An original member of contentious Sydney rap group OneFour, Pio “YP” Misa, has taken a dramatic turn after departing the group.
The former rapper, mere weeks from being released from prison, was ordained as a priest after sources close to him said he had moved on from releasing music about shanking rival gang members.
After serving a four-month sentence for his involvement in a severe street fight last September— a repeat offence following a previous incarceration for a violent altercation at the Carousel Inn Hotel in Rooty Hill in 2018 — Misa found himself at a crossroads.
Following his release on parole, Misa fulfilled a commitment he made to a magistrate of the NSW Local Court to exit the band.
Over the recent weekend, the ex-OneFour rapper was seen smiling as he and another young man were ordained as priests in their local church.
“Pio’s journey has been bumpy with stumbling blocks, bad decisions and at times heartache,” one relative wrote, first published in the Daily Telegraph.
“But he returned to church because he knew he needed to change. Today he was ordained a priest and served sacrament for the first time.
“Back on the covenant path and stay there son.”
The group has been consistently plagued with controversy over their lyrics about gang violence.
Last month, an alleged plot to murder four rappers in the drill rap group was uncovered after a crime ring was found taking on contract killings.
The crime ring was involved in “serious crimes including murders and kidnappings”, NSW police Detective Superintendent Peter Faux said.
The cell had accepted a contract to murder four “high-profile men” from Mount Druitt, police claim, the low socio economic suburb in Sydney’s west where the rappers first made a name for themselves.
NSW Police said another two men are expected to be arrested and charged in relation to the “intended murder”.
Some 28 people were charged with organised crime-related offences.
“We believe that contract was taken on by this crime cell, on behalf of another organised crime network,” Superintendent Faux said.
“During the investigation... we established this crime cell were also involved in a number of other serious organised crimes.”
OneFour has been climbing in popularity over the years despite being entangled in a number of violent controversies. The group recently starred in a Netflix documentary recounting police efforts to stop them performing in public.
Police said they raided two places in southwestern Sydney, arresting two men aged 26 and 20 on charges of conspiring to commit murder, kidnap, and armed robbery.
Police also took out an arrest warrant on a fifth man believed to be “on the run overseas” over the alleged murder plot, he said.
Misa and Dahcell “Celly” Ramos were jailed in 2019 over a gruesome attack in western Sydney’s Rooty Hill.
Disturbing CCTV footage, released through the NSW District Court, showed them storming a pub and bashing three men in a pokie room at the Carousel Inn.
It shows them punching and kicking one of the men to the ground before pulling out a hammer and a chair leg to continue the attack — as the victim lies in a pool of his own blood.
Despite their popularity, OneFour’s place in the Australian music scene is still a divisive issue. Youth broadcaster Triple J has been criticised for playing the group’s singles, with claims they directly encourage violence.
Nevertheless, the group has publicly stated it is a “human right” to be able to perform, as several tours and sold out events are hit with roadblocks.
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