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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.
Drill lyrics typically reflect life on the streets, and tend to be gritty, violent, realistic, and nihilistic. Drill rappers use a grim, deadpan delivery, [33] often filtered through Auto-Tune, influenced by the "stoned, aimless warbling of Soulja Boy (one of the earliest non-local Keef collaborators) and Lil Wayne before him."
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.
He is noted for his signature flow on trap and drill beats. [4] In December 2022, Clavish earned his first UK Top 10 with the D-Block Europe-assisted "Rocket Science" which peaked at number 9 on the UK Singles Chart. [5] His first mixtape Rap Game Awful released on 13 January 2023 and debuted at number 4 on the UK Albums Chart. [6]
Considered to be one of the pioneers of the UK drill scene, [5] he is the founder of his current record label, Black Money Records (BMR) and managed by Groundworks. [ 6 ] Some of Digga D's music videos have garnered attention among law enforcement, resulting in a Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) taken against him, and he has been in and out of ...
Tegan Joshua Anthony Chambers (born December 20, 1999), known professionally as Sleepy Hallow, [2] is a Jamaican-American rapper who specializes in Brooklyn drill. [3] Born in Jamaica, Chambers was raised in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York City alongside frequent collaborator Sheff G.
He is a member of the UK drill group OFB. Beginning his career in 2018 alongside fellow OFB rappers SJ and Double Lz , Bandokay gained prominence in 2019 after release of Frontstreet . The mixtape peaked at number 36 on the UK Albums Chart and was followed by Drill Commandmants , released in 2021.
Elle Evans of Clash described Central Cee as a "soon-to-be rap-star" and stated that the mixtape "handed over a slew of top-notch tracks", [1] while NME critic Nicolas-Tyrell Scott said that Wild West gives "a tantalising glimpse at drill's future". [4]