![]() “One of our biggest tracks! It causes a lot of commotion in the clubs, mosh pits and everything! It also features the big man in UK rap, Giggs, who’s got a killer verse! The beat bangs and captures everyone. “This guy is up and coming in the drill scene and looks next up, representing Tottenham, North London. “Harlem Spartans again on this one, these two spitting some wild bars over a menacing beat, again south Londoners.” “K Trap the saucy driller, this guy’s killing it right now, the beats bangs on this and trap attack’s the beat!” “This one’s got the family on here and lets everybody know the deal about 67. “One of the biggest drill tracks out of south London – this one is proper! Stand up beat and stand up lyrics. “R6 is from the younger 67 camp, the beat on this one is crazy and was produced by Carns Hill, who produces a lot of 67 stuff. “Yeah team raw from south London also! Reekz has to be one of the hardest drill rappers!” “Loski from Harlem Spartans, he really doing it for the young g’s in drill! And his squad Harlem Spartans – serious production and catchy rhymes.” We sat down with them and broke down some of their favourite UK drill tracks from a scene they are proudly taking to the world and back.Ħ7: “Young Teflon been doing his thing for a while now and this tune is hard! Got Carns Hill on the buttons and features the gang! This one goes off.” Set to perform at this year’s Plissken festival in Athens this weekend, alongside the likes of Mac DeMarco, Smerz, Chaos in the CBD and others, expect a shutdown once 67 reach Greece. Both perfectly captured their drill influences along with the road slang and politics of south London, producing a hybrid this has yet to be equalled or topped. Made up of LD, Liquez, Monkey, Dimzy and ASAP, nothing has been the same since their In Skengs We Trust project last year, and the undeniable Giggs-assisted ‘Let’s Lurk’. Representing Brixton, south London, 67 need no introduction. Borrowing from the sound cultivated by the likes of Chief Keef, King Louie, Young Chop and others in Chicago in the early 2010s, the rampant, energetic and domineering sound, characterised by trap tales and ominous, aloof MCs, has infiltrated London’s streets, with a new generation of rappers making it hard to ignore. ![]() ![]() Whatever your take on the Headie album, make no mistake – the genre is evolving once up to our newsletter to get the best of VICE UK delivered to your inbox every week.Drill music is easily one of the most popular strands in UK rap. It's difficult to predict where the genre will go next, but given the huge impact it's had in such a short time, it seems the only way is up. In a matter of years, UK drill has moved from the peripheries of urban music to a central UK sound. Meanwhile, Drake's December 2019 drill track " War" and Travis Scott and Pop Smoke's " GATTI" were both produced by London drill producer AXL Beats, showing UK drill's burgeoning worldwide appeal. New track "Y Pree" is a sign of one direction UK drill might take as it extends its global reach, with M1llionz leaning into his Caribbean roots, using Jamaican patois in his lyrics and shooting the video in sunny Kingston – a far cry from the inner estates of early drill videos. Drill music itself originated in Chicago, USA, but also has roots in South London. As it also has a worldwide reach, there are a lot of British Asian drill rappers bursting onto the scene. These are who believe the TOP 10 DRILL rappers in the UK. NovemWatch Video Hear Audio By Balraj Sohal He's reminiscent of iconic UK artist Giggs Drill is one of the most popular music genres in the UK. Birmingham's M1llionz is a great example – he's already established himself as one of 2020's most exciting drill talents. UK Drill is next level and influenced the new wave in the United States, especially the beats. Once confined within the M25, the drill sound has now spread nationwide. ![]() Considering the genre's current trajectory, it'd be no surprise if collaborations like these become a regular occurrence. Distorted vocals and slowed-down samples on singles "GANG" and "Charades" pushed the genre into new territory, while the features on the project – FKA twigs, Sampha and Jamie xx – are symbolic of drill's integration into the wider UK scene. On April mixtape GANG, Headie One shifted the parameters of the sound. By 2020, the genre was ready to move forward. ![]()
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