UK Grime MC Depzman Murdered at Memorial Show

They say the truth is stranger than fiction, and this story from Birmingham, England feels like a thing out of the movies. Depzman, a talented, 18-yea

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They say the truth is stranger than fiction, and this story from Birmingham, England feels like a thing out of the movies. Depzman, a talented, 18-year-old MC in the UK grime scene, was performing at a memorial event in Birmingham for deceased MC Shamz, who died exactly a year ago from a stabbing. Before 11PM last night, Depzman was attacked outside of the club that the memorial was taking place, and ended up being stabbed to death. That's right, one year after his friend Shamz was stabbed to death. The Mirror is reporting that the police have an 18-year-old in custody; he is indeed under suspicion for the murder, and handed himself in to the police.

A number of members of the UK grime community, including Logan Sama, Tempa T, and Skepta, have expressed their grief over the situation. We send our prayers Depzman's friends and family, and hope the grime community can come together to combat acts of violence like this. As you can see up above, the grime community is showing their support (or just tweeting some of his lyrics); it looks like his fans and supporters brought Depzman's project 2 Real hit #1 on the UK iTunes hip-hop chart (and #22 on the official UK top 40) today. It's sad that it has to be under these circumstances, though.

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