"That's something that we have here in our back pocket we could potentially use.". And for the first time, NSW Police confirmed its role in actively stopping OneFour's concerts. Get access to daily news, politics, business, finance, science, technology, sport, travel, and much more. This connection is something OneFour denies.
When YP, who wrote the lyric, heard it was being used as evidence, he was disappointed. This site, therefore, has no control over the copyrights and streaming of any media. We've gotten out of that," he said.
Sua joins behind bars his fellow rappers Misa – who was jailed for four years – and Ramos, who wielded the hammer and was jailed for 10.
"We are shutting down their concerts, but it's to stop the violence. All media is hosted elsewhere and sourced from third-party websites such as BBC, CNN, Reuters, DailyMail, NYtimes, Wikipedia, YouTube, etc.
OneFour member ‘Lekks14’, Salec Sua, never steps out in public without covering his face. 8 minutes ago. I'm going to make it uncomfortable for you.".
OneFour is one of the biggest musical acts in Australia right now. Can I still drive and what does a second lockdown mean for motoring? Triple J's Hack program obtained a letter sent from Victoria Police to the Melbourne venue, threatening a review of their liquor licence if the show went ahead.
The group’s music videos have racked up more than 30 million streams and several of their hits have gone viral.
"They could have served it whenever," J-Emz said. It was a huge moment for the group and a chance to turn its online virality into real-world money, success and fame.
DISCLAIMER Sua was released by the guard and then grabbed the victim’s hair and shook the man’s head back and forth while he was sprawled on the ground. Top weight Anthony Van Dyck has been euthanised after sustaining a fractured fetlock in the Melbourne Cup, Inside the battle between Australian drill rappers OneFour and the police. ‘We haven’t had it since the concerts have been shut down.’. We haven't had it since the concerts have been shut down," Sergeant Trueman said.
"21 what, one got knocked, hah!
Sua is yet to enter a plea to the charges. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); EXPRESS DIGEST A NSW police spokeswoman said it is standard practice for police to provide venues, promoters and others with safety and security advice before events. He won’t be showing it anytime soon, as he was jailed for up to 4.5 years on Friday. NSW laws normally used to disrupt serious organised crime were now being used to stop him from seeing or communicating with the artists he represented. But before he lets up, he wants to see an end to violence between the rival groups of youths, and he'd like the content of OneFour's music to change.
Mr Cowdery said he wasn't aware of these laws ever being used against someone who wasn't associated with terrorism or outlaw motorcycle gangs. "This sets a dangerous precedent in police ultimately determining which artists can and can't play at music venues in Australia," a statement from the group's management said. Any queries or concerns regarding copyright violations should be directed to the website(s) hosting the material in question. DISCLAIMER Misa smashed a chair leg into the back of one’s head, while Ramos repeatedly pounded the other man’s head with a hammer. Follow us on Facebook NSW Police has gone to extraordinary lengths to stop the group performing and told Background Briefing it was willing to use powers designed to target outlaw motorcycle gangs and terrorists. This website does not host any text, images, or audio content. "You look at London, they're implementing Serious Crime Prevention orders," he said.
Sua – a former youth worker – had been drinking for hours and ‘became aggressive’, the court heard. Three members of the rap group based in Mount Druitt, western Sydney, have been now been jailed over the shocking brawl (file photo), Members of the group beat three men to a pulp using their fists, a hammer and a chair leg – with Sua held back by security guards and later shaking one of the victim’s head while he was sprawled, unconscious, in a pool of his own blood. # COURT Rapper 'Lekks' from the music group OneFour has been jailed for his role in a bloody pub brawl in which golf clubs, pool cues and knives were used. "Those are really the categories of people for whom this legislation was intended," he said.
In July 2018, two members of OneFour, Lekks and YP, were arrested after a pub fight in Rooty Hill. ‘To have taken the man by the hair and shaken his head is deplorable.’. 10 months ago / 106, Pollster who predicted 2016 result gives Trump lead in swing states, Pregnant Katharine McPhee and David Foster are house hunting in Harry and Meghan’s Montecito enclave, Schitt’s Creek’s Catherine O’Hara and Annie Murphy star in festive holiday promos for Hudson’s Bay, US Election 2020: White House security fence erected amid riot fears, ‘Dose’ of coronavirus a person is infected with may predict how sick they will get, Macron condemned in Indonesia for linking Islam to terrorism, Fuming boss Slaven Bilic admits West Brom were simply out-fought after crashing 2-0 at Fulham, Cyber-spies defended Britain from 723 online attacks over the last year, Princess Diana’s brother Earl Spencer sensationally exposes Martin Bashir letter, Ryan Giggs ‘is arrested on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend’, Contact us for more information or advertising.
Sergeant Trueman told Background Briefing that Strike Force Raptor could go even further and use laws that give police extremely broad powers to control a person's travel, associations and even their internet use, so long as police can say the restrictions will stop serious crime. But police sources told Daily Mail Australia that description of ‘OneFour’ as a criminal group is a reference to the street gang based in Sydney’s outer west, rather than the musical collective of the same name. "I'll continue to write music, even behind those walls," he said. I was like, 'yeah it's a sick line!". Express Digest is a news & information website publishing an extensive collection of the latest news & trending links on the web. A OneFour rapper has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after ‘instigating’ a shocking brawl where a man was bashed with a hammer and a chair leg.
He returned soon afterwards, this time with YP and another associate of the group. According to Triple J's group music director, Richard Kingsmill, the situation is unprecedented. "Why do you think our faces are hidden? In the videos, which are filmed across the city, performers take care to ensure their faces are covered. The Serious Crime Prevention Orders were passed in NSW in 2016 and are normally used against bikie gangs and terrorists, but the use of similar laws by UK police against drill rappers has Sergeant Trueman interested. But recently it has turned its sights to OneFour.
The judge slammed the group’s violence as ‘extreme’ and said the victim had suffered ‘profound injuries’.
Under examination from defence barrister Peter Lange, a softly-spoken and downcast Sua appeared to choke back tears while telling Judge James Bennett he didn’t want others to follow his path.
Raptor is working with the newly established Strike Force Imbara, made up of detectives and analysts, to investigate the feud between the greater-west and inner-west groups and their links to hip hop artists such as OneFour.
He's even gone as far as requesting streaming services remove OneFour's music from their libraries — a request that was denied. "I want these kids to succeed, I want them to go ahead and do something, but while there's violence I can't allow it.". Also in jail: Pio ‘YP (or ‘Youngest Player)’ Misa (left) and Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos (right) joined in the vicious assault of three men at the Carousel Inn in Rooty Hill in July 2018, Judge James Bennett said: ‘He (Sua) was the instigator and was strenuously involved but was held back fortunately – for his sake – by the security guards.’. "That sucks, I just came up with it one day in my room," he said. Deffo some shots at Onefour in general, way too many bars resembling theirs to be a coincidence. Sua is a former youth worker and NBN technician and was described as drunk and aggressive when he ‘instigated’ the savage assault. ‘He foolishly got himself involved in this criminal misconduct with awful consequences because he apparently was significantly impaired because of his consumption of intoxicating liquor.’. "It is going to be really sad for me to see that if the police do win and stop OneFour from ever having a viable career, they stop generations of Pacific Islander Australians ever having careers that are outside of the stereotypes of being a security guard or being a footballer.". "Why can't they sing about something else?" A large group of supporters were present in court during Sua’s sentencing, with two police officers hovering nearby. So even while OneFour members Spenny, Lekks, YP and JM rap about stabbing, shanking and stomping heads, I can’t help but laugh. They handed OneFour's manager, Ricky Simandjuntak, an official warning.
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); EXPRESS DIGEST YP and the associate then assaulted the two patrons. The police brief quotes lyrics as evidence OneFour is associated with this gang and its criminal activities. There are four official members of OneFour: Spenny, YP, J-Emz and Lekks.
CONTACT US The bloody melee, captured on CCTV, began after one of the victims asked Sua: ‘Why are you looking at my f***ing machine?’.
The group is credited with being Australia's first drill rappers. "Art is open to interpretation, you don't have to take everything literally, it's meant to make you feel something.". ‘I want to do something to better my community so that kids don’t follow … follow the path I’ve … just continuing to come back to jail when there’s actually more to life than this,’ he said. The World of Boxing! SA Police declined to comment on a series of questions asked by Background Briefing. Since then Raptor has put away some of Australia's most notorious bikies, from the Hells Angels to the Comancheros.