BBC-promoted rapper probed over reports his lyrics glorify murder he committed A rapper promoted by the BBC is being investigated following reports that his lyrics glorify the murder he was convicted of.
The Sun newspaper has claimed that Fahri, now 35 and no longer in prison, is masked drill artist TEN who was showcased on BBC 1Xtra, with DJ Theo Johnson saying he “really stands out”.
Jake Fahri was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, 16, by throwing an oven dish at him.
Fahri was released on licence in June 2023 and his music was pushed on BBC 1Xtra less than 18 months later, the Sun reported.
The lyrics said: “Stuck it on a man and watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s.
