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Scottish Rap Duo Fooled the Industry with Fake Eminem Story — Now It’s a Movie
James McAvoy’s directorial debut, “California Schemin’”, tells the outrageous true story of two Scottish students who pretended to be American rappers and claimed Eminem was their mentor. The duo, known as Silibil N’ Brains, used fake accents and wild backstories to trick the music industry, scoring a major-label deal and opening for D12 at the Brixton Academy. That gig was their undoing, remembers Gavin Bain aka Brains: “When we got to the venu…
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Scottish Rap Duo Fooled the Industry with Fake Eminem Story — Now It’s a Movie
James McAvoy’s directorial debut, “California Schemin’”, tells the outrageous true story of two Scottish students who pretended to be American rappers and claimed Eminem was their mentor. The duo, known as Silibil N’ Brains, used fake accents and wild backstories to trick the music industry, scoring a major-label deal and opening for D12 at the Brixton Academy. That gig was their undoing, remembers Gavin Bain aka Brains: “When we got to the venu…
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