Rapper Digdat has been jailed for life after carrying out a drive-by shooting in west London that left a fellow artist with life-changing injuries.

Nathan Tokosi, who performs under the name DigDat, was sentenced to a minimum of 24 years after being convicted of attempted murder and multiple firearms offences at the Old Bailey. The 26-year-old from Deptford opened fire through an open car window in Notting Hill in November 2023, shooting 27-year-old Daniel Offei-Ntow, a rapper known as Striker, six times in the head, mouth and body.

The attack left Offei-Ntow critically injured and in need of two lifesaving surgeries.

Firearms officers were called to Clydesdale Road in the early hours of 20 November, where they discovered the victim’s car abandoned and heavily bloodstained. After following a trail of blood from the vehicle, officers found Offei-Ntow sitting on a sofa inside his flat, described as being “in shock and severely injured.”

Detective Inspector Chris Shepherd of the Metropolitan Police said Tokosi’s actions were “premeditated, reckless and malicious,” highlighting the calculated nature of the shooting.

Prosecutors told the court that CCTV footage showed Tokosi repeatedly driving around the area in a stolen Audi in the days and hours leading up to the attack. After the shooting, the vehicle was returned to its original parking space, where it was later found dumped along with the firearm used.

Helen Shaw of the Crown Prosecution Service described the incident as an “utterly mindless attack which very nearly claimed a life,” adding that Tokosi had clearly intended to kill his victim by shooting him at close range.

In mitigation, the court heard that Tokosi was considered a “laid-back” young man who had been swept up in the rapid success of his music career and the fast-paced lifestyle that followed. However, the judge also heard extensive details of his violent criminal history.

Tokosi’s convictions date back to the age of 11, when he assaulted a girl and, in a separate incident, attacked a boy. At 13, he stabbed another victim in the ribs and was sentenced to seven years in youth detention for attempted murder, followed by three years on extended licence.

At his first trial last February, Tokosi was convicted of attempted murder and possession of a self-loading pistol and ammunition with intent to endanger life. A second Old Bailey trial in November resulted in further convictions for firearm and ammunition possession.

The case has taken on added weight following the death of Offei-Ntow, known in music as Striker, who passed away in January 2026. His cause of death has not been publicly released. While authorities have not linked his death to the shooting, the outcome has cast a shadow over the case, underscoring the lasting and unseen consequences of violence within London’s music and street culture.