Scots prison rapper films bizarre music videos from jail cell
Bizarre footage has been posted online of a masked Edinburgh prisoner being filmed rapping in his cell.
Over the past few days, several clips have been uploaded to an Instagram account of an inmate at HMP Edinburgh in a black balaclava wearing blue gloves as another prisoner films him.
In a second video, the individual, dressed in grey, is joined by a second lag as they rap the lyrics of a drill song, reports Edinburgh Live.
In the background a white cell door with writing on it is visible as smoke or vapour can also be seen in the air coming from an unknown item the prisoner is holding while rapping.
One of the videos is captioned: " HMP freestyle - graveyard shift," as the second prisoner can be seen making gun signs with his hands.
The videos, which have been uploaded as reels on Instagram, have received 100 likes each and attracted comments from over a dozen other accounts.
After being approached for comment The Scottish Prison Service confirmed staff work hard to deter illicit articles being brought into prison and work tirelessly to prevent items being smuggled behind bars.
An SPS spokesperson said: 'We do not comment on individuals.
'Our staff work extremely hard to tackle the introduction of illicit articles and prevent the harm they cause, and we are continuously working to reduce their availability and supply across the prison estate.'
Last week, in a separate incident, we reported that two inmates at a Scots prison teamed up to launch a brutal attack on another prisoner, who was left with serious injuries.
Daniel Brown, 25, and Jed Duncan, 29, targeted Alan McDonald at HMP Addiewell in West Lothian on September 29, 2023.
The pair repeatedly kicked and stamped on him, as well as stabbing him several times with a homemade weapon.
They appeared at the High Court in Edinburgh on Thursday June 12 to be sentenced over the frenzied attack.
Both were convicted of assault to severe injury, permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment and danger to life.
Both were said to be aggressive towards a prison officer afterwards, approaching him while Duncan was still holding the blade, resulting in a further conviction of threatening or abusive behaviour for both of them.
Duncan was also convicted of possessing a bladed article and defeating the ends of justice by attempting to dispose of the weapon.
The duo seized McDonald and pulled him by his hair before repeatedly launching kicks at his head and body.
They then dragged him to the floor and stamped on his head several times, before stabbing him in the head and neck with the homemade weapon.
Brown received a six-year prison sentence, with the court ordering the term to run consecutively to the time he is already serving.
He also received a non-harassment order for an indefinite period.
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