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(AllHipHop News) Last weekend, Kansas City, Missouri rapper, Tech N9ne, performed in Kuwait for troops serving in the USO/Armed Forces and showed that he, too, is a soldier.

According to a recent interview on Sway in the Morning’s Shade 45 Sirius/XM Radio show, Tech N9ne unfortunately fell from a helicopter and broke a rib prior to his performance for the hard working troops currently finishing out their final days of war in the Middle East.

“Don’t ever break, crack, or bruise a rib ’cause breathing hurts! But they gave me percocet so it lessens it a lil bit!” the Kansas City rapper Tweeted from the his Twitter account @TechN9ne.

N9ne performed a series of USO shows for service men and women as part of a week-long USO/Armed Forces Entertainment tour.

The rapper visited six bases in eight days, signing autographs, posing for photos, and giving thanks to his fans serving our country in the Middle East.

“Scruff master tech just landed in dc from Kuwait on the way to kc with a broken rib from fallin out a helicopter! PAIN!” the self-proclaimed “King of Kansas City” told his fans via Twitter.

Earlier this year, the rapper released “All 6’s and 7’s,” which debuted at #4 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart and #1 on Billboard’s Indie and Rap Charts.

Tech N9ne averages more than 200 shows a year and has sold more than one million albums since he debuted on the rap scene in 1999.