Though no single trait can characterize drill music, there are certain elements that are present in most of them, and one of those elements is violence.
Bogus Boyz the word can mean a wide range of things, from having sex with a girl, to going to war in the streets. Critics often talk of how that music is negatively influencing the youths of today, they believe kids listening to this type of music will likely be influenced to become criminals themselves, supporters of drill music often disagree with this thinking.
Bogus Boyz the word can mean a wide range of things, from having sex with a girl, to going to war in the streets. According to L.E.P. How it started in Chicago and when it came to … Lawless Britain: Gangs, Knives, Killer on Channel 5 tonight looks at the music and its links to crimeIt may have originated in Chicago, but the UK version became popular in south London from 2012.Senior figures - from MPs to police - have suggested threats made in the videos on social media have actually led to real-life crime.MC SL has racked up 17m views on YouTube - while other rappers like Loski, Headie One and Skengdo have also garnered a following.Artists have denied this though, saying the lyrics are just a reflection of life rather than an influencer.Often videos start with: "All characters and names are completely fictional and any similarity between any names or gang activity is false and completely coincidental."Abra Cadabra appeared on BBC radio recently too and won Best Song at the 2016 Mobos.It came from Woodlawn neighbourhood in Dro City and developed in the crime-riddled south side of Chicago. It’s fair to say the word there’s no definite explanation for the word.Though Drill music received its fair share of criticism, many artists have embraced it as a new worthy addition to the Hip Hop genre. What is drill music?
Lupe Fiasco, one of the most vocal opponents of Drill music said the following in an interview in regards to drill music and Chief Keef "Chief Keef scares me. Videos have been viewed millions of times.Gang disputes and postcode wars often have played out in the music videos - rivals post footage of them mocking each other.It’s been blamed for fuelling violent crime due to the lyrics.Why is it called drill music though? Many of Chief Keef’s group(Glory Boyz Entetainment) members are close to Chief Keef’s age or younger such as SD. Drill music artists tend to be very young, Chief Keef started adding videos on youtube at a very early age, in some of his videos such as ‘John Madden’, he was only 15 years old. Well, drill is the slang word for the use of automatic weapons.The rapping style is often delivered in a deadpan way and isn’t about punchlines or metaphors.It focuses on crime and the daily ordeals those living on the street face.Music videos posted online involve hooded figures and masked gangs threatening each other - the lyrics focusing on drugs, guns and stabbing rivals.The beat for the type of music tends to be slower in tempo, about 60 to 70 beats per minute.The controversy surrounding drill music has ramped up recently, but what exactly is it?
Though Chief Keef was very young, his lyrics were still as violent as any of the other Drill artists.