22. Stickz, “Let’s Get It” (2013) Stickz’s signature song sounds prehistoric compared to some of the other cuts on this list. He was a pioneer of UK drill and his groundbreaking anthem ...

A bit too real. It did not take too long for officials in the UK to convince the public that drill songs promoted violence and caused an increase in crime. The decided to act. In 2018, the police ...

Ceechynaa Takes UK Drill Rap Into A Wild, New Direction! On November 10, 2024, rising UK drill rapper Ceechynaa (real name Chelsea Odosamamwen Ode) teased her latest single, “Peggy,” in a ...

Central Cee kicked off 2025 with Can’t Rush Greatness, our Album Of The Week. Now the UK drill rapper is teaming up with Sexyy Red for the unlikely collaboration “GUILT TRIPPIN.” ...

because when you drill down into the hard data, UK music’s smashing it harder than ever. Check out the songs we were bumping the most this year down below, and to read more or see the official ...

SCUMBAG Jake Fahri, who ­murdered 16-year-old schoolboy Jimmy Mizen in 2008, is back where he belongs – behind bars. This comes after The Sun exposed him as London drill rapper Ten, an alias he ...

The question of whether UK drill scene is simply chronicling the ... history that someone was prosecuted for performing their own song. The duo, who were both 21 at the time, were convicted ...

The cover art for No Borders, a mixtape released last November by the UK drill rapper Headie One, highlights countries the project’s guest artists come from: France, Germany, Spain, Italy, the ...

the gang was not a "gang" at all -- but instead a loose music collective creating songs as part of the young but increasingly popular genre of U.K. drill music. Ade, who was 17 at the time of ...

A new book from cinematographers Tim & Barry and writer Ian McQuaid explores the rise of UK drill over the last four years A few months ago, Tim Barry and Barry Edmunds, commonly known as Tim & Barry, ...

The board says Instagram erred in banning a UK drill song after a request from London’s Metropolitan Police. Additionally, the board is pushing Meta to offer more transparency about its ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This image was taken from the official music video for “Is Ya Ready,” distributed by Capitol ...