Beanie Sigel has been left fighting for his life after he was shot in the stomach outside his home in New Jersey.
The Jay Z-mentored rapper, whose real name is Dwight Grant, was hit by an "unknown assailant" at his residence in Pleasantville on 5 December.
According to CBS Philly, he is currently in a critical condition at the AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, where he undergoing intensive treatment for his injury.
The shooting is now under police investigation.
The incident occurred just weeks after Sigel was released from prison, following the completion of two-year sentence for failing to pay more than $728,000 (NZ$944,000) in taxes, as well as drugs charges.
