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Irish inmate becomes TikTok star after rapping to followers from prison cell

He was subsequently moved from Wheatfield Prison to Cork following the discovery of his online antics

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An inmate serving a four-year sentence for assault has become a jailhouse rap-star after setting up his own TikTok behind bars.

But although proving a hit with more than 700 followers, criminal MC Mikey Doyle’s videos have landed him in hot water with jail bosses.

The Sunday World has learned that Doyle — who in one of his videos rapped about organised crime, garda chases and life in Wheatfield Prison and in another is seen being led into court in handcuffs — had his cell tossed and a phone confiscated over the videos.

He was subsequently moved from Wheatfield Prison to Cork following the discovery of his online antics. “The funny thing is he’s actually really good at the rapping,” a source told the Sunday World.

“He could maybe even make a career of it when he gets out of prison.

MC Mikey Doyle: Irish inmate becomes TikTok star after rapping to followers from prison cell – SundayWorld.com (2024-01-07T13:50:00Z)

An inmate serving a four-year sentence for assault has become a jailhouse rap-star after setting up his own TikTok behind bars

“And if he had been content to rap away for the other inmates in Wheatfield, no-one would have had a problem with it.

“But all the inmates know the rules around phones and social media.

“He was brazen about breaking the rules, if anything he seemed to get a kick out of it, and that’s why he ended up getting his cell tossed.”

In one of his videos, Doyle, who is from Tipperary, introduces himself from his cell by saying: “Michael Doyle, hit me up, Tipperary on Facebook … Tipperary’s finest … most wanted.”

He then begins a rap that includes the lines: “Organised crime, we’ll be safe in the jeep, helicopters overhead, the dog units in the street. Switching up the car, then I burned out the jeep.”

Doyle was committed to prison in September of 2021 and is not due for release until 2025.

He received a four-year sentence for assault at Clonmel Circuit Court.

Contacted this week, the Irish Prison Service said it does comment on matters relating to individual inmates.

However, the Sunday World understands that staff in both Wheatfield and Cork Prison are aware of Doyle’s social media pages.

Despite this, Doyle’s TikTok page remains active.

Two days ago, he posted a fresh rap with the hash tag #wheatfieldprison.

In his new rap, he again urges people to contact him on Facebook before rapping: “Handbrake drifting, blue lights glistening, if you’re on my wheel, your bodies going missing.

“F**k all the guards and the drug squad division, the prosecution and the judge never took the time to listen.

“Put me back in cuffs, six years back in prison.”