Trainspotting Author Penning Film About Notorious Fake Rap Stars

Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh is penning a screenplay about Silibil'n'Beans, Scotland's notorious fake rappers.

The film will be based on a book by Gavin Bain, one half of the hip-hop collective who fooled music industry executives by pretending to be American.

Under their guise, Bain and Billy Boyd scored a £150,000 recording contract but eventually split up because of albums delays.

Speaking to the BBC, Bain said it was “fantastic” that Welsh, a fellow Scot, was adapting his book California Schemin'.

"I love the story, what we've got away with is just crazy, it's really cheeky,” he added.

Between 2002 and 2005 Bain and Boyd managed to con their way into celebrity parties thanks to their recording contract with Sony.

As well as attending the Brit Awards, they were also spotted with Madonna, Kelly Osbourne and Green Day.

"What makes it quite funny is the fact that we didn't actually release anything, so it's not like we've become these superstars, we didn't even get to that level,” Bain said.

At present, it's not clear when the film will go into production.