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    Drill

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    How Black British rappers are being censored by the police

    Art Not Evidence is a new campaign fighting against the use of rap lyrics as evidence in UK criminal trials

    Music

    Dec 18, 2023

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    Odumodublvck: the rising Nigerian artist fusing Afrobeats and drill

    In the wake of the release his latest project Eziokwu, Emmanuel Onapa sits down with Odumodublvck and discusses the origin of his stage name, faith and his dream collaborators

    Music

    Oct 18, 2023

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    Parties, protest and police: the neglected histories of UK dance music

    Ed Gillett’s new book, Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain, provides a sweeping account of the evolution of British club culture, its roots in marginalised communities, and the decades-long effort to police it

    Music

    Aug 03, 2023

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    Digga D: trial by fire

    In a (mostly) unguarded interview, drill superstar Digga D weighs in on learning to live in the public eye, and why rap music is always on trial

    Music

    May 31, 2023

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    Five songs that prove we’re all still living in Chief Keef’s world

    Ahead of the release of the expanded edition of Finally Rich, we explore Sosa’s titanic presence across rap culture

    Music

    Dec 16, 2022

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    Meet the artists pushing Nigeria’s burgeoning drill scene

    Get to know the Abuja scene through five key artists

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    Nov 03, 2022

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    MusicSkiifall

    Skiifall, the Carribean-Canadian rapper fusing dancehall and drill

    Currently on tour with BADBADNOTGOOD, the rising musician talks growing up in Montreal, experimental drill and his upcoming mixtape sequel

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    Mar 29, 2022

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    Mask Off: how UK drill subverts reality, fantasy, and public image

    The Winter issue of Dazed explores the elusive duality of identity amid UK drill’s many masked figureheads – ft. MC Meekz, TeeZandos, M1llionz, and more

    Music

    Dec 14, 2021

    Sam Davies
    MusicLD UK drill artist

    LD (67): the UK drill figurehead speaks from prison

    From his music to his manner, LD embodies the endless complexities of what drill has come to be – as his LP Who’s Watching drops, the drill godfather addresses his relationship with the police, his past, and the contemporary scene

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    Feb 26, 2021

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    Blackhaine is the primal dancer making drill in Manchester

    The choreographer and musician has released Armour, a love letter to inner city life and long nights

    Music

    Dec 11, 2020

    Thomas Gorton
    MusicHeadie One

    Headie One is aiming for the sky and above

    As he releases a new video for ‘Home’, we sit down with Tottenham MC to discuss the long road to success

    Music

    Dec 06, 2019

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    MusicOFB

    OFB drop video for ‘Once In A While’ featuring Headie One

    The rising drill stars from Tottenham release visuals from their Top 40 album ‘Frontstreet’

    Music

    Dec 01, 2019

    Thomas Gorton
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    An artist & three drill MCs collaborate to fight for freedom of expression

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    Art & Photography

    Jun 07, 2019

    Alex Standen
    MusicSkengdo x AM drill

    London police has forced YouTube to delete over 100 UK drill music videos

    The war against London rap rages on

    Music

    Feb 15, 2019

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    I can’t stop listening to Unknown T’s ‘Homerton B’

    The UK drill tune is undeniably one of the best of the year

    Music

    Sep 10, 2018

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