Lil Wayne Gets Nine Stitches After St. Louis Show

Rapper Lil Wayne received nine stitches over his left eye Sunday at a St. Louis hospital after falling from a skateboard following his show.

Wayne was skateboarding at a nearby park after his show at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre when he fell and cut himself.

The 28-year-old, whose real name is Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., was rushed to the emergency room at DePaul Health Center, according to E!

Wayne was in good spirits on Monday morning, using Twitter to write about his minor injury.

The Lou was good but I busted my fuggin head at the sk8park! 9stitches! Gnarly gash over my left eye! Luv the people, he wrote.

Wayne wasn't the only singer involved in a hospital visit this past weekend. U2 front man Bono was admitted to a hospital in Monaco on Sunday. Despite previous reports, the singer wasn't treated for a heart problem, his reps confirmed to Reuters.

In November 2010, Wayne was released from a New York prison following eight months of confinement. The artist was serving jail time for a 2007 case involving attempted gun possession.

The Grammy-award winning rapper is set to release his ninth studio album, Tha Carter IV, on Aug. 29. The album will be his first since being released from prison.

Wayne's last album, I Am Not a Human Being, was released in September 2010, while he was still in jail. The album went on to sell more than 900,000 copies in the U.S. and was later certified gold.

Lil Wayne is in the middle of a U.S. tour with Rick Ross, Keri Hilson and Far East Movement. The rapper is also scheduled to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday, alongside Bruno Mars, Adele and Chris Brown.