Herbert is associated with the ultra-violent West London street gang known as 1011 and a member of a rap crew known as CGM, who have racked up millions of views on YouTube. 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. By ", "It's a dance move, it's on YouTube," Digga explains. In June 2018, Herbert was among a mob caged for a machete attack plot on rivals in Notting Hill. 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. Herbert was convicted for his part in a street brawl in Westminster and sentenced to two years and six months. A Metropolitan Police order bans Herbert from rapping about rivals or specific attacks, although he can refer to violence generally. "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. Micah Bedeau, 19, Yonas Girma, 21, Isaac Marshall, 18, Jordan Bedeau, 17, and Rhys Herbert, 17, were jailed or detained for conspiracy to commit violent disorder. Email us attips@the-sun.co.ukor call 0207 782 4368 . This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. In fact it is an adult orangutan which is apparently travelling in the back seat of a luxury car. 13:23 EDT 23 Mar 2020. One line she flagged was: "Jump out, try put him in a coffin. 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. A recent track featuring 12 World rapper Sav12 - and available on Apple - was published last week and contains lyrics mocking the 1011. Opinions His 2019 single No Diet, meanwhile, has sold more than 200,000 copies with 20 million views on YouTube. In that, there are references to gang violence gun gestures and a reference to one shot of a Glock gun which leaves your head back-spinning. By Diggas criminal past and the nature of drill music are confronted., By Your email address will not be published. made a violent drill rap music video weeks after his release with police approval. "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. The Metropolitan Police blame drill rap for playing a role in escalating street violence in London and have been working with social media companies to remove tracks that are deemed to incite violence. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. CCTV evidence recovered from the high street shops showed the whole incident unravel, including a knife being thrown and one defendant holding an item which resembled a gun. "I wouldn't be where I am today if I didn't make some of the mistakes I made, but I'm not a man that likes to live in the past. 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. The source said:"Drill music is a problem. Charles, of Leander Road, Croydon, south London, admitted violent disorder and was jailed for three years and two months. I just haven't had the time to do what I want to do because of prison. They see nothing to live for.". A NOTORIOUS drill rapper banned from making music videos without permission from police has been sent back to jail just weeks after his release. It's just about moving away from it and having a positive future. Andrew Herbert, Rhys Escott and Kelly Miles went to a flat where George Fox was. Email us at exclusive@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 782 4104. A comment on Sav12's Instagram account claims some of the lyrics mock Digga D [Rhys Herbert] of 1011. The video contains the line: "Two in a week got put in a casket, look what you d***heads started.". He is no stranger to trouble and was jailed last year for his role in planning a terrifying. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. Someone had hit him round the head with a baseball bat. Read about our approach to external linking. Webster's gang 12 World's music is available to stream on Apple Music and Spotify. Three people who beat a vulnerable man in Bath before stealing almost all of his savings have been jailed. 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.". 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. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. He rose to fame in 2017 along with his UK drill collective 1011. Shocked fans have slammed the 21-year-old after seeing the video on Instagram. 'I couldn't sleep, eat or function after eviction stress', Inside the UK training camp where Ukrainians are taught how to fight, Red Rose: Five things you might've missed. No, I didn't hurt anyone. Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has promoted the genre by hosting drill videos on his YouTube channel. The six men sentenced for their part in a mass brawl in Maida Vale in January 2019.. 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E Edition, South London Memories In 2018, just as his music career was starting to take off, it was Digga D who became personally involved in this sometimes harsh world, after he and other members of 1011 were convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder. 6 For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click this link: thesun.co.uk/editorial-complaints/, A video shows Digga D shouting at a orangutang 'trapped' in a car, The caption claims the rapper bought the ape, Rhys Herbert, known as Digga D,is no stranger to controversy, He is seen offering the distressed animal strawberry milk, Digga D speaks out after rumours drill rapper was arrested in Dubai, banned from making music videos in the UK without permission from police, he has been ordered to get clearance from the Metropolitan police. 3 Rhys. Digga D - real name Rhys Herbert - was led away from an apartment by police in Beckton, East London, earlier this week. Digga D's manager, Bills, explains that with his youth comes insecurity. 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. 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. The Sun recently revealed thatthe music platforms are selling violent drill rap music made by various London groups. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Reflecting on his past, Digga says he regrets the things he's done but realises he can't go back and change things. Detective Constable Russell Bryan, the officer in charge of the investigation 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. 'Everyone Thinks I'm A Violent Animal': Digga D sits down with BBC Radio 1Xtra DJ and The Rap Game UK host DJ Target. Unsubstantiated rumours started circulating on Twitter on Sunday night that alleged an unknown British rapper stabbed someone in Dubai. In one scene, for example, after he'd been allowed to move to a rented property, he's seen laughing, joking, and wrestling around on the floor with his mates as they decide where they'll put the newly ordered IKEA furniture - like anyone else on the cusp of adulthood. "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. But today he has released a statement to fans on Instagram. Micah Bedeau, 19, Yonas Girma, 21, Isaac Marshall, 18, Jordean Bedeau, 17, and Rhys Herbert, 17, were each imprisoned or detained on Monday for their role in a planned revenge attack on another gang. 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.. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Newspaper Subscription 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. In the early hours of Monday, Digga D took to social media and tweeted a clip from a video of his. Jobs/Recruitment Do you have a story for The Sun Online news team? 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. ", Cecilia has high hopes for Digga's future, too. Join Facebook to connect with Rhys Herbert and others you may know. 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. 'Drill' rappers Jordan Bedeau, 18, Rhys Herbert, 19, and a 17-year-old associate were members of the Ladbroke Grove gang in west London. He was jailed for dousing Joanne Rand, 47, in sulphuric acid while she sitting on a park after visiting her daughter's grave. The group also belonged to Notting Hill's notorious1011 music gang - with music is so violent the rappers have been banned from releasing any more without informing police. Bedeau and Herbert had. View our online Press Pack. A BRITISH rapper has been accused of animal abuse after he filmed himself shouting at an orangutang while locked in a car. We pay for your stories! Twenty-year-old rapper Digga D - real name Rhys Herbert - is one of UK drill's most valued players, known for adding fun and frolics to this overtly dark and menacing sound and scene. Newspaper Email "Some people will hear my music and think the worst of me, but I think the documentary shows that I'm a cool guy because I actually am. By the time the police arrived all the suspects had run away but a 17-year-old boy had taken himself to hospital shortly after the fight with a large slash wound to his face and another man was treated near the scene of the fight with a stab wound to the chest. Do you have a story for The Sun news desk? "It's a meme, it's on TikTok.". In another scene, he spends time running around on the beach in Great Yarmouth, taking pictures with his fans. French Montana did what he did, you know what I'm saying? A spokesperson said: "Dubai police have no one by that name currently in detention.". But Dubai police insisted he had not been arrested. DIGGA D has broken his silence following claims he was arrested in Dubai in connection with a stabbing. The 12 World gang's lyrics include lines glorifying stabbing and murder. The notorious drill rapper, who is banned from making music. 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. In June 2018, he was among a mob caged for a machete attack plot on rivals in Notting Hill. While Digga was recalled to prison in 2019, Cecilia got a call from his mum, who was in a very emotional state, saying her son had been stabbed. 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It shows the ape, called George, pulling the cars red seats as Digga D offers him strawberry milk and shouts ay ay dont be pulling stuff.. 'Although two of those sentenced suffered injuries, it's sheer luck that no one was killed in this dispute. The attitude is Ride or Die. Scotland Yard has tried to prevent drill gigs and asked YouTube to take down more than 50 videos that it says promote gang violence. Was it marketing for a video?". View our online Press Pack. One hacker posted: FREE DIGGA D ON FOENEM GANG.. But The Sun understands the video was not related to the recall to prison. 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. The 20-year-old drill musician, known as Digga D, left prison in May after being sentenced to two and a half years for his role in a machete brawl in front of shoppers in central London. In the footage the two gangs can be seen wielding blades, and what appears to be a gun, as they take part in a pre-planned altercation on Harrow Road, near Westbourne Park tube station on January 2 2019. Herbert continued: No. Click here to get The Sun newspaper delivered for FREE for the next six weeks. In a landmark ruling, the judge banned Herbert and other members of the 1011 street gang from making videos that glorified or incited violence without police approval under a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO). The genre of rap music, which often features masked or hooded groups of men talking about guns, drugs and stabbings, has been linked to a rise in violent crime in the capital. And we will bring those videos before the courts to demonstrate the intention of those who make and take part in them to cause violence and disorder. 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. 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. He must notify the police within 24. Contact Us, Copyright 2023 MSI Media Ltd. All rights reserved.