Despite punitive police measures and negative press coverage, the rap genre continues to be immensely popular. Here's some basic information you need to know before engaging in the debate. To ...

Since it first trickled over from Chicago in the mid-2010s, drill has grown in unimaginable ways. Starting as a niche South London sound, with its eerie, 808s-loaded beats and just as if not more ...

Editor's Note: This story was originally published in September 2021 and has been updated for comprehensiveness. From the self-proclaimed "Queen of Drill" Ivorian Doll clapping back against targeted ...

Drake has always dipped into subcultures for inspiration, but the UK scene has a specific resonance with his Canadian roots. Both American hip-hop and British grime descend from Jamaican dancehall, ...

In January of this year I was filed into a cramped room in Portcullis House, Westminster. A government minister was responding to questions about serious youth violence. “Should we blunt the ends of ...

Yes, Chicago’s Chief Keef is still the king of drill. After all, he created the genre in the early 2010s. But when you say ‘drill’ in 2020, you’re more likely referring to the sounds made famous by ...

Over the latter half of the 2010s, drill became a rap’s most popular sub-genre. Many still argue about whether it was the UK or US that catapulted the genre to mainstream success, and of course it’s ...

It's 2008. Skepta and Ghetts are clashing on Kiss FM. Estelle, Wiley, and Dizzee Rascal all have a foothold in the UK charts. For grime and UK rap, things seem bright. On a council estate in London, ...

"I've got an opportunity to change my life, and an opportunity to change everyone else's life around me," says M1onTheBeat, keen to convey his relentless drive to grow and develop. "I don't wanna ...

It’s interesting, therefore, that this is the topic the video platform decided to investigate for one of its first documentaries. Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story is a 80-minute film examining the ...