Rapper Jett McKee had used the balaclava and replica pistol he used in a fatal home invasion before.

In a bizarre case of life imitating art, Mr McKee appeared in a video clip for fellow Sydney MC Papa Tear three years ago – playing a home invader.

When he broke into the Forest Lodge home that Hannah Quinn and Craig Davis shared and demanded money earlier this month, Mr McKee, AKA Scepaz, was wearing the same balaclava and armed with the imitation gun that he'd used in the video clip.

Filmed in nearby Marrickville, the video for the unreleased track Roger Rogerson is dedicated to "all those affected by police corruption in the state of New South Wales and beyond".