The man prison officials say stabbed Tory Lanez multiple times says he thought the rapper was coming to take his life, claiming Tory put a price on his head ... and he simply acted in self-defense.

The rapper was hospitalized after being stabbed 14 times, his Instagram account said. He is serving a 10-year sentence for shooting the hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.

Tory Lanez has been hospitalized after an attack by another inmate at a prison where he’s serving a 10-year sentence for shooting hip-hop star Megan Thee Stallion.