Drill Rapper Faces Life in Jail After Bragging About Murder in Song Lyrics

Four men have been convicted of the murder of Kacey Boothe, a London Fields gang member, who was shot dead in Hackney in Aug. 2022.

Undated mugshots of Kammar Henry-Richards (L) - a drill rapper better known as Kay-O - and Jeffrey Gyimah (R) - a drill artist known as Hitman, who were convicted of murder at the Old Bailey in London on Dec. 12, 2023. Metropolitan Police

A popular drill rapper is facing life in jail after being convicted of murder following a trial which heard he made a song a few weeks later which contained incriminating evidence about a gun used in the killing which even the police did not know at the time.

Kammar Henry-Richards performed under the name Kay-O and one of his most popular songs was Laughing Stock, which featured other rappers Smokes, Billy Billions, DA and Unknown T.