Camberwell stabbing – Knifed Drill rapper Incognito admitted music was behind London violence in chilling video before he was killed
Rapper Sidique Kamara, known by his stage name Incognito, was knifed to death in front of his school friends - in the same street where his pal was shot two months ago
THE rapper knifed to death admitted drill music was behind London violence just months before his own brutal death.
Sidique Kamara, known by his stage name Incognito, was last night stabbed the death in front of his school friends in Camberwell in South East London.
Two men, aged 19 and 18, were arrested on suspicion of murder close to the scene – just yard from where fellow Moscow17 member Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton was shot to death in May.
Incognito – who had been cleared of the murder of a teen earlier this year – had just recently spoken out about the perception that drill music was to blame for London’s crime wave.
Speaking with journalist Mr Montgomery, the rapper said: “You see with the violence that’s happening now, music does influence it, you gotta put your hands up and say drill music does influence it.
“But knife crime and gun crime has been going on before drill.”
In the interview with fellow rappers, the 23-year-old said: “It could be music, weed, girls, it could be many reasons.
“But because people want to use an excuse now.
“There is many ways to solve it, you can bring youth clubs, you can bring out other things, and invest money to help the community, but you don’t want to do that.
“You just want to use an excuse with drill music.”
How drill music is fuelling violence on the streets of London
DRILL originated in Chicago earlier this decade, helping to make the city one of America’s most violent with 650 murders last year.
Recently, a grittier style emerged in South London that draws on grime and other genres.
Former Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood has promoted the genre by hosting drill videos on his YouTube channel.
Drill lyrics usually glorify violence and gang culture.
Some feuding gangs have recorded “diss tracks”, insulting each other online as an incitement to tit-for-tat violence.
The music has been blamed in part for the surge in murders and maimings in London.
It comes as today neighbours claimed police had to hold back the young man’s mother Janaba, 55, as she tried to get to her son as he lay dying.
A neighbour said: “He was lying down dying and the men wanted to see him, only last words, just to get something out of him, but the police would not let her through.
“They stopped her going through at the police cordon so she ran and tried to climb over the metal railings.”
The Met Police has linked drill rap music to a surge in gang-related attacks and have requested more than 50 videos to be removed from YouTube in the last two years.
DJ Tim Westwood’s controversial YouTube channel which has been blasted for promoting violent gang videos could have raked in up to £1.9million.
Before his death, Incognito had shared tributes to friend Rhyhiem Ainsworth Barton.
The two men were both pictured alongside Radio 1 DJ Tim Westwood and have appeared on his YouTube channel.
Incognito had also tweeted that it “gets scary when it turns night time”.
He also added “told my mummy not to worry because i ain’t letting them kill me in these streets”.
Tributes for the dad-of-one have since flowed with shocked close friend Jason, 23, saying at the scene: “He was a young father and he was a very good father.
“He was a young man learning to be a dad.
“He was a good guy and I’m just grieving for my friend.”
A neighbour said her younger sisters performed CPR on the young victim last night until police arrived.
She said: “It’s a horrible moment. I’m a parent and I don’t know what to think. It upsets me obviously that these youths are taking their lives.
“It’s saddening, it’s heartbreaking.
“Youths who haven’t explored life.
“I last saw him on Tuesday afternoon. He was just on his bike, happy. He didn’t look worried.”
Moscow17 label tweeted: “Today we have taken a very sad loss in our member @SK017_/Incognito, we ask for all prayers to be directed towards him and his family.”
Two other men, a 16-year-old and a 31-year-old, were injured in the attack.
Detective Chief Inspector Richard Leonard, said: “Another young man has tragically and needlessly lost his life through an act of violence.
“We are keeping an open mind about the possible motive for this attack, but at this early stage one line of enquiry is this being gang-related.
“I’d like to reassure the community that we have made two arrests and we are working around the clock to establish what happened and bring those responsible to justice.
“However, we cannot do this alone and I’d appeal to any witnesses or anyone with information to get in touch with us as a matter of urgency.
“Any information, however insignificant you think it is, is vital to our investigation.”
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