According to reports, the assault charge stems from a Jan. 10 incident in which a 50-year-old person was punched multiple times.

Rapper Busta Rhymes has been charged with assault in New York City after being accused of repeatedly punching another man in the face, according to police

The star allegedly became involved in a ‘verbal dispute’ with a 50-year-old man on January 10, which developed into an altercation.