BRITISH rap artist Professor Green is urging people in the Wellington area to remove their headphones at footpath railway crossings so they aren't distracted from warnings of approaching trains.

The rapper, who has performed with Grammy-nominated singer Lilly Allen, has teamed up with Network Rail for its latest safety campaign.

The Wellington area has a number of crossings on the main London to Penzance railway line, including Westford and Longforth Farm, and Professor Green says he doesn't want anyone to end up on the tracks listening to one of his tracks.