Ice City Boyz Explained

May 2020.

Ice City Boyz
Background:group_or_band
Origin:Church End, London, England
Years Active:2012–present
Label:Zino Records
Current Members:See list

Ice City Boyz, often abbreviated as ICB, also known as CSB (Crime Scene Boyz) and CRS (Church Road Soldiers), is a British hip hop collective from Church End, London.

History

The rap collective has been around since the early 2000s and started making music towards the start of the decade. Most members of the group come from the Church End Estate. The most successful artist from the group consists of Nines. Other artists in the group include Likkle T, Skrapz, J Styles, Fatz, Big Keyz, Streetz and others.[1]

Trapster Toxic released the single "Life I Live" in November 2015.[2] J Stylez, Fatz and Streetz released the single "Statement" in April 2017.[3]

Members

The list below includes confirmed members of Ice City Boyz

Legal issues

Jazzy and Skrapz jailed

In January 2024, Jazzy from Crime Scene Boyz was found guilty of murdering a rival gang member, Craig Small, alongside that an attempted murder, perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum term of 35 years. [4]

Skrapz was found guilty of perverting the course of justice for allegedly assisting in the disposal of evidence, and sentenced to 4 years and 9 months,[5] but was immediately released due to time served in custody on February 2, 2024.

Jay Midge/Don Midgey and Nines jailed

In 2013, Nines was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for possession of cannabis with intent to supply. [6] [7] According to Nines when he spoke to Chuckie Online in the "JD in the Duffle Bag Podcast", Nines recorded his promotional mixtape called "Gone 'Til November" the weekend before the Court Judge would summon him for sentencing. [8] Nines on his twitter page gave his Prison Mailing Address, to which many of his fans sent him fan mail. Upon his release, Nines bought expensive gifts and sent them by mail, and also drove round to some of the fans's houses who wrote fan mail for him whilst Nines was sitting time in Prison. This event was recorded on online music and interview platform SBTV. [9]

On 12 August 2021, Jason Thompson (a.k.a. Jay Midge/Don Midgey) and Courtney Leon Freckleton (a.k.a. Nines) admitted to money laundering and conspiring to import cannabis into the UK from Poland and Spain.[10]

After being released from prison, Don Midgey explained in his new YouTube video "Trappy" about the Crime Investigation and Nines also explained about the Crime Investigation in his "Crop Circle 2" Album Intro.

Trapstar Toxic jailed

Trapstar Toxic was caught out, which revealed him selling drugs. It was reported to the police, which led to a raid in his home in Willesden in April 2018.[11] Toxic pleaded guilty to the offences June 27, 2018, and was jailed for five years at Harrow Crown Court on 1 March 2019.[12]

Music Videos

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London rapper war revealed: Harlesden MC Nines, the Cbiz mugging and another bodybag. 18 March 2016. IBN Times . 22 February 2017.
  2. Web site: Trapstar Toxic drops cold visuals for "Life I Live" . GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture. 9 November 2015 .
  3. Web site: PREMIERE: Ice City Boyz make a "Statement" with mad new video . GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture. 24 April 2017 .
  4. Web site: January 20, 2024 . Man sentenced for murder after Met detectives build case using phone data . Metropolitan Police.
  5. (19 January 2024, Pennink, Emily, Standard.co.uk Web site: January 19, 2024 . Gangster convicted of murder after rapper gunned down outside Wembley pizza restaurant . The Standard.
  6. Web site: London rapper war revealed: Harlesden MC Nines, the Cbiz mugging and another bodybag. 18 March 2016. IBN Times . 22 February 2017.
  7. Web site: Thapar . Ciaran . Nines: Rise and Shine . Crack Magazine . 21 June 2019 . 3 July 2018.
  8. (Nines makes rare Podcast appearance with Chuckie online | JD in the Duffle Bag Podcast, 14 April 2021, Youtube.Com, Timestamp 24:00-25:25 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJNCoQ7_cwk)
  9. (Nines buys gifts for his supporters | #SantaNines: SBTV, 25 December 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwn8iQ5KZ0)
  10. 1 October 2021, article by www.bbc.co.uk - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58768594
  11. Web site: Jailed rapper caught out by song lyrics about drugs. March 4, 2019. Evening Standard.
  12. Web site: Willesden rapper who bragged about drug dealing in video jailed. Sam. Truelove. March 2, 2019. getwestlondon.

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