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Local rapper Top5 seems on from the courtside at a NBA between the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors in the course of the Emirates NBA Cup sport on the Scotiabank Arena on December 3, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Drake headlining three days of the Wireless Festival in London turned life-threatening for one of many Toronto rapper’s pals. Top5, born Hassan Ali, was reportedly stabbed on Sunday night time (July 13), someday after the conclusion of Drizzy’s finale in North London.

According to varied experiences, rapper Top5 suffered a stab wound. Initially, the place and the way was unclear. While some shops are reporting he was stabbed within the neck, others are relaying that he was stabbed within the leg. There can also be reported footage going round of a mob attacking his automobile.

Earlier within the night and earlier than the altercation, Top5 shared a picture on social media of himself whereas seated in VIP, watching Drake perform.

According to the US Sun, the incident was brought on by Top5 beforehand taking to social media to inform followers, “There is [sic] no real killers in London.” However, this may increasingly nonetheless be hypothesis. Although an area Metropolitan Police spokesperson stated, “The sufferer, a person in his 20s, was approached by a gaggle who broken his automotive earlier than stabbing him within the leg. He was taken to hospital and his accidents aren’t believed to be life-changing,” it’s unclear if that is really in reference Top5.

So far, no arrests have been made.

Interestingly, in 2024, Top5 was cleared of murder charges again in his native Canada. In September, after being in custody for 3 years, the first-degree homicide cost he was dealing with in Toronto was stayed. Top5 had been charged within the dying of a 20-year-old man, Hashim Omar Hashi, however the allegations have been pinned to social media posts that have been finally not allowed into proof. Reportedly, it was a gang rivalry that led to the fees below the premise that it was what prompted the person’s dying.

On Monday (July 14), DJ Akademiks additionally hopped on Instagram to repost information of the incident whereas including, “Pray for Top5. Wish him a speedy recovery.”

On Tuesday (July 15), Akademiks relayed extra info whereas going dwell, alleging that Top5 needed to have surgical procedure and has a protracted restoration forward. Watch the clip under.