Rapper Shordie Shordie, 27, whacked a fan standing front row in a viral video. A man holding a red bandana appeared to be throwing gang signs up at him. The rapper said the concertgoer was not a fan and was being disrespectful.
A viral video has captured the moment a rapper paused his concert to slap and punch a man standing in the front row. Shordie Shordie, 27, was performing over the weekend at the El Rey Theatre in California when things took an ugly turn.
Video shows the moment Shordie stopped his concert when he saw the man waving a red bandana and throwing up gang signs in an apparent taunt. The Baltimore rapper stared down at the fan before delivering the blow and knocking him to the ground. Shordie and a member of his entourage are seen hitting him several more times before security removed the fan.
Before returning to his set, the rapper said, ‘What I look like n***a, I’m from the street n***a, don’t ever bang on me.’ The rapper addressed the incident in an Instagram video the next day, stating, ‘That was not no fan, that was not no female, that was a disrespectful ass n***a that needed his face slapped. And we, we did that. That’s how I go. You out the lips, n***a slap the lips.’
While some users on social media defended Shordie, others criticized his behavior as unnecessary and excessive. One user wrote, ‘You slapped a fan just because of a gang sign?? Some of these artists think they are God.’ Another user suggested that the fan should sue for assault, arguing that the rapper is not above the law. Another user commented, ‘That was very uncalled for!! The dude was just having fun.’
This incident is the latest in a series of attacks from performers while on stage. In August, rapper 50 Cent threw a broken microphone offstage, accidentally hitting a concertgoer on the head. A lawyer for 50 Cent claimed that the rapper did not intend to strike anyone with the microphone. Similarly, Cardi B was cleared of charges after she threw a microphone at a fan during her Las Vegas concert. The incident occurred when a concertgoer threw a cup of liquid and ice at her after she requested someone to splash water on her amid triple-degree temperatures.
Rapper Shordie Shordie, a 27-year-old from Baltimore, was performing in California when the incident occurred. As the video continues to circulate online, fans and critics alike are divided about the appropriate response to disrespectful behavior at concerts.