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UK drill is a subgenre of drill music and road rap that originated in the South London district of Brixton from 2012 onwards. [1] [2] [3] While being sonically distinct from Chicago drill music, [4] it embraces its aesthetic and melds it with road rap, a British style of gangsta rap that became popular in the years prior to the existence of drill.
Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood (born 20 March 1996), known professionally as Russ Millions (formerly Russ, Russ Splash or RussMB), is an English rapper. In December 2018 he released his single "Gun Lean" on Virgin Records. [2] The track peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart, [3] becoming the first UK drill track to reach the top 10. [4]
Musically, like much of UK drill music, their music contains references to their local area, violence, references to disputes with other groups (referred to as “beef”), and is often riddled with slang. [5] The group is known for its rivalry with Brixton-based group 410.
Jyrelle Justin O'Connor [2] (born 6 May 1999), known professionally as Loski (formerly Lil' Nizzy), is a British rapper and singer from Kennington, London.He is part of the Kennington-based UK drill group Harlem Spartans.
Double Lz noted Giggs, American rapper Quando Rondo, and the Chicago drill scene in general as influences. [7] In January 2019, Headie One released "18Hunna", featuring Dave, which entered the UK chart at number 6 - the highest a drill artist, at the time, had ever charted, and has gained over 15 million views on YouTube, as of February 2022.
[3] [17] [18] Like with other UK drill groups, music videos from 410 have been removed by YouTube due to requests of their removal from the police. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] In 2018, Skengdo x AM were handed a gang injunction by police preventing them from performing music that police claimed was inciting violence.
67 (pronounced six-seven) are a British music group and street gang in the UK drill scene [2] [3] [4] originally composed of members LD, [5] Monkey, Dimzy, Liquez, ASAP and SJ. [6] The group gained notoriety following the police shooting of Chris Kaba .