Emtee – fatigue led to fall

Rapper Emtee has addressed the circumstances around his dramatic collapse on stage in July‚ saying he was suffering from exhaustion and he was “played” by being so open about the addictions that his critics blamed for the fall.

Emtee recently returned to the spotlight after a near month-long recovery break in Bloemfontein.

He had gone to ground after a video of him collapsing during a performance went viral.

The fiasco also led to calls for the rapper to get professional help amid alcohol and drug abuse allegations.

Speaking about the fall on Metro FM, Emtee claimed he was exhausted and disorientated prior to the performance and had expected something like that to happen sooner or later.

“I think I was overwhelmed. I was tired. The fall came from being pulled by the people.”

He said that the perception that he was drunk or high at the time came from him being too open about his love for smoking and drinking purple drank.

“I felt played in many ways, there was not that many people to answer for it but me.”

Emtee said he fell head first and was unconscious for a few seconds during the fall but did not remember much.

Speaking after the incident Emtee said he was fine and had probably just tripped on a wire.

“I’m doing great. I just fell. The security was worried so they took me backstage. The stage was very small and I had to watch my step.

“I wouldn’t have just fallen out of the blue.”