Saucy Santana hospitalized after Waffle House incident

A video that circulated online over the weekend showed rapper Saucy Santana being carried out of a Waffle House in Atlanta on a stretcher, prompting worry among fans before the artist posted from a hospital room later the same day. The footage, filmed by an onlooker and widely shared on social media, appeared to show paramedics wheeling someone inside the late night restaurant; the narrator of the clip can be heard saying, "Im at Atlanta at this Waffle House where they say Saucy Santana has passed out." The video has not been independently verified.

Shortly after the clip went viral, Santana, whose given name is Rashad Jamiyl Spain, posted video from a hospital room in which he appeared in hospital attire and energetically previewed lyrics from an unreleased track. In the post he said, "Bih Im back," and rapped lines teasing his forthcoming album, Haute Sauce, which is scheduled for release on September 24. A later clip showed him out of the hospital on a balcony, dressed in a black outfit, continuing to promote the project. Santana did not provide medical details, and his team has not released an official statement on the cause of the incident.