Two Scottish guys fooled the world into thinking they were American rappers for almost a decade. In the early 2000s, Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain were college students and best friends. They also loved hip hop and wanted to do something more with their lives than live a small-town Scottish existence. They formed a rap group and got good. However, after various auditions they quickly learned that, no matter how good they were, nobody would ever take two Scottish rappers seriously. So...they fabricated an entire elaborate fake backstory that they were Americans from California and...people believed them. And they also started giving them opportunities. So Billy and Gavin - or Silibil N Brains - moved to London and lived their lives as Americans for several years...and they almost became massive celebrities in the process. On this episode of Deep Cuts, we explore the wild multi-year hoax of Silibil N Brains.

Additional incidental music credits:

The Deadboy Detectives

D.Catalano https://wekeepoddhours.bandcamp.com

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