Digga D, a UK drill rapper, has pleaded guilty to drug charges after police raided his home while he was broadcasting on Instagram Live. The 23-year-old artist, whose real name is Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert, was captured on video shouting at the property during the two-hour raid, which involved police vehicles, dogs and drones. The wireless home invasion took place on February 21 in Lincoln while the rapper was in the middle of his live broadcast. He was subsequently charged with supplying cannabis between October 26, 2022 and February 21, 2024 and fraudulent evasion of the prohibition of the importation.
Herbert then appeared at Lincoln Magistrates Court on February 22 and was charged following the incident. Prosecutors refused to accept the basis of the rapper’s pleas at the hearing on Tuesday, May 28. However, the rapper has now pleaded guilty to smuggling cannabis and has admitted to supplying cannabis. Judge Simon Hirst has adjourned the case until July 8 to decide if there will be a trial of issue.
Digga D underpins a British rap culture, largely unrecognized by the mainstream media, which has a growing international reputation. Beginning in the UK several years ago as a variation of grime, drill music is softer and slinkier, with reflective yet nihilistic, deeply localised lyrics that speak of everyday life in the UK’s poorest communities, with a focus on gang life. The genre has become a reference point for any discussion of youth violence in the UK. Researchers have found that drill music is often used by young people as a form of self-expression and artistic representation reflecting the dark realities of urban poverty
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