A killer has been taken into custody. Was it because of his Drill Rap songs?

A man was a notorious killer, sentenced to life in prison in 2009 for killing a 16-year-old London student during a horrific confrontation in a bakery.

The other man was a hooded South London rapper known as TEN, whose drill-genre music about prison life, crime and bloodshed had brought him a small but emerging notoriety.

The two once-disconnected identities have become entangled in Britain, after a tabloid investigation this week claimed that Jake Fahri, who was paroled from prison in the bakery murder, and the artist TEN , were the same person.

This conclusion, in turn, sheds new light on TEN’s lyrics about murder, bloodshed and weapons. It also contributed to the ongoing debate over drill music, a controversial style of hip-hop that artists say is a creative outlet for their experiences. Authorities, however, have accused gender of playing a role in inciting violence.

Mr. Fahri was convicted of murder at the age of 19 for the killing of Jimmy Mizen, who was fatally injured after Mr. Fahri threw a glass dish at him during a fight. The dish shattered when it hit Mr Mizen, severing an artery in his neck and causing him to collapse from blood loss.

At the time, Mr. Fahri said he was not guilty and had acted in self-defense. He was sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 14 years and was released on parole in 2023.