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drill music

American  
[dril myoo-zik] / ˈdrɪl ˈmju 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

A surprisingly luscious and nimble offering from the Newark rapper Bandmanrill that makes plain the through lines that connect drill music, Jersey club and bass music.

From New York Times Aug. 5, 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

In the UK, research by the BBC suggests drill music is increasingly being used as evidence in criminal trials.

From BBC Jan. 24, 2022

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