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drill music

American  
[dril myoo-zik] / ˈdrɪl ˈmyu zɪk /

noun

  1. a type of rap music, originating in Chicago, characterized by heavy, steady electronic drumbeats, a deadpan vocal style, and gritty, fatalistic lyrics.


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While drill music ran the city, heading the left-of-center-scene was a squeaky-voiced talent named Chance the Rapper, who’d just turned a suspension from high school into a breakout mixtape, “10 Day.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2023

Unfortunately for her, while the playlist she has sorted will not be filled with drill music, she has had an active part in collating tunes for the day and arranging colour schemes.

From BBC • Dec. 24, 2022

Is it a reaction to the growth of drill music, the prevailing gritty hip-hop subculture?

From New York Times • Jun. 22, 2022

Similar tactics have been employed in the past to shut down drill music.

From Salon • Jun. 15, 2022

Claire Lindley, a chief crown prosecutor who is also the CPS lead on serious violence, said it was important for drill music only to be used when it is important and relevant to a case.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2022

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