New York drill scene

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The New York drill scene is a regional offshoot of drill music centered in New York City, known for its aggressive beats, gritty street narratives, and prominent artists who helped bring the sound into mainstream hip-hop.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf music scene
regional drill music scene
associatedWithDance Bronx drill dances
Woo walk
basedIn New York City
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizedFor alleged glorification of gang activity
defendedAs authentic expression of urban reality
emergedIn mid-2010s
emergedInDecade 2010s
exportedTo international rap scenes
other US cities
gainedMainstreamAttentionIn early 2020s
late 2010s
genreOf drill music
hasCharacteristic controversial lyrics linked to real-life conflicts
dance trends associated with songs
music videos shot in New York neighborhoods
use of UK-style drill beats with New York slang
viral social media promotion
impactOn global drill music
mainstream New York rap sound
influencedBy Chicago drill rappers
Chief Keef
G Herbo
Lil Durk
UK drill producers
language English
lyricalTheme gang conflicts
gritty street narratives
life in New York housing projects
opposition to rivals
street credibility
urban violence
mediaCoverage discussed in relation to rising youth violence in New York City
musicFusionOf Brooklyn street rap
New York rap flows
UK drill production style
notableArtist 22Gz
B-Lovee
Bizzy Banks
Dusty Locane
Fivio Foreign
Kay Flock
Pop Smoke
Ron Suno
Sheff G
Sleepy Hallow
notableProducer 808Melo
Axl Beats
Trap House Mob
Yamaica Productions
Yozora
notableSong Big Drip
surface form: "Big Drip"

Dior
surface form: "Dior"

"No Suburban"
"Suburban"
"Welcome to the Party"
notableSubscene Bronx drill
New York drill scene self-linksurface differs
surface form: Brooklyn drill
platform SoundCloud
Spotify
TikTok
YouTube
stylisticOrigin Chicago drill scene
New York hip hop
UK drill scene
trap music
subgenreOf hip hop music
typicalFeature 808-heavy production
aggressive beats
dark melodies
sliding 808 basslines
syncopated hi-hats

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Fivio Foreign memberOf New York drill scene
Computers musicalStyle New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Shmoney Shmurda (EP) associatedMovement New York drill scene
subject surface form: Shmoney Shmurda
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Chicago drill musicFusionGenre New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Chicago drill derivative New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Big Drip hasInfluenceOn New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill scene
Big Drip hasInfluenceOn New York drill scene
this entity surface form: New York drill
Bop It musicSubculture New York drill scene
Demons partOf New York drill scene
this entity surface form: New York drill movement
New York drill scene notableSubscene New York drill scene self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Pop Smoke genre New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Sosa Geek partOf New York drill scene
this entity surface form: New York City drill movement
Trust genre New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Trust partOf New York drill scene
Wetty hasStyle New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill
Wetty associatedWith New York drill scene
this entity surface form: New York drill movement
Move Like a Boss associatedWithMovement New York drill scene
this entity surface form: New York drill wave
Say My Name hasMusicalStyle New York drill scene
this entity surface form: Brooklyn drill sound
Say My Name hasSubgenre New York drill scene
this entity surface form: New York drill