Reformed drug dealer Chimney says glamorising criminal life in rap is 'toxifying youth'.
By Sophia Seth and Ben MooreA drill artist and reformed drug dealer has described wanting to make positive music celebrating hard work rather than a "get quick rich" lifestyle.
"A lot of these mainstream artists, big artists nowadays, glamorise drug dealing, whether it be with their money in their videos, the fancy cars, the nice houses," he said. Chimney grew up on the Holyrood estate in Southampton and lived with his mum until she died, when he was 15. "These people are your friends, or so you think. They might stick up for you but at the same time, there's always, 'I've done this for you, now you've got to do something for me' - that's where it all starts."
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