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.
Ice City Boyz | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Church End, London, England |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 2012–sym |
| Labels | Zino Records |
| Members | See list |
History
editThe 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
editThe list below includes confirmed members of Ice City Boyz
Former members
edit- Zino (†) (deceased in April 2008)
Legal issues
editJazzy and Skrapz jailed
editIn 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
editIn 2013, Nines was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment for possession of cannabis with intent to supply. [1] [6] 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. [7] 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. [8]
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.[9]
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
editTrapstar 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.[10] Toxic pleaded guilty to the offences June 27, 2018, and was jailed for five years at Harrow Crown Court on 1 March 2019.[11]
Music Videos
edit- #CSB Q2T x Chappo (Ice City Boyz) - No Filter (Music Video) | @MixtapeMadness
- CRS ICE CITY LINE OF FIRE 2 FUNDZ,JMAN,SKRAPZ,FATZ,STORM,ELMINO,L S
- Chappo (Ice City Boyz) - Straight Gazz (Music Video) Prod By SvOnTheBeat | Pressplay
- Chappo x Sav (Ice City Boyz) #CSB - Bang Bros (Music Video) | @MixtapeMadness
- Chappo X Sav (Ice City Boyz) #CSB - First Half [Music Video] | GRM Daily
- Chappo x Sav (Ice City Boyz) #CSB - If It Ain't CSB [Music Video] | Link Up TV
- Chappo x Sav (Ice City Boyz) #CSB - Winning | @MixtapeMadness
- Chappo x Q2T (Ice City Boyz) - Figure 8 #Gazzi (Music Video) | Pressplay
- Fatz - #StreetHeat Freestyle [@FATHEAD8] | Link Up TV
- #IceCityBoyz Q2T x Chappo CSB - Rock N Roll [Music Video] | GRM Daily
- IceCityBoyz Q2T x Chappo - Plugged In W/ Fumez The Engineer
- Ice City Boyz (Fatz, J Styles, Streetz, Toxic) - Pressure [Music Video] @icecitynw | Link Up TV
- Ice City Boyz (J Styles x Fatz x Streetz) - Statement [Music Video] | GRM Daily
- Ice City Boyz (J Styles, Streetz & Fatz) - 2AM Freestyle [Music Video] | GRM Daily
- Ice City Boyz (Fatz, Streetz, Toxic, J Styles) - Conflict (Music Video) @icecitynw | Link Up TV
References
edit- ^ a b "London rapper war revealed: Harlesden MC Nines, the Cbiz mugging and another bodybag". IBN Times. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
- ^ "Trapstar Toxic drops cold visuals for "Life I Live"". GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture. 9 November 2015.
- ^ "PREMIERE: Ice City Boyz make a "Statement" with mad new video". GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture. 24 April 2017.
- ^ "Man sentenced for murder after Met detectives build case using phone data". Metropolitan Police. 20 January 2024.
- ^ (19 January 2024, Pennink, Emily, Standard.co.uk "Gangster convicted of murder after rapper gunned down outside Wembley pizza restaurant". The Standard. 19 January 2024.
- ^ Thapar, Ciaran (3 July 2018). "Nines: Rise and Shine". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- ^ (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)
- ^ (Nines buys gifts for his supporters | #SantaNines: SBTV, 25 December 2015 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpwn8iQ5KZ0)
- ^ 1 October 2021, article by www.bbc.co.uk - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-58768594
- ^ "Jailed rapper caught out by song lyrics about drugs". Evening Standard. 4 March 2019.
- ^ Truelove, Sam (2 March 2019). "Willesden rapper who bragged about drug dealing in video jailed". getwestlondon.