‘Drill’ rap fuels the violence

A DISTURBING new form of British rap music called Drill has been blamed for the surge in gang killings.

The slick videos feature masked gang members displaying weapons, rapping about recent stabbings, taking drugs and making threats to their rivals.

One of the most popular Drill rappers is Headie One, from Tottenham, who has been jailed twice and has 246,000 monthly listeners on Spotify.

YouTube videos about notorious rappers include ‘5 UK Drill rappers that got stabbed/shot’, ‘Top 5 UK Drill rappers who are doing life in prison’ and ‘UK Drill rappers getting released from prison next year’.

A report on gangs and Drill music by criminologist Craig Pinkney said: ‘If an artist professes to be a gang member who has committed a series of stabbings and shootings, the talent of such an individual will be tainted if the claim cannot be supported.’

‘Score these points, still get round there, sawn-off joints. Hold it steady, got both elbows locked, I’m poised. Splash man’s face. I ain’t lying too RAPPER HEADIE ONE ON YOUTUBE