'Talentless' rapper fined £750 for bedroom racket

A RAPPER who styled himself on Eminem and refused to stop blasting out tunes and singing at the top of his voice has been fined £750.

Hip-hop hopeful Daniel Gaskin was hauled before magistrates and told his rapping was "intrusive" after complaints from his neighbours were upheld by council noise inspectors.

The 18-year-old from Sittingbourne in Kent continued to write and perform gangsta-style rhymes in his bedroom despite being ordered to stop by council officials.

Gaskin ignored the ban at least 12 times, blasting out tunes and shouting lyrics, sometimes with his window wide open.

He was fined £600 and had to pay £150 costs when he appeared before the town's magistrates.

One of the boy's neighbours, who did not wish to be named, said: "He thinks he's Eminem from that film Eight Mile.

"He has absolutely no musical ability whatsoever - it was as though he was tone deaf or something. His lyrics are truly awful."