Sick rap lyrics boasting about murder of 14-year-old on bus posted online after mum tried to free him from gang life
SICK rap lyrics have been posted online boasting of the murder of a boy of 14 — as his mum told of trying to free him from the clutches of gang life.
Kelyan Bossaka, who rapped under the name Grippa, was stabbed on a bus on Tuesday.
He had been caught up in a grim postcode war in Woolwich, South East London.
Hundreds of tributes were posted on Instagram after his death.
But also written online were the lyrics: “Caught Grippa lackin’ on the 472 (bus). Blade in my coat, it’s do or die.
“He tried jumping off, but the door’s don’t slide, hah.
“Now he’s sittin’ there stiff with the fear in his eyes.”
Described by mum Mary Bossaka, 50, as polite and caring, Kelyan was groomed into a world of drugs by gangsters.
She told The Sun her son was groomed from six-years-old before he fell into the care system and descended into street life.
In the run up to his death, Mary and family members tracked him down to a bench in Stratford, East London, where he sold drugs.
They approached him at one in the morning and pleaded for him to come home.
But the pull of gang lifestyle and fear of repercussions meant the youth declined.
Mary said: “My son and others were taken advantage of by gangs. They were groomed.”
Kelyan was linked to the Wildbatch gang, which controls the crack cocaine trade from the notorious Barnfield estate in Woolwich. Foot soldiers face near-daily threats of death from WoolyO, a bitter rival gang barely two miles away.
Older gang members seduce vulnerable youngsters into their postcode war with promises of fast cash and protection.
Kelyan told his story using his drill rap moniker Grippa.
The name itself relates to holding a weapon, be that a knife or gun, and Kelyan appeared fully masked in his videos.
On the day of his death, Kelyan shared an Instagram story asking for a “mindy” — believed to be a reference to the Somali word mindi — meaning knife.
His mum revealed it was his first day back at school, with the teen trying to get his life back on track after attending a youth referral centre.
Kelyan, who was knifed multiple times, had 25 court appearances in less than 15 months in the run up to his murder.
His charges included possession of a knife and machete, theft and drug offences.
The killers are still on the loose, with cops hunting two suspects seen leaving the scene with a machete.
Floral tributes and messages have been left at the bus stop where the attack took place.
Tearful Mary visited the scene yesterday and read some of them.
Mary, seen looking towards the police cordon, said: “Our children are being killed on the streets.”
It comes just two weeks after Kelyan paid tribute online to pal Daejaun Campbell, 15, who was stabbed to death in Woolwich in September.
Patrick Green, of anti-knife crime charity The Ben Kinsella Trust, said early intervention is crucial to stamp out grooming by gangs.