Chicago drill was one of the most thriving rap scenes in the country, until local government and police tried to force it out of the city" - Complex writes introducing the controversial genre. BBC explores the rising popularity of drill music as well as rising debates over its links to violence.

"I want people to feel what I’m going through, even if they aren’t experiencing the same shit. Like I’m growing up in my music, I’m still learning a lot, still understanding what death really means" - Brooklyn drill rapper says to Pitchfork reporter, who spent a day with the 22-year-old, going from a barber to a studio. BB looks back at Pop Smoke: "He really changed the game... He was always telling me it’s cool making drill for the streets, but once you start seeing the world it makes you want to be bigger than the streets".

NME has made a compilation of 23 best drill songs from the history of genre. After being pioneered by Chicagoan producer Young Chop in 2012, drill has become rap’s most popular sub-genre. The list covers everything from Chief Keef's 2012 'I Don't Like' to last years' 'Dior' by Pop Smoke.

Drillosophy is an original video-blog combining contemporary music culture, urban sociology and philosophy. In their first episode, they explore perception by applying Plato's Cave, an idea from ancient Ancient Greek philosophy, to UK drill music. It features Brixton drill duo Skengdo & AM, who talk about their lyrics. Watch the episode below.

The success of grime has helped diverse, diasporic tracks to hit the charts - Guardian says in an article about how it has now opened doors for a host of other genres of black British music. On the one side, there is the tabloid-worrying, tonally dark road rap and UK drill scenes, with artists including […]