What ever happened to that Wu-Tang-affiliated rapper who cut off his own penis?

We’ve seen some strange things in the music business – drug-fueled psychotic breakdowns, star-studded sex videos, and even rock legends embroiled in murder-for-hire scandals. But the bizarre recent case of the rapper who cut off his own penis definitely tops them all.

Andre Johnson, 41, engaged in a twisted self-castration in a Long Beach apartment in April, severing at least part of his own penis and testicles. Johnson, who goes by the rap name Christ Bearer, is part of the group Northstar, reportedly affiliated with the rap group the Wu-Tang Clan and hip hop legend RZA.

Police and paramedics responded to a 911 call from frantic neighbors at the apartment complex April 16 after Johnson cut off his own equipment and leapt off a second floor balcony.

Emergency responders found Johnson back on his feet and coherent but panicked, and then ran upstairs to collect his severed genitalia before rushing him to the Cedar Mount Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. TMZ and the E network report that surgeons reattached his penis, but Johnson denies it.

"Doctors didn't reattach it, but I definitely have some penis left,” Johnson says, now in good health again. He claims that he wasn’t in fact trying to commit suicide when he cut then jumped that fateful night, but was victim to the effects of smoking PCP, or Angel Dust.

"By no means was I trying to kill myself. I was under the influence of PCP,” says Johnson. “It's a drug that I had stopped doing for years, but I just got back from Ohio and got back into that lifestyle for a few days.”

 It definitely was not wise," he said

While we can’t disagree with him there, the rapper-turned-eunuch has a strangely positive outlook on the whole event. He says he was studying books about monks and vasectomies when took out a knife and did the deed, and then jumped.

"I was lucky I was only on the second floor. If I was any higher, it would have been a tragedy. The height didn't make any difference to me. I wasn't aware of the height," he said. "I was so happy to wake up in the hospital."

“Lucky “ and “it WOULD have been a tragedy” are not what you’d expect to hear from someone who just cut off his manhood and half the world knows about it, but somehow, Johnson spins this as a good thing in his life.

"I'm excited about getting back. I'm looking forward to what will occur," he said recently. "The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. My message is about peace and harmony and love, everybody getting along."

Really? I don’t claim to be Aesop, but it seems to me the moral of this story is not to stay off Angel Dust because you might cut your own dick off. But Christ Bearer hopes to get signed to an agent so he can (reportedly) begin his career as a stand-up comic, and eager to finish his album that he’s (reportedly) working on.

However RZA, who produced Northstar's 2004 debut album featured them on the Wu Tang Killa Bees albums, is claiming ignorance when it comes to any affiliation with Christ Bearer/Andre Johnson. Shortly after the incident, RZA and the Wu-Tang Clan officially distanced themselves from the rapper in this official statement:

"I feel terrible for what happened to Andre Johnson," Wu-Tang publicist Heathcliff Berry reported to US Magazine. "I hope he finds peace and gets the help that he needs," Berry adds, "I feel terribly for his family, but he is not in Wu-Tang Clan. He is in his own group. RZA worked with them -- as he does with countless other artists -- years ago, but [Johnson] was not a member of Wu-Tang Clan."

So much for the rap career. I know what you must be wondering this point…how is Johnson’s…ummm..Little Johnson?

I definitely still get extremely aroused if I see a beautiful woman," he said. "That being said, I definitely believe sex is for mortals, and I am god. So this is a blessing, not a curse."

So what does the future hold for the middle-aged unsigned rapper? It looks like the most promising option on the career horizon is a gig in the adult entertainment industry. Following the footsteps of John Wayne Bobbit, Johnson is interested in being in a porn movie, if nothing more than to prove his junk still works and grab a paycheck. And Vivid Entertainment is actually considering signing him. Vivid founder Steve Hirsch told TMZ that he is “definitely interested” but needs to check out Johnson’s injuries first, to confirm that he still can perform sexually before signing on the dotted line.

Like we said, this is definitely the most bizarre thing we’ve ever heard in the music business. But in all seriousness, we hope Johnson can rebuild his life, stay away from drugs, get the mental health treatment he needs, and become employed in music again so he can provide for his three daughters. We wish him the best. 

But for all you kids out there, treat this as a teachable moment; remember to stay in school and just say “no” to drugs, or else you’ll start hanging out with the wrong crowd and probably cut off your penis and jump out a second floor balcony and have to get a job in porn…or worse off, as a comedian.