Pop Smoke's posthumous album 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon' was the only Brooklyn drill album to debut at #1 on the Billboard 200 — released 5 months after his murder. Drill music exploded out of Chicago's South Side in the early 2010s, mutated through London's sliding 808s, and detonated in Brooklyn in 2018, becoming hip-hop's most controversial subgenre with police task forces, gang injunctions, and lyrics policed in court.
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You'll cover Chicago drill origins from Englewood and Chiraq, UK drill's distinctive sliding 808s and Carns Hill / AXL Beats production, the Brooklyn drill rise behind Pop Smoke and Sheff G, Pop Smoke's tragic legacy and posthumous #1, gang injunctions and NYPD/Met policing, and Central Cee's mainstream crossover with 'Sprinter.'
Drill is a hip-hop subgenre originating in Chicago's South Side around 2011-2012, defined by dark trap-influenced beats (typically 130-145 BPM with half-time hi-hats), heavy 808 sub-bass, ominous synths, and often violent lyrics referencing real gang conflicts. UK and Brooklyn variants developed distinctive sounds, including UK drill's signature 'sliding' 808 basslines.
Chief Keef (Keith Cozart, born 1995) is widely credited as the figurehead of Chicago drill music. He went viral while on house arrest in 2012 with 'I Don't Like' (produced by Young Chop), signed to Interscope, and dropped genre-defining tracks like 'Love Sosa' and 'Faneto' as the leader of Glory Boyz Entertainment (GBE).
Pop Smoke (Bashar Barakah Jackson) was murdered on February 19, 2020 at the age of 20 during a home invasion in Los Angeles. His posthumous album 'Shoot for the Stars, Aim for the Moon,' released five months later in July 2020, debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 — the only drill album ever to do so.
Last updated: May 2026