Their victim fled to a neighbour's flat in a desperate bid to escape, but collapsed from his injuries. Knife-wielding Blake, who lived in Tyseley at the time, and his accomplice demanded cash and took a fake Rolex watch and 150 from the man's pocket. Scenic views of Birmingham's skyline are also interspersed in the music video, which was posted to YouTube last year. If you purchase a product or register for an account through one of the links on our site, we may receive compensation. A thug who strangled a woman and dragged her by her hair has been jailed. "Yahya was not carrying a knife. ITV Dancing On Ice judge Christopher announced Jayne is out of surgery - and it was a success. Blakeney was jailed for another eight years and his brother John Blakeney, 31, who had just started a nine-year stretch at HMP Birmingham for a drugs offence, was locked up for a further seven years after both were found guilty of conspiring to transfer a firearm. You have an interest in music and have never been in trouble with the police. My life has been destroyed. A judge previously said he had "gloried in the shootings" on the videos he had posted online to "ramp up tension" between the Burger Bar Boys and the Johnson Crew. You paused and stabbed him in the chest. They found the firearm along with more than 100 rounds of ammunition and dozens of wraps of Class A drugs. Jamie Bamber plays Archie Hughes in Beyond Paradise on BBC One. Total Views: 5,535. Jaykae's start with music began when he started listening to other grime artists from London. The 28-year-old, from Sparkhill, provided over 100 customers with heroin and cocaine as he acted as king pin for the large-scale drugs operation in Cheltenham. The three suspects charged with capital murder and second-degree assault in the July 3, 2020 shooting death of young Royta and the wounding of Walter Lee Rashad Hudson, Senia Escobar Fajardo and. An aspiring rapper "on the verge of signing for Sony" has been jailed for life today for the murder of 18-year-old Yahya Sharif. Known as Killa Kam on Birmingham's rap scene, Wright can be seen flicking through wads of cash while singing about "getting paid" and "shifting gear on the space streets" in one of his music videos. For a while he hid in. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. Officers were able to track down Golimowski's five killers from the blood trail left by Jeng - who was stabbed in his leg during the killing. "Your group decided to head off to another barbers. Later, police suggested that Golimowski was a drug dealer himself and had been behind a number of robberies from rival dealers. He was always so nice when he came to visit LeFlore my freshman year and when he came in to eat at Wintzells. latest news, feel-good stories, analysis and more, Harry and Meghan dont need Frogmore Cottage but it cant be given to Prince Andrew, Single mum worried sick after being fined for parking outside McDonalds, Investigation launched after man, 37, found dead inside car by cemetery, Man had sex with wife over bollard erected by neighbour during parking row, Inside Frogmore Cottage as Prince Harry and Meghan Markle vacate royal home, Do not sell or share my personal information. "We will never know exactly what the intended use was for the gun but there is every chance this investigation has prevented someone from being seriously hurt or even killed.". Hussain was later arrested in Birmingham after his bloodied palm print was found staining the stair banister in the victim's block. 10. Alex Warren, prosecuting at Birmingham Crown Court, said: Ali is a rapper who posts music videos on the internet, the words of which contain references to guns. Mendy, from Bedford, and Jeng, from Clapham, were convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 12 years each in prison. Blake, who lived in Tyseley, at the time, wielded a knife while his accomplice demanded cash and took a fake Rolex watch and 150 from the mans pocket. A credit line in the accounting suggests that less than $30,000 has been collected. Paramedics came on the scene but he could not be saved. it has also been revealed that Hussain was jailed back in 2012 as part of Operation Stalham, a long running operation in Bedford aimed at street dealers which saw nineteen people charged with drugs supply and firearms offences, resulting in total prison sentences of 54 years. The 28-year-old, from . The source of the video was unclear, as was its exact relation, if any, to the arrest. Last November Maher. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Back in March, fellow grime star Cameron Wright - known as Killa Kam - was locked up after leading an evil drugs ring which saw Class A drugs supplied on a huge scale. Both had been charged with robbery, kidnap and blackmail. Meek Mill was arrested and hit with reckless-endangerment charges for popping wheelies in 2017. We will never know exactly what the intended use was for the gun but there is every chance this investigation has prevented someone from being seriously hurt or even killed.. Last November Maher Ali, a YouTube rapper known as Young Smokes, an artist who bragged about drugs, cash, guns and girls was jailed. Blake, 29, from Birmingham, has made a number of appearances on widely-viewed urban music channels since his incarceration. Ricky Hampton (born June 10, 1992), known professionally as Finesse2tymes, is an American rapper from Memphis, Tennessee currently signed to Atlantic Records. "Same way, it's still jail, innit. SEE ALSO: Hilary Clinton Recalls A Good Economy 1990s Mose. "He was on the verge of signing a contract with Sony. This is a very shocking news for everyone and his followers are really concerned about his well-being. But he was able to break out and call police on his mobile, which was left behind so his blackmailers could continue making threats and demands by phone. Alexander Blake, who performs under the name KB, appeared in bravado-filled tracks filled with 'gun talk' on widely-viewed urban musical channels. Numerous others commented that the situation called for empathy. Jamie Bamber plays Archie Hughes in Beyond Paradise on BBC One. The clip emerged at the trial of gangster. A paedophile rapper who groomed vulnerable schoolgirls and filmed himself having sex with them has been jailed for 16 years. All rights reserved (About Us). He faced many problems growing up after his father left when he was 6 years old. Suleman Hassan of Short Heath Road, Erdington stabbed. He says: "I licked him once but that p**** wouldn't die, now he's in pen talking like he turned certified. However, a civil suit related to the 2005 encounter ground on. He used a contraband mobile phone at HMP Wymott in Lancashire to again team up with Blakeney, who was at HMP Birmingham, to organise the handover on a quiet Weoley Castle street in February 2018. Yussuf, of. A member of a gang who carried out a string of terrifying vendetta shooting attacks on homes in a Birmingham suburb targeted at Somalis has been jailed. Marece "Rich Boy" Richards performs at a 2015 tribute concert for another Mobile rapper, the late Donald Maurice Pears, better known by his stage name The Last Mr. Bigg. The rap and grime artist makes it clear that he has access to firearms - bragging that he shot a rival who survived. Janum Khan, better known by his stage name Jaykae, is a British rapper and actor from Small Heath, Birmingham.[1]. The rapper known as Young Smokes has been a rising star in grime music, with one video - Kilos - receiving almost FIVE MILLION views on YouTube. "It was committed in public and there was an attempt to dispose of the knife. You said you had problems with his friends.". After previously targeting the police, prison officers and the justice system in his music videos Thomas, following his release, now said he is going to "make legit money making music". Rap-A-Lot. When Yussuf was later arrested officers discovered an envelope featuring handwritten lyrics of a rap about the murder. The pair smashed their way into their terrified victim's home in Dorridge, tied him up and threatened to pour boiling water over him. Some material judged as being linked to criminal activity has been removed from social media channels at the request of police forces, including in London and the West Midlands. Police discovered 6000 cash in the house. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. As they entered Golimowskis address through Duck Mill Lane, CCTV above captured five men matching the descriptions and clothing of the five men when they were caught on CCTV at Wodka Live. 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"The judge concluded in his summing up that the gun was going to be used in serious gang-related crime. In 2008 a jury issued a judgement against Richards and his brother for $25,000 in compensatory damages and $312,500 in punitive damages. The witnesses then called police and gave descriptions of Hassan which helped them track him down and arrest him 12 hours later at his home. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. None of the statutory aggravating features apply. Yussuf, from Yardley, was convicted of murder by a jury at Birmingham Crown Court - now jailed for life, he will serve a minimum of 22 years. 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