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What is drill?

Chicago is the birthplace of drill music, a subset of gangsta rap. "The way they deliver their lyrics is a different style than what everyone’s used to.

About drill

The drums are hard. The snares kicking hard. They wanna hear that banging, dirty kinda sound come through the speakers in the club." - DJ Reese defines Drill in “Murder to Excellence: Life & Hip Hop in Chicago,”.

From Last.fm, where 1,282 listeners have tagged music as drill.

Artists to start with

  1. King Von
  2. Pop Smoke
  3. Central Cee
  4. Lil Durk
  5. Chief Keef
  6. G Herbo
  7. Ice Spice
  8. Famous Dex
  9. smokedope2016
  10. Ballout

Albums to hear first

  • Big Gucci Sosa by Chief KeefBig Gucci SosaChief Keef
  • Fallen Raven by SummrsFallen RavenSummrs
  • Finally Rich (Deluxe) by Chief KeefFinally Rich (Deluxe)Chief Keef
  • The Leek (Vol. 2) by Chief KeefThe Leek (Vol. 2)Chief Keef
  • Brother by Dj Kenn AonBrotherDj Kenn Aon
  • Sorry 4 the Weight (Deluxe Edition) by Chief KeefSorry 4 the Weight (Deluxe Edition)Chief Keef
  • protagonist by bleoodprotagonistbleood
  • BlackBolshevik by Ghais GuevaraBlackBolshevikGhais Guevara

Drill songs

  1. Off the Grid by Kanye West
  2. Love Sosa by Chief Keef
  3. Dior by Pop Smoke
  4. Faneto by Chief Keef
  5. Frozen 2 by Dj Kenn Aon
  6. Hot N*gga by Bobby Shmurda
  7. Princess Diana (with Nicki Minaj) by Ice Spice
  8. Doja by Central Cee
  9. darjeeling (feat Jorja Smith & Unknown T) by FKA twigs
  10. Save Me by Chief Keef

Drill on Risocast

  • Levon James by King VonLevon JamesKing Von · 2020
  • What It Means To Be King by King VonWhat It Means To Be KingKing Von · 2022
  • Almighty So 2 by Chief KeefAlmighty So 2Chief Keef · 2024
  • Tony Montana Flow by Chief KeefTony Montana FlowChief Keef · 2022
  • Grandson by King VonGrandsonKing Von · 2023
  • Rockstar (International Version) by Sfera EbbastaRockstar (International Version)Sfera Ebbasta · 2018
  • XDVR Reloaded by Sfera EbbastaXDVR ReloadedSfera Ebbasta · 2015
  • Slide by FBG DuckSlideFBG Duck · 2018
  • Took Her To The O by King VonTook Her To The OKing Von · 2020
  • Don't Play That by King Von, 21 SavageDon't Play ThatKing Von, 21 Savage · 2022
  • Tony Montana Flow by Chief KeefTony Montana FlowChief Keef · 2022
  • 2 A.M. by King Von2 A.M.King Von · 2020

Neighbouring genres

In the hip hop family. All genres

cloud rapabstract hip hopconscious hip hopalternative hip hopboom baprap metalhip hopeast coast hip hopemo rapgangsta rapgrimejazz rap

Questions

What is drill?
Chicago is the birthplace of drill music, a subset of gangsta rap. "The way they deliver their lyrics is a different style than what everyone’s used to. The drums are hard.
Who are the best-known drill artists?
By Last.fm listening: King Von, Pop Smoke, Central Cee, Lil Durk, Chief Keef and G Herbo.
What genres are similar to drill?
On Risocast it sits with cloud rap, abstract hip hop, conscious hip hop, alternative hip hop, boom bap and rap metal.

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