Chairs in the air

A DMX PA lasting less than quarter of an hour ended with a woman in hospital and a minor fracas.

The event - co-sponsored by New York's trouble-magnet radio station Hot 97 - was going tolerably well when DMX suddenly left the stage to have a slap at the sound guy. In a bid to speed up the performances, it seems the management of the venue was cutting the mics mid-set. 50 Cent had been playing before DMX and had tried to stir the audience in his favour to get more time; the bid for extra time failed but he did manage to inflame the crowd.

According to police, DMX and his associates exited the stage at about 11:45 p.m. but returned minutes later, throwing bottles of water into the crowd.

"A member of the audience picked up a steel folding chair and threw it onstage," Daub explained. "It was thrown back off by a member of DMX's entourage and it struck the victim in the head."

Ouch. Chairs hurt twice as much when they're aimed at someone else.

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