DETROIT -- Detroit police said a well-known rapper, Trick Trick, and another man were shot outside of a Detroit nightclub early Monday morning.

The two men were shot outside Esko Lounge On Michigan Avenue near Shelby Street around 1:15 a.m., police said.

Police said the men got into a fight with rapper Jim Jones and shots were fired.

Police identified one of the victims as Christian Mathis, who is better known by his stage name, Trick Trick.

Police said the 36-year-old was shot in the leg and 31-year-old Barry Washington was shot in the arm and groin area.

Mathis was taken to Detroit Receiving Hospital. He is in serious condition. Washington's condition is unknown.

Police are looking for the gunman.

A man claiming to be the rapper went on a popular radio show Monday morning and told them he had not been shot.

The man told WKQI-FM (95.5) on Monday that he was at home "restin'" and chillin'" at the time of the shooting.

He told the radio show that he received a concerned phone call from his mother after she saw a report of the television that he had been shot. He told "Mojo in the Morning" "I ain't left this house since Saturday."

However, mayoral spokesman Daniel Cherrin said Mathis told police that "he was Trick Trick," at the time of the shooting.

Mathis is best known for his work with Eminem on his single "Welcome 2 Detroit."

His latest album, "The Villain" was released in November and features artist from Kid Rock to Ice Cube and more.

Last year, Mathis was reportedly involved in the alleged beating of Chicago rapper Yung Berg at a Detroit club.

A photo of his younger brother holding Yung Berg's signature necklace later surfaced on the Internet.