Definitive Jux rapper Mr. Lif, rap group The Coup, Metro, DJ Big Wiz and members of their entourage escaped serious injury when the bus they were traveling in flipped and caught on fire 30 miles outside of San Diego. The rappers were on an 21-date excursion titled the "Mr. Lif Plays With The Coup Tour," which kicked off on November 21 in Calgary, Canada. "Miraculously, everyone managed to escape with his or her lives," Def Jux founder El-P said in a statement posted on the Definitive Jux website. "There were injuries suffered to different degrees ranging from minor to serious but everyone is essentially OK and getting treated in various hospitals. The bus and everything in the bus was destroyed in the fire."DJ Big Wiz, Silk-E of The Coup and a merchandising assistant sustained the most serious injuries and are currently recovering. "Everyone else is battered, but relatively unscathed," El-P said. The tour has been canceled for the moment, but the rappers said they will provide information on possible new dates at a later time.
Definitive Jux
rapper Mr. Lif, rap group The Coup, Metro, DJ Big Wiz and members of their entourage
escaped serious injury when the bus they were traveling in flipped and caught on
fire 30 miles outside of San Diego. The
rappers were on an 21-date excursion titled the "Mr. Lif Plays With The Coup
Tour," which kicked off on November 21 in Calgary, Canada. "Miraculously,
everyone managed to escape with his or her lives," Def Jux founder El-P said
in a statement posted on the Definitive Jux website. "There were injuries
suffered to different degrees ranging from minor to serious but everyone is essentially
OK and getting treated in various hospitals. The bus and everything in the bus
was destroyed in the fire."DJ
Big Wiz, Silk-E of The Coup and a merchandising assistant sustained the most serious
injuries and are currently recovering. "Everyone
else is battered, but relatively unscathed," El-P said. The
tour has been canceled for the moment, but the rappers said they will provide
information on possible new dates at a later time.
