Silibil N' Brains: the end of authenticity

'Authenticity' has had its day – which is good news for Scots rappers with American accentsThere are few true stories as brilliantly unbelievable as that of Silibil N' Brains, the stormin' Californian rap duo otherwise known as plain old Gav and Billy from Dundee. It began back in 2001 when Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd made the 13-hour journey south to London, convinced that they were going to answer a fist-pumpin' "yes" to Polydor Records' question, "Are you the next Eminem?" But the reply,...

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