Shoving Match Erupts During 50 Cent Show

Police had to break up a shoving match at a Boston club after the rapper 50 Cent and his entourage jumped from the stage during a surprise appearance and scuffled in the audience.

Two people were arrested for disturbing the peace during the incident in the Hippodrome club early Saturday morning, said Springfield Police Capt. Charles Arpin.

Police also were investigating whether a nearby shooting was related.

The crowd of 1,400 people did not know 50 Cent was there until he took the stage after the other acts. About 10 minutes after he took the stage, someone in the crowd threw water at him from a cup or water bottle, Hippodrome co-owner Michael J. Barrasso said.

"He removed his gold chain, handed it to someone on the stage next to him and jumped off the stage into the crowd," Barrasso said. The rapper's entourage, including bodyguards, also jumped off the stage.

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