J Hus has been sentenced to eight months in prison (Picture: C Brandon/Redferns)

J Hus has been jailed for eight months after pleading guilty to possession of a knife.

The rapper, real name Momodou Jallow, denied possession of a lock knife in a public place during a court appearance in July.

However, he changed his plea in October and today he pleaded guilty to the charge of possessing a knife near Westfield shopping centre in Stratford, east London, in June.

The 23-year-old was caught with the blade after a police car stopped near Westfield.


The court heard that Jallow was in his car with his girlfriend when the police stopped them, after they allegedly smelt cannabis.

J Hus was nominated for three Brits earlier this year (Picture: John Phillips/Getty Images)

When they asked if he had anything he shouldn’t, J Hus revealed he was carrying a six-inch folding knife – and when asked after his arrest why he was carrying it, he replied: ‘You know, it’s Westfield.’



J Hus said he was sorry and that he ‘fully accepted his actions were careless’.

The star told the court his decision to carry a knife was ‘ill advised’ and ‘utterly stupid’, adding: ‘I was not in the right state of mind’ and ‘I’m deeply sorry and regret my foolish actions’.

The court heard J Hus has six previous convictions for 10 offences between 2011 and 2016, including possession of a knife.

J Hus gained attention in 2015 with his song Dem Boy Paigon, with his debut album Common Sense reached number six in the charts.

This year, he was nominated for three Brit Awards in the British breakthrough act, British album and British single categories.

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