Rapper Krept has said he is “good” and will be “back in no time” after he was assaulted backstage at a BBC Radio 1Xtra live event in Birmingham.<\/p>\n
The sold-out Saturday night show at the Arena Birmingham was brought to a close early following the incident.<\/p>\n
The rapper, one half of duo Krept and Konan, suffered a slash wound. He tweeted on Sunday<\/a>: “Can’t keep a good man down.”<\/p>\n Police said medical help was given on site and he did not go to hospital.<\/p>\n West Midlands Police are looking at CCTV from inside the venue and speaking with potential witnesses. Forensic investigations are also continuing.<\/p>\n The force told the BBC the event would have been risk assessed in advance “because all large events are”.<\/p>\n 1Xtra Live was billed as an “unmissable night” with a “mix of emerging and established artists”, including Aitch, French Montana, Ms Banks and headliner Wizkid.<\/p>\n Tickets for the Arena Birmingham, which has a capacity of 15,800, had sold out.<\/p>\n The gig was broadcast live across 1Xtra and Radio 1 but the stream ended when the event was called off.<\/p>\n The BBC said it was sorry to do so but safety was a priority.<\/p>\n In a statement, the corporation added: “We are upset and saddened that something like this should happen to a guest at one of our events and we remain in close contact and continue to offer our full support.”<\/p>\n Krept’s manager Docta Cosmic and Konan both tweeted on Saturday night<\/a>, saying: “Bro’s good.”<\/p>\n Security staff alerted police to the assault, which happened at about 22:00 BST on Saturday. Police are appealing for information.<\/p>\n BBC Radio 1Xtra said security was the venue’s responsibility. The venue declined to comment.<\/p>\n It is understood that artists, performers and people backstage were subject to the same security measures as the audience.<\/p>\n Several audience members posted videos on social media which appeared to show scuffles in the crowd.<\/p>\n In a separate incident, officers arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of possession of a knife at door six of Arena Birmingham. The man remains in custody.<\/p>\n Some people expressed frustration that the concert was brought to an end about an hour before it was due to finish.<\/p>\n One audience member, Charlotte, bought tickets to the event as a birthday present for her friend who had never been to a concert before.<\/p>\n Charlotte, 27, who did not give her surname, told BBC Newsbeat: “It’s not the best experience. You could tell by everyone’s facial expressions they were fuming, and after there were boos.<\/p>\n “You can understand the frustration if you paid money to get good seats. It’s like you’ve paid for the two main acts and they’re not coming out.”<\/p>\n Krept and Konan have previously spoken out in defence of drill music, a menacing, often lyrically violent subset of British rap which police have linked to a rise in knife crime.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, the duo launched a petition asking the Crown Prosecution Service to stop police from using the Serious Crime Act to target drill musicians.<\/p>\n They warned that\u00a0outlawing drill music<\/a>\u00a0could push performers back to a life of crime and rob Britain of major talent.<\/p>\n Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"