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In February 2022, NYC mayor Eric Adams met with musicians for a conversation on how to approach concerns about drill culture's connections, if any, to gun violence.
In early 2022, in response to the large and rising number of dead young people connected to the music scene, a number of prominent New York DJs and music influencers, including DJ Drewski at Hot 97, Joe Budden, Ebro Darden of " Ebro in the Morning" on Hot 97, D Teck, either vowed to stop playing gang/ diss records or re-iterated their refusal. In 2022, some individuals drew connections between the pro-gun content of the genre to real-world gun violence on the streets of New York that had rapidly and recently killed a number of young Brooklyn drill artists. The lyrical content of Brooklyn drill music tends to be dark, violent, and aggressive, often discussing gang-related topics. Characteristic features of Brooklyn drill production include 808 percussion with manipulated vocal samples. The Brooklyn drill sound is a combination of trap music and Chicago and UK drill music (the latter of which brings production influences from grime and UK garage). īrooklyn drill music has been described as influential among protestors for social change, including some associated with the Black Lives Matter movement. One example is Staten Island rapper CJ, whose hit song " Whoopty" is reminiscent of the Brooklyn drill sound. Over time, Brooklyn drill has evolved into a broader New York drill scene. Pop Smoke was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award for "Dior." In 2020, Pop Smoke was murdered during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California.
īrooklyn drill music reached mainstream Billboard Hot 100 success with tracks from Pop Smoke (" Welcome to the Party," " Dior," and " Gatti") and Fivio Foreign ("Big Drip" and "Demons").
Both songs went viral and were credited for the rise of Brooklyn drill. The music became more popular and associated with UK drill production (from producers such as 808Melo, AXL Beats, and Ghosty with the releases of 22Gz's "Suburban" in 2016 and Sheff G's "No Suburban" in 2017. Other early pioneers were rappers Bam Bino, Dah Dah and Curly Savv. īrooklyn drill music first gained attention with the 2014 single " Hot Nigga" from the rapper Bobby Shmurda.
Other notable Brooklyn drill artists include Fivio Foreign, 22Gz, Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow, OMB Jaydee, Dusty Locane, Sosa Geek, KJ Balla, Smoove'L, Fetty Luciano, Ciggy Black, CoachDaGhost, Rah Swish, Bizzy Banks, Envy Caine, Blizz Vito, PNV Jay and Nick Blixky. It was again made popular in the mainstream in 2019 by the late Pop Smoke. Other early pioneers were rappers Rowdy Rebel, Bam Bino, Money Millz, Dah Dah and Curly Savv. Brooklyn drill emerged around 2014 with the single " Hot Nigga" from the rapper Bobby Shmurda. Drill, UK drill, east coast hip hop, gangsta rapīrooklyn drill is a regional subgenre of drill music, centered in Brooklyn, New York, that began as derivative of the drill music scene in Chicago and later became derivative of UK drill with its 808 percussion and sliding notes by producers from the UK drill scene.