The rising deaths linked to drill rap have sparked urgent conversations about whether the music reflects harsh realities or ...

Authorities allege he played a central role in a December 2021 shooting that left Hwascar “OY Wasca” Hernandez dead, and they insist his drill rap lyrics aren’t just art but boast of real ...

The NYPD cited the drill rap culture earlier this year for inflaming gang tensions, with the rappers often taunting rivals in their lyrics and videos — leading to lethal results.Mayor Adams even ...

Those lyrics are too often acted out in real life, like the shootout between rappers in a motel last summer which left both dead, or the 15-year-old charged with attempted murder on a school bus.

Nielson is the co-author of Rap On Trial: Race, Lyrics and Guilt in America, and has appeared in over 100 cases in the US as a witness expert. He said that Young Thug’s fame will be a “double ...

The father of a murdered New York City drill rapper said it has been impossible to grieve his son while others in the genre make a “mockery” of his death in their lyrics. Perry Williams, whose ...

Metropolitan Police chief Sir Mark Rowley told LBC that he would support a move to put controls on the proliferation of drill rap music. The genre, which has experienced a massive rise in popularity ...