Mayor Eric Adams’ rapper son is at odds with his dad over drill rap, saying in a recent interview it was “outrageous” for Hizzoner to call for a ban on the violence-glorifying genre.

But in recent times, the purpose of rap as well as white people’s opinions and influence on it have changed. This is especially apparent with the creation of drill rap. Drill rap refers to music that ...

Then he backtracked, met with some drill rappers, and said he’d work with them to address gun violence. Then last month, three drill rappers were reportedly kicked off the Rolling Loud Festival ...

This episode explores how drill music has inspired and shaped the global rap scene. Drill music started in Chicago over a decade ago and has since spread to cities across the world. In this video ...

Last year, the Bronx rapper emerged from the drill scene with a pop-friendly sound, and attracted the attention of Drake. Now she’s releasing her first EP. By Jon Caramanica On a cold, damp ...

The rap style has become global in the last five years with adoption of the genre in Britain. South London’s zany and techno-ish versions made U.K. drill positively exotic for the international ...

The sound of drill is the brazen brrrrrap of street-level rap over the past decade. It’s the unsettling, aestheticized sound of gunplay evoked by spraying hi-hats, double-tapped rhyme blasts ...

This was exemplified by a Thursday report that at least three drill music rappers were removed from this weekend's Rolling Loud festival in New York City. Drill music has also faced high-profile ...

police say the deaths of aspiring New York City drill rappers and those in the drill community over the last year point to gun violence. One of the youngest victims. "That's what started the whole ...

A man convicted of murder in London was taken back into custody after a report emerged that he was anonymously making drill rap music. The victim’s family worries his music could bring him more ...