Brooklyn Hip-Hop legend Buckshot was recently hospitalized following a violent attack in East Flatbush that left him seriously injured. Buckshot, best known for his work with the rap group Black Moon, was assaulted by a trio of attackers on Oct. 28, a disturbing incident he described as an attempt to “Tupac” him. The artist, 49, sustained a concussion, a broken nose, and swelling to his forehead after the beating.
Buckshot (born Kenyatta Blake) was the frontman of the Hip-Hop groups Black Moon and Boot Camp Clik. He gained prominence with Black Moon’s influential 1993 debut album, “Enta da Stage.”
The attack happened near a property Buckshot owns on East 51st Street. According to Buckshot, the assault was tied to an ongoing dispute over the property, which he recently purchased for $46,000. The property had been taken over by a local criminal who has used the property as a base for illegal activities, including scamming elderly women out of their homes, TK reported.
“There were at least three guys. They hit me with a gun twice. I still got a lump on the back of my head,” Buckshot told The New York Post. Disturbing footage of the aftermath, captured by witnesses, shows Buckshot struggling to get to his feet as he asks for an ambulance. He is bloodied and bruised.
When Buckshot began fixing up the dilapidated property, he faced increasing harassment from the criminal and his enforcers. These individuals, whom Buckshot described as “fake Crips,” allegedly called on others to help them retaliate after he pushed one of them during a confrontation.
“Everyone sticks up for him,” Buckshot said of the man he confronted. Despite the traumatic incident, Buckshot remains undeterred. He is continuing to work on the property and remains committed to seeing justice for the assault.
The New York Police Department is investigating the assault, but as of yet, no arrests have been made. Buckshot said he will not to back down. “I don’t accept bullies,” he said. “I ain’t running.”
