The rising deaths linked to drill rap have sparked urgent conversations about whether the music reflects harsh realities or ...

While we might celebrate the lyrical dexterity and self-reflectiveness of rappers on newer drill songs such as G Herbo’s “PTSD,” we acknowledge that there are just as many drill tracks like ...

Life imitates art: Drill is a reflection of the lives these Black artists are living. You want to put an end to drill rap but won’t support the end to mass incarceration, income inequality, failing ...

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Brazzill said that the criminalisation of drill music can impede up-and-coming rappers, starting with their music videos. It was recently revealed that from 2020-2022, the Met Police requested 654 ...

This rejection of rap as a legitimate art form is indicative of a much wider ignorance of the genre, as well as its overlooked historical context in society.

Authorities allege he played a central role in a December 2021 shooting that left Hwascar “OY Wasca” Hernandez dead, and they insist his drill rap lyrics aren’t just art but boast of real ...

The Raleigh Fire Department is investigating after a local rapper filmed a music video at Fire Station 12. CEO Showoutt filmed his “Fire Drill” freestyle rap in front of the station on Poole Road.

The world’s biggest drill rapper may spend the rest of his life in bars — and no one should want his crown. This week, Chicago rapper Lil Durk was arrested in an alleged murder-for-hire plot ...

A 14-year-old boy fatally stabbed on a Manhattan subway platform was an aspiring drill rapper, a genre of hip hop that a grieving relative believes played a tragic role in his death. Ethan Reyes &m… ...

As drill music began to spread in popularity, so did the scrutiny: Drill was suddenly being used as evidence in court cases, rappers like the late Pop Smoke began putting disclaimers on music videos ...

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