'California Schemin'' Mark Mainz/TIFF Share on Facebook Share on X Share to Flipboard Send an Email Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Print the Article Post a Comment Back in the early 2000s, a pair of blue-eyed Scottish lads with dreams of becoming the next Eminem - but dismissed as sounding like "the rapping Proclaimers" - proceeded to pass themselves off as Southern California hip-hoppers, remarkably managing to pull off a hoax that gets them signed by a major record label.