J Hus arrested and charged with 'possession of knife': Mobo winning rapper stopped by police in east London

J Hus appeared at Thames Magistrates court on Friday
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Alexandra Richards23 June 2018
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Award winning rapper J Hus has appeared in court after being charged with carrying a knife.

The 23-year- old rapper, whose real name is Momodou Jallow, appeared at Thames Magistrates' Court on Friday.

He was arrested by police on June 21 after allegedly being found in possession of a knife.

Officers stopped him in his vehicle on International Way in Stratford at 12.35 am.

Police said: “The occupants of the vehicle were searched and a 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of being in possession of a knife/bladed article.”

J Hus is a MOBO award winning artist and three-time Brit Award nominee.

He also featured on grime artist Stormzy’s track “Bad Boys.”

The rapper was due to appear in a number of gigs over the summer including appearances at TRNSMT festival in Glasgow on 30 June and London's Wireless festival on 7 July.

It has not been confirmed whether the gigs will go ahead.

The Standard has contacted J Hus' management for further comment.

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