Lil Xan is officially being charged with assault and battery after allegedly assaulting a man during a show in Boston late last year.
TMZ reported Wednesday (February 5) that the California rapper has been charged with two felony counts of assault and battery in the incident. One count is for allegedly swinging his mic from the stage, while the other is for allegedly kicking the man in the head.
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In video of the November show, Xan can be seen talking with a few fans in the audience, before reaching down and swinging his mic at a man’s face, which caused the man to fall down. When he gets back up, Xan can be seen kicking him in the head before they were pulled apart.
One angle of the incident appears to show the man flipping Xan off before the attack, which some observers speculate may have prompted his reaction.
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The man refused medical attention at the scene, and according to the report, cops say Xan assaulted two other people, then left the club before police arrived.
On a more positive note, Lil Xan also revealed this week that he is now three years sober and has a new record deal with 3rd Eye Recordings under the Universal Music Group umbrella.
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“It’s a lot of great, great stuff going on right now,” he told TMZ when they ran into him in Los Angeles on Tuesday (February 4). “So, I’m just very blessed and very grateful.”
The run-in occurred just hours before the charges were announced, and while he wouldn’t speak on the legal situation, Xan noted that he’s learned his lesson and told the outlet he will “never again” be in a situation like that.
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No stranger to controversy, Lil Xan nearly derailed his career when he called 2Pac “boring” in a 2018 interview with REVOLT – and he’s also since revealed that he regrets his comments.
“That interview should’ve never even been aired ‘cause I wasn’t in a good place during the interview,” he told AllHipHop in 2023. “I was angry at that time. And all that came down to was a result of me just trying to get the interview done quicker. I was like, ‘Next question. Next question.’ And then they just give me questions and I’m messing around.
“I think 2Pac is a legend. I don’t have to explain myself to anybody, but I grew up on a lot of old school West Coast, a lot of old school East Coast. But after that, that was just a little mishap. It was the result of me not being as mature as I am today. Inexperienced with interviews a lot, too.”
He continued: “If you would ask me if I could go back and rewrite that, I wouldn’t though. Because it started an interesting conversation in Hip Hop. I did get a lot of backlash, of course, but as the years have gone by since that moment, it started what I think is a very good conversation in Hip Hop.
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“Why do these new cats in Hip Hop that weren’t even born when someone like 2Pac was around, why do they have to idolize them like the older people? They can appreciate the craft and the music. It’s good. It’s amazing. It’s better than good. But if you think about it like that, that’s some hating stuff right there.”
