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The rapper was killed in a highway shooting last week (5th)

Houston MC Chucky Trill has died.

Texan rapper Chucky Trill, real name Corey Detiege, has been killed in a highway shooting. He was 33.

The shooting...

In the second part of our How I Made series, producer MKthePlug shows us how he made the beat for RV's 'Crep Shop' 

In our new series How I Made, aimed at beat-makers, producers and anyone who’s interested in making music, we sit down with producers to break...

"Watching 'Money Heist' doesn’t make me want to rob a bank"...

UK drill crew 67 have criticised police and media for “scapegoating" their genre, according to an open letter sent to The Fader by group member...

The decision has been criticised as being “ineffective, impractical and unjust”...

London’s Metropolitan police have applied for a court order to ban five gang members from making drill music.

The unprecedented move comes shortly after it...

London drill collective 1011 have set up a petition calling for their work to be restored...

YouTube has deleted more than 30 UK drill videos from its platform that police claim incite violence.

According to figures obtained by Press Association, Scotland...

Sha Ek, Ron Suno, and 22Gz have all been taken off the bill for the weekend-long hip-hop festival

Several artists associated with New York's drill scene have been removed from the Rolling Loud festival line-up at the request of the New York City...

In the second episode of our Beat From Scratch series, rap producer R14 makes a melodic UK drill beat from scratch in FL Studio at...

UK drill music videos can now be used as evidence in court, CPS rules

The Crown Prosecution Service said drill videos can be submitted to connect suspects to gang-affiliated offenses and provide additional context in criminal cases

UK drill artists' music videos can now be submitted as evidence in court, the head of the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said. i News reports...

MKthePlug shows how to make a UK drill beat, as part of our new beat-making series for producers, How I Made

MKthePlug shows how to make a UK drill beat, as part of our new beat-making series for producers, How I Made.

In this tutorial, MKthePlug...

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Digital Holdings is the Bermondsey studios that's had artists including Headie One, Harlem Spartans, Zone 2, Carns Hill and SL all record music within its...

A street lamp flickers on an industrial estate. Two men exchange fist bumps outside a garage door. Inside, an impressive film studio is being prepped...

UK rap and drill Youtube video takedown requests by Met Police increased 300% in 2021

Nearly 97% of requests to remove clips were approved by the Google-owned video giant, according to a new VICE report.

London's Metropolitan Police sent YouTube triple the number of UK rap and drill video takedown requests in 2021 than in the previous year. A new...

Use of drill lyrics in criminal trials to be reviewed by the crown prosecution service

Research shows more and more court cases involve "creative expression" used as evidence 

The use of drill lyrics in criminal trials is to be reviewed by The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in the UK. New research by the...

DJ Mag catches up with three of UK rap and drill’s most active and influential engineers — Manon Grandjean, Dukus and Sean D — to...

The numbers don’t lie; UK rap and drill sits at the head of the top table of British popular music. Dave’s latest, ‘We’re All Alone...

Chris Kaba, 24-year-old rapper of drill group 67, shot dead by police in London

The shooting happened earlier this week in Streatham Hill following a police pursuit

Chris Kaba, a 24-year-old rapper who was a member of the drill group 67, has been named as the man who was shot dead by...

The track finished the week with 71,208 sales

  Tion Wayne and Russ Millions have made history this week by releasing the first ever UK drill track to top the UK singles charts...