Ladbroke Grove drill rap machete gang sentenced
Image copyright Met PoliceFive gang members who made "drill" music videos glorifying violence have been sentenced after being caught with machetes and baseball bats.
Micah Bedeau, 19, Yonas Girma, 21, Isaac Marshall, 18, Jordan Bedeau, 17, and Rhys Herbert, 17, were jailed or detained for conspiracy to commit violent disorder, in Notting Hill.
Police also applied for a court order to stop the group making drill music.
Drill is a dark form of urban dance music often featuring violent lyrics.
It originated in south Chicago and is derived from "trap" music, which is noted for its bleak atmosphere and references to drug dealing.
Officers caught the gang "red-handed" on 9 November 2017 after a two-year anti-gang operation.
The members of the Ladbroke Grove gang, 1011, were thought to have been about to attack rivals from the 12 Worlds gang from Shepherds Bush.
Kingston Crown Court heard that the attack was in retaliation to a YouTube video posted by 12 Worlds of the grandmother of the Bedeau brothers being harassed.
