New film to showcase how Dundee men fooled MTV rapper world

Waterfront Cinema <i>(Image: George Munro)</i>
Waterfront Cinema (Image: George Munro)
This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The Herald.

A NEW film reveals how two young Scots tricked the music world into believing they were American rappers.

'California Schemin',' showing at The Waterfront in Greenock, explores how two Scottish lads from Dundee pretended to be an established Californian rap duo.

They successfully secured a record contract and even made it onto music channel, MTV, until their scam unravelled.

Tickets are available on the Waterfront cinema website from April 10.

Get involved
with the news

Send your news & photos