Jake Fahri, 35, has been recalled to prison after he reportedly performed violent lyrics as masked drill rap artist TEN. He had served a life sentence for the murder of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen in 2009
Jake Fahri, 35, who served 14 years in jail for the murder of schoolboy Jimmy Mizen, has been recalled to prison for breaching his licence conditions, the Probation Service said.
The news comes in the wake of allegations that Fahri, who was released in 2023, has since begun performing as drill rapper TEN, whose lyrics glorify violence and murder. His music was played on BBC 1Xtra less than 18 months later, it was reported this week.
The BBC has said the artist’s tracks do not feature on any BBC playlists, and that a track which appeared to reference Jimmy’s death had never been played on its channels. A spokesman for the broadcaster added there were “no further plans to play his music”, and that it was not aware of the artist’s background.
Recall was initiated for Fahri on Thursday after he was found to have breached his licence conditions, the Probation Service confirmed. A Probation Service spokesperson said: “Our thoughts are with Jimmy Mizen’s family who deserve better than to see their son’s murderer shamelessly boasting about his violent crime. All offenders released on licence are subject to strict conditions. As this case shows, we will recall them to prison if they break the rules.”
Jake Fahri, then 19, was given a life sentence in 2009 with a minimum term of 14 years for killing schoolboy Jimmy Mizen by throwing an oven dish at him. The glass dish shattered and severed blood vessels in 16-year-old Jimmy’s neck in a south London bakery on May 10 2008. Witnesses reported seeing Fahri swaggering from the shop with a smile.
The Sun newspaper has claimed that Fahri, now 35, is masked drill artist TEN, who was showcased on BBC 1Xtra. In one of TEN’s tracks available on Spotify and YouTube, the balaclava-clad rapper appears to reference Jimmy’s death, the newspaper said.
HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) had earlier confirmed it was investigating the content as a priority. The Prime Minister’s spokesman said HMPPS is right to do so, and added: “When it comes to the BBC, obviously they are independent of Government, they make their own editorial decisions. But the BBC, I think the public would rightly expect given their unique responsibilities to the public, that they would take complaints and any allegations like these seriously.”
TEN’s lyrics included the lines: “Stuck it on a man and watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s. Sharpen up my blade I’ve got to keep those necessary. Stay alert and kept it ready, any corner could be deadly. Judge took a look at me, before the trial even started he already knows he’s gonna throw the book at me.”
Another track says: “See a man’s soul fly from his eyes and his breath gone.” It adds: “I wanted more, it made it less wrong. Seeing blood spilled same floor he was left on.”
