Brooklyn drill

Brooklyn drill music is a subgenre of hip-hop that began as derivative of the drill music scene in Chicago, Illinois, USA, and was modified with 808 percussion and sliding notes by notable producers (808Melo, AXL Beats, Ghosty and Yamaica Productions) from the drill music scene in London, United Kingdom and blossomed in Brooklyn, New York, USA.[1][2][3] Brooklyn drill emerged around 2016 and was made popular in the mainstream in 2019 by the late Pop Smoke.[4][5][6][7] Other notable contributors of Brooklyn drill music are Fivio Foreign, 22GZ, Sheff G, Sleepy Hallow, Sosa Geek, KJ Balla (deceased), Smoove'L, Fetty Luciano, MaxThaDemon, Ciggy Black, Coach Da Ghost, Rah Swish, Bizzy Banks, Curly Savv,Envy Caine, Blizz Vito, PNV Jay, and Nick Blixky (deceased).[8][9][10][11][12][13][14]

Origins

The origins of Brooklyn drill music were from the Chicago drill music movement and gained notoriety from rappers Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel in 2014 with the single "Hot Nigga".[15] Bobby Shmurda and Rowdy Rebel can be considered as pioneers and having started Brooklyn drill music.[16] The movement's early pioneers were rappers, Bam Bino, Dah Dah and Curly Savv.[17] The music became more popular and associated with UK drill production, specifically AXL Beats with the releases of 22Gz's "Suburban" (released in 2016) and Sheff G's "No Suburban" (2017), the latter being a diss record to 22Gz. Both songs went viral and were credited for the rise and birth of Brooklyn drill.[18][19]

Brooklyn drill music reached mainstream Billboard Hot 100 success with Pop Smoke and Travis Scott ('Gatti' from the JackBoys album and Pop Smoke feat. Nicki Minaj "Welcome to the Party"), Fivo Foreign's "Big Drip" and later collaborations with Drake and Fivio Foreign and Sosa Geek ('Demons').[20][21][22] In 2020 Brooklyn drill music suffered a loss when its biggest star at the time, Pop Smoke was murdered on February 19, 2020, he was shot twice during a home invasion in Hollywood Hills, California.[23][24][25][26][27]

Characteristics

Brooklyn drill sound is a combination of trap music, Chicago and UK drill music (the latter of which brings influences from British grime and dubstep[28]), and often has sliding 808s with manipulated vocal samples.[29][30] Earlier Brooklyn drill tracks from artists such as Sheff G, and notably Pop Smoke, used drill beats from London (UK), incorporating their American accents, and changing the focus to energy, which helped create a distinct New York sound. The lyrical content of Brooklyn drill music tends to be dark, violent, aggressive, gang and or opposition related topic, guns, sex, violence, materialism and luxury.

Influence

Brooklyn drill music has become very influential among the protestors for social change including but not limited to the Black Lives Matter Movement.[31] The defiant and energetic vibe of Brooklyn drill music has resonated with the energy of the youthful protesters. Rapper Pop Smoke has been considered a pioneer of Brooklyn drill, particularly thanks to the success of his songs "Dior" and "Welcome to the Party", which, along with Fivio Foreign's "Big Drip", have regularly being sung and chanted amongst the protesters and have become anthems to symbolize the energy of the movement.[32] Pop Smoke was nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award for "Dior".[33][34][35][36][37] The Brooklyn drill scene has evolved into the New York drill scene.[38] One example is Staten Island, New York rapper CJ, who created a Brooklyn drill hit song, "Whoopty", which is reminiscent of the Brooklyn drill sound of Pop Smoke.[39]

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