Story By: Victoria Lyndon, Sub-Editor:  Joseph Golder, Agency: Central European News 

This German rapper has revealed his brain swelled so much after being thrown from a building in an explosion that a huge portion of his skull had to be removed – as pictured here.

Rapper Dr Knarf, otherwise known as Niko B. was thrown from his recording studio into the courtyard, in Cologne, Germany by an explosion on 6th February 2017.

He had allegedly been producing drugs in the basement of the studio when the combination of highly concentrated cannabis extract mixed with butane gas exploded from the bottles in which it was kept.

According to investigators and doctors, his chances of survival were close to none but he kept fighting for his life despite the horrific injuries he had incurred.

Forty percent of his skin was burnt in the explosion and he has now spoken about his ordeal, saying: “That (the skin burns) was nothing compared with what came after. I lay for three months in a coma during which I suffered four strokes.

“My brain has grown so much that some of the bone had to be removed.”

The rapper admits that he made mistakes before the explosion. Due to the ongoing criminal procedures, he did not want to comment further.

Despite having a large proportion of his skull missing and being paralysed on one side of his body, the now 35-year-old remains positive.

He is learning to walk again and will release a new album entitled “Prometheus” in 2020.

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