Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. When he was younger, about 13, the older boys would take advantage of him, because they knew he would not get as harsh a sentence as the older boys - so they put him up to do things. Three people who beat a vulnerable man in Bath before stealing almost all of his savings have been jailed. Local Services & Trades Back home in Britain, he has been ordered to get clearance from the Metropolitan police to release music. They were armed with four large machetes, baseball bats, masks, and gloves and police suspect they were planning an attack on the rival 12 Worlds gang from Shepherds Bush. We should not be encouraging rappers like this. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Fans speculated online Herbert had been banged up again for breaching the CBO by sharing a clip on Instagram of himself nodding along to lyrics believed to be threatening violence against a rival gang. Biggie, 2Pac, all these rap legends people have a past. But The Sun understands the video was not related to the recall to prison. , updated Webster's gang, 12 World,from Shepherd's Bush, West London, have a long-running feud with the 1011 gang - which led to five members of the 1011 being imprisoned for plotting a knife and machete attack on Webster's gang earlier this year. They see music and drugs as the only way to earn a living. He also boasts a fanatical legion of followers. It's just about moving away from it and having a positive future. Herbert has a fanatical legion of followers. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The attitude is Ride or Die. "It's supposed to target really serious antisocial behaviour and it can be for a different length of time. Media Pack Youssef Eldrissi, 28, of Ilbert Street, Westminster, was jailed two years and 11 months and Brandon Wyse, 21, of Bensham Lane, Croydon, was jailed for two years and six months after they both pleaded guilty to violent disorder. My tape [Double Tap Diaries] got released while I was in prison, and I didn't get to see what No Diet done because I went to jail three days after it dropped.". He's believed to be the first artist to be given a CBO that affects his ability to put out music, which - according to his lawyer - gives the police and probation the ability to control and censor his art. "There's a list of about 18 to 20 people that Rhys isn't allowed to associate with, most of whom make up his friends from school or friends from his area or people that the police deemed were part of a gang that he was part of. "It's still stressful but it's something that you learn to adapt to.". One hacker posted: FREE DIGGA D ON FOENEM GANG.. 'Drill' rappers Jordan Bedeau, 18, Rhys Herbert, 19, and a 17-year-old associate were members of the Ladbroke Grove gang in west London. So if you have enjoyed reading this story, and if you can afford to do so, we would be so grateful if you can buy our newspaper or make a donation, which will allow us to continue to bring stories like this one to you both in print and online. Herbert himself was released from prison in May last year after being sentenced to two and a half years for his role in a machete brawl in front of shoppers in central London. Digga D - real name Rhys Herbert - was led away from an apartment by police in Beckton, East London, earlier this week. Drill a form of rap glorifying violence and criminality that originated in Chicago in 2010 has become popular in Britain. Let him change his lyrics and his ways like other famous rappers have before getting this mainstream platform., Tory MP Tim Loughton said: Yet again the BBC is on the wrong side of the argument and appears to be sticking two fingers up to the public. It was the first time in Digga's career that he had ever performed on stage. , updated One gang member, described as 'Green Arrow' in the CCTV evidence, was standing apart from the group with arms outstretched with an item that clearly looks like a gun. "He was always in trouble and even battling with older gang members of 12 World - which is how he got attacked with acid in the past. Rhys Herbert - AKA Digga D - from West London is no stranger to trouble and was jailed last year for his role in planning a terrifying machete and knife brawl with a rival gang. Herbert was convicted for his part in a street brawl in Westminster and sentenced to two years and six months. Newspaper Subscription In 2018, he became the first person in the UK to be given a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) banning him from recording or performing music without police permission. On his friends social media, he appears in a video which is captioned Digga D buys a monkey on live. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. They have racked up millions of views on YouTube. "But it doesn't mean that he should be written off.". Digga D - real name Rhys Herbert - was led away from an apartment by police in Beckton, East London, earlier this week. ", Another 12 World track Too Loose Pt.2 on the platform contains the line: "my new black blade, wanted to puncture kidneys. He's been able to try his best to try and create music without getting himself breached.". Last year, two were arrested for hacking into the Met's official Twitter account and using it to post messages demanding his release from prison. He was detained for 10-months. Charles, of Leander Road, Croydon, south London, admitted violent disorder and was jailed for three years and two months.
"The problem for Rhys is that the world he's coming out of has caused him a lot of enemies and I guess part of that is being in a gang," Cecilia says. He was laid out on the grass one day outside his mothers home. He rose to fame in 2017 along with his UK drill collective 1011. A new BBC Three documentary Defending Digga D, from filmmaker Marian Mohamed, reflects the bonds Digga has made with the people he works with every day, including Mixtape Madness, one of UK rap's most important YouTube channels run by a group of up-and-coming music executives. But as he was led away from the dock at Reading crown court, he yelled: "All of you will probably be dead by the time I am out of here, f**k you bro.". Digga, who started writing music when he was 12, grew up in West London listening to Jamaican reggae and dancehall. Back home in Britain, he has been ordered to get clearance from the Metropolitan police to release music. Diggas situation, and his ongoing story, embodies this dilemma.. "The lucky thing I would say about Digga D is that he's such a brilliant artist, creatively. 11 and 3 on the UK Albums Chart, respectively. Unsubstantiated rumours started circulating on Twitter on Sunday night that alleged an unknown British rapper stabbed someone in Dubai. ", "It's a dance move, it's on YouTube," Digga explains. 'There was a relevant trigger incident, it was you Mr El-Badawi's, mobile phone that was seized from your bedroom at a police search that disclosed the snap chat video on the memory of that phone. Webster's gang 12 World's music is available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. 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Another thing that shines through in the documentary is just how young Digga D is, despite the things he's been through and the things he's done. She says in the documentary: "I truly hope that the lifestyle he had before he'll leave behind and just be able to live a life free of violence, free of the threat of violence and free of the police and probation. Originally published on 24 November 2020. He shared a snap from a recording studio after his release from jail last monthCredit: Instagram / pyr3xliving But it was a particular freestyle in 2017 Next Up? On Monday,Yonas Girma, 21, Micah Bedeau, 19, Isaac Marshall, 18, Jordan Bedeau and Rhys Herbert, both 17, were jailed following a two-year probe into their music and social media accounts. At one point the ape appears to curl up in a ball, while the rapper and people outside the car take photos and videos of him. A NOTORIOUS drill rapper banned from making music videos without permission from police has been sent back to jail just weeks after his release. Det Ch Supt Kevin Southworth said at the time: "When in this instance you see a particular genre of music being used specifically to goad, to incite, to provoke, to inflame, that can only lead to acts of very serious violence being committed, thats when it becomes a matter for the police. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Then people began speculating that Herbert had been arrested by police following the alleged attack. Detective constable Russell Bryan said: These men, running around armed with knives and other weapons, had absolutely no regards for the massive surge of fear and panic that witnesses and members of the public were feeling due to their selfish actions. "Behind the scenes, he's not as secure as people think," he says in the documentary. More than 30 teenagers have been jailed in London's courts so far this year. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. "I've learnt from my mistakes," he says. Digga says he's motivated to succeed, in large part so he can help look after his family and friends. Dubai police also confirmed he was not behind bars. It was just a coincidence. HE is a notorious drill rapper who has been ordered to get clearance from police to release music after singing about violence with rivals. don't know why, mad thing." Privacy Policy, Crosswords Two of them have been previously arrested for hacking into the Met's official Twitter account and using it to post messages demanding his release from prison. As part of his release conditions, he was banned from going back home to London and, after being released from prison, was made to stay in an approved premises hostel in Norwich. Someone had hit him round the head with a baseball bat. In videos on social media, Herbert appeared to be living it up in Dubai which provided the location to a music video. He is no stranger to trouble and was jailed last year for his role in planning a terrifying. Anti-knife campaigners have criticised the BBC for producing a documentary about a violent rapper in which he complains about his struggle to make music that glorifies gang attacks. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. And also it goes even further because, visually, there are certain things he's also not allowed to portray. They called for restrictions on the sale of acid and tougher sentences for those using it in attacks. In March last year, he was handed a two-and-a-half year sentence for his role in planning a terrifying machete and knife fight with a rival gang. They kept letting him get away with what he did in the past. 6 Herbert and other members of the 1011 gang previously appeared on ex-BBC Radio One DJ Tim Westwood's YouTube channel. Olly Murs breaks down on stage over Caroline Flack 'regret', Fulham's Pereira stretchered off with suspected broken leg in worrying scenes, One dead and seven injured as knifeman goes on bloody rampage near club, We work in top seaside town - tourists queue just to get into the pub, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. Before he releases any music, Cecilia has to go through his lyrics. For Digga D, who even at his young age is considered one of the sound's forefathers, his journey started in 2015 as part of the crew 1011. Prosecutors have applied for criminal behaviour orders to ban the group from making drill music for up to five years and the judge will rule on the applications on Friday. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. "Everyone is around for the shows and the music videos [but] little do they know that the night before man is insecure as hell. The other males were arrested at their home addresses. Andrew Herbert, Rhys Escott and Kelly Miles went to a flat where George Fox was. You can WhatsApp us on 07423 720 250. Rhys Herbert, left, Jordan Bedeau, top left, Yonas Girma, Micah Bedeau, right, Isaac Marshall, middle, were sentenced on Monday (Picture: PA) Five gang members who made drill music videos to. Opinions He continued to get in trouble with the law and ended up not taking his GCSEs. In April another judge cited drill's "malign influence" as he jailed four thugs for the murder of Mahamed Hassan, 17, in Battersea, South West London. The drill rapper was only released from prison in May after being caged for two-and-a-half years for his part in a horrifying machete brawl in central London. "If you watch some of my old videos where they say the music was dark, you can see my personality in it, like me dancing with my friends and laughing. He was jailed for dousing Joanne Rand, 47, in sulphuric acid while she sitting on a park after visiting her daughter's grave. El-Drissi, of Ilbert Street, Westminster, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and was locked up for two years and 11 months. One song called No Hook included sounds of gun shots and lyrics such as: Clock me an opp [opposing gang member], wind down the window, back [get] out the spinner [revolver firearm] and burst [shoot] him. Property Herbert, of Lonsdale Road, Kensington and Chelsea, admitted violent disorder and breaching his Criminal Behaviour Order and was jailed for two years and six months. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. In June 2018, he was among a mob caged for a machete attack plot on rivals in Notting Hill. A judge told him: "You wrote lyrics in your phone that predicted the exact type of crime that took place.". Their aim was purely to glorify gangs and violence. The Sun discovered the Met Police permitted the new vid and allowed it on YouTube after the duo, who appear with CGM, were set free. A NOTORIOUS drill rapper banned from making music videos without permission from police has been sent back to jail just weeks after his release. Rhys Herbert left prison in May after being jailed for his role in a machete brawl Rapper, known as Digga D, subject to police order that controls musical output Following release, BBC filmed. Family Announcements In one track called "Menaces 2 Society" the gang rap: "Leave man dead up if a car pulls stiff, Like get it, just wet it, show man what a splashing (stabbing) is, How many times have we backed it done splashed (stabbed) it, Really trying to make man swim (in a pool of blood). 'Knife crime and stabbing in our city so often result in tragedy and loss of life. Six men and a teenager who took part in an organised fight armed with at least seven knives and a gun in Westminster have been jailed for a combined total of nearly 18 years. The police searched Bedeaus address and carried out a warrant where they found clothing matching the suspects identified in the CCTV of the fight. Pinterest. 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In a picture posted on social media Herbert, 19, part of the Ladbroke Grove gang, posed outside jail after being released towards the end of May because of time spent on remand. In March last year, he was handed a two-and-a-half year sentence for his role in planning a terrifying machete and knife fight with a rival gang. Was it marketing for a video?". Shocking footage shows Rhys Herbert AKA Digga D from West London feeding the ape strawberry milk, with the caption digga d buys a monkey on live.. Digga had been stabbed in the eye and the attack left him almost blind in one eye. Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Two of them have been previously arrested for hacking into the Met's official Twitter account and using it to post messages demanding his release from prison. In an exclusive photo obtained by The Sun the acid fiend - who pleaded guilty to manslaughter - can be seen posing menacingly with what appears to be asub-machine gun. Police say drill rap videos on YouTube can incite violence and play a significant role in inter-gang violence including murder among London gangs. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. Brit MasterChef Australia host dies aged 46 as Gordon Ramsay leads tributes, First look at Britain's biggest EVER stage for King Charles' coronation concert, Souness fights back tears as he announces emotional retirement on Sky Sports, Sky Sports' Martin Tyler slammed for 'racist' comment about Spurs star Son, News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. ive gang members who made drill music videos glorifying violence have been locked up after being caught with baseball bats and machetes on their way to attack rivals. Joanne's sister Jacqueline Joiner, 61, told Webster in court: "We have a lifetime sentence and any sentence you get won't compare with ours. Following his release, the BBC filmed a documentary scheduled to be broadcast on Tuesday that, according to the Corporation, details how he is trying to secure his future despite his music being rigorously policed. This vehicle was followed shortly after by another red car carrying Herbert. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. During the fight two female members of the public were violently barged by a knife wielding attacker, with one gang member stabbed in the stomach and another left with a life changing facial scar. "It's very important to have a strong team behind you," Digga D says, "because if you don't, you won't feel like anyone's supporting you. So it's very tricky. He is no stranger to trouble and was jailed last year for his role in planning a terrifying machete and knife brawl with a rival gang. He is no stranger to trouble and was jailed last year for his role in planning a terrifying machete and knife brawl with a rival gang. Jordan Bedeau, 18, of Colville Square, Kensington and Chelsea, was sentenced to three years, Rhys Herbert, 19, of Lonsdale Road, Kensington and Chelsea, was sentenced to two years and six months and a 17-year-old boy from Hammersmith and Fulham was sentenced to a 10 month detention and training order when they all pleaded guilty for violent "It's ironic that now it's become his weapon of choice and this poor woman got caught up in one of his battles.". The group, who are members of the 1011 gang and based in Ladbroke Grove, west London, amassed millions of views on YouTube with their drill tracks, featuring violent lyrics. In sentencing Digga D, whose real name is Rhys Herbert, the judge also issued an order banning him from releasing tracks that describe gang-related violence. Last year, it was revealed that it made 129 removal requests to YouTube in the space of just one month. The source said: "Xeneral has been stabbed multiple times. The defendants claimed they were on their way to make a music video and that the weapons were simply propswhen they were arrested. Your email address will not be published. He was taken to Wandsworth police station and kicked out of school. At Trident and across the Met we are very clear we will take decisive action to get videos of this nature removed from the internet; despite what the gangs may claim, there is a clear link, as in this case, to violence. The video contains the line: "Two in a week got put in a casket, look what you d***heads started.". In a post streaming his arrest on social media he tells the camera: "Recalled back to jail don't know why, mad thing.". Meckeal Pond, 29, of Bravington Road, Westminster, pleaded guilty to violent disorder at an earlier hearing and will be sentenced at a later date. He is no stranger to trouble and was jailed last year for his role in planning a terrifying machete and knife brawl with a rival gang.
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