Rapper Beanie Sigel has been released from hospital following a month-long stay to treat gunshot wounds sustained during an altercation in December (14).

The Roc The Mic hitmaker, who was previously signed to Jay Z's Roc-A-Fella Records label, sustained an injury to his abdomen during a shooting in Pleasantville, New Jersey on 5 December (14), and he was taken to a local hospital in critical condition.

Sigel, 40, underwent surgery and has been recuperating ever since, but he finally left the medical centre on Monday (05Jan15), according to Billboard.com.

His rapper friend Neef Buck took to Instagram.com to share a photo which appeared to show Sigel getting out of a wheelchair and entering a van.

Local police believe the Mc