UPDATE 2/16/16: TDE just released an update on Jay Rock that he's now out of surgery and doing better.Ā
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According to the CEO ofĀ Top Dawg Entertainment, rapperĀ Jay RockĀ was involved in a motorcycle accident this evening. Top Dawgtweeted "Pray 4 Jay Rock he had a bad accident on his motorcycle... He's hurt pretty bad." He later added that he was not near death or in a coma, but had "a lot of broken bones."
The Top Dawg Entertainment mainstayĀ most recently garnered praise for his 2015 album,Ā 90059, which featured appearances from fellow TDE members likeĀ Kendrick Lamar,Ā ScHoolboy Q,Ā SZA, andĀ Isaiah Rashad, as well as famous Brooklyn rapperĀ Busta Rhymes. He also made a well-respected appearance on Lamar'sĀ good kid, m.A.A.d. cityĀ on the track "Money Trees."
It's tragic news for what should have been an exciting night for TDE, as Lamar delivered a blockbuster performance at the GrammysĀ and took home a number of awards.
So far, there's been no official statement from Jay Rock or any other TDE members, aside from Top Dawg's tweets above.
Several artists tweeted their prayers for the California rapper.