Music Stars Who Have Suffered Health Scares

Prayers up for Weezy!

Prayers Up for Weezy  - Many musicians have had major and minor health scares, but these guys are tougher than you think. Just recently, rapper Lil Wayne suffered his third seizure during 2016. It's being reported that last week the Cash Money rapper suffered a seizure moments before hitting the stage in Las Vegas. Last month he suffered two seizures while in the air. According to TMZ, he is resting in Miami.Let's check out Weezy and others who have had close calls. —Jon Reyes and BET Staff(Photo from left: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images, Paras Griffin/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Lil Wayne - Lil Wayne's bout with epileptic seizures became known to the public on Oct. 25, 2012, when the YMCMB boss suffered one while on board an airplane to Los Angeles. Like with his most recent seizure, the flight had to make an emergency stop in Texas so that the MC could be rushed to the hospital.Weezy suffered several more seizures after that before being diagnosed with epilepsy.(Photo: Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images)
DMX  - On the night of February 8, 2016, DMX was taken to the hospital after being found unconscious in a Ramada Inn parking lot. He was hospitalized and was declared in stable condition.On June 25, 2012, he had to be rushed to the hospital after he caught a case of food poisoning. Apparently, while on the road, the Yonkers MC had some shrimp that didn't agree with him, causing him to throw up repeatedly on his flight from Miami to North Carolina. Upon touching down in N.C., X was taken to to the hospital for treatment. Too many close calls, X.(Photo: Paul Warner/Getty Images)Tamar Braxton - Tamar Braxton had a rough couple of months following a hospitalization for pneumonia as well as blood clots, ultimately thwarting a potential win on this season of Dancing With the Stars. Further, the Grammy-nominated Braxton sister had to take a hiatus from her position on talk show The Real."I'm feeling fantastic," she said upon her return. "I'm what you call a pusher," she said on the show. "Thank you for your prayers and your thoughts."(Photo: Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)

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Prayers Up for Weezy - Many musicians have had major and minor health scares, but these guys are tougher than you think. Just recently, rapper Lil Wayne suffered his third seizure during 2016. It's being reported that last week the Cash Money rapper suffered a seizure moments before hitting the stage in Las Vegas. Last month he suffered two seizures while in the air. According to TMZ, he is resting in Miami.Let's check out Weezy and others who have had close calls. —Jon Reyes and BET Staff(Photo from left: Mike Lawrie/Getty Images, Paras Griffin/Getty Images, Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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