Rapper Krayzie Bone Says 'Outlook Was Grim' When He Was Hospitalized: 'They Didn’t Know If I Was Going to Make It'

Mar. 15, 2025

Krayzie Bone from Bone Thugs N Harmony.Photo:Krayzie Bone/InstagramRapperKrayzie Boneis looking back onhis sudden hospitalization in September, revealing that he didn’t know how serious his condition was until “I woke up 10 days later.”The Bone Thugs-N-Harmony star, whose real name is Anthony Henderson, spoke toSpinabout his hospitalization, which began with a trip to the emergency room when he developed a persistent cough.“I was up late playing Xbox one night and I coughed and something came up that didn’t feel like the usual phlegm,” said Krayzie Bone, 50. “When I spit it out, it was nothing but blood.”Although it initially cleared up, the blood returned, so he headed to the emergency room at the insistence of his wife.“They gave me little bags that I was coughing the blood up in. By the time they came to take me to a room, I had used three of those bags,” he tellsSpin.Doctors told him in advance that they “had to put me under to see what was going on,” Krayzie Bone recalled. He texted his bandmates that he might not make their scheduled show in Las Vegas.He figured he would be out of the hospital soon enough. But, he says, “I woke up 10 days later.”An artery in his lung had ruptured, and doctors were unable to stop the bleeding.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“After the second day, the bleeding wouldn’t stop and the doctor started to panic,” he toldSpin. “That’s when they told my wife they might want to get the family down here.”“They said they didn’t know if I was going to make it out of there,” he shared.The bleeding eventually stopped on the fourth day, with doctors keeping Krayzie Bone sedated and intubated for another six days.“When I woke up, they told me everything that happened. I had no idea I’d been there for 10 days,” he said.When he came to, his groupmates from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony had come to the hospital  — along with his family, including his father and brother who had flown in from Cleveland, leaving him to wonder, “Damn, why is everybody so uptight? What the hell is going on?”He continued, tellingSpin, “The doctors in the ICU, I don’t know if it’s what they see every day, but their outlook was grim. They were like, ‘He might not make it out of here. The lung function on the left side is completely dead. He will need a lung transplant.’”But doctors ultimately decided against the procedure, since Krayzie Bone hit the gym consistently — and performed regularly with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. They decided his lungs were strong enough on their own, and opted to put him on preventative medication to avoid his arteries rupturing again.Krayzie Bone performs with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on Nov. 19, 2022.Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesThe rapper toldSpinthat he now has mycetoma, which theCleveland Clinicdefines as a “fungal ball” that can get bigger and block the sinuses, and it may be related to hissarcoidosis, as theAmerican Journal of Roentgenologyhas said that “Mycetoma formation is a recognized complication of sarcoidosis, with a fungus ball developing.”“Tha Crossroads” performer toldSpinthat although it’s in remission, “the damage [sarcoidosis] did to my lungs is irreversible.”TheMayo Clinicdefines sarcoidosis as “the growth of inflammatory cells” which are known as granulomas, and most often affects the lungs.Krayzie Bone said he’s now working to regain the 25 lbs. he lost in the hospital with the help of a personal trainer and physical therapy. He said the experience of thinking he was going in for a quick checkup — and coming out 10 days later — has changed his outlook on life.“Just seeing how fast everything could change is definitely eye-opening. I don’t take anything for granted,” he tellsSpin.“Cherish all the loved ones you have.”

Krayzie Bone from Bone Thugs N Harmony.Photo:Krayzie Bone/Instagram

Krayzie Bone/Instagram

RapperKrayzie Boneis looking back onhis sudden hospitalization in September, revealing that he didn’t know how serious his condition was until “I woke up 10 days later.”The Bone Thugs-N-Harmony star, whose real name is Anthony Henderson, spoke toSpinabout his hospitalization, which began with a trip to the emergency room when he developed a persistent cough.“I was up late playing Xbox one night and I coughed and something came up that didn’t feel like the usual phlegm,” said Krayzie Bone, 50. “When I spit it out, it was nothing but blood.”Although it initially cleared up, the blood returned, so he headed to the emergency room at the insistence of his wife.“They gave me little bags that I was coughing the blood up in. By the time they came to take me to a room, I had used three of those bags,” he tellsSpin.Doctors told him in advance that they “had to put me under to see what was going on,” Krayzie Bone recalled. He texted his bandmates that he might not make their scheduled show in Las Vegas.He figured he would be out of the hospital soon enough. But, he says, “I woke up 10 days later.”An artery in his lung had ruptured, and doctors were unable to stop the bleeding.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.“After the second day, the bleeding wouldn’t stop and the doctor started to panic,” he toldSpin. “That’s when they told my wife they might want to get the family down here.”“They said they didn’t know if I was going to make it out of there,” he shared.The bleeding eventually stopped on the fourth day, with doctors keeping Krayzie Bone sedated and intubated for another six days.“When I woke up, they told me everything that happened. I had no idea I’d been there for 10 days,” he said.When he came to, his groupmates from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony had come to the hospital  — along with his family, including his father and brother who had flown in from Cleveland, leaving him to wonder, “Damn, why is everybody so uptight? What the hell is going on?”He continued, tellingSpin, “The doctors in the ICU, I don’t know if it’s what they see every day, but their outlook was grim. They were like, ‘He might not make it out of here. The lung function on the left side is completely dead. He will need a lung transplant.’”But doctors ultimately decided against the procedure, since Krayzie Bone hit the gym consistently — and performed regularly with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. They decided his lungs were strong enough on their own, and opted to put him on preventative medication to avoid his arteries rupturing again.Krayzie Bone performs with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on Nov. 19, 2022.Scott Dudelson/Getty ImagesThe rapper toldSpinthat he now has mycetoma, which theCleveland Clinicdefines as a “fungal ball” that can get bigger and block the sinuses, and it may be related to hissarcoidosis, as theAmerican Journal of Roentgenologyhas said that “Mycetoma formation is a recognized complication of sarcoidosis, with a fungus ball developing.”“Tha Crossroads” performer toldSpinthat although it’s in remission, “the damage [sarcoidosis] did to my lungs is irreversible.”TheMayo Clinicdefines sarcoidosis as “the growth of inflammatory cells” which are known as granulomas, and most often affects the lungs.Krayzie Bone said he’s now working to regain the 25 lbs. he lost in the hospital with the help of a personal trainer and physical therapy. He said the experience of thinking he was going in for a quick checkup — and coming out 10 days later — has changed his outlook on life.“Just seeing how fast everything could change is definitely eye-opening. I don’t take anything for granted,” he tellsSpin.“Cherish all the loved ones you have.”

RapperKrayzie Boneis looking back onhis sudden hospitalization in September, revealing that he didn’t know how serious his condition was until “I woke up 10 days later.”

The Bone Thugs-N-Harmony star, whose real name is Anthony Henderson, spoke toSpinabout his hospitalization, which began with a trip to the emergency room when he developed a persistent cough.

“I was up late playing Xbox one night and I coughed and something came up that didn’t feel like the usual phlegm,” said Krayzie Bone, 50. “When I spit it out, it was nothing but blood.”

Although it initially cleared up, the blood returned, so he headed to the emergency room at the insistence of his wife.

“They gave me little bags that I was coughing the blood up in. By the time they came to take me to a room, I had used three of those bags,” he tellsSpin.

Doctors told him in advance that they “had to put me under to see what was going on,” Krayzie Bone recalled. He texted his bandmates that he might not make their scheduled show in Las Vegas.

He figured he would be out of the hospital soon enough. But, he says, “I woke up 10 days later.”

An artery in his lung had ruptured, and doctors were unable to stop the bleeding.

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

“After the second day, the bleeding wouldn’t stop and the doctor started to panic,” he toldSpin. “That’s when they told my wife they might want to get the family down here.”

“They said they didn’t know if I was going to make it out of there,” he shared.

The bleeding eventually stopped on the fourth day, with doctors keeping Krayzie Bone sedated and intubated for another six days.

“When I woke up, they told me everything that happened. I had no idea I’d been there for 10 days,” he said.

When he came to, his groupmates from Bone Thugs-N-Harmony had come to the hospital  — along with his family, including his father and brother who had flown in from Cleveland, leaving him to wonder, “Damn, why is everybody so uptight? What the hell is going on?”

He continued, tellingSpin, “The doctors in the ICU, I don’t know if it’s what they see every day, but their outlook was grim. They were like, ‘He might not make it out of here. The lung function on the left side is completely dead. He will need a lung transplant.’”

But doctors ultimately decided against the procedure, since Krayzie Bone hit the gym consistently — and performed regularly with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony. They decided his lungs were strong enough on their own, and opted to put him on preventative medication to avoid his arteries rupturing again.

Krayzie Bone performs with Bone Thugs-N-Harmony on Nov. 19, 2022.Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

Scott Dudelson/Getty Images

The rapper toldSpinthat he now has mycetoma, which theCleveland Clinicdefines as a “fungal ball” that can get bigger and block the sinuses, and it may be related to hissarcoidosis, as theAmerican Journal of Roentgenologyhas said that “Mycetoma formation is a recognized complication of sarcoidosis, with a fungus ball developing.”

“Tha Crossroads” performer toldSpinthat although it’s in remission, “the damage [sarcoidosis] did to my lungs is irreversible.”

TheMayo Clinicdefines sarcoidosis as “the growth of inflammatory cells” which are known as granulomas, and most often affects the lungs.

Krayzie Bone said he’s now working to regain the 25 lbs. he lost in the hospital with the help of a personal trainer and physical therapy. He said the experience of thinking he was going in for a quick checkup — and coming out 10 days later — has changed his outlook on life.

“Just seeing how fast everything could change is definitely eye-opening. I don’t take anything for granted,” he tellsSpin.

“Cherish all the loved ones you have.”

source: people.com