This article has been handpicked from the Okayplayer editorial archives and included in our Hip Hop 50 collection as a noteworthy inclusion to the genre's rich and diverse narrative. The article has ...

Marked by no-frills rapping and nightmarish production, Chicago drill music traveled around the globe at the speed of the internet throughout the last decade. Eventually, Brooklyn rappers tried on the ...

We’ve been touting the potential that West London’s Central Cee has in making UK drill rap a fixture across Stateside for a minute. The dude is pure flow and attacks the mic like his life depends on ...

Ceechynaa Takes UK Drill Rap Into A Wild, New Direction! On November 10, 2024, rising UK drill rapper Ceechynaa (real name Chelsea Odosamamwen Ode) teased her latest single, “Peggy,” in a cryptic ...

A music boss behind drill rap videos linked to gang killings has boasted of becoming a millionaire at just 26. Enea Tanku bragged of the fortune and was given a VIP invite to YouTube’s UK headquarters ...

Prolific UK drill producer Carns Hill was recently profiled by Yemi Abiade in a new column for TRENCH magazine, where he broke down his upbringing, his influences and the experiences that have shaped ...

On-the-rise UK driller K-Trap sat down for an in-depth interview with TRENCH magazine recently, where he broke down his upbringing, his influences and the experiences that have shaped him as a rapper.

He’s only been making music for seven months, but SK-47 is on the cusp of something big. The masked musician keeps his identity anonymous, like many artists in the U.K. drill world, to protect his ...

Behind the viral songs and flashy videos are kids who never had a real chance. UK drill didnt create violence; it exposed it.