Early 2010's ...

Style of trap

Originated in the South side of Chigago

Hit the mainstream in mid 2012

UK Drill - London - Brixton - 2012

Musicians tend to be young and get attention whilst still in their teens. Chief Keef was 16 when he signed a multi-million dollar record contract

Typically, those that create this style of music are affiliated with gangs or come from socioeconomically-deprived neighborhoods where crime is a way of life for many

UK drill music is heavily related to road rap, a British style of gangsta Rap that became popular in the years prior to the existence of drill

Use of diss tracks

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Cressida Dick named UK drill as one of the reasons for a rise in the rate of knife attacks in London and urged large internet companies to remove content that "glamourises violence". In May of that year, YouTube reported that it had removed more than half of the music videos that she had asked the platform to delete; Dick had identified them as causes of violent crime in London. More than 30 videos had been removed in total. Later that same year, South London-born drill MC and aspiring Mayor of London Drillminister released a track called 'Political Drillin' which was broadcast on Channel 4 News and subsequently went viral, using UK MP's comments in a bid to highlight the hypocrisy of their own violent language. In July 2019, YouTube decided it would no longer be taking down UK drill videos on YouTube.

Young Chop

Chief Keef

Lil Durk

Fredo Santana

Lil Reese