Kanye West hospitalized for emergency MRI, performs just hours later

(Credit: REUTERS / Lucas Jackson)Kim Kardashian and Kanye West arrive at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala Benefit in Upper Manhattan, New York, May 5, 2014.

According to reports, rapper Kanye West was rushed to Epsworth Hospital in Richmond, Australia, after experiencing severe bouts of migraine, just hours before a scheduled performance in the land down under.

The hospital's staff, consisting of nurses, had to make sure the area was clear upon the rapper's arrival, as he was scheduled to undergo an emergency MRI.

"Everyone was massively panicked. And they were very nervous about making sure the area was completely clear," a source said, according too British New!

Obviously, wife and reality star Kim Kardashian was also worried for her husband's health, and yet West decided to push through with his Melbourne performance in the area later that day.

"Kim was overheard telling people they thought he may be coming down with the flu, but she seemed really worried like it was a lot more than that," another insider source told New!

A representative from West's team talked to CBS's 'Entertainment Tonight' and confirmed the progressing health of the rapper.

"He's fine," the representative told ET.

"I just spoke to him," added the same representative.

Kim Kardashian's Instagram account appeared to be confirming West's good health, posting a photo of her with the rapper on Wednesday night with the caption "Me and by bae."

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