Earlier this week, a second press release blamed the 20-year-old's fainting on an appendix infection. But on Monday, Bow revealed to MTV News what really plagued him that night: passion. The rapper threw a fit in his dressing room, severely cutting himself in the process.

"Please pardon my left [hand]; my other hand is all stitched up" Bow said Monday evening at Harlem's Wadleigh Secondary School for the Performing & Visual Arts. He and his Face Off partner Omarion were there talking to kids about the importance of staying in school, listening to your parents and shaking off peer pressure. And of course they were promoting their duet album with a performance of the project's first single, "Girlfriend."

Bow hasn't taken the stage since the December 6 concert in his home state of Ohio. He's currently on tour with Chris Brown, but had to miss the last couple of dates due to his hospitalization.

"I got stitches in my finger," he said calmly, sitting next to Omarion. "It ain't nothing, man. Stress? Yeah, of course, that's normal. But right now, no, I'm not [exhausted]. I just went to the hospital for medical issues. I fainted, fell out. Hopefully everything will get right. I'm taking my medication, everything is gonna be cool. We'll see if I have to have surgery as of right now, [but] I'm feeling fine. I'll probably wind up getting further tested after the tour wraps up. I don't want to get surgery right now if that's not [necessary]. The official medical reason is I lost a lot of blood in my hand. I hit something and cut my hand. It would not stop bleeding. I lost a lot of blood, went onstage, put out a lot of energy, came off, got light-headed. I fainted, went to the hospital, threw up and then they told me my white blood cells were higher than what they're supposed to be. They were looking at my appendix. I've always had stomach issues. I've always had stomach problems. But like I said, we're gonna see if it's that serious that I have to take that surgery. If that's what I gotta do, that's what I gotta do. The appendix is a life- threatening thing."

Bow had his rock-star moment shortly before the Cincinnati performance. He got unruly in his dressing room when he realized that several props for his show were not at the arena.