Tariq Kenedy Mangal Monteiro (born 27 February 2000) known professionally as Sus or Suspect, is a British rapper and convicted murderer. He is a member of the

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collective Active Gxng (also known as AGB), who are based in the Agar Grove estate within

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. He released his debut mixtape, ''Suspicious Activity'', in 2022.

Career

In 2020, Sus released "Turn Up" alongside T Scam;

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described the pair in the song as "Not holding anything back as they offload some unapologetically honest bars lyrics aimed at certain people in their lives." He also appeared on Fumez the Engineer's ''Plugged In'' series alongside 2smokeyy. In January 2021, he appeared on "Who's Bad" alongside SWavey, Yevz and 2Smokeyy; this was followed by the release of "Block Heroes" with Nino in February and "MoonWalk" in March. In August, he appeared on "Double Tap" by Fredo, which appeared on ''Independence Day''; it peaked at number 73 on the UK Singles Chart. He also appeared on Mixtape Madness's ''The Cold Room'' series with T Scam. In September, Suspect appeared on a remix of "Snap It" by SR and on "Woosh & Push" by

Loski Jyrelle Justin O'Connor (born 6 May 1999), known professionally as Loski (formerly Lil' Nizzy), is a British rapper and singer from Kennington, London. He is part of the Kennington-based UK drill group Harlem Spartans. Loski began his career in ...

. In October, he released "Encore", noted by GRM Daily as "a quality release that showcases Suspect’s deep cadence and his engaging bars." He released "Freestyle" in December. In 2022, he released "Frostbite" with Nino Uptown. He also released his debut mixtape, ''Suspicious Activity'', that February.

Murder conviction

In January 2022 Monteiro was arrested with Siyad Mohamud (known as SWavey) in

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, Kenya, where they had fled after committing a murder in London, and deported to Britain. They both appeared at

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on Monday 31 January 2022 and were remanded in custody, charged with the 2019 murder of 16-year-old Alex Smith. According to the prosecutor, Monteiro and Mohamud were part of a group of six who were seen driving around in stolen vehicles looking for rival gang members to attack. Upon spotting Alex Smith, a member of the rival Cumbo Pagans gang, the group carried out a "planned and sustained" assault, and he was chased on foot and fatally stabbed in a nearby street. Monteiro and Mohamud were tried at the

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, convicted, and on 12 May 2023, sentenced to life imprisonment, Monteiro for a minimum of 24 years. The judge described the murder as an example of a "needless loss of a teenage life", and added that Monteiro and Mohamud had set out to kill their victim, then "fled the jurisdiction, escaped justice and celebrated the killing" by posting videos about the stabbing online.

Discography

Mixtapes

*''Suspicious Activity'' (2022) *''Kenny Krueger'' (2024)

Charted singles

Guest appearances

References

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