Kanye West threw his microphone in the air and walked off stage during his latest performance.

The rapper was bringing down the curtain at the closing ceremony of the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, when there was a “technical issue” which caused his mic to cut out.

Footage posted online shows West throwing the mic into the air before walking off the stage as a crowd of thousands look on.

The Twitter account of the CBC Olympics, official broadcaster of the Games, said West’s mic “cut out in stadium due to technical issue – audio remained on in broadcast”.

The account also tweeted: “Post-mic drop, crowd was chanting Kanye Kanye!”

West’s performance at Glastonbury a few weeks ago was also a talking point. His expletive-filled set saw a prankster invade the stage and the rapper elevated above the crowd.

He made clear what he thought of the controversy over his unlikely billing, telling the audience: “You are now watching the greatest living rock star on the planet.”