UK drill rapper revealed as murderer of schoolboy
In 2008, British teenager Jimmy Mizen was murdered, and the public has recently been made aware that his killer, Jake Fahri, who was handed a life sentence in 2008, has recently been released after an appeal and has become the well-known UK drill star, TEN.
However, the 35-year-old, who was only 16 when he committed the heinous act, is now the subject of an investigation by the Ministry of Justice as many of Fahri’s lyrics are believed to be references to Mizen’s murder.
With lyrics such as “watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s” there has been public outrage and a lot of the backlash has been directed at the BBC, who have promoted the rapper on their radio station BBC1Xtra. One radio host, DJ Theo Johnson, has previously said that Fahri (known as TEN) “really stands out.” Still, although the musician’s tracks are censored when they’re played on the airwaves, the BBC has now implemented a blanket ban on Fahri’s music.
TEN’s music is still available uncensored on platforms like YouTube and Spotify. However, the former recently told The Sun that they have launched a complete review of all of the content on Fahri’s channel. One song hears the South London drill rapper say, “Stuck it on a man and watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s. Sharpen up my blade I’ve got to keep those necessary.”
He continues, “Stay alert and kept it ready, any corner could be deadly, Judge took a look at me, Before the trial even started he already knows he’s gonna throw the book at me”. In another, he boasts, “See a man’s soul fly from his eyes and his breath gone. Sh*t, I wanted more, it made it less wrong, Seeing blood spilled same floor he was left on.”
Following the probe conducted by The Sun, evidence of his lyrics were given to the Ministry of Justice, who responded, “We are investigating as a priority.” Jimmy’s mum, Margaret Mizen, who was awarded an MBE in 2013 for her work promoting peace, recently said, “It’s very difficult to comment until I have read it. But if this is true, I am very saddened as it will be a shock to the rest of my family. However, Jimmy’s legacy of forgiveness, peace and hope, which we share in schools, will not change.”
On January 17th, Mizen’s mother said she is “disappointed” with the BBC for playing the music of her son’s killer, stating, “I have to say I’m a bit disappointed with the BBC for playing any of his music on the radio station. I’ll be wanting answers about that as well because I think it doesn’t matter if if it wasn’t the two songs that are the worst. It’s the fact they played some. You know, when you’re playing the songs of a murderer. It’s pretty bad, isn’t it?”