who didn't know who he was. The hassle came to an end after Joey allegedly snuffed the rent-a-cop, leaving him with a broken nose and a few more injuries.(Photo: Scott Legato/Getty Images)
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Migos - Word is the Migos have been feeling the fan pressure lately. OffSet reportedly tore the club up in Springfield, Mass., jumping off stage and landing a punch on a concertgoer. His crew followed behind him as a melee ensued. Prior to that, the group also [allegedly] beat down a would-be chain snatcher in Nashville, Tenn.(Photo: Brad Barket/BET/Getty Images)
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Rich Homie Quan - Rich Homie Quan, Young Thug and Birdman walked boxer Adrian Broner to the ring –– to their song "Lifestyle" –– before his victory over Emmanuel Taylor, and let's just say, the boxers weren't the only ones throwing blows. The ATL rapper got into a brawl with someone from the Cincinnati crowd. (Photo: Christopher Polk/BET/Getty Images for BET)
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A$AP Rocky - A$AP Rocky was hit with a $75,000 lawsuit for allegedly slapping a female fan. She claims the Harlem emcee assaulted her as he was making his way through a sea of women pulling at him at Jay Z's 2013 Made in America Festival.(Photo: PacificCoastNews)
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Action Bronson - During an Action Bronson show in North Carolina, an overzealous fan hopped up on the stage, apparently trying to share what he was smoking. The 300-plus pound Queens-bred emcee sent him reeling back into the crowd with a strong left and continued to rap with the mic in his right hand.(Photo: Johnny Nunez/WireImage)
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Wale - Twitter trolling became real life beef in March when Wale took a social-media heckler up on his offer to "see" him in person. The barrage of insults that came in the tweets eventually got Wale out of his seat at a WWE event, and he confronted the man.(Photo: Brendan Hoffman/Getty Images for Moet Rose)
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Kanye West - In January, reports surfaced that Kanye West got into an altercation with an 18-year-old. According to accounts of what went down, a man had some less-than-kind words for Yeezy's fiancée, Kim Kardashian, at a Beverly Hills chiropractor's office. The Chicago native allegedly arrived on the scene and gave the teen a piece of his mind, and his fist.(Photo: Said Elatab/Splash News)
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Maino - Maino is known for being a dude from the streets — someone you probably don’t want to mess with. Fans attending his show would probably know this, but one still jumped on stage in 2008. "He was talking crazy, so I smacked him," he said. "He was trying to get onstage; he was a little too aggressive. I wanted to calm him down and smack some sense into him."(Photo: WENN)
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50 Cent - During a 50 Cent performance in Angola in 2008, one fan had the audacity to jump on stage and grab Fif's chain off his neck. Wrong move. According to reports, the G-Unit general then jumped into the crowd, causing a chaotic commotion. The results? When 50 flew back to the States, the chain was back on his neck. (Photo: REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)
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Kid Cudi - Kid Cudi has had a few run ins with fans, and an early example occurred at a show in Toronto in 2009. Supposedly, someone threw their wallet on stage, and when Cudi was trying to return it, one fan claimed it was theirs, so he gave it to them. Before long, the fan felt bad about his fraudulent claim, so he tossed it back on stage. The Man on the Moon was none too pleased. He hopped into the crowd and swung at the liar. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Pitbull - A concetgoer at a 2009 Pitbull show was disruptively throwing money in the air causing Pit to get bull. He demanded that the person come on stage, and when the money-thrower didn't comply, he cold-clocked him without hesitation. "Natural instinct kicked in," Pit siad later. (Photo: Judy Eddy/WENN.com)
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Sean Price - During a concert in Chile in 2011, a fan excitedly hit the stage and gave Sean Price what looked like an attempted hug while jumping up and down. The Brooklyn MC, not recognizing the gesture as one of love, threw a quick haymaker (it didn't seem to land) and the fan was sent back into the crowd. (Photo: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images)
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