Drill rap music has been in a huge debate recently. The genre has been questioned with rappers linked to alleged criminal chares and gang-related activities because of its violent lyricism that was believed to have translated into the artists' actions.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams has expressed strong feelings against the genre, even comparing it to former President Donald Trump's Twitter pronouncements.
Recently, legendary Hip-hop music producer Pete Rock has expressed his piece about the debatable genre.
Pete Rock Dubs Drill Rap Music As' Trash', Here's Why He Thinks So
In a controversial Instagram video that he posted recently, the legendary music producer seemed to have echoed current New York City Mayor Eric Adams' initial thoughts on the questionable genre.
"Thats trash hop not hip hop i been told yall about this kinda sh*t. idc call me what you want but that kinda hip hop is doo doo and it disrupts the soul i told yall that already man lol smh," he said in the caption of a clip of Mayor Adams showing the media a clip of a drill rap song showing off violence.
Per Rock, Drill rap is not even for the "birds or the streets," as it became the result of greedy people, talentless people, which led to the destruction of culture.
"Yall never see the play when it's happening and everyone complains but does not speak up and say a word. Now this! this how we going out? Its on social media but who is really promoting this? talk about that smh," he ended his post.
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Rock seemed to agree with Mayor Adams' assessment of the violent rap genre, who noted that social media has allowed the display of violence to be broadcasted freely online.
Last February, Mayor Adams declared war on the music genre, noting that it has contributed to the rise of violence in the Big Apple. Rapper Chii Wvtzz's death prompted the mayor to launch a full-blown investigation and attack on drill rap.
The debatable subgenre of Hip-hop came to the streets in Chicago in the early 2010s, but then it gained traction in 2019 in New York City through the late rapper Pop Smoke, which many consider to be the modern face of the genre until he was gunned down in 2020.
Since his passing, many rappers in New York have stepped forward, with Fivio Foreign being at the forefront, thus revitalizing the subgenre again.
But despite the launched war on the genre, the New York State Senate has passed legislation that would limit prosecutors or authorities from using the lyrics of an artist against them in court - something that would be very beneficial to the community should it be enacted.
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