Marked by no-frills rapping and nightmarish production, Chicago drill music traveled around the globe at the speed of the internet throughout the last decade. Eventually, Brooklyn rappers tried on the ...

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It took about 10 years, but drill music has successfully surpassed regional popularity in Chicago. Flowing on a drill beat can be a challenge for anyone who’s not used to doing it. Sometimes, the ...

I’m sitting in the basement of a low-rise corner building in Bushwick with 23-year-old rapper/producer Cash Cobain, and it’s finally time to throw on the Spice Girls. The basement is a converted ...