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{{Short description|British rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sus
| alias = Suspect
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Tariq Kennedy Monteiro<ref name = mylondon-1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/rapper-deported-after-kenya-arrest-22946697|title=Rapper charged with 2019 Camden murder after deported from Kenya|first=Charlie|last=Lawrence-Jones|date=1 February 2022|website=mylondon.news|access-date=23 February 2022|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217083953/https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/rapper-deported-after-kenya-arrest-22946697|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|2|27|df=yes}}<ref name = mylondon-1/>
| birth_place =
| origin = [[Camden Town]], [[London]], England
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
}}
| genre = {{Flatlist|
*[[British hip hop]]
*[[UK drill]]
}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| current_member_of = Active Gxng
}}

'''Tariq Kennedy Monteiro''' (born 27 February 2000), known professionally as '''Sus''' or '''Suspect''', is a British rapper; he is part of the [[UK drill]] group Active Gxng (also known as AGB), based in the Agar Grove estate within Camden Town, London. He released his debut album, ''Suspicious Activity'', in 2022.

==Early life==
In 2014, fourteen year old Monteiro was reported as missing from his foster home in [[Tottenham]]; at the time, he was in the care of [[Camden London Borough Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/11528056.teen-missing-for-two-months-last-seen-three-days-ago-say-police/|title=Teen missing for two months last seen three days ago, say police|date=10 October 2014|work=Tottenham & Wood Green Independent|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=13 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313212215/https://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/11528056.teen-missing-for-two-months-last-seen-three-days-ago-say-police/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==

In 2020, Sus released "Turn Up" alongside t.scam; [[GRM Daily]] described the song as "offload[ing] some unapologetically honest bars...aimed at certain people in their lives."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/activegxng-suspect-t-scam-turn-up/|title=#ACTIVEGXNG'S SUSPECT AND T.SCAM TEAM UP FOR "TURN UP"|first=Jade|last=Dadalica|date=5 December 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014201/https://grmdaily.com/activegxng-suspect-t-scam-turn-up/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared on [[Fumez the Engineer]]'s ''Plugged In'' series alongside 2smokeyy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/suspect-2-smokeyy-plugged-in/|title=ACTIVE GXNG'S SUSPECT & 2SMOKEYY DROP 'PLUGGED IN' FREESTYLE WITH FUMEZ THE ENGINEER|first=Courtney|last=W|date=24 December 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805104353/https://grmdaily.com/suspect-2-smokeyy-plugged-in/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2021, he appeared on "Who's Bad" alongside Swavey, Yevz and 2smokeyy;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-whos-bad/|title=SWAVEY, YEVZ, 2SMOKEYY & SUSPECT ASK "WHO'S BAD" ON GREAZY NEW BOP|first=Courtney|last=W|date=21 January 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014205/https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-whos-bad/|url-status=live}}</ref> this was followed by the release of "Block Heroes" with Nino in February and "MoonWalk" in March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/nino-suspect-block-heroes/|title=PREMIERE: NINO & SUSPECT LINK UP FOR NEW OFFERING "BLOCK HEROES"|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=14 February 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014205/https://grmdaily.com/nino-suspect-block-heroes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-moonwalk/|title=PREMIERE: ACTIVE GXNG'S SUSPECT OFFLOADS CLEAN VISUALS FOR "MOONWALK"|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=28 March 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014202/https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-moonwalk/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August, he appeared on "Double Tap" by [[Fredo (rapper)|Fredo]], which appeared on ''Independence Day'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/fredo-new-album-independence-day-release-date-tracklist-features/|title=Fredo new album 'Independence Day': Release date, tracklist, features & more|date=8 July 2021|publisher=[[Capital Xtra]]|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801150434/https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/fredo-new-album-independence-day-release-date-tracklist-features/|url-status=live}}</ref> it peaked at number 73 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. He also appeared on [[Mixtape Madness]]'s ''The Cold Room'' series with t.scam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-t-scam-the-cold-room-tweeko/|title=#ACTIVEGXNG'S SUSPECT & T.SCAM STEP UP FOR EPISODE 3 OF 'THE COLD ROOM WITH TWEEKO'|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=29 August 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124921/https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-t-scam-the-cold-room-tweeko/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September, Sus appeared on a remix of "Snap It" by SR and on "Woosh & Push" by [[Loski]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/sr-snap-it-remix/|title=SR, LOSKI, SUSPECT, SD & TRAP UNITE ON GREAZY "SNAP IT" REMIX|first=Courtney|last=W|date=16 September 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322065615/https://grmdaily.com/sr-snap-it-remix/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/loski-woosh-and-push-featuring-suspect/|title=LOSKI DELIVERS JUMPY NEW ONE "WOOSH & PUSH" FEATURING SUSPECT|first=Hayley|last=Habbouchi|date=30 September 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124917/https://grmdaily.com/loski-woosh-and-push-featuring-suspect/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, he released "Encore", noted by GRM Daily as "a quality release that showcases Suspect’s deep cadence and his engaging bars."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/suspect-active-gxng-encore/|title=PREMIERE: SUSPECT (ACTIVE GXNG) OFFLOADS CLEAN VISUALS FOR "ENCORE"|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=17 October 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124918/https://grmdaily.com/suspect-active-gxng-encore/|url-status=live}}</ref> He released "Freestyle" in December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/agb-suspect-freestyle/|title=PREMIERE: AGB'S SUSPECT UNLEASHES HARD NEW "FREESTYLE"|first=Courtney|last=W|date=16 December 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=16 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124919/https://grmdaily.com/agb-suspect-freestyle/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, he released "Frostbite" with Nino Uptown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/nino-uptown-agb-suspect-frostbite/|title=PREMIERE: NINO UPTOWN & AGB'S SUSPECT LINK UP ON "FROSTBITE"|first=Courtney|last=W|date=20 January 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124916/https://grmdaily.com/nino-uptown-agb-suspect-frostbite/|url-status=live}}</ref> He released his debut album, ''Suspicious Activity'', in February.<ref name = sa>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67733/title.suspect-swavey-charged-stabbing-murder-kenya-arrest|title=UK DRILL RAPPERS SUSPECT & SWAVEY CHARGED WITH STABBING MURDER FOLLOWING KENYA ARREST|first=Joe|last=Walker|date=2 February 2022|website=hiphopdx.com|access-date=23 February 2022|archive-date=16 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216112837/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67733/title.suspect-swavey-charged-stabbing-murder-kenya-arrest|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
In 2022, Monteiro was arrested with Swavey (real name Siyad Mohammed) in [[Nairobi]], Kenya for the 2019 murder of a 16-year old boy real name Alex Smith.

Currently, Sus awaits trial which will take place in March 2023. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://courtnewsuk.co.uk/drill-rappers-murdered-this-16-year-old/|title=Drill rappers 'murdered this 16-year-old'|date=24 June 2022|url-access=subscription|website=courtnews.co.uk|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===
*''Suspicious Activity'' (2022)<ref name = sa/>

===Charted singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/60807/fredo-ft-sus/|title=FREDO FT SUS {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=23 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207031211/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/60807/fredo-ft-sus/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Double Tap" ([[Fredo (rapper)|Fredo]] featuring Sus)
|2021
|73
|''Independence Day''
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Other artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album
|-
!scope="row"|"Snap It (Remix)"
|rowspan="2"|2021
|[[SR (rapper)|SR]], [[Loski]], [[Harlem Spartans|SD]], Trap
|{{N/a|Non-album single}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Woosh and Push"
|Loski
|''Censored''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:English male rappers]]
[[Category:Gangsta rappers]]
[[Category:People charged with murder]]

Digga D

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{{short description|British rapper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Digga D
| image =
| alias =
| birth_name = Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|2000|6|29}}
| birth_place = 
| origin = [[Ladbroke Grove]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[British hip hop]]|[[UK drill]]}}
| occupation = {{hlist|Rapper|songwriter|director}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = {{hlist|Black Money|Groundworks|[[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]}}
| current_member_of = [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]
| website = {{URL|https://www.diggad.co.uk}}
| death_date =
| caption = Herbert in 2021
}}

'''Rhys Angelo Emile Herbert'''<ref>{{cite web |title=Emile Herbert Rhys Angelo |url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/writer/397545507/HERBERT%20RHYS%20ANGELO%20EMILE |website=ASCAP |publisher=ACE Repertory |access-date=2 April 2022}}</ref> (born 29 June 2000),<ref name="birthday tweet">{{cite tweet | user=DiggaD_CGM| author=Digga D | number=1277578452309364737 | title=Happy birthday to me first bday on road in years! Surprise for you lot tonight Eyes | date=29 June 2020 | access-date=14 January 2021 }}</ref><ref name="evening standard"/> known professionally as '''Digga D''', is a British rapper and director.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Powell |first=Jon |date=15 April 2022 |title=Digga D liberates new visual for "Amelia Amelia" |pages=1 |work=Revolt |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-04-12/162491/digga-d-amelia-amelia-video/ |access-date=15 April 2022}}</ref> He had multiple singles that have been placed in the [[UK Singles Chart]]; his mixtape albums ''[[Double Tap Diaries]]'' and ''[[Made in the Pyrex|Made In The Pyrex]]'', reached No. 11 and 3 on the [[UK Albums Chart]], respectively. His third mixtape, ''[[Noughty by Nature|Noughty By Nature]]'' was released on 15 April 2022, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart.

He gained recognition as part of the [[UK drill]] collective 1011 which was later renamed to [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]. He is considered to be one of the pioneers of the UK drill scene.<ref name="the face" /> He is the founder of his current record label, Black Money Records (BMR) and managed by Groundworks.<ref>{{cite web |title=Black Money Records |url=https://bleep.com/label/28001-black-money-records |website=Bleep}}</ref>

Some of his music videos have garnered attention among law enforcement, resulting in a [[Criminal behaviour order|Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO)]] taken against the collective, and he has been in and out of prison during the singles and videos' releases.<ref name="independent" /> Digga D was sent to prison three times before the age of 20.<ref name="bbc" /><ref name="nytimes">{{Cite news |last=Clowes |first=Ed |date=11 January 2021 |title=For British Drill Stars, the Police Are Listening Closely |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/11/arts/music/digga-d-drill-music.html |access-date=13 January 2021 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="evening standard">{{Cite news |last=France |first=Anthony |date=6 January 2021 |title=Drill rappers targeted by police for inciting violence and taunting victims |language=en |work=[[Evening Standard]] |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/drill-rappers-digga-d-targeted-police-violence-taunting-victims-b699025.html |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

==Early life==
{{Expand section|date=November 2022}}
Rhys Herbert was born on 29 June 2000 in West London to a [[Jamaican British|Jamaican]] mother and [[Barbadian British|Barbadian]] father.<ref>{{cite interview |last=Herbert |first=Rhys |subject-link=Digga D |interviewer=Armani Juke |title=Digga D - Conversations With A Risktaker #4aminParis🇫🇷 |url=https://youtube.com/watch?v=4zVC8aautII |access-date=31 December 2022 |work= |publisher=Members Only Network |location=Birmingham |date=24 April 2022}}

<big>''Digga D talks about his Jamaican and Barbaradan upringing from 1:20-2:00''</big></ref> Herbert's interest in music initially started at age 12, when he listened to [[Jamaican reggae]] and [[dancehall]] and subsequently started writing music.<ref name="bbc" /> Herbert made his first song in 2011 at the Harrow Club alongside future [[CGM (rap group)|1011]] associates MSkum and Sav'o.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digga D: The Architect |url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/profiles/digga-d-cover-story-noughty-by-nature-uk-drill-1011/|first=Robert|last=Kazandijan|date=2022-05-05 |access-date=2023-01-08 |work=[[Crack (magazine)|Crack]]}}</ref> Herbert later went on to release his first single, 'Jumping', at age 14.

==Career==
===2015–2017: Formation of 1011/CGM ===
In 2015, he formed the [[UK drill]] group 1011 along with his friends in a local youth club in [[Ladbroke Grove]].<ref name="the face" /> The group was named after the [[W postcode area|W10 and W11 postal codes]],<ref name="guardian war" /> and includes members Herbert (Digga D), Yonas Girma, Micah Bedeau ([[Horrid1]]),<ref name="ind2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gang-filmed-harassing-grandmother-snapchat-youtube-drill-1011-12-worlds-london-a8389461.html|title = Gang members filmed themselves harassing rival's grandmother after she entered their 'strip'|website = [[Independent.co.uk]]|date = 8 June 2018}}</ref> Isaac Marshall, and Jordan Bedeau.<ref name="guardian cobain"/> They released several singles in 2016-17, including "Kill Confirmed", "Play for the Pagans", “Next Up” and "No Hook".<ref name="the face"/>

On 9 November 2017, Digga D and members of 1011 were arrested in a [[stop and search]] in which they were carrying machetes and baseball bats.<ref name="bbc ladbroke banned"/><ref name="guardian cobain"/> 1011 claimed they were making a drill music video, but police stated they were planning to attack a rival gang, [[12World]].<ref name="guardian cobain"/> Digga and 1011 were convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder, sentenced to 1 year in jail, and given a [[#Criminal Behaviour Order|Criminal Behaviour Order (CBO) in 2018]]. Four of the group's music videos prior to the CBO were taken down. However, they were noted to have already amassed over ten million combined views, and would soon be uploaded by fans to their channels, where they continued to get more views.<ref name="the face"/><ref name="vice"/> The group rebranded as CGM, an acronym for Certified Grove Members.

===2017–2019: ''Double Tap Diaries'' ===
He did a freestyle for [[Mixtape Madness]]'s ''Next Up?'', which was released on 30 November 2017.<ref name="grm next up">{{Cite news |last=Griffin |first=Alex |date=30 November 2017 |title=(1011) Digga D, Sav'o & T.Y go in on Next Up? Freestyle |work=[[GRM Daily]] |url=https://grmdaily.com/1011-digga-d-sav-o-ty-next-up/}}</ref> The freestyle was certified silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] on 18 October 2019,<ref name="BPI1"/> making it the first Mixtape Madness freestyle with a certification.<ref name="BPI1"/> Rap critic Joseph JP Patterson described the release of the freestyle as having "stopped everyone in their tracks. Heads in the music industry began to turn, and they quickly found themselves in 'next to blow' conversations."<ref name="bbc"/> Ethan Herlock of ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]'' wrote that the freestyle "demonstrated Digga D's distinctive flow and chest-puffing energy, heralding him as a standout MC in the increasingly crowded UK drill scene".<ref name="the face"/>

He released post-CBO-reviewed singles including "No Porkies", and "Who?", and had a [[Mixtape Madness]] ''Mad About Bars'' session with [[Kenny Allstar]].<ref name="AllMusic">{{Cite web |last=Martin |first=Liam |title=Digga D - Biography |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/digga-d-mn0003790610/biography |access-date=10 January 2021 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> On 17 May 2019, his debut mixtape, ''[[Double Tap Diaries]]'' was released. The album included the single "No Diet" which peaked No. 20 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="the face"/> Days after the mixtape release, he confirmed he was still in jail.<ref name="the face"/> The corresponding music video garnered 1.6 million views in five days, received a [[shout-out]] from rapper [[Stormzy]], and the music was used in an [[Instagram]] video post by [[Zac Efron]].<ref name="vice"/>

===2020–2021: ''Made in the Pyrex'' ===
In July 2020, Digga D released the single "Woi", which gained widespread recognition worldwide.<ref name="clash">{{Cite news |last=Murray |first=Robin |date=6 July 2020 |title=Digga D's 'Woi' Is Rapidly Becoming A Phenomenon |work=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]] |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/news/digga-ds-woi-is-rapidly-becoming-a-phenomenon}}</ref> The single was nominated for "Song of the Year" at the [[MOBO Awards]], and the editors at [[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] listed it at the top of their list of best songs of 2020.<ref name="complex mobo">{{Cite news |last=Keith |first=James |date=24 November 2020 |title=The MOBO Awards Are Back For 2020, Nines, Headie One, Ms Banks & More Nominated |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex UK]] |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/mobo-awards-nominations-2020}}</ref><ref name="complex best">{{Cite news |last1=Patterson |first1=Joseph JP |last2=Keith |first2=James |last3=Abiade |first3=Yemi |last4=Bishop |first4=Aaron |date=14 December 2020 |title=Complex UK's Best Songs Of 2020 |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex UK]] |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/12/complex-uk-best-songs-of-2020}}</ref> In October 2020, the follow-up single was released titled "Chingy (It's Whatever)".<ref name="complex nods">{{Cite news |last=Lynch |first=Jack |date=16 October 2020 |title=Digga D Nods To Early 2000s On New Drop "Chingy (It's Whatever)" |work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex UK]] |url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/10/digga-d-chingy}}</ref> On 24 November, [[BBC Three]] released the documentary ''Defending Digga D'' on [[BBC iPlayer]], and had it later broadcast on [[BBC One]] on 27 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/defending-digga-d-documentary-announced/|title='Defending Digga D' Documentary To Premiere On BBC Three This Month|date=18 November 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.complex.com/music/2020/11/defending-digga-d | title=Digga D Lays Out The Fine Print Of His Oppressive Criminal Behaviour Order In New Documentary | first=James | last=Keith | work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex UK]] | location=UK | date=25 November 2020 | access-date=4 February 2021 }}</ref> On 4 December, "Daily Duppy" was released on [[GRM Daily]].<ref name="dummymag">{{Cite news |last=Martin |first=Felicity |date=4 December 2020 |title=Digga D drops Daily Duppy |work=Dummy Mag |url=https://www.dummymag.com/new-music/digga-d-daily-duppy/}}</ref>

Digga D has also teased a collaboration mixtape with [[Unknown T]], after they met in [[Belmarsh Prison]] and made music together.<ref>{{cite news |title='Man Has Made History' – How Unknown T Changed the Landscape of UK Drill |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj4wpb/unknown-t-interview-rise-above-hate |website=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |access-date=15 January 2021 | date=27 July 2020 | first=Abubakar |last=Finiin}}</ref> On 4 February 2021, the single "[[Bringing It Back (Digga D and AJ Tracey song)|Bringing It Back]]" with [[AJ Tracey]] was released.<ref>{{cite news |title=Digga D & AJ Tracey Go Back to Back on Huge Collaboration "Bringing It Back" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-aj-tracey-bringing-it-back/ |work=[[GRM Daily]] | first=Courtney | last=Winter | date=4 February 2021}}</ref> The song topped the UK Chart's Official Trending Chart and debuted at No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/digga-d-and-aj-traceys-bringing-it-back-rockets-straight-to-number-1-on-the-official-trending-chart__32395/|title=Digga D and AJ Tracey score top trending song in the UK|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref> On 14 February, the single "Toxic" was released, accompanied by the music video.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Unveils the Visuals For His New Viral Track "Toxic" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-toxic/ |website=GRM Daily |date=14 February 2021 |access-date=19 February 2021}}</ref> On 25 February, the music video for the single "Bluuwuu" was released.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Unleashes Brand-New Single "Bluuwuu" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-bluuwuu/ |website=GRM Daily |date=25 February 2021 |access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref> His second mixtape, ''[[Made in the Pyrex]]'', was released on 26 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dummymag.com/news/digga-d-made-in-the-pyrex-mixtape/|title=Digga D announces new 'Made In The Pyrex' mixtape|website=DummyMag}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-made-in-the-pyrex-artwork/|title=Digga D releases artwork for upcoming mixtape 'Made In The Pyrex'|date=13 February 2021}}</ref> ''Pyrex'' reached No. 3 on the UK Albums Chart and was noted for being the "highest charting project to date for a millennium-born UK rapper, and the highest-charting independent UK Drill project on the Official Chart so far."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=5 March 2021 |title=Architects secure first Number 1 with For Those That Wish To Exist |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/architects-win-close-battle-to-secure-their-first-number-1-album-with-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-it-s-unbelievable-__32616/}}</ref>

===2021–present: ''Noughty by Nature''===
On the 13 August 2021, Digga D released the single "[[Wasted (Digga D song)|Wasted]]" featuring [[ArrDee]]. The single peaked at number 6 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/digga-d-arrdee-hit-number-1-on-the-uks-official-trending-chart-with-wasted__33801/|title = Digga D & ArrDee claim the UK's Number 1 trending song with Wasted|website = [[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]}}</ref> On 9 September, he released the song "2K17", which charted at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Takes It Old-School For New Drill Offering "2k17" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/digga-d-new-single-2k17 |website=Complex}}</ref> He also appeared on the single "Keep Talkin" with Sav'O and Horrid1 on 28 September.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D teams up with Sav'O and Horrid1 for "Keep Talkin" |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2021-09-29/107843/digga-d-teams-up-with-savo-and-horrid1-for-keep-talkin/ |website=Revolt}}</ref> On 21 October, he released the single "Red Light Green Light", with the music video referencing the television series ''[[Squid Game]]''. The single charted at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web |title=Watch Digga D's 'Squid Game'-Inspired Video For "Red Light Green Light" |url=https://www.complex.com/music/digga-d-red-light-green-light-video |website=Complex}}</ref>

On 14 January 2022, Digga D appeared on two songs: "Bine" with [[Horrid1]] and [[Sav'o]], and "Went Jail" with Groundworks and Unknown T.<ref name="Bine"/><ref name="Went Jail"/> On 20 January, Digga D released the single "Pump 101" featuring Still Brickin.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Drops Highly-Anticipated Visuals For "Pump 101" Featuring Liverpool's Stillbrickin |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-still-brickin-pump-101/ |website=GRM Daily|date=20 January 2022 }}</ref> On 3 March, he released the single "G Lock" featuring American rapper [[Moneybagg Yo]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D & Moneybagg Yo Connect on Huge Collaboration "G Lock" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-moneybagg-yo-g-lock/ |website=GRM Daily}}</ref> He released three freestyles in March titled "A Lil Promo", "Life of a Real G", and a freestyle during an appearance the radio station On the Radar in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D provides "A Lil Promo" in latest freestyle |url=https://www.revolt.tv/article/2022-03-09/156300/digga-d-a-lil-promo-freestyle/ |website=Revolt}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Drops New "Life of a Real G" Street-Heater Ahead of Mixtape |url=https://www.mixtapemadness.com/blog/music/digga-d-drops-new-life-of-a-real-g-street-heater-ahead-of-mixtape |website=Mixtape Madness}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-on-the-radar-freestyle/|title=Digga D Lets Off New Freestyle For On the Radar Radio|first=Courtney|last=W|date=21 March 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=22 March 2022}}</ref> On 31 March, Digga D released the third single from the mixtape "What You Reckon", featuring American rapper [[B-Lovee]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Calls on B Lovee For Stateside Collab "What You Reckon?" |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-b-lovee-what-you-reckon/|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=31 March 2022|website=GRM Daily|access-date=31 March 2022}}</ref> He also released the music videos for two singles "Amelia Amelia" and "Main Road" on 12 April and 14 April.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Unveil New Single "Amelia Amelia" |url=https://www.mixtapemadness.com/blog/news/digga-d-unveils-new-single-amelia-amelia |website=Mixtape Madness}}</ref>

Digga D's third mixtape, ''[[Noughty by Nature]]'' was released on 15 April 2022, including features from Rack5, Dodgy, Horrid1, [[Hotboii]], AJ Tracey, [[Maverick Sabre]], among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-noughty-by-nature-tracklist-announced/|title=Digga D Announces 'Noughty by Nature' Tracklist Featuring AJ Tracey, Moneybagg Yo & More|first=Courtney|last=W|date=11 April 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> The mixtape debuted atop the UK Albums Chart, becoming Digga D's first number one album.<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D storms to Number 1 with Noughty By Nature mixtape: “Thank you to everyone for the support!” |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/digga-d-storms-to-number-1-with-noughty-by-nature-mixtape-thank-you-to-everyone-for-the-support-__36115/ |website=Official Charts}}</ref> In July 2022, Digga D released two singles, "STFU" and "Frenches" with French rapper Timal.<ref>{{cite web |title=DIGGA D HEADS TO THE STREETS OF FRANCE FOR TIMAL ASSISTED SINGLE “FRENCHES” |url=https://grmdaily.com/digga-d-timal-frenches/ |website=GRM Daily}}</ref> On 1 September, he appeared on the song "Goofies" with American rapper [[Babyface Ray]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Babyface Ray and Digga D Team Up for New Track “Goofies” |url=https://hypebeast.com/2022/9/babyface-ray-x-digga-d-release-new-track-goofies |website=Hypebeast}}</ref> The same day, he announced the launching of his own record label Black Money Records (BMR).<ref>{{cite web |title=Is The UK Ready For More Rapper-Execs? |url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/is-the-uk-ready-for-more-rapper-execs |website=Trench}}</ref> On 13 October, he released his first single on the new record label, "Stay Inside".<ref>{{cite web |title=Digga D Shines A Light On The Grim Reality Of Street Life On New Drop “Stay Inside” |url=https://www.complex.com/music/digga-d-stay-inside |website=Complex}}</ref>

Most recently, Digga D has appeared on the remix to Frisco's song featuring INFAMOUSIZAK: "Bad & Clean" alongside Skepta and Skillibeng. The song is part of Frisco's Tottenham EP, and in his verse Digga mentions his time spent in jail.

==Artistry==
Digga D's musical influences come from the British Caribbean community in West London and incorporates dancehall, bashment and rap in his style.<ref name="GQ">{{cite web |last1=Thapar |first1=Ciaran |title=Free Digga D! A rare interview with the most influential British rapper of our time |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/digga-d-interview |website=GQ Magazine |access-date=17 February 2022}}</ref> ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]'' considered him as one of the pioneers of the UK drill scene.<ref name="the face" /> ''[[GQ]]'' called Digga D "the most influential British rapper of our time," noting his ability to continue rapping about the "harsh, competitive realities of young inner-city life" while also abiding by the rules of his CBO. Digga D said in the interview "I wouldn’t say I'm a pioneer of drill; I would say I'm a pioneer of changing drill. Other people made drill, I just took it to a place it's never been to before."<ref name="GQ"/>

==Legal issues==
=== Criminal Behaviour Order ===
Because of their arrest on 9 November 2017, Digga and 1011 were given a [[Criminal Behaviour Order]] (CBO) in 2018 that required the group to have the [[Metropolitan Police]]'s permission before releasing any new music, forbade them from using London postcodes, and banning references in lyrics to real-life incidents and people. Four of the group's music videos prior to the CBO were taken down. However, they were noted to have amassed over ten million combined views before removal.<ref name="the face"/><ref name="vice"/>

The conditions of Digga's CBO included being fitted with a [[ankle monitor|GPS tracker on his leg]] and being made to check in with probation every three hours, as well as having to notify the Met police when he uploaded any songs or videos, within 24 hours of upload. Any releases that incited violence, mentioning certain areas of London or lyrical references to real-life incidents or people in their music would not be permitted. "There's a list of about 18 to 20 people that Rhys isn't allowed to associate with, most of whom make up his friends from school or friends from his area or people that the police deemed were part of a gang that he was part of", explained Digga's lawyer, Cecilia Goodwin. Moreover, visually, there are certain things which are not allowed to be portrayed.<ref name="bbc" /> Any breach of the CBO would result in a recall to prison.<ref name="bbc"/>

The CBO ban issued to 1011 was condemned by the campaign group [[Index on Censorship]] and widely described as entirely unprecedented.<ref name="guardian war">{{Cite news |last=Hancox |first=Dan |date=22 June 2018 |title=The war against rap: censoring drill may seem radical but it's not new |language=en |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/22/the-war-against-rap-censoring-drill-may-seem-radical-but-its-not-new |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref> Digga's lawyer noted that the CBO "gives the police and probation the ability to control and censor his art". The Metropolitan Police has since denied it was censorship.<ref name="bbc"/> Det Ch Supt Kevin Southworth said at the time: "When in this instance you see a particular genre of music being used specifically to goad, to incite, to provoke, to inflame, that can only lead to acts of very serious violence being committed, that’s when it becomes a matter for the police. We're not in the business of killing anyone's fun, we're not in the business of killing anyone's artistic expression – we are in the business of stopping people being killed."<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="bbc ladbroke sentenced"/>

=== Other incarcerations ===
He has since been back to prison twice, including for breaching the stringent conditions of his CBO.<ref name="bbc" /> While Digga was recalled to prison in 2019, Digga was stabbed in the eye, causing him to lose use of the eye. He was stabbed with a blade fashioned from a tuna can, according to an official at the [[Ministry of Justice (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Justice]] who was not authorized to publicly discuss the matter and who spoke on the condition of anonymity. Goodwin, his lawyer, said that the rapper had been struggling with [[post-traumatic stress disorder]] after the attack.<ref name="nytimes"/>

In March 2020 Digga D pleaded guilty to [[violent disorder]] again and breaches of his CBO. He was sentenced to two years and 6 months for his role in a machete brawl with rival gang members in front of shoppers in West London. Other members of [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]] were also charged, including [[Sav'o]], who was sentenced to three years' imprisonment after pleading guilty to violent disorder, possession of an offensive weapon and breaches of a CBO.<ref name="evening standard"/>

He was arrested again in July for inciting violence after attending a [[Black Lives Matter]] protest in London and posting about the movement on [[Instagram]]. Right after being released from his previous arrest, rumours circulated that police had taken the rapper back into custody, which was later confirmed. "Again they are on me", the rapper is heard saying in a video as he is being cuffed. "For what? No reason."<ref name="hotnewhiphop">{{Cite news |last=D. |first=Dre |date=16 September 2020 |title=UK Drill Rapper Digga D Arrested Again Immediately After Being Released |language=en |work=HotNewHipHop |url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/uk-drill-rapper-digga-d-arrested-again-immediately-after-being-released-news.117942.html |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref> He has since been released, still under conditions of his CBO. Asked in an interview with ''[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]]'' if he was treated unfairly, he replied: "Oh, of course, 100 per cent, They didn't ban me from music [at first], only as it started hitting millions and [they] saw me prospering from it."<ref name="the face" />

In November 2021, it was claimed on social media that Digga D was arrested for stabbing a man in Dubai. He responded to these allegations by saying in an Instagram post, "In [the] future, before you start adding your 2 pence, wait to hear the full story." He also stated that, while he was arrested, he did not face any charges and was released soon after.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2021/11/29/digga-d-responds-to-claims-that-he-was-arrested-in-dubai/|title=Digga D responds to claims that he was arrested in Dubai|first=Shania|last=Wilson|date=29 November 2021|website=hitc.com|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefocus.news/music/digga-d-arrested/|title=Why does Twitter think Digga D was arrested in Dubai as rumour trends?|first=Amber|last=Peake|website=thefocus.news|date=28 November 2021|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref>

In January 11 2023, he was arrested for robbery.

== Discography ==
===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK">{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55468/digga-d/|title=Digga D {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|at=Select "Albums"|access-date=9 January 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref>{{cite magazine|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 8 March 2021|magazine=The ARIA Report|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|issue=1618|page=6|date=8 March 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]] <ref name="IRE">{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Digga+D|title=Discography Digga D|website=irish-charts.com|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Double Tap Diaries]]''
|
* Released: 17 May 2019
* Label: [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]
* Format: Digital download, streaming
| 11 || — || 85
|
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Made in the Pyrex]]''
|
* Released: 26 February 2021
* Label: CGM
* Format: CD, digital download, streaming
| 3 || 90 || 10
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Digga D|access-date=16 June 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| ''[[Noughty by Nature]]''
|
* Released: 15 April 2022
* Label: CGM, EGA
* Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming
| 1 || — || 17
|
|}

===Singles===
====As lead artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="2"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK"/>
! scope="col" style="width:2.5em;font-size:90%;"| [[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]] <ref name="IRE"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Kill Confirmed" (with [[1011 (rap group)|1011]] & [[Sav'o]])
| rowspan="3"| 2017
| — || —
|
| rowspan="5" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Play for the Pagans" (with 1011, Sav'o & [[Horrid1]])
| — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "No Hook" (with 1011, (CGM) ZK, MSkum, Sav'o & Horrid1)
| — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "No Porkies" (with Sav'o & (CGM) ZK)
| rowspan="1"| 2018
| — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Who?" (with Sav'o)
| rowspan="4" | 2019
| — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "No Diet"
| 20 || 95
|
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPIb">{{cite web|title=BRIT Certified - bpi|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|format=To access, enter "Digga D" in Certified Awards Search}}</ref>
| rowspan="2"| ''Double Tap Diaries''
|-
! scope="row"| "P4DP"
| 54 || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | "Mr. Sheeen" (with [[Russ Millions]])<ref name="uk charts sheeen">{{cite web | url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55950/digga-d-and-russ-splash/ | title=Digga D & Russ – Singles | access-date=14 January 2021 | work=[[Official Charts Company]] }}</ref>
| 28 || —
|
| {{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Woi"
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| 24 || 72
|
* BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
| rowspan="5"| ''Made in the Pyrex''
|-
! scope="row"| "Chingy (It's Whatever)"
| 18 || 50
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Bringing It Back (Digga D and AJ Tracey song)|Bringing It Back]]" (with [[AJ Tracey]])
| rowspan="7"| 2021
| 5 || 23
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Toxic"
| 35 || 92
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Bluuwuu"
| 23 || 48
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Wasted (Digga D song)|Wasted]]" (featuring [[ArrDee]])
| 6 || 26
|
*BPI: Gold<ref name="BPI"/>
| rowspan="2"| ''Noughty by Nature''
|-
! scope="row"| "2k17"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/2k17-single/1584343614|title=2k17 – Single by Digga D|website=Apple Music|date=9 September 2021|access-date=14 September 2021}}</ref>
| 26 || 74
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Keep Talkin" (with Horrid1 & Sav'o)
| — || —
|
| ''Violent Siblings''
|-
! scope="row"| "Red Light Green Light"
| 17 || 43
|
| rowspan="6"| ''Noughty by Nature''
|-
! scope="row"| "Pump 101" (with Still Brickin')
| rowspan="9"| 2022
| 9 || 33
|
*BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "G Lock" (with [[Moneybagg Yo]])
| 48 || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "What You Reckon" (with [[B-Lovee]])
| 46 || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Hold It Down"
| 35 || 85
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Main Road"
| 72 || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "STFU"
| 64 || —
|
| rowspan="4" {{TBA}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Frenches" (with Timal)
| – || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Stay Inside"
| 88 || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Chief Rhys Freestyle"
| — || —
|
|-
| style="font-size:85%;" colspan="22"| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
|}

====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:21em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions

! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Gun Lean (Remix)" (Russ Millions featuring [[Taze (rapper)|Taze]], [[LD (rapper)|LD]], Digga D, [[Ms Banks]] & [[Lethal Bizzle]])
| rowspan="2"| 2019
| —
|
| rowspan="7" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "10+1" (CGM featuring Splasha, MSkum, (CGM) Striker, Dodgy, Rack5, (CGM) TY, [[Horrid1]], [[Sav'o]] & Digga D)
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Gotcha" (Sean D featuring Digga D, [[Vybz Kartel]] & [[Unknown T]])
| rowspan="2"| 2020
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Be the One" ([[Rudimental]] featuring MORGAN, Digga D & TIKE)
| 49
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name="BPI"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Packs and Potions]] (Remix)" (HAZEY featuring [[M1llionz]], Digga D & Unknown T)
| rowspan="3"| 2022
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Goofies" ([[Babyface Ray]] featuring Digga D)
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Laughing Stock (Remix)" ([[98s|Kay-O]] featuring Digga D & [[Kwengface]])
| —
|
|}

===Promotional singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK"/>
|-
! scope="row"| "Next Up?" (with 1011, Sav'O & (CGM) TY)
| 2017
| —
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold{{efn|The single was listed as "Next Up? – Pt 1" by [[Mixtape Madness]] ft. 1011<ref name="BPI1">{{cite web|title=BRIT Certified - bpi|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|format=To access, enter "1011" or "Mixtape Madness" in Certified Awards Search }}</ref>}}
| rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Mad About Bars" (with [[Kenny Allstar]])
| 2018
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Mad About Bars Pt. 2" (with CGM, Kenny Allstar)
| 2019
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Daily Duppy - Pt. 1"
| 2020
| 59
|
|-
! scope="row"| "A Lil Promo (Freestyle)"
| rowspan="4"| 2022
| —
|
| rowspan="4"| ''Noughty By Nature''
|-
! scope="row"| "Life of a Real G (Freestyle)"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "On The Radar (Freestyle)"
| —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Amelia Amelia"
| —
|
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col"| Other artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Rolling"<ref>{{cite web |title=Listen to the Brand-New 'Blue Story' Soundtrack Featuring Rapman, Giggs & Many More |url=https://grmdaily.com/rapman-presents-blue-story-album/ |website=GRM Daily|date=15 November 2019 }}</ref>
| 2019
| {{N/A}}
| ''[[Blue Story|Rapman Presents: Blue Story (Music Inspired By the Original Motion Picture)]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Get in That Jeep"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/aystar-scousematic-3-tracklist/|title = Aystar Shares 'Scousematic 3' Tracklist Featuring Digga D, Giggs & More|date = 12 January 2021}}</ref>
| rowspan="3"| 2021
| Aystar
| ''Scousematic 3''
|-
! scope="row"| "Glee"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/unknown-t-adolescence|title=Unknown T Unveils 'Adolescence' Mixtape f/ Potter Payper, Digga D, M1llionz & More|website=[[Complex Networks]]}}</ref>
| [[Unknown T]]
| ''[[Adolescence (mixtape)|Adolescence]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Take That"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/potter-payper-thanks-for-waiting-mixtape/|title = Potter Payper Shares 'Thanks for Waiting' Mixtape with Digga D, Unknown T & More|date = October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/potter-payper-thanks-for-waiting-interview|title=Interview: Potter Payper Breaks Down Every Track on 'Thanks for Waiting'|website=[[Complex Networks]]}}</ref>
| [[Potter Payper]]
| ''Thanks for Waiting''
|-
! scope="row"| "Bine"<ref name="Bine">{{cite web |title=Horrid1 & Sav'O Drop 'Violent Siblings' Mixtape Featuring Digga D, PR Sad & More |url=https://grmdaily.com/horrid1-savo-violent-siblings/ |website=GRM Daily|date=14 January 2022 }}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| 2022
| Horrid1 & Sav'o
| ''Violent Siblings''
|-
! scope="row"| "Went Jail"<ref name="Went Jail">{{cite web |title=Digga D, V9, Unknown T, Potter Payper, M Huncho & More Link Up on Groundworks' 'The G Tape: Vol. 1' |url=https://grmdaily.com/groundworks-the-g-tape-vol-1/ |website=GRM Daily|date=14 January 2022 }}</ref>
| Groundworks, Unknown T
| ''The G Tape: Volume 1''
|-
! scope="row"| "5/11"
| Trapx10
| ''Project X10''
|-
! scope="row"| "Bad & Clean (Remix)"
| Frisco, INFAMOUSIZAK, Skillibeng, [[Skepta]]
| {{n/a}}
|}

== Filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2020
|''Defending Digga D''
|Himself
| [[BBC]] documentary<ref name="Guardian defending">{{Cite news |last=Nicholson |first=Rebecca |date=30 November 2020 |title=Defending Digga D review – should the police be monitoring rap? |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/nov/30/defending-digga-d-review-should-the-police-be-monitoring-rap |access-date=10 January 2021}}</ref>
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class ="wikitable"
|-
!Year
!Event
!Prize
!Recipient
!Result
!Ref
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2021
| rowspan="2"|[[Grierson Awards]]
|Envy Best Single Documentary – Domestic
|''Defending Digga D''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Televisual">{{cite web |title=Grierson Awards shortlist announced |url=https://www.televisual.com/news/grierson-awards-shortlist-announced/ |website=Televisual}}</ref>
|-
|Music & Single Documentary – Domestic
|''Defending Digga D''
|{{nom}}
|<ref name="Televisual"/>
|-
|[[Royal Television Society|RTS Southern Awards]]
|Documentary or Factual Programme
|''Defending Digga D''
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title=RTS Southern Awards 2021 |url=https://rts.org.uk/award/rts-southern-awards-2021 |website=RTS}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1"| 2022
|[[Broadcast Awards]]
|Best Multichannel Programme
|''Defending Digga D''
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{cite web |title='Defending Digga D' & 'Krept & Konan: We Are England' Among Winners at 2022 Broadcast Awards |url=https://grmdaily.com/broadcast-awards-2022-winners/ |website=GRM Daily}}</ref>
|}

== Notes ==
{{Notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist|refs=

<ref name="bbc">{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Joseph 'JP' |date=2 December 2020 |title=Digga D: 'I've learnt from my mistakes' |work=[[BBC Three]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/144838d0-6be6-4fdb-a919-0a38811741c3 |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="bbc ladbroke banned">{{Cite news |date=15 June 2018 |title=Ladbroke Grove banned from making 'violent drill music' |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44498231 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="bbc ladbroke sentenced">{{Cite news |date=11 June 2018 |title=Ladbroke Grove drill rap machete gang sentenced |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44442133 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="the face">{{Cite news |last=Herlock |first=Ethan |date=7 July 2020 |title=Digga D: the UK drill pioneer who can't be deterred |language=en-gb |work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]] |url=https://theface.com/music/digga-d-interview-woi-cgm |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="independent">{{Cite news |last=Baynes |first=Chris |date=15 June 2018 |title=Drill rap gang banned from making music without police permission in legal first |language=en |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/drill-rap-gang-ban-music-videos-met-police-court-order-ladbroke-grove-a8400371.html |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

<ref name="guardian cobain">{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-drill-rap-gang-banned-from-making-music-due-to-threat-of-violence | title=London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence | first=Ian | last=Cobain | date=15 June 2018 | access-date=14 January 2021 | work=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref>

<ref name="vice">{{Cite news | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb9b5d/digga-d-double-tap-diaries-interview-2019 | title=Digga D's Drill Videos Were Banned, But Now He's Bigger Than Ever | first=Ciaran | last=Thapar | date=21 May 2019 | work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] | access-date=14 January 2021 }}</ref>

}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|https://www.diggad.co.uk}}

{{Digga D}}

[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English male rappers]]
[[Category:Gangsta rappers]]
[[Category:People from Ladbroke Grove]]
[[Category:English people of Barbadian descent]]
[[Category:English people of Jamaican descent]]

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Harlem Spartans

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{{short description|British hip hop collective}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Harlem Spartans
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Kennington]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| label =
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[67 (rap group)|67]]
* Moscow17<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2019/05/05/drill-lyrics/content.html|title=Doing violence to music|last=chrisnewell|date=2019-05-05|website=members.tortoisemedia.com|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212014319/https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2019/05/05/drill-lyrics/content.html|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Siraq
* KuKu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/harlem-spartans-kuku-westwood|title=HARLEM SPARTANS & KUKU GO HARD ON WESTWOOD CRIB SESSION|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=23 August 2016 |access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212201217/http://grmdaily.com/video/harlem-spartans-kuku-westwood|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| website =
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Harlem O
* Harlem
}}
| current_members = [[#Current members|See list]]
| past_members = [[#Former members|See list]]
}}
'''Harlem Spartans''', often abbreviated to '''HS''', also known as '''Harlem O''' or simply '''Harlem''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/loski-harlem-westwood-crib-session/|title=LOSKI & HARLEM O SHELL DOWN THEIR WESTWOOD CRIB SESSION|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=23 July 2017 |access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> is a British [[hip hop collective]] based in [[Kennington]], [[London]].<ref name="crackmagazine1">{{cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/them-pretty-new-blocks-drill-music-and-gentrification-in-south-london/|title=Them Pretty New Blocks: Drill Music and Gentrification in South London|website=Crack Magazine|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903022103/https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/them-pretty-new-blocks-drill-music-and-gentrification-in-south-london/|archive-date=2019-09-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/drill-music-controversy-headie-one-harlem-spartans|title=Is drill the most controversial genre of music?|website=British GQ|date=14 July 2018 |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104111045/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/drill-music-controversy-headie-one-harlem-spartans|archive-date=2019-11-04|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/04/12/loski-forrest-gump-premiere|title=Watch a new video from Loski, the London rapper you need to know|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162719/https://www.thefader.com/2018/04/12/loski-forrest-gump-premiere|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="complex1">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|title=Get Familiar With UK Drill, the New Sound Exploding on the Streets of London|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611131706/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|archive-date=2019-06-11|url-status=live}}</ref> Members of Harlem Spartans have acquired over 100 million streams through their music.<ref name="auto1" /> The name, "Harlem", is a nickname for their local area of Kennington.<ref name="crackmagazine1"/> The police allege that Harlem Spartans is a gang, however this is denied by the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/i-went-out-on-the-streets-with-one-of-scotland-yards-elite|title=I Went Out On The Streets With One Of Scotland Yard's Elite Gang Crime Units|last=Al-Othman|first=Hannah|website=BuzzFeed|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212174140/https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/i-went-out-on-the-streets-with-one-of-scotland-yards-elite|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

Harlem Spartans is affiliated with [[Walworth]]-based group Moscow17.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/14/security-has-deteriorated-young-londoners-pay-price-as-city-expands|title='Security has deteriorated': young Londoners pay price as city expands|last=Hancox|first=Dan|date=2019-01-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-12|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127232708/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/14/security-has-deteriorated-young-londoners-pay-price-as-city-expands|archive-date=2019-11-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="crackmagazine1"/> Australian drill group [[Onefour]] cites Harlem Spartans as a major influence in their music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/music/meetnbsponefournbsp-the-western-sydney-rap-group-taking-over-hip-hop/news-story/338aadb92311ae985f4d243f9cbc970d|title=Meet OneFour – The Western Sydney Rap Group Taking Over Hip Hop|last=Riley|first=Christopher|date=2019-09-05|website=GQ|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203115150/https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/music/meetnbsponefournbsp-the-western-sydney-rap-group-taking-over-hip-hop/news-story/338aadb92311ae985f4d243f9cbc970d|archive-date=2019-12-03|url-status=live}}</ref> They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the [[UK drill]] scene.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-08|title=Harlem Spartans: An Exclusive|url=https://mancunion.com/2017/10/09/harlem-spartans-an-exclusive/|access-date=2022-01-22|website=The Mancunion|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== History ==
===Beginnings (2014–2018)===
Harlem Spartans started making music in 2014, using a local youth centre as a music studio. Most artists within Harlem Spartans are from [[Kennington]], with many of them attending [[Archbishop Tenison's School]] in [[Oval, London|Oval]]. Musically, like much of UK drill music, their music contains references to their local area, violence, references to beef with other groups, and is often riddled with slang.<ref name="auto5"/>

The group is known for its beef with [[Brixton]]-based group [[410 (group)|410]].<ref name="crackmagazine1"/><ref name="complex1"/> The beef has been expressed through various diss tracks, and has at times escalated to physical violence. 410 rapper AM released the song "Attempted 1.0" in 2018. The song contained many direct references to violence towards Harlem Spartans members. [[Skengdo & AM]], members of 410, were later given a gang injunction from the police that banned them from entering Kennington or mentioning rival gangs in their music.

===Rise to fame and success of Harlem Spartans (2018–present)===
Prominent songs from the group include "Call Me a Spartan",<ref name="auto5" /> "Kennington Where It Started",<ref name="auto5" /> and [[Loski]]'s songs "Cool Kid", "Hazards", and "Forrest Gump", the latter of which entered the charts. These songs combined have gained over 59 million views on [[YouTube]], as of February 2022. In April 2018, Loski released his mixtape ''Call Me Loose.''<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/loski-interview-the-break/|title=The Break Presents: Loski - XXL|last=Rathod|first=Nikita|website=XXL Mag|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523214845/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/loski-interview-the-break/|archive-date=2019-05-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ev3y4p/loski-boasy-new-video-track-interview-2019|title=Drill Artist Loski Is Dripping with Flair|last=Bassil|first=Ryan|date=2019-01-11|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162720/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ev3y4p/loski-boasy-new-video-track-interview-2019|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

Canadian artist [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] has publicly stated he is a 'fan' of Harlem Spartans,<ref name="auto5" /> and has posted Harlem Spartan music lyrics onto his social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://choiceradio.co.uk/blanco-return-of-bourne/|title=Blanco - Return Of Bourne|date=2019-02-01|website=Choice For Music UK Radio|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034430/https://choiceradio.co.uk/blanco-return-of-bourne/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Drake appeared on-stage alongside Harlem Spartans member Loski.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/loski-arrested-harlem-spartans-rumours/|title=Loski Arrest Rumours: Rapper Appears In Snapchat Video 'Filmed In Prison Cell'|website=Capital XTRA|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034419/https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/loski-arrested-harlem-spartans-rumours/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> Drake credited Loski as an influence for his album ''[[Scorpion (Drake album)|Scorpion]]''.<ref name=":0" />

== Current members ==
The list below includes confirmed members of Harlem Spartans. DJ Sparta is also known to DJ for the group.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://mancunion.com/2017/10/09/harlem-spartans-an-exclusive/|title=Harlem Spartans: An Exclusive|date=2017-10-08|website=The Mancunion|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212021318/https://mancunion.com/2017/10/09/harlem-spartans-an-exclusive/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> {{div col}}
* Active (also known as Aydee)<ref name="auto5"/><ref name="auto1"/>
* [[Blanco (British rapper)|Blanco]]<ref name="auto2"/>
* H1<ref name = pluggedIn/>
* Herc300
* Gee Splash (or simply Splash)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/ondrills-lm-splash-harlem-spartans-certified/|title=ONDRILLS, LM & SPLASH (HARLEM SPARTANS) ARE "CERTIFIED" IN NEW VISUALS|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=12 February 2018 |access-date=19 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/gee-splash-jackson-five/|title=GEE SPLASH LETS OFF VIDEO FOR "JACKSON FIVE"|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=18 June 2021 |access-date=19 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Jmash<ref name = pluggedIn>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/harlemo-plugged-in/|title=HARLEMO'S JMASH, LIL S & H1 TEAM UP WITH FUMEZ THE ENGINEER FOR LATEST 'PLUGGED IN' FREESTYLE|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=24 February 2021 |access-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* JoJo<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://hqondemand.com/artists/harlem-spartans/|title=Harlem Spartans|website=HQ On Demand|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034410/https://hqondemand.com/artists/harlem-spartans/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Loski]]<ref name="complex1"/>
* [[MizOrMac]]<ref name="complex1"/>
* NM (short for Naghz Max)<ref name="auto5"/><ref name="auto1"/>
* OnDrills<ref
name="trenchtrenchtrench1">{{cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-remind-us-once-and-for-all-that-theyre-still-on-the-o|title=Harlem Spartans Remind Us Once And For All That They're "Still On The O"|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162720/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-remind-us-once-and-for-all-that-theyre-still-on-the-o|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Phineas (also known as D1)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/scratcha-phineas-oboy-k-on-da-k/|title=SCATCHA & PHINEAS (HARLEM SPARTANS) FEATURE OBOY (KUKU) IN "K ON DA K" VIDEO|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|access-date=19 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Scratcha<ref name="trenchtrenchtrench1"/>
* SD<ref name="trenchtrenchtrench1"/>
* TG Millian (or simply TG)<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto"/>
* Trapfit (formerly LM)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/ondrills-lm-nm-ed-edd-and-eddy|title=(HARLEM SPARTANS) ONDRILLS, LM & NM ARE "ED, EDD & EDDY" IN NEW VIDEO|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162723/http://grmdaily.com/video/ondrills-lm-nm-ed-edd-and-eddy|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Zico<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-zico-maintains-quality-control-on-drill-smash-never-do-me-wrong|title=Harlem Spartans' Zico Maintains Quality Control On Drill Cut "Never Do Me Wrong"|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162720/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-zico-maintains-quality-control-on-drill-smash-never-do-me-wrong|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://trappedmagazine.com/new-music-vids-harlem-spartans-bis-x-zico-money-violence/|title=NEW Music Vids: Harlem Spartans (Bis x Zico) - Money & Violence|last=Magazine|first=Mr Trapped|date=2017-06-01|website=Trapped Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162723/https://trappedmagazine.com/new-music-vids-harlem-spartans-bis-x-zico-money-violence/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>{{div col end}}

== Former members ==
*Bis (deceased)<ref name=":2"/>
*SA (short for Splash Addict; also known as Latz) (deceased)<ref name=":2"/>

==Controversy==
===Death of SA===
Latwaan Griffiths, better known by his stage names SA and Latz, was found with numerous knife wounds after being attacked whilst on the back of a moped in Camberwell, South London, on 25 July 2018 at the age of 18. <ref>{{cite news|author=Chiara Giordano |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/brixton-stabbing-lambeth-victim-minet-road-london-knife-crime-met-police-a8791406.html |title=Lambeth stabbing: Police hunt for killer after 23-year-old stabbed to death in London |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=2019-02-22 |accessdate=2020-05-21 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/brixton-stabbing-lambeth-victim-minet-road-london-knife-crime-met-police-a8791406.html |archive-date=2022-05-09 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref> A 17 year old was arrested the following day in connection to the murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/14/security-has-deteriorated-young-londoners-pay-price-as-city-expands |title='Security has deteriorated': young Londoners pay price as city expands | Cities |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=2020-05-21}}</ref> However, as of January 2022, nobody has been charged in relation to the murder.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Jamie |title=Unsolved murder of Latwaan in which police don't even know where he was stabbed |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/unsolved-murder-rapper-18-police-20950384 |access-date=15 January 2022 |work=MyLondon |date=4 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It was reported that Griffiths was stabbed to death in Camberwell.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/26/death-toll-london-reaches-100-knife-crime-gang-violence|title=Streets of fear: how London death toll reached 100|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=2018-08-26|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-12|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923194149/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/26/death-toll-london-reaches-100-knife-crime-gang-violence|archive-date=2019-09-23|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in the evening, shots were fired at homes that police suspect were homes of 410 members. One member of 410 is alleged to have attacked a Harlem Spartans member with a metal pole in the waiting room of [[HM Prison Thameside]].<ref name="auto1" />

===Death of Bis===
On 6 December 2019, Harlem Spartans member Crosslon Davis, better known as Bis, was stabbed and killed in Bronze Street, [[Deptford]], south-east London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talkradio.co.uk/news/rapper-among-three-killed-london-stabbings-19120632724|title=Rapper among three killed in London stabbings|website=talkradio.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208020912/https://talkradio.co.uk/news/rapper-among-three-killed-london-stabbings-19120632724|archive-date=2019-12-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-stabbings-bis-rapper-death-murder-latest-a9236516.html|title=Three men murdered in 12 hours of violence in London|date=2019-12-06|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207150804/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-stabbings-bis-rapper-death-murder-latest-a9236516.html|archive-date=2019-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-50684466|title=Three men stabbed to death in 12 hours|date=2019-12-06|access-date=2019-12-12|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207183014/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-50684466|archive-date=2019-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref>The violent attack started after Elijah Morgan and Jedaiah Param got into the minicab and Davis attacked Morgan with a mallet. The minicab drove away from the scene a short distance before the driver was told to stop and Elijah Morgan and Jedaiah Param got out and started chasing Davis. CCTV footage from Ha’penny Hatch showed that Davis was pursued by the pair, as well as two other unidentified males, who were all armed with knives or machetes. Davis' friend had tried to place himself between him and the attackers, but he was overpowered. All four of them stabbed Davis, who collapsed to the ground.

Despite paramedics' efforts, Crosslon died a short time later due to the loss of blood from at least nine stab wounds, including one that penetrated his lung and heart. He was pronounced dead at 03:30 after being stabbed multiple times. Bis was 20-years old at time of death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/12/09/bis-harlem-spartans-age-real-name-tributes-on-twitter/|title=Remembering Bis of Harlem Spartans: Age, real name, tributes|last=Weston|first=Christopher|date=2019-12-09|website=HITC|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212201130/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/12/09/bis-harlem-spartans-age-real-name-tributes-on-twitter/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> Elijah Morgan, 20, and Jedaiah Param, 21, were found guilty on 12 March 2021 following a trial at the Old Bailey. They were both sentenced at the same court on 19 April 2021 to a minimum of 28 years in jail.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.met.police.uk/news/pair-given-life-sentences-for-murder-of-crosslon-davis-425608 |title=Pair given life sentences for murder of Crosslon Davis |author= |date=2021-04-19 |website=Metropolitan Police |publisher= |access-date=2021-04-26 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-rapper-bis-killed-knife-attack-london-2584781|title=Drill rapper Bis killed in knife attack in London|date=2019-12-06|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212205445/https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-rapper-bis-killed-knife-attack-london-2584781|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/deptford-stabbing-victim-fatal-stabbing-17377474|title=Victim of the fatal Lewisham stabbing named by police as famous drill artist|last=Lawrence-Jones|first=Charlie|date=2019-12-06|website=getwestlondon|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200803/https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/deptford-stabbing-victim-fatal-stabbing-17377474|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
=== Imprisonment of MizOrMac ===
Mucktar Khan, better known by his stage name MizOrMac,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horton|first=Helena|date=2018-04-06|title=Inside the secret Instagram groups fuelling gang violence and murder on the streets of London|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/06/inside-secret-instagram-groups-fuelling-gang-violence-murder/|access-date=2020-06-01|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> was jailed following an incident in the early hours of February 15th 2017, when a taxi containing MizOrMac and fellow Harlem member Joshua Eduardo, better known as Blanco,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journeying Through The Career Of One Of The UK's Well Respected MC's - Blanco|url=https://www.newwavemagazine.com/post/journeying-through-the-career-of-one-of-the-uk-s-well-respected-mc-s-blanco|last=Evans|first=Elle|date=2020-04-29|website=newwavemagazine|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> was pulled over by armed police. The police searched the pair and found a loaded gun on Blanco and a samurai sword he had attempted to conceal in his trousers, additionally MizOrMac was wearing ballistic body armour and had a balaclava.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teen hid massive Samurai sword down his trousers as police swooped|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/teen-hid-massive-samurai-sword-down-his-trousers-police-swooped-1660305|date=2018-02-09|website=International Business Times UK|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> On 9 February 2018, MizOrMac was convicted of possession of a firearm and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and sentenced to six years in prison. His co defendant Blanco was sentenced to 3 and a half years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teenagers caught with loaded gun and samurai sword in Camberwell jailed|url=https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/teenagers-caught-loaded-gun-samurai-sword-camberwell-jailed/|website=Southwark News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> On 11 December 2020, he announced via Twitter that he'd been recalled for an undisclosed amount of time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=@Mizormac: Back soon|url=https://twitter.com/MizOrMac/status/1337421970607140866|website=Twitter|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>

On 3 November 2020, MizOrMac was arrested alongside three others following a shooting that injured [[afroswing]] artist Midas the Jagaban and her manager;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/drill-rapper-mizormac-turned-gun-24190305|title=Drill rapper MizOrMac threatened Met Police officer with gun after Woolwich recording studio shooting|first=Callum|last=Cuddeford|date=10 June 2022|website=mylondon.news|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref> while the police were pursuing him, he pointed a semi-automatic handgun at a police officer. He was later sentenced in 2022 to 9 years for possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offense.<ref name = "met"/>

==Discography==
=== Mixtapes ===
* TG Millian - ''The Mixtape: Episode 1''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4gEP16rv37mVsyEpMcUILH|title=The Mixtape: Episode 1 - Album by TG Millian {{!}} Spotify|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:English hip hop groups]]
[[Category:People from Kennington]]
[[Category:Hip hop collectives]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:Musical groups from the London Borough of Lambeth]]

Harlem Spartans

2023-01-07T05:08:01Z

User54736820472: Should remain on loski article

{{short description|British hip hop collective}}
{{Use British English|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Harlem Spartans
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Kennington]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| years_active = 2014–present
| label =
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[67 (rap group)|67]]
* Moscow17<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2019/05/05/drill-lyrics/content.html|title=Doing violence to music|last=chrisnewell|date=2019-05-05|website=members.tortoisemedia.com|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212014319/https://members.tortoisemedia.com/2019/05/05/drill-lyrics/content.html|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Siraq
* KuKu<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/harlem-spartans-kuku-westwood|title=HARLEM SPARTANS & KUKU GO HARD ON WESTWOOD CRIB SESSION|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=23 August 2016 |access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212201217/http://grmdaily.com/video/harlem-spartans-kuku-westwood|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
| website =
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Harlem O
* Harlem
}}
| current_members = [[#Current members|See list]]
| past_members = [[#Former members|See list]]
}}
'''Harlem Spartans''', often abbreviated to '''HS''', also known as '''Harlem O''' or simply '''Harlem''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/loski-harlem-westwood-crib-session/|title=LOSKI & HARLEM O SHELL DOWN THEIR WESTWOOD CRIB SESSION|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=23 July 2017 |access-date=2019-12-12}}</ref> is a British [[hip hop collective]] based in [[Kennington]], [[London]].<ref name="crackmagazine1">{{cite web|url=https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/them-pretty-new-blocks-drill-music-and-gentrification-in-south-london/|title=Them Pretty New Blocks: Drill Music and Gentrification in South London|website=Crack Magazine|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903022103/https://crackmagazine.net/article/long-reads/them-pretty-new-blocks-drill-music-and-gentrification-in-south-london/|archive-date=2019-09-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="auto5">{{cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/drill-music-controversy-headie-one-harlem-spartans|title=Is drill the most controversial genre of music?|website=British GQ|date=14 July 2018 |language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104111045/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/drill-music-controversy-headie-one-harlem-spartans|archive-date=2019-11-04|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2018/04/12/loski-forrest-gump-premiere|title=Watch a new video from Loski, the London rapper you need to know|website=The FADER|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162719/https://www.thefader.com/2018/04/12/loski-forrest-gump-premiere|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="complex1">{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|title=Get Familiar With UK Drill, the New Sound Exploding on the Streets of London|website=Complex|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611131706/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|archive-date=2019-06-11|url-status=live}}</ref> Members of Harlem Spartans have acquired over 100 million streams through their music.<ref name="auto1" /> The name, "Harlem", is a nickname for their local area of Kennington.<ref name="crackmagazine1"/> The police allege that Harlem Spartans is a gang, however this is denied by the group.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/i-went-out-on-the-streets-with-one-of-scotland-yards-elite|title=I Went Out On The Streets With One Of Scotland Yard's Elite Gang Crime Units|last=Al-Othman|first=Hannah|website=BuzzFeed|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212174140/https://www.buzzfeed.com/hannahalothman/i-went-out-on-the-streets-with-one-of-scotland-yards-elite|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

Harlem Spartans is affiliated with [[Walworth]]-based group Moscow17.<ref name=":2">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/14/security-has-deteriorated-young-londoners-pay-price-as-city-expands|title='Security has deteriorated': young Londoners pay price as city expands|last=Hancox|first=Dan|date=2019-01-14|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-12|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191127232708/https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/14/security-has-deteriorated-young-londoners-pay-price-as-city-expands|archive-date=2019-11-27|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="crackmagazine1"/> Australian drill group [[Onefour]] cites Harlem Spartans as a major influence in their music.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/music/meetnbsponefournbsp-the-western-sydney-rap-group-taking-over-hip-hop/news-story/338aadb92311ae985f4d243f9cbc970d|title=Meet OneFour – The Western Sydney Rap Group Taking Over Hip Hop|last=Riley|first=Christopher|date=2019-09-05|website=GQ|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203115150/https://www.gq.com.au/entertainment/music/meetnbsponefournbsp-the-western-sydney-rap-group-taking-over-hip-hop/news-story/338aadb92311ae985f4d243f9cbc970d|archive-date=2019-12-03|url-status=live}}</ref> They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the [[UK drill]] scene.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-10-08|title=Harlem Spartans: An Exclusive|url=https://mancunion.com/2017/10/09/harlem-spartans-an-exclusive/|access-date=2022-01-22|website=The Mancunion|language=en-GB}}</ref>

== History ==
===Beginnings (2014–2018)===
Harlem Spartans started making music in 2014, using a local youth centre as a music studio. Most artists within Harlem Spartans are from [[Kennington]], with many of them attending [[Archbishop Tenison's School]] in [[Oval, London|Oval]]. Musically, like much of UK drill music, their music contains references to their local area, violence, references to beef with other groups, and is often riddled with slang.<ref name="auto5"/>

The group is known for its beef with [[Brixton]]-based group [[410 (group)|410]].<ref name="crackmagazine1"/><ref name="complex1"/> The beef has been expressed through various diss tracks, and has at times escalated to physical violence. 410 rapper AM released the song "Attempted 1.0" in 2018. The song contained many direct references to violence towards Harlem Spartans members. [[Skengdo & AM]], members of 410, were later given a gang injunction from the police that banned them from entering Kennington or mentioning rival gangs in their music.

===Rise to fame and success of Harlem Spartans (2018–present)===
Prominent songs from the group include "Call Me a Spartan",<ref name="auto5" /> "Kennington Where It Started",<ref name="auto5" /> and [[Loski]]'s songs "Cool Kid", "Hazards", and "Forrest Gump", the latter of which entered the charts. These songs combined have gained over 59 million views on [[YouTube]], as of February 2022. In April 2018, Loski released his mixtape ''Call Me Loose.''<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/loski-interview-the-break/|title=The Break Presents: Loski - XXL|last=Rathod|first=Nikita|website=XXL Mag|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523214845/https://www.xxlmag.com/news/2018/10/loski-interview-the-break/|archive-date=2019-05-23|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ev3y4p/loski-boasy-new-video-track-interview-2019|title=Drill Artist Loski Is Dripping with Flair|last=Bassil|first=Ryan|date=2019-01-11|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162720/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/ev3y4p/loski-boasy-new-video-track-interview-2019|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

Canadian artist [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] has publicly stated he is a 'fan' of Harlem Spartans,<ref name="auto5" /> and has posted Harlem Spartan music lyrics onto his social media.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://choiceradio.co.uk/blanco-return-of-bourne/|title=Blanco - Return Of Bourne|date=2019-02-01|website=Choice For Music UK Radio|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034430/https://choiceradio.co.uk/blanco-return-of-bourne/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Drake appeared on-stage alongside Harlem Spartans member Loski.<ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/loski-arrested-harlem-spartans-rumours/|title=Loski Arrest Rumours: Rapper Appears In Snapchat Video 'Filmed In Prison Cell'|website=Capital XTRA|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034419/https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/loski-arrested-harlem-spartans-rumours/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> Drake credited Loski as an influence for his album ''[[Scorpion (Drake album)|Scorpion]]''.<ref name=":0" />

== Current members ==
The list below includes confirmed members of Harlem Spartans. DJ Sparta is also known to DJ for the group.<ref name="auto3">{{cite web|url=https://mancunion.com/2017/10/09/harlem-spartans-an-exclusive/|title=Harlem Spartans: An Exclusive|date=2017-10-08|website=The Mancunion|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212021318/https://mancunion.com/2017/10/09/harlem-spartans-an-exclusive/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> {{div col}}
* Active (also known as Aydee)<ref name="auto5"/><ref name="auto1"/>
* [[Blanco (British rapper)|Blanco]]<ref name="auto2"/>
* H1<ref name = pluggedIn/>
* Herc300
* Gee Splash (or simply Splash)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/ondrills-lm-splash-harlem-spartans-certified/|title=ONDRILLS, LM & SPLASH (HARLEM SPARTANS) ARE "CERTIFIED" IN NEW VISUALS|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=12 February 2018 |access-date=19 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/gee-splash-jackson-five/|title=GEE SPLASH LETS OFF VIDEO FOR "JACKSON FIVE"|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=18 June 2021 |access-date=19 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Jmash<ref name = pluggedIn>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/harlemo-plugged-in/|title=HARLEMO'S JMASH, LIL S & H1 TEAM UP WITH FUMEZ THE ENGINEER FOR LATEST 'PLUGGED IN' FREESTYLE|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=24 February 2021 |access-date=15 March 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* JoJo<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://hqondemand.com/artists/harlem-spartans/|title=Harlem Spartans|website=HQ On Demand|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212034410/https://hqondemand.com/artists/harlem-spartans/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[Loski]]<ref name="complex1"/>
* [[MizOrMac]]<ref name="complex1"/>
* NM (short for Naghz Max)<ref name="auto5"/><ref name="auto1"/>
* OnDrills<ref
name="trenchtrenchtrench1">{{cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-remind-us-once-and-for-all-that-theyre-still-on-the-o|title=Harlem Spartans Remind Us Once And For All That They're "Still On The O"|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162720/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-remind-us-once-and-for-all-that-theyre-still-on-the-o|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Phineas (also known as D1)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/scratcha-phineas-oboy-k-on-da-k/|title=SCATCHA & PHINEAS (HARLEM SPARTANS) FEATURE OBOY (KUKU) IN "K ON DA K" VIDEO|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|access-date=19 February 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Scratcha<ref name="trenchtrenchtrench1"/>
* SD<ref name="trenchtrenchtrench1"/>
* TG Millian (or simply TG)<ref name="auto3"/><ref name="auto"/>
* Trapfit (formerly LM)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/ondrills-lm-nm-ed-edd-and-eddy|title=(HARLEM SPARTANS) ONDRILLS, LM & NM ARE "ED, EDD & EDDY" IN NEW VIDEO|website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162723/http://grmdaily.com/video/ondrills-lm-nm-ed-edd-and-eddy|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Zico<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-zico-maintains-quality-control-on-drill-smash-never-do-me-wrong|title=Harlem Spartans' Zico Maintains Quality Control On Drill Cut "Never Do Me Wrong"|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162720/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/harlem-spartans-zico-maintains-quality-control-on-drill-smash-never-do-me-wrong|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://trappedmagazine.com/new-music-vids-harlem-spartans-bis-x-zico-money-violence/|title=NEW Music Vids: Harlem Spartans (Bis x Zico) - Money & Violence|last=Magazine|first=Mr Trapped|date=2017-06-01|website=Trapped Magazine|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212162723/https://trappedmagazine.com/new-music-vids-harlem-spartans-bis-x-zico-money-violence/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>{{div col end}}

== Former members ==
*Bis (deceased)<ref name=":2"/>
*SA (short for Splash Addict; also known as Latz) (deceased)<ref name=":2"/>

==Controversy==
===Death of SA===
Latwaan Griffiths, better known by his stage names SA and Latz, was found with numerous knife wounds after being attacked whilst on the back of a moped in Camberwell, South London, on 25 July 2018 at the age of 18. <ref>{{cite news|author=Chiara Giordano |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/brixton-stabbing-lambeth-victim-minet-road-london-knife-crime-met-police-a8791406.html |title=Lambeth stabbing: Police hunt for killer after 23-year-old stabbed to death in London |newspaper=[[The Independent]] |date=2019-02-22 |accessdate=2020-05-21 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/brixton-stabbing-lambeth-victim-minet-road-london-knife-crime-met-police-a8791406.html |archive-date=2022-05-09 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live}}</ref> A 17 year old was arrested the following day in connection to the murder.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/jan/14/security-has-deteriorated-young-londoners-pay-price-as-city-expands |title='Security has deteriorated': young Londoners pay price as city expands | Cities |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=2020-05-21}}</ref> However, as of January 2022, nobody has been charged in relation to the murder.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Phillips |first1=Jamie |title=Unsolved murder of Latwaan in which police don't even know where he was stabbed |url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/unsolved-murder-rapper-18-police-20950384 |access-date=15 January 2022 |work=MyLondon |date=4 July 2021 |language=en}}</ref> It was reported that Griffiths was stabbed to death in Camberwell.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/26/death-toll-london-reaches-100-knife-crime-gang-violence|title=Streets of fear: how London death toll reached 100|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=2018-08-26|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-12|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923194149/https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/26/death-toll-london-reaches-100-knife-crime-gang-violence|archive-date=2019-09-23|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in the evening, shots were fired at homes that police suspect were homes of 410 members. One member of 410 is alleged to have attacked a Harlem Spartans member with a metal pole in the waiting room of [[HM Prison Thameside]].<ref name="auto1" />

===Death of Bis===
On 6 December 2019, Harlem Spartans member Crosslon Davis, better known as Bis, was stabbed and killed in Bronze Street, [[Deptford]], south-east London.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://talkradio.co.uk/news/rapper-among-three-killed-london-stabbings-19120632724|title=Rapper among three killed in London stabbings|website=talkradio.co.uk|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191208020912/https://talkradio.co.uk/news/rapper-among-three-killed-london-stabbings-19120632724|archive-date=2019-12-08|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-stabbings-bis-rapper-death-murder-latest-a9236516.html|title=Three men murdered in 12 hours of violence in London|date=2019-12-06|website=The Independent|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207150804/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/london-stabbings-bis-rapper-death-murder-latest-a9236516.html|archive-date=2019-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-50684466|title=Three men stabbed to death in 12 hours|date=2019-12-06|access-date=2019-12-12|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207183014/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-50684466|archive-date=2019-12-07|url-status=live}}</ref>The violent attack started after Elijah Morgan and Jedaiah Param got into the minicab and Davis attacked Morgan with a mallet. The minicab drove away from the scene a short distance before the driver was told to stop and Elijah Morgan and Jedaiah Param got out and started chasing Davis. CCTV footage from Ha’penny Hatch showed that Davis was pursued by the pair, as well as two other unidentified males, who were all armed with knives or machetes. Davis' friend had tried to place himself between him and the attackers, but he was overpowered. All four of them stabbed Davis, who collapsed to the ground.

Despite paramedics' efforts, Crosslon died a short time later due to the loss of blood from at least nine stab wounds, including one that penetrated his lung and heart. He was pronounced dead at 03:30 after being stabbed multiple times. Bis was 20-years old at time of death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/12/09/bis-harlem-spartans-age-real-name-tributes-on-twitter/|title=Remembering Bis of Harlem Spartans: Age, real name, tributes|last=Weston|first=Christopher|date=2019-12-09|website=HITC|language=en|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212201130/https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2019/12/09/bis-harlem-spartans-age-real-name-tributes-on-twitter/|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref> Elijah Morgan, 20, and Jedaiah Param, 21, were found guilty on 12 March 2021 following a trial at the Old Bailey. They were both sentenced at the same court on 19 April 2021 to a minimum of 28 years in jail.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.met.police.uk/news/pair-given-life-sentences-for-murder-of-crosslon-davis-425608 |title=Pair given life sentences for murder of Crosslon Davis |author= |date=2021-04-19 |website=Metropolitan Police |publisher= |access-date=2021-04-26 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-rapper-bis-killed-knife-attack-london-2584781|title=Drill rapper Bis killed in knife attack in London|date=2019-12-06|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212205445/https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-rapper-bis-killed-knife-attack-london-2584781|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/deptford-stabbing-victim-fatal-stabbing-17377474|title=Victim of the fatal Lewisham stabbing named by police as famous drill artist|last=Lawrence-Jones|first=Charlie|date=2019-12-06|website=getwestlondon|access-date=2019-12-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212200803/https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/deptford-stabbing-victim-fatal-stabbing-17377474|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
=== Imprisonment of MizOrMac ===
Mucktar Khan, better known by his stage name MizOrMac,<ref>{{Cite news|last=Horton|first=Helena|date=2018-04-06|title=Inside the secret Instagram groups fuelling gang violence and murder on the streets of London|language=en-GB|work=The Telegraph|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/04/06/inside-secret-instagram-groups-fuelling-gang-violence-murder/|access-date=2020-06-01|issn=0307-1235}}</ref> was jailed following an incident in the early hours of February 15th 2017, when a taxi containing MizOrMac and fellow Harlem member Joshua Eduardo, better known as Blanco,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Journeying Through The Career Of One Of The UK's Well Respected MC's - Blanco|url=https://www.newwavemagazine.com/post/journeying-through-the-career-of-one-of-the-uk-s-well-respected-mc-s-blanco|last=Evans|first=Elle|date=2020-04-29|website=newwavemagazine|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> was pulled over by armed police. The police searched the pair and found a loaded gun on Blanco and a samurai sword he had attempted to conceal in his trousers, additionally MizOrMac was wearing ballistic body armour and had a balaclava.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teen hid massive Samurai sword down his trousers as police swooped|url=https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/teen-hid-massive-samurai-sword-down-his-trousers-police-swooped-1660305|date=2018-02-09|website=International Business Times UK|language=en|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> On 9 February 2018, MizOrMac was convicted of possession of a firearm and possession of an offensive weapon in a public place and sentenced to six years in prison. His co defendant Blanco was sentenced to 3 and a half years.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Teenagers caught with loaded gun and samurai sword in Camberwell jailed|url=https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/teenagers-caught-loaded-gun-samurai-sword-camberwell-jailed/|website=Southwark News|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-05-31}}</ref> On 11 December 2020, he announced via Twitter that he'd been recalled for an undisclosed amount of time.<ref>{{Cite web|title=@Mizormac: Back soon|url=https://twitter.com/MizOrMac/status/1337421970607140866|website=Twitter|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-12-11}}</ref>

On 3 November 2020, MizOrMac was arrested alongside three others following a shooting that injured [[afroswing]] artist Midas the Jagaban and her manager;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/drill-rapper-mizormac-turned-gun-24190305|title=Drill rapper MizOrMac threatened Met Police officer with gun after Woolwich recording studio shooting|first=Callum|last=Cuddeford|date=10 June 2022|website=mylondon.news|access-date=15 June 2022}}</ref> while the police were pursuing him, he pointed a semi-automatic handgun at a police officer. He was later sentenced in 2022 to 9 years for possession of a prohibited firearm and possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offense.<ref name = "met"/>

==Discography==
=== Mixtapes ===
* TG Millian - ''The Mixtape: Episode 1''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/4gEP16rv37mVsyEpMcUILH|title=The Mixtape: Episode 1 - Album by TG Millian {{!}} Spotify|website=[[Spotify]]|access-date=24 March 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:English hip hop groups]]
[[Category:People from Kennington]]
[[Category:Hip hop collectives]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:Musical groups from the London Borough of Lambeth]]

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* {{RMassist/core | 1 = List of Superbike World champions | 2 = List of Superbike World Champions | discuss = yes | reason = The championship is [[Superbike World Championship|capitalized]]. Also, for consistency with other pages such as [[List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions]] and [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions]]. | sig = '''[[User:Engr. Smitty|Engr.]] [[User talk:Engr. Smitty|Smitty]] [[Special:Contributions/Engr. Smitty|Werben]]''' 04:39, 7 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Engr. Smitty}}
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = Abra Cadabra (rapper) | 2 = Abra Cadabra | discuss = yes | reason = | sig = [[User:User54736820472|User54736820472]] ([[User talk:User54736820472|talk]]) 05:04, 7 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = User54736820472}}

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==== Contested technical requests ====
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = Carol Miller | 2 = Carol Miller (disambiguation) | discuss = yes | reason = It's literally just a disambiguation page. | sig = [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] ([[User talk:Cpotisch|talk]]) 00:17, 6 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Cpotisch}}
*:{{re|Cpotisch}} I believe this is correct as-is per [[WP:NOPRIMARY]]. [[User:VQuakr|VQuakr]] ([[User talk:VQuakr|talk]]) 00:22, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*::[[Carol Miller (politician)|Carol Miller]] the politician is much more notable than the other ones, so I don't think that policy applies. [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] ([[User talk:Cpotisch|talk]]) 00:24, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::{{ping|Cpotisch}} [https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&start=2022-01&end=2022-12&pages=Carol_Miller_(politician)%7CCarol_Miller_(DJ)%7CCarol_Miller_(author) Pageviews] show there is in fact no primary topic as the politician and the DJ get similar numbers of monthly views. So the move is not controversial and unlikely to succeed. [[User:Lennart97|Lennart97]] ([[User talk:Lennart97|talk]]) 00:44, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*:'''Oppose''' per [[WP:DABNAME]] which in a nutshell states the disambiguation page's title is correct as is since there is no [[WP:PRIMARYTOPIC|primary topic]] currently established. (Pinging [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] regarding [[WP:DABNAME]] since I'm assuming they are not aware of this guideline; if you wish to claim there is a primary topic, please start a full [[WP:RM]] discussion as such discussions are never "technical".) [[User:Steel1943|'''''Steel1943''''']] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 20:43, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = User:Quinnnnnby/sandbox/draft2 | 2 = Next Israeli legislative election | discuss = yes | reason = change from redirect page to new page | sig = [[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinby]] ([[User talk:Quinnnnnby|talk]]) 17:27, 4 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Quinnnnnby}}
*:@[[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinnnnnby]] 2027 seems a bit far though. anything that's in your draft that's not in [[Elections in Israel]], to where the current redirect is pointing to? [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 17:32, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*::@[[User:Robertsky|Robertsky]] I'm planning on expanding the page with parties etc., and there will be a polling graph in a couple of days once enough data is published. Plus, considering the track record of Israel on elections I would say it is unlikely it will be as long. (As I was writing this, I realised it's actually 2026 not 2027 as the latest date) [[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinby]] ([[User talk:Quinnnnnby|talk]]) 17:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::My 2c, may I suggest keeping as draft first, at least it until it has been expanded as you have planned? A move as it is may end up being draftified as it may end up being marked as [[WP:CRYSTAL]]. For the other pagemovers monitoring here, feel free to move. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 17:47, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::My 2p: It is ok to have articles on future events, but they must be based on sourced content about that future event. This seems to be too much [[WP:OR]] with sources about elections in Israel in general and not specific to this future event. I advise to improve and submit through [[WP:AFC]]. '''''[[User:Polyamorph|Polyamorph]]''''' ([[User talk:Polyamorph#top|talk]]) 08:49, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = Deadlights (American band) | 2 = The Deadlights | discuss = yes | reason = It's the actual band name, and not just "Deadlights". Also, other bands with the same name from different are not on Wikipedia and/or as notable as "The Deadlights" so no clarification has to be made (i.e "The Deadlights (American band)"). | sig = [[User:Chchcheckit|Chchcheckit]] ([[User talk:Chchcheckit|talk]]) 14:33, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Chchcheckit}}
*:{{ping| Chchcheckit}} This has been moved before, making this a [[WP:PCM]]. Please open a formal move request discussion by clicking the "discuss" link. [[User:UtherSRG|UtherSRG]] [[User_talk:UtherSRG|(talk)]] 16:24, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

* {{RMassist/core | 1 = You Are Not I (short story) | 2 = You Are Not I | discuss = yes | reason = redirect in the way. | sig = [[User:Οἶδα|Οἶδα]] ([[User talk:Οἶδα|talk]]) 08:28, 6 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Οἶδα}}
*:@[[User:Οἶδα|Οἶδα]] looking at the page history of the redirect, you are trying to effect a take over the primary topic from [[You Are Not I (film)]] to [[You Are Not I (short story)]]. Please open an RM for this instead. In the meantime, I am creating a dab page instead. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 09:21, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

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* {{RMassist/core | 1 = List of Superbike World champions | 2 = List of Superbike World Champions | discuss = yes | reason = The championship is [[Superbike World Championship|capitalized]]. Also, for consistency with other pages such as [[List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions]] and [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions]]. | sig = '''[[User:Engr. Smitty|Engr.]] [[User talk:Engr. Smitty|Smitty]] [[Special:Contributions/Engr. Smitty|Werben]]''' 04:39, 7 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Engr. Smitty}}

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* {{RMassist/core | 1 = Carol Miller | 2 = Carol Miller (disambiguation) | discuss = yes | reason = It's literally just a disambiguation page. | sig = [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] ([[User talk:Cpotisch|talk]]) 00:17, 6 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Cpotisch}}
*:{{re|Cpotisch}} I believe this is correct as-is per [[WP:NOPRIMARY]]. [[User:VQuakr|VQuakr]] ([[User talk:VQuakr|talk]]) 00:22, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*::[[Carol Miller (politician)|Carol Miller]] the politician is much more notable than the other ones, so I don't think that policy applies. [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] ([[User talk:Cpotisch|talk]]) 00:24, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::{{ping|Cpotisch}} [https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&start=2022-01&end=2022-12&pages=Carol_Miller_(politician)%7CCarol_Miller_(DJ)%7CCarol_Miller_(author) Pageviews] show there is in fact no primary topic as the politician and the DJ get similar numbers of monthly views. So the move is not controversial and unlikely to succeed. [[User:Lennart97|Lennart97]] ([[User talk:Lennart97|talk]]) 00:44, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*:'''Oppose''' per [[WP:DABNAME]] which in a nutshell states the disambiguation page's title is correct as is since there is no [[WP:PRIMARYTOPIC|primary topic]] currently established. (Pinging [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] regarding [[WP:DABNAME]] since I'm assuming they are not aware of this guideline; if you wish to claim there is a primary topic, please start a full [[WP:RM]] discussion as such discussions are never "technical".) [[User:Steel1943|'''''Steel1943''''']] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 20:43, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = User:Quinnnnnby/sandbox/draft2 | 2 = Next Israeli legislative election | discuss = yes | reason = change from redirect page to new page | sig = [[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinby]] ([[User talk:Quinnnnnby|talk]]) 17:27, 4 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Quinnnnnby}}
*:@[[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinnnnnby]] 2027 seems a bit far though. anything that's in your draft that's not in [[Elections in Israel]], to where the current redirect is pointing to? [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 17:32, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*::@[[User:Robertsky|Robertsky]] I'm planning on expanding the page with parties etc., and there will be a polling graph in a couple of days once enough data is published. Plus, considering the track record of Israel on elections I would say it is unlikely it will be as long. (As I was writing this, I realised it's actually 2026 not 2027 as the latest date) [[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinby]] ([[User talk:Quinnnnnby|talk]]) 17:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::My 2c, may I suggest keeping as draft first, at least it until it has been expanded as you have planned? A move as it is may end up being draftified as it may end up being marked as [[WP:CRYSTAL]]. For the other pagemovers monitoring here, feel free to move. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 17:47, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::My 2p: It is ok to have articles on future events, but they must be based on sourced content about that future event. This seems to be too much [[WP:OR]] with sources about elections in Israel in general and not specific to this future event. I advise to improve and submit through [[WP:AFC]]. '''''[[User:Polyamorph|Polyamorph]]''''' ([[User talk:Polyamorph#top|talk]]) 08:49, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = Deadlights (American band) | 2 = The Deadlights | discuss = yes | reason = It's the actual band name, and not just "Deadlights". Also, other bands with the same name from different are not on Wikipedia and/or as notable as "The Deadlights" so no clarification has to be made (i.e "The Deadlights (American band)"). | sig = [[User:Chchcheckit|Chchcheckit]] ([[User talk:Chchcheckit|talk]]) 14:33, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Chchcheckit}}
*:{{ping| Chchcheckit}} This has been moved before, making this a [[WP:PCM]]. Please open a formal move request discussion by clicking the "discuss" link. [[User:UtherSRG|UtherSRG]] [[User_talk:UtherSRG|(talk)]] 16:24, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

* {{RMassist/core | 1 = You Are Not I (short story) | 2 = You Are Not I | discuss = yes | reason = redirect in the way. | sig = [[User:Οἶδα|Οἶδα]] ([[User talk:Οἶδα|talk]]) 08:28, 6 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Οἶδα}}
*:@[[User:Οἶδα|Οἶδα]] looking at the page history of the redirect, you are trying to effect a take over the primary topic from [[You Are Not I (film)]] to [[You Are Not I (short story)]]. Please open an RM for this instead. In the meantime, I am creating a dab page instead. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 09:21, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

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* {{RMassist/core | 1 = List of Superbike World champions | 2 = List of Superbike World Champions | discuss = yes | reason = The championship is [[Superbike World Championship|capitalized]]. Also, for consistency with other pages such as [[List of 500cc/MotoGP World Riders' Champions]] and [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions]]. | sig = '''[[User:Engr. Smitty|Engr.]] [[User talk:Engr. Smitty|Smitty]] [[Special:Contributions/Engr. Smitty|Werben]]''' 04:39, 7 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Engr. Smitty}}

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* {{RMassist/core | 1 = Carol Miller | 2 = Carol Miller (disambiguation) | discuss = yes | reason = It's literally just a disambiguation page. | sig = [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] ([[User talk:Cpotisch|talk]]) 00:17, 6 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Cpotisch}}
*:{{re|Cpotisch}} I believe this is correct as-is per [[WP:NOPRIMARY]]. [[User:VQuakr|VQuakr]] ([[User talk:VQuakr|talk]]) 00:22, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*::[[Carol Miller (politician)|Carol Miller]] the politician is much more notable than the other ones, so I don't think that policy applies. [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] ([[User talk:Cpotisch|talk]]) 00:24, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::{{ping|Cpotisch}} [https://pageviews.wmcloud.org/?project=en.wikipedia.org&platform=all-access&agent=user&redirects=0&start=2022-01&end=2022-12&pages=Carol_Miller_(politician)%7CCarol_Miller_(DJ)%7CCarol_Miller_(author) Pageviews] show there is in fact no primary topic as the politician and the DJ get similar numbers of monthly views. So the move is not controversial and unlikely to succeed. [[User:Lennart97|Lennart97]] ([[User talk:Lennart97|talk]]) 00:44, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
*:'''Oppose''' per [[WP:DABNAME]] which in a nutshell states the disambiguation page's title is correct as is since there is no [[WP:PRIMARYTOPIC|primary topic]] currently established. (Pinging [[User:Cpotisch|Cpotisch]] regarding [[WP:DABNAME]] since I'm assuming they are not aware of this guideline; if you wish to claim there is a primary topic, please start a full [[WP:RM]] discussion as such discussions are never "technical".) [[User:Steel1943|'''''Steel1943''''']] ([[User talk:Steel1943|talk]]) 20:43, 6 January 2023 (UTC)
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = User:Quinnnnnby/sandbox/draft2 | 2 = Next Israeli legislative election | discuss = yes | reason = change from redirect page to new page | sig = [[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinby]] ([[User talk:Quinnnnnby|talk]]) 17:27, 4 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Quinnnnnby}}
*:@[[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinnnnnby]] 2027 seems a bit far though. anything that's in your draft that's not in [[Elections in Israel]], to where the current redirect is pointing to? [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 17:32, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*::@[[User:Robertsky|Robertsky]] I'm planning on expanding the page with parties etc., and there will be a polling graph in a couple of days once enough data is published. Plus, considering the track record of Israel on elections I would say it is unlikely it will be as long. (As I was writing this, I realised it's actually 2026 not 2027 as the latest date) [[User:Quinnnnnby|Quinby]] ([[User talk:Quinnnnnby|talk]]) 17:41, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::My 2c, may I suggest keeping as draft first, at least it until it has been expanded as you have planned? A move as it is may end up being draftified as it may end up being marked as [[WP:CRYSTAL]]. For the other pagemovers monitoring here, feel free to move. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 17:47, 4 January 2023 (UTC)
*:::My 2p: It is ok to have articles on future events, but they must be based on sourced content about that future event. This seems to be too much [[WP:OR]] with sources about elections in Israel in general and not specific to this future event. I advise to improve and submit through [[WP:AFC]]. '''''[[User:Polyamorph|Polyamorph]]''''' ([[User talk:Polyamorph#top|talk]]) 08:49, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
* {{RMassist/core | 1 = Deadlights (American band) | 2 = The Deadlights | discuss = yes | reason = It's the actual band name, and not just "Deadlights". Also, other bands with the same name from different are not on Wikipedia and/or as notable as "The Deadlights" so no clarification has to be made (i.e "The Deadlights (American band)"). | sig = [[User:Chchcheckit|Chchcheckit]] ([[User talk:Chchcheckit|talk]]) 14:33, 5 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Chchcheckit}}
*:{{ping| Chchcheckit}} This has been moved before, making this a [[WP:PCM]]. Please open a formal move request discussion by clicking the "discuss" link. [[User:UtherSRG|UtherSRG]] [[User_talk:UtherSRG|(talk)]] 16:24, 5 January 2023 (UTC)

* {{RMassist/core | 1 = You Are Not I (short story) | 2 = You Are Not I | discuss = yes | reason = redirect in the way. | sig = [[User:Οἶδα|Οἶδα]] ([[User talk:Οἶδα|talk]]) 08:28, 6 January 2023 (UTC) | requester = Οἶδα}}
*:@[[User:Οἶδα|Οἶδα]] looking at the page history of the redirect, you are trying to effect a take over the primary topic from [[You Are Not I (film)]] to [[You Are Not I (short story)]]. Please open an RM for this instead. In the meantime, I am creating a dab page instead. [[User:Robertsky|– robertsky]] ([[User talk:Robertsky|talk]]) 09:21, 6 January 2023 (UTC)

==== Requests to revert undiscussed moves ====

CGM (rap group)

2023-01-07T04:58:32Z

User54736820472: Source don’t mention all that

{{short description|British hip hop collective}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = CGM
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Ladbroke Grove]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{hlist|[[British hip hop]]|[[UK drill]]}}
| years_active = 2015–present
| label = CGM
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* [[98s]]
* [[Taze (rapper)|Taze]]
* [[Russ Millions]]
}}
| website =
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Cherish God More
* 1011
}}
| current_members = [[#Current members|See list]]
| past_members = [[#Former members|See list]]
}}
'''CGM''' (an acronym for '''Cherish God More'''), is a British [[hip hop collective]] based in [[Ladbroke Grove]], [[London]] specifically the Portobello Estate. They were formerly known as '''1011''', named after the [[W postcode area|W10 and W11 postal codes]].<ref name="guardian war">{{Cite news |last=Hancox |first=Dan|title=The war against rap: censoring drill may seem radical but it's not new |language=en |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/22/the-war-against-rap-censoring-drill-may-seem-radical-but-its-not-new|date=2018-06-22|access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref> They are considered to be one of the pioneers of the [[UK drill]] scene.<ref name="the face">{{Cite news |last=Herlock |first=Ethan |date=2020-07-07|title=Digga D: the UK drill pioneer who can’t be deterred |language=en-gb |work=[[The Face (magazine)|The Face]] |url=https://theface.com/music/digga-d-interview-woi-cgm |access-date=2021-01-13}}</ref>

==History==
In 2015, [[Digga D]] formed the UK drill group [[1011 (rap group)|1011]] along with his friends in a local youth club in [[Ladbroke Grove]].<ref name="the face"/><ref name="guardian cobain">{{Cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-drill-rap-gang-banned-from-making-music-due-to-threat-of-violence | title=London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence | first=Ian | last=Cobain | date=15 June 2018 | access-date=14 January 2021 | work=[[The Guardian]] }}</ref> They released several singles from 2016-17 including: "Kill Confirmed", "Play for the Pagans", and "No Hook".<ref name="the face"/> The group has since been banned from making music together and later rebranded as CGM, an acronym for Cherish God More.<ref name="the face"/><ref name="independent">{{Cite news |last=Baynes |first=Chris |date=15 June 2018 |title=Drill rap gang banned from making music without police permission in legal first |language=en |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/drill-rap-gang-ban-music-videos-met-police-court-order-ladbroke-grove-a8400371.html |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{Cite news |last=Patterson |first=Joseph 'JP' |date=2 December 2020 |title=Digga D: 'I've learnt from my mistakes' |work=[[BBC Three]] |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/144838d0-6be6-4fdb-a919-0a38811741c3 |url-status=live |access-date=14 January 2021}}</ref>

==Current members==
The list below includes confirmed members of CGM
{{div col}}
* [[Digga D]]<ref name = 10+1>{{cite web|url=https://grmdassily.com/cgm-digga-d-10-1/|title=DIGGA D & CGM’S FINEST DROP NEW TRACK "10+1"|website=[[GRM Daily]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Dodgy (also known as AP; formerly Itchy)<ref name = 10+1/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/ap.cgm/?hl=en|title=@ap.cgm • Instagram photos and videos|website=[[Instagram]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Horrid1 (also known as Huncho)<ref name = 10+1/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/hunchcgm/?hl=en|title=Horrid1 (@hunchcgm) • Instagram photos and videos|website=[[Instagram]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* MSkum<ref name = 10+1/>
* Rack5<ref name = 10+1/>
* Sav'o (also known as Jsav)<ref name = 10+1/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/jsav.cgm/?hl=en|title=SavO (@jsav.cgm) • Instagram photos and videos|website=[[Instagram]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Splasha<ref name = 10+1/>
* (CGM) Striker<ref name = 10+1/>
* (CGM) TY<ref name = 10+1/>
* (CGM) ZK (formerly Eleven)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/zk-everything-litty/|title=CGM’S ZK HITS US WITH JUMPY "EVERYTHING LITTY" VISUALS|website=[[GRM Daily]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/1011-eleven-russ-taze-anti/|title=(1011) ELEVEN TEAMS UP WITH RUSS & TAZE FOR “ANTI” VIDEO|website=[[GRM Daily]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Former members==
{{div col}}
* JDF<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/1011-jdf-assistance/|title=JDF (1011) COMES THROUGH WITH “ASSISTANCE” VIDEO|website=[[GRM Daily]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Loose1 (formerly KaySav)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/1011-loose1-trapline-goals/|title=(1011) LOOSE1 RAPS ABOUT “TRAPLINE GOALS” IN NEW JOINT|website=[[GRM Daily]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Sini Sayso<ref>{{cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/1011-sini-sayso-next-up/|title=WATCH (1011) SINI SAYSO GO IN ON HIS NEXT UP FREESTYLE|website=[[GRM Daily]]|access-date=3 April 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>
{{div col end}}

==Legal issues==
On 9 November 2017, Digga D and members of 1011 were arrested in a [[stop and search]] in which they were carrying machetes and baseball bats.<ref name="bbc ladbroke banned">{{Cite news |date=15 June 2018 |title=Ladbroke Grove banned from making 'violent drill music' |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44498231 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref><ref name="guardian cobain"/> 1011 claimed they were making a drill music video, but police stated they were planning to attack a rival gang, [[12World]].<ref name="guardian cobain"/> Digga and 1011 were convicted of conspiracy to commit violent disorder, sentenced to a year in jail, and was given a [[Criminal Behaviour Order]] (CBO) in 2018 that required the group to have the [[Metropolitan Police]]'s permission before releasing any new music, forbade them from using London postcodes, and banning references in lyrics to real-life incidents and people. Four of the group's music videos prior to the CBO were taken down, however, they were noted to have amassed over ten million combined views before removal.<ref name="the face"/><ref name="vice">{{Cite news | url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vb9b5d/digga-d-double-tap-diaries-interview-2019 | title=Digga D's Drill Videos Were Banned, But Now He's Bigger Than Ever | first=Ciaran | last=Thapar | date=21 May 2019 | work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] | access-date=14 January 2021 }}</ref>

The CBO ban issued to 1011 was condemned by the campaign group [[Index on Censorship]] and widely described as entirely unprecedented.<ref name="guardian war"/> Digga's lawyer noted that the CBO "gives the police and probation the ability to control and censor his art." The Metropolitan Police has since denied it was censorship.<ref name="bbc"/> Det Ch Supt Kevin Southworth said at the time: "When in this instance you see a particular genre of music being used specifically to goad, to incite, to provoke, to inflame, that can only lead to acts of very serious violence being committed, that’s when it becomes a matter for the police. We're not in the business of killing anyone's fun, we're not in the business of killing anyone's artistic expression - we are in the business of stopping people being killed."<ref name="bbc"/><ref name="bbc ladbroke sentenced">{{Cite news |date=11 June 2018 |title=Ladbroke Grove drill rap machete gang sentenced |language=en-GB |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-44442133 |access-date=13 January 2021}}</ref>

==Discography==
{{See also|Digga D#Discography}}

===Mixtapes===
* Horrid1 and Sav'o - ''Violent Siblings'' (2022)

===Singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:18em;"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="1" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="1"| Album
|-
! scope="row"| "Kill Confirmed" (as 1011, with [[Digga D]] & Sav'o)
| rowspan="4"| 2017
|
| rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Play for the Pagans" (as 1011, with Digga D, Sav'o & Horrid1)
|
|-
! scope="row"| "No Hook" (as 1011, with (CGM) ZK, Digga D, MSkum, Sav'o & Horrid1)
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Next Up?" (as 1011, with [[Mixtape Madness]], Digga D, Sav'o & (CGM) TY)
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name="BPI1">{{cite web|title=BRIT Certified - bpi|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/|publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry]]|format=To access, enter "1011" or "Mixtape Madness" in Certified Awards Search }}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "No Porkies" (with Digga D, Sav'o & (CGM) ZK)
| 2018
|
|-
! scope="row"| "10+1" (with Splasha, MSkum, (CGM) Striker, Dodgy, Rack5, (CGM) TY, Horrid1, Sav'o & Digga D)
| 2019
|
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Digga D}}

[[Category:Hip hop collectives]]
[[Category:English hip hop groups]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]

Loski

2023-01-05T22:34:54Z

User54736820472: /* Legal issues */

{{Short description|British rapper and singer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Loski
| birth_name = Jyrelle Justin O'Connor<ref name = court>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/03/rapper-loski-tells-court-death-threats-forced-him-carry-gun|title=Rapper Loski tells court drug dealer forced him to carry gun|first=Diane|last=Taylor|date=3 February 2020|website=theguardian.com|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127192811/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/03/rapper-loski-tells-court-death-threats-forced-him-carry-gun|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ascap"/>
| alias = {{flatlist|
* Big Skii<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/loski/bio|title=Loski {{!}} Gigs in Scotland|website=gigsinscotland.com|access-date=31 January 2022|quote=A pioneer of the early U.K. drill scene, Loski (aka Loose, Big Skii) built his name in the game as part of iconic Kennington collective Harlem Spartans.|archive-date=31 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220131190426/https://www.gigsinscotland.com/artist/loski/bio|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Loski Loose<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://watsonrose.co.uk/2017/11/15/ontherise-loski-loose-harlem-spartans-top-5-selected/|title=#ONTHERISE LOSKI LOOSE (HARLEM SPARTANS): TOP 5 SELECTED!|date=15 November 2017|website=watsonrose.co.uk|access-date=7 February 2022|quote=Loski AKA Loski Loose (also the son of Ty Nizzy from the notorious Brixton rap crew PDC) is a young micman that’s doin’ bits this year, and is positioning himself for an ascent into a higher tier of importance in the scene.|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207192120/https://watsonrose.co.uk/2017/11/15/ontherise-loski-loose-harlem-spartans-top-5-selected/|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Lil' Nizzy<ref name = ":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/06/one-to-watch-loski|title=One to watch: Loski|first=Joseph|last=Patterson|date=6 March 2021|website=theguardian.com|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127192805/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/mar/06/one-to-watch-loski|url-status=live}}</ref>
*Jumz<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixtapemadness.com/blog/interviews/loski-talks-debut-album-harlem-spartans-jail-more|title=Loski Talks Debut Album, Harlem Spartans, Jail & More|first=Sweeney|last=Gloria|date=20 November 2020|publisher=[[Mixtape Madness]]|access-date=10 May 2022}}</ref>
}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|5|6}}
| birth_place = [[Kennington]], [[London]], England<ref name = vice>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvg4z8/uk-drill-loski-slay-interview-2020|title='I'm Still Playing Catch Up – I Just Gotta Kill It': Loski on His Journey to the Top of Drill|first=Ethan|last=Herlock|date=3 April 2020|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|VICE]]|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127223954/https://www.vice.com/en/article/bvg4z8/uk-drill-loski-slay-interview-2020|url-status=live}}</ref>
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[UK drill]]
* [[afroswing]]
}}
| label = Since '93<ref name=court /> {{Small|(distributed by [[Sony Music]])}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* singer
* songwriter
}}
| current_member_of = [[Harlem Spartans]]
| years_active = 2012–present
| website = {{URL|https://loskiofficial.com/}}
}}
'''Jyrelle Justin O'Connor'''<ref name="ascap">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/search/performer/LOSKI/writer/Jyrelle?searchFilter=SVW&page=1|title=ACE Repertory|publisher=[[ASCAP]]|access-date=2022-03-30}}</ref> (born May 6, 1999), known professionally as '''Loski''' (formerly '''Lil' Nizzy'''), is a British rapper and singer from [[Kennington]], [[London]]. He is part of the Kennington-based [[UK drill]] group [[Harlem Spartans]].

Beginning his career in 2012 under the name Lil' Nizzy, Loski released his breakout single "Hazards" in 2016; this was followed by his debut mixtape, ''Call Me Loose'', in 2018 and ''Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story'', his debut album, in 2020. In 2021, Loski released his debut EP, ''Censored''.

==Early life==
Jyrelle Justin O'Connor was born in [[Kennington]], London on May 6, 1999. His father was Ty Nizzy, a member of the [[PDC (rap group)|PDC rap group]] and "an originator of [[British hip hop#Road rap|road rap]]", according to ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref name = ":0"/> His mother studied English literature and history while attending university, which Loski said inspired storytelling within his songs.<ref name = ":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/ev3y4p/loski-boasy-new-video-track-interview-2019|title=Drill Artist Loski Is Dripping with Flair|first=Ryan|last=Bassil|date=11 January 2019|work=[[Vice (magazine)|VICE]]|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127223952/https://www.vice.com/en/article/ev3y4p/loski-boasy-new-video-track-interview-2019|url-status=live}}</ref> O'Connor said in an interview with ''[[Vice (magazine)|VICE]]'' that both of his parents supported him in pursuing a musical career.<ref name = vice/>

O'Connor moved from Kennington to [[Borehamwood]] to live with his grandmother at the age of 12 following a group of boys putting a gun to his head.<ref name = court/> In 2013, he was reported as missing from his house.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/10220804.jyrelle-oconnor-greenland-13-missing-from-borehamwood/|title=Jyrelle O'Connor Greenland, 13, missing from Borehamwood|first=Anna|last=Slater|date=11 February 2013|website=borehamwoodtimes.co.uk|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207140414/https://www.borehamwoodtimes.co.uk/news/10220804.jyrelle-oconnor-greenland-13-missing-from-borehamwood/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==
During O'Connor's early musical career, he went under the name Lil' Nizzy, in reference to his father.<ref name = ":0"/> He released a song alongside Danks in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/heritage-before-he-was-loski-lil-nizzy-was-spraying-pure-heat-over-solid-gold-hip-hop-instrumentals-2012|title=HERITAGE: BEFORE HE WAS LOSKI, LIL' NIZZY WAS SPRAYING PURE HEAT OVER SOLID GOLD HIP-HOP INSTRUMENTALS (2012)|date=16 April 2018|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127223954/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/heritage-before-he-was-loski-lil-nizzy-was-spraying-pure-heat-over-solid-gold-hip-hop-instrumentals-2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

Under the name Loski, he released his breakout single, "Hazards", in 2016.<ref name = ":1"/> Other early songs included "Money and Beef", "DJ Khaled" and "Teddy Bruckshot".<ref name = xxl>{{Cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/loski-interview-the-break/|title=THE BREAK PRESENTS: LOSKI|first=Nikita|last=Rathod|date=31 October 2018|work=[[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127073330/https://www.xxlmag.com/loski-interview-the-break/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In March 2018, Loski was signed to [[Sony Music Entertainment]].<ref name = jury>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/27/loski-trial-jury-discharged-after-failing-to-reach-verdict-on-rapper|title=Jury discharged after failing to reach verdict in trial of rapper Loski|first=Diane|last=Taylor|date=27 May 2021|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207174349/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021/may/27/loski-trial-jury-discharged-after-failing-to-reach-verdict-on-rapper|url-status=live}}</ref> The following month, he released his debut [[mixtape]] ''Call Me Loose'',<ref name = xxl/> which peaked at number 44 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] and was named as one of the inspirations for ''[[Scorpion (Drake album)|Scorpion]]'' by [[Drake (musician)|Drake]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/drake-loski-octavian-scorpion-inspiration/|first=Alex|last=Griffin|title=DRAKE REVEALS THESE UK RAPPERS INSPIRED 'SCORPION'|website=grmdaily.com|date=29 June 2018|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128005535/https://grmdaily.com/drake-loski-octavian-scorpion-inspiration/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphop-n-more.com/2018/06/drake-music-that-inspired-scorpion/|title=Drake Reveals The Music That Inspired 'Scorpion' Sessions|author=Navjosh|date=30 June 2018|website=hiphop-n-more.com|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128005541/https://hiphop-n-more.com/2018/06/drake-music-that-inspired-scorpion/|url-status=live}}</ref> In an article with MTV, Loski stated that the mixtape was about "the neighbourhood, friends, everything growing up".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-push-ones-to-watch-2019/news/loski-talks-drake-being-a-fan-and-the-inspiration-behind-mixtape-call-me-loose|title=Loski Talks Drake Being A Fan & The Inspiration Behind Mixtape 'Call Me Loose'|first=Claire|last=Rowden|date=18 January 2019|publisher=[[MTV (British and Irish TV channel)|MTV]]|access-date=10 February 2022|archive-date=10 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220210185815/http://www.mtv.co.uk/mtv-push-ones-to-watch-2019/news/loski-talks-drake-being-a-fan-and-the-inspiration-behind-mixtape-call-me-loose|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, he released the mixtape ''Mad Move'', which peaked at number 41. An article in Versus noted that the mixtape "sees the south Londoner plant himself firmly at the fore of the genre."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://versus.uk.com/2019/03/loski-drops-hard-hitting-new-mixtape-mad-move/|title=Loski Drops His Hard-Hitting New Mixtape 'Mad Move'|first=Lewis|last=Scrafton|date=1 March 2019|website=versus.uk.com|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128005541/https://versus.uk.com/2019/03/loski-drops-hard-hitting-new-mixtape-mad-move/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2020, Loski released his debut album, ''Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story'', which peaked at number 39 on the UK Albums Chart and was noted as being "several albums at once".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/loski-a-drill-story-music-trial-and-trauma/|title=A Drill Story: Music, Trial & Trauma|first=Hubert|last=Adjei-Kontoh|date=24 November 2020|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|access-date=20 May 2022}}</ref> Robert Kazandjian, writing for ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'', stated that the album was divided into three acts, with the album as a whole mainly centered around legal issues.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/loski-music-trial-and-trauma-a-drill-story|title=Loski - Music, Trial And Trauma: A Drill Story|first=Robert|last=Kazandjian|date=20 November 2020|publisher=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128005543/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/loski-music-trial-and-trauma-a-drill-story|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September 2021, Loski announced his debut EP, ''Censored''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/loski-censored-ep-announced/|title=LOSKI ANNOUNCES NEW EP 'CENSORED'|first=Courtney|last=W|date=22 September 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207235222/https://grmdaily.com/loski-censored-ep-announced/|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP was released on 15 October;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/loski-censored-ep-stream|title=Loski Returns To His Roots With New 10-Track EP 'Censored'|first=James|last=Keith|date=15 October 2021|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207235224/https://www.complex.com/music/loski-censored-ep-stream|url-status=live}}</ref> an article in ''Trench'' noted that "although the extensive cast of producers keep the ''Censored''{{'}}s sound close to Loski's drill roots, the rapper's evolution is laid bare as he attacks each track with an effortless display of lyrical greaze."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/loski-censored|title=LOSKI DELIVERS NEW 'CENSORED' EP WITH FEATURES FROM SUSPECT, GEE SPLASH, SD|first=Blessing|last=Borode|date=18 October 2021|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207235223/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/news/loski-censored|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
In 2015, O'Connor was sentenced to prison after being found in possession of a knife.

On 9 April 2019, he was stopped by police while travelling to [[Willesden]]; they found him in possession of a revolver.<ref>{{cite web|date=21 January 2020|title=Drill artist Loski caught with loaded gun, court told|first=Diane|last=Taylor|url=http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/21/drill-artist-loski-caught-with-loaded-gun-court-told|access-date=2 February 2022|work=[[The Guardian]]|archive-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203214758/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/jan/21/drill-artist-loski-caught-with-loaded-gun-court-told|url-status=live}}</ref> O'Connor was charged with possession of a firearm, intent to endanger life, and possession of ammunition as a result; his first trial resulted in a retrial as a result of his prosecutor falling ill, while the second resulted in a hung jury.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/05/trial-of-rapper-loski-collapses-as-prosecutor-falls-ill|title=Trial of rapper Loski collapses as prosecutor falls ill|first=Diane|last=Taylor|date=5 February 2020|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207174348/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/feb/05/trial-of-rapper-loski-collapses-as-prosecutor-falls-ill|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = jury/> He was found guilty of possessing a prohibited firearm on 5 January 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/loski-drill-kennington-jyrelle-o-connor-harlem-spartans-gun-gang-court-b1050846.html|title=Brixton drill rapper ‘Loski’ guilty of possessing loaded revolver|first=Miriam|last=Burrell|date=4 January 2023|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=5 January 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==
=== Studio albums===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of albums, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name = UK>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/53172/loski//|title=LOSKI {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=27 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127223952/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/53172/loski//|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story''
|
*Released: 20 November 2020
*Label: Since '93
*Format: CD, streaming, digital download
|39
|}

===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of mixtapes, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name = UK/>
|-
!scope="row"|''Call Me Loose''
|
*Released: 13 April 2018
*Label: Since '93
*Format: Streaming, digital download
|44
|-
!scope="row"|''Mad Move''
|
*Released: 1 March 2019
*Label: Since '93
*Format: Streaming, digital download
|41
|}

===EPs===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of EPs, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name = UK/>
|-
!scope="row"|''Censored''
|
*Released: 15 October 2021
*Label: Since '93
*Format: Streaming, digital download
|—
|}

=== Singles ===
==== As lead artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name = UK/>
|-
!scope="row"|"Teddy Bruckshot"
| rowspan="3" |2017
| —
|
| rowspan="2" |''Call Me Loose''
|-
!scope="row"|"Money & Beef"
| —
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Mummy's Kitchen" (featuring Mayski)
| —
|
|{{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Cool Kid"
| rowspan="4" |2018
| —
|
| rowspan="2" |''Call Me Loose''
|-
!scope="row"|"Forrest Gump"
|88
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name=BPI>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Loski|access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|"Mad About Bars" (with [[Kenny Allstar]])
| —
|
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Calm Down"
| —
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Boasy"
| rowspan="3" |2019
| —
|
| rowspan="3" |''Mad Move''
|-
!scope="row"|"No Cap" (with [[DigDat]])
|51
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Hazards 2.0"
| —
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Ghost"
| rowspan="9" |2020
| —
|
| rowspan="4" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Allegedly"
| 65
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Slay"
| —
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Training Day" (with [[MoStack]])
|75
|
|-
!scope="row"|"On Me" (with [[MizOrMac]])
|57
|
|''Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story''
|-
!scope="row"|"Daily Duppy"
| —
|
|{{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Anglo Saxon" (featuring [[Blanco (British rapper)|Blanco]])
| —
|
| rowspan="3" |''Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story''
|-
!scope="row"|"Avengers" (featuring [[Popcaan]])
| —
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Flavour" (featuring [[Stormzy]])
|43
|
|-
!scope="row"|"P.U.G"
| rowspan="2" |2021
|87
|
| rowspan="2" |''Censored''
|-
!scope="row"|"Rolling Dice"
|81
|
|-
!scope="row"|"Tag Team"
|rowspan="3"|2022
|—
|
|rowspan="3" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Obssessed"
|—
|
|-
!scope="row"|"G Lock"
|—
|
|}

==== As featured artist ====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions and certifications, and album name shown
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name = UK/>
|-
!scope="row"|"Dues" ([[Headie One]] featuring Loski)
|rowspan="5"|2018
|—

|
|''The One''
|-
!scope="row"|"Rusty" (Lavida Loca featuring Loski)
|—

|
|''Just B' Coz''
|-
!scope="row"|"R.I.P" ([[Ms Banks]] featuring Loski)
|—
|
|''The Coldest Winter Ever''
|-
!scope="row"|"Ugly Faces" ([[Smoke Boys]] and Swift featuring Loski)
|—

|
|rowspan="2"|''Swiftionary''
|-
!scope="row"|"2 and a Shoe" (Smoke Boys and Swift featuring Loski, [[67 (rap group)|Dimzy]], Deepee and [[RV (rapper)|RV]])
|—

|
|-
!scope="row"|"Gang Mode" (CS featuring Loski)
|rowspan="5"| 2019
|—

|
|''Everyone Hates Chris''
|-
!scope="row"|"Trust" (The Plug featuring [[Nafe Smallz]], [[YoungBoy Never Broke Again]] and Loski)
|—

|
|''Plug Talk''
|-
!scope="row"|"Go N Get It" (Lil Berete featuring Loski)
|—

|
|''1 Way Out''
|-
!scope="row"|"Stop Lying" (Woosh featuring Loski)
|—
|
|''Gang Unit''
|-
!scope="row"|"Flexin" (Mowgs featuring Loski)
|—
|
|
''Roll the Dice''
|-
!scope="row"|"Tee" ([[Jay1]] featuring Loski)
|2020
|65
|
| {{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Chop My Money" ([[iLL BLU]] featuring [[Krept and Konan]] and Loski)
|rowspan="4"|2021
|64
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
|''The BLUPRINT''
|-
!scope="row"|"Bad Guy" ([[Morrisson (rapper)|Morrisson]] featuring Loski)
|—
|
|''Guilty''
|-
!scope="row"|"Sorry Not Sorry" ([[Bandokay]] and [[Double Lz]] featuring Loski)
|—
|
|''Drill Commandments''
|-
!scope="row"|"Cerberus" ([[Blanco (British rapper)|Blanco]] featuring K-Trap and Loski)
|—
|
|''City of God''
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: auto;"
|-
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Nominated work
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
|rowspan="2"|2018
|GRM Daily Rated Awards
|Himself
|Breakthrough of the Year
|rowspan="6" {{Nom}}
|rowspan="2"|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/rated-awards-2018-all-nominees/|title=RATED AWARDS 2018: ALL NOMINEES REVEALED|first=Nic|last=Coaker|date=31 July 2018|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-date=28 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128193139/https://grmdaily.com/rated-awards-2018-all-nominees/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|GRM Daily Rated Awards
|''Call Me Loose''
|Mixtape of the Year
|-
|2020
|[[MOBO Awards]]
|rowspan="2"|Himself
|Best Newcomer
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mobo.com/news/mobo-awards-2020-see-full-list-nominees|title=MOBO AWARDS 2020: SEE THE FULL LIST OF NOMINEES!|date=23 November 2020|website=mobo.com|access-date=28 January 2022|archive-date=29 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220129020818/https://mobo.com/news/mobo-awards-2020-see-full-list-nominees|url-status=live}}</ref>

|-
|rowspan="2"|2021
|MOBO Awards
|Best Drill Act
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/11/dave-nominations-2021-mobo-awards-central-cee-ghetts-little-simz-aj-tracey|title=Dave tops nominations at 2021 Mobo awards|first=Ben|last=Beaumont-Thomas|date=11 November 2021|website=theguardian.com|access-date=27 January 2022|archive-date=13 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113072222/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/nov/11/dave-nominations-2021-mobo-awards-central-cee-ghetts-little-simz-aj-tracey|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|GRM Daily Rated Awards
|rowspan="2"|''Music, Trial & Trauma: A Drill Story''
|Album of the Year
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-grm-rated-awards-winners-list-9631271/|title=Jorja Smith, Central Cee & More Take Home 2021 GRM Rated Awards: Full Winners List|first=Mia|last=Nazareno|date=16 September 2021|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=15 February 2022|archive-date=15 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220215141924/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2021-grm-rated-awards-winners-list-9631271/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|[[Urban Music Awards]]
|Album of the Year
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.music-news.com/news/UK/142983/Drake-up-for-4-prizes-at-Urban-Music-Awards|title=Drake up for 4 prizes at Urban Music Awards|date=26 August 2021|website=music-news.com|access-date=17 March 2022}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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{{short description|Subgenre of drill music}}
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{{Infobox music genre
| name = UK drill
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[British hip hop]]| [[drill music|drill]]|[[British hip hop#Road rap|road rap]]|[[grime (music genre)|grime]]|[[UK garage]]}}
| cultural_origins = Early 2010s, [[Brixton]], [[London]], England
| instruments = {{hlist|[[Vocals]]||[[audio editing software]]|[[digital audio workstation]]}}
| popularity =
| derivatives =
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| local_scenes = {{hlist|[[London]]|[[Birmingham]]|[[Manchester]]|[[Liverpool]]|[[Nottingham]]}}
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'''UK drill''' is a subgenre of [[drill music]] and [[British hip hop#Road rap|road rap]] that originated in the South London district of [[Brixton]] from 2012 onwards.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|title=Get Familiar with UK Drill, the New Sound Exploding on the Streets of London|work=PigeonsandPlanes|access-date=2018-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319090713/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35706/1/uk-drill-artists-and-crews|title=Inside UK Drill, London's Hyper-Local DIY Sound|last=Dazed|date=2017-04-25|work=Dazed|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309135634/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35706/1/uk-drill-artists-and-crews|archive-date=9 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite news|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|title=From Chicago to Brixton: The Surprising Rise of UK Drill|date=2017-04-27|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324130941/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially borrowing heavily from the style of [[Chicago]] [[drill music]] before creating its own unique sound, UK drill artists often rap about violent and hedonistic criminal lifestyles.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/67-interview-this-is-not-a-gang-this-is-a-logo-this-is-a-company-this-is-a-brand-a3620276.html|title=67 Interview: 'This Is Not a Gang. This Is a Brand'|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319090523/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/67-interview-this-is-not-a-gang-this-is-a-logo-this-is-a-company-this-is-a-brand-a3620276.html|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Typically, those who create this style of music are affiliated with gangs or come from socioeconomically-deprived neighbourhoods where crime is a way of life for many.<ref name=":0" />

UK drill music is closely related to [[British hip hop#Road rap|road rap]], a British style of [[gangsta rap]] that became popular in the years prior to the existence of drill.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/gypwa7/uk-gangsta-drill-road-rap-67-section-boyz-giggs|title=Don't Call It Road Rap: When Drill, UK Accents and Street Life Collide|date=2017-06-14|work=Noisey|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084907/https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/gypwa7/uk-gangsta-drill-road-rap-67-section-boyz-giggs|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> UK drill often exhibits violent language and provocative lyrics,<ref name=":3" /> resulting in the genre being cited as a reason for an increase in knife crime in London.<ref name = "ind1"/><ref name = "times1"/>

== Characteristics ==
UK drill has developed a different production style than [[Chicago]] [[drill music|drill]], taking influence from earlier British genres such as [[Grime (music genre)|grime]] and [[UK garage]]; in an interview with ''Complex'', [[Jammer (musician)|Jammer]] noted that "without grime...there would be no UK drill."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/jammer-neron-power-top-producer-interview|title=Jammer: "All Of Today's UK Street Music Has The Energy Of Grime"|first=James|last=Keith|date=24 January 2022|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> Drill producer Mazza noted that both drill and grime share a similar rawness and energy, yet the two genres remain distinct from each-other. Drill producer Carns Hill, alongside several drill rappers, noted that UK drill should probably have a "new name" in order to distinguish it from the original Chicago drill sound.<ref name=":52">{{Cite news|date=2016-07-25|title=Meet Mazza : The Producer Taking Drill to a New Level|url=https://theblackscotsman.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/meet-mazza/|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084854/https://theblackscotsman.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/meet-mazza/|archive-date=2018-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://repub.eur.nl/pub/132478/|title=Cappen voor Clout?|first1=Robby|last1=Roks|first2=Jeroen|last2=van den Broek|date=10 December 2020|website=repub.eur.nl|language=nl|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> UK drill is generally more fast-paced compared to its Chicago counterpart. UK drill beats are generally structured around a [[Tresillo (rhythm)|Tresillo]] hi-hat pattern, with snares landing on the fourth beat instead of the third every 2 bars. Instrumentals often also have a sliding bass, hard hitting kicks, and dark melodies. AXL Beats explained that the 808s and fast-tempo snares in UK drill are derivative of grime music.<ref name=":142">{{Cite web|title=UK Drill: Should the rap genre change its name?|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/uk-drill-name-change-genre-us-comparison/|website=Capital XTRA|access-date=2020-04-15|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410063859/https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/uk-drill-name-change-genre-us-comparison/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How Drake Ended Up Rapping on a Drill Beat: An Interview With "War" Producer AXL Beats|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-war-drill-producer-axl-beats-interview|website=Complex|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226010742/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-war-drill-producer-axl-beats-interview|archive-date=2019-12-26|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> Both genres typically utilise a tempo of approximately 138-151 [[tempo|beats per minute]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Get Familiar With UK Drill, the New Sound Exploding on the Streets of London|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|website=Complex|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611131706/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|archive-date=2019-06-11|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref><ref name=":24">{{Cite news|date=2017-04-27|title=From Chicago to Brixton: The Surprising Rise of UK Drill|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324130941/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|archive-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

Censorship of UK drill lyrics through vocal cuts and mutes are very common to avoid lyrics being used against them during prosecution by the police;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-22|title=The war against rap: censoring drill may seem radical but it's not new|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/22/the-war-against-rap-censoring-drill-may-seem-radical-but-its-not-new|access-date=2022-01-25|website=theguardian.com|first=Dan|last=Hancox|language=en}}</ref> for example, "shh" is used in songs to replace the names of people, weapons and criminal acts.<ref name = neon>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Neon_Screams/0cb8DwAAQBAJ|title=Neon Screams: How Drill, Trap and Bashment Made Music New Again|first=Kit|last=Mackintosh|date=2021|isbn=9781913462475|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> The head of the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] said that videos of UK drill were used to connect suspects charged with offenses relating to gangs if they denied affiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/drill-music-not-crime-videos-prove-suspects-prosecutor-1693502|title=Drill music videos will help prove suspects know each other in court, says top prosecutor|first=David|last=Woode|date=20 June 2022|work=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
150 (now known as GBG), a group from the [[Angell Town|Angell Town Estate]], Brixton, is often credited with pioneering UK drill music. 150 members Stickz (also known as Stizzy Stickz), Grizzy (stylized as GR1ZZY) and M Dargg were dedicated exponents of the early style; however, [[67 (rap group)|67]] is often credited for shifting the sound away from the Chicago influences it seemed to heavily draw inspiration from in its early days and foundation and for forming a more homegrown sound,<ref name="Red Bull2">{{Cite news|title=UK drill FAQ: History, facts & future of the rap genre|work=Red Bull|url=https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/uk-drill-FAQ-history-artists-and-future|url-status=live|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806213411/https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/uk-drill-FAQ-history-artists-and-future|archive-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> with [[LD (rapper)|LD]], one of its members, being named as the godfather of the genre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/ld-whos-watching|title=LD Claims 'Godfather Of Drill' Title With New Album 'Who's Watching'|first=James|last=Keith|date=26 February 2021|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> Producers Carns Hill (who crafted instrumentals for many of 67's early songs), and QUIETPVCK (who worked closely by 150 and 410 members in their early era) are widely considered to be two of the main pioneering producers of the genre with their unique and innovative alternatives to the Chicago drill sound.<ref name="Red Bull2" /><ref>{{cite news|date=12 October 2017|title=According To UK Rap Producer Carns Hill, His 'Drill' Sound Happened Almost By Accident|work=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2017/10/carns-hill-trench-interview|url-status=live|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815102708/https://www.complex.com/music/2017/10/carns-hill-trench-interview|archive-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>

An article from ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' divides the history of UK drill into 3 phases; the first of these phases, which lasted from 2014 to 2018, resulted in drill becoming "its own distinctly British entity", with the phase peaking in 2016 with the release of "Let's Lurk" by 67 featuring [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]]. Given that the genre was "locked out" of the mainstream music industry due to its uncensored nature, music videos became a major player in the genre's circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/how-uk-drill%E2%80%99s-filmmakers-are-driving-its-thriving-scene|title=How UK drill's filmmakers are driving its thriving scene|first=Ethan|last=Herlock|date=1 May 2020|website=djmag.com|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> Its uncensored nature also resulted in [[Form 696]] being used to cancel shows by drill artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e4xe/third-phase-uk-drill|title=The Third Phase of UK Drill Is Here|first=Abubakar|last=Finiin|date=1 May 2020|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> In early 2017, "Kennington Where It Started" was released by the [[Harlem Spartans]], which was considered by a fans to turn UK drill from an underground genre to a mainstream one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acrosstheculture.com/media/music/history-drill-music/|title=A Brief History of Drill Music, Globally|first=Zander|last=Tsadwa|date=8 September 2020|work=Across the Culture|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref>

In 2018, members of [[1011 (rap group)|1011]] (now known as [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]), including [[Digga D]], were given a court order that banned them from making music without police permission; in addition, they couldn't mention death or injury, including the death of Abdullahi Tarabi (also known as Teewizz), and had to notify police in advance of any song releases or performances. Kevin Southworth, Detective Chief Superintendent, noted that it was "one of the first times" that such an order was made. The order was condemned by [[Index on Censorship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-drill-rap-gang-banned-from-making-music-due-to-threat-of-violence|title=London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence|first=Ian|last=Cobain|date=15 June 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Skengdo & AM]], members of drill group [[410 (group)|410]], were handed a 9-month suspended sentence, suspended for 2 years, for breaching a gang injunction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/drill-rappers-skengdo-and-am-given-suspended-jail-sentence-a4043391.html|title=Skengdo and AM sentenced: Brixton drill rappers handed suspended sentences for breaching gang injunction|first=Olivia|last=Tobin|date=18 January 2019|website=standard.co.uk|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', the injunction, which was to last until January 2021, prevented Skengdo & AM, as well as 2 other members of 410, from entering the SE11 postcode, as well as prohibiting them from performing songs that had lyrics mentioning rival crews, their rappers or any mentions to them entering the territory of other groups.<ref name = injunction>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/31/skengdo-and-am-the-drill-rappers-sentenced-for-playing-their-song|title=Skengdo and AM: the drill rappers sentenced for playing their song|first=Dan|last=Hancox|date=31 January 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> The sentence resulted in a letter being signed by 65 people that was addressed to the Metropolitan Police, calling upon them to stop issuing gang injunctions and stating that musicians should be given the rights of freedom of speech and creative expression.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/feb/03/stop-criminalising-our-musicians|title=Stop criminalising our musicians|date=3 February 2019|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

==Influence==
UK drill received widespread attention outside of Britain in 2017, when comedian [[Michael Dapaah]] released the novelty song "[[Man's Not Hot]]" under the name "Big Shaq" or "Roadman Shaq". The track sampled a beat made by UK drill producers GottiOnEm and Mazza; it was first used by drill group 86 on its song "Lurk", and, later on, [[67 (rap group)|67]] on "Let's Lurk" featuring [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]].<ref name=":52"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3m7nk/uk-drill-holiday-guide|title=A Guide to Explaining UK Drill to Your Family Over the Holidays|last1=Bassil|first1=Ryan|last2=Mokoena|first2=Tshepo|date=2018-12-20|website=Vice|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807014009/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3m7nk/uk-drill-holiday-guide|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/bj9378/welcome-to-the-golden-age-of-drill|title=welcome to the golden age of drill|last1=McQuaid|first1=Ian|last2=Lanigan|first2=Roisin|date=2019-06-21|website=I-D|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802213148/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/bj9378/welcome-to-the-golden-age-of-drill|archive-date=2 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Unknown T]]'s song "Homerton B" charted on the [[Official Singles Chart]] after its August 2018 release, becoming the first UK drill single to do so. The song entered at number 83 on the chart on 28 August 2018, then peaked at 48 in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54130/unknown-t/|work=Official Charts Company (OCC)|title=UNKNOWN T – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company|date=11 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322042536/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54130/unknown-t/|archive-date=22 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

UK drill group [[67 (rap group)|67]] had two entries into the official charts; however, unlike "Homerton B", the entries were on the albums chart and not the singles chart. They reached number 66 in the Official Albums Chart with the mixtape ''Let's Lurk'' and number 71 with the mixtape ''The Glorious Twelfth''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48446/67/|work=Official Charts Company (OCC)|title=67 – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company|date=11 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412123821/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48446/67/|archive-date=12 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Although considered a predominantly [[trap music|trap]]-based album that implemented some drill features and elements, [[Section Boyz]]'s mixtape ''[[Don't Panic (Section Boyz album)|Don't Panic]]'' reached number 37 in the [[UK Albums Chart]], later peaking at number 36 in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48395/section-boyz/|work=Official Charts Company (OCC)|title=SECTION BOYZ – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company|date=11 July 2019|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602000326/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48395/section-boyz/|archive-date=2 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Canadian musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] did a "Behind Barz" freestyle for [[Link Up TV]] in 2018, where he rapped over a UK drill beat. Drake also credited UK drill artist [[Loski]] as an influence for his 2018 album, ''[[Scorpion (Drake album)|Scorpion]]''.<ref name=":03">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/19/why-drake-fell-in-love-with-the-uk-and-vice-versa|title=Why Drake fell in love with the UK (and vice versa)|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2018-07-19|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-25|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120015143/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/19/why-drake-fell-in-love-with-the-uk-and-vice-versa|archive-date=20 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heartafact.com/drake-is-officially-a-uk-citizen/|title=Drake is officially a UK Citizen|date=2019-04-17|website=Heartafact|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225051823/https://heartafact.com/drake-is-officially-a-uk-citizen/|archive-date=25 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Drake released "[[War (Drake song)|War]]"; the song used UK drill's production style and was produced by British producer AXL Beats.<ref name="versus.uk.com">{{Cite web|url=https://versus.uk.com/2019/12/drake-uk-drill-new-freestyle-track-war/|title=Drake Is Doing up UK Drill on New Freestyle Track "War"|date=2019-12-24|website=VERSUS|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923231541/https://versus.uk.com/2019/12/drake-uk-drill-new-freestyle-track-war/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-new-song-war-biggest-takeaways|title=5 Biggest Takeaways From Drake's New Song "War"|website=Complex|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224214544/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-new-song-war-biggest-takeaways|archive-date=24 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Drake's flow in both instances was reminiscent of UK drill artists.<ref name="versus.uk.com"/><ref name=":03" />

In 2020, [[DigDat]] released ''Ei8ht Mile''. The mixtape scored the biggest opening week for a UK drill album at the time, opening at number 12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plugsville.com/digdat-ei8ht-mile-uk-drill-album-biggest-opening-week/|title=DigDat Secures Biggest Opening Week For A UK Drill Album With 'Ei8ht Mile'|date=25 January 2020|website=plugsville.com|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> The same year, [[Skengdo & AM]] released ''EU Drillas'', a collaborative project that featured drill artists from across Europe;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skengdo X AM – 'EU Drillas' review|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/skengdo-x-am-eu-drillas-review-2612948|date=2020-02-24|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|access-date=2020-05-01|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807005608/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/skengdo-x-am-eu-drillas-review-2612948|url-status=live}}</ref> in addition, [[Headie One]] released [[Only You Freestyle|"Only You Freestyle"]] with Drake, which peaked at number 5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/joel-corry-and-mnek-hold-on-to-number-1-with-head-and-heart-on-the-official-singles-chart__30659/|title=Joel Corry and MNEK hold on to Number 1 with Head and Heart on the Official Singles Chart|first=Helen|last=Ainsley|date=31 July 2020|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref> Towards the end of the year, he released ''[[Edna (album)|Edna]]'', which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/headie-one-s-edna-debuts-at-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart__31256/|title=Headie One’s Edna debuts at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart|first=Rob|last=Copsey|date=16 October 2020|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref> becoming the first UK drill album to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/entertainment/21112021-gig-review-headie-one-uk-tour-edna-at-manchester-academy/|title=Gig Review: Headie One UK tour Edna at Manchester Academy|first=Robyn|last=Fawcett|date=21 November 2021|work=Mancunian Matters|access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>

In 2021, [[Digga D]]'s mixtape ''[[Made in the Pyrex]]'' peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the highest-charting UK drill mixtape at the time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=5 March 2021 |title=Architects secure first Number 1 with For Those That Wish To Exist |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/architects-win-close-battle-to-secure-their-first-number-1-album-with-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-it-s-unbelievable-__32616/ |access-date=17 July 2021 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717203324/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/architects-win-close-battle-to-secure-their-first-number-1-album-with-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-it-s-unbelievable-__32616/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, [[Tion Wayne]] and [[Russ Millions]] released "[[Body (Russ Millions and Tion Wayne song)|Body]]", becoming the first UK drill song to reach Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tion Wayne and Russ Millions' Body is first drill song to go to UK No 1|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/07/tion-wayne-and-russ-millions-body-is-first-drill-song-to-go-to-uk-no-1|date=2021-05-21|website=The Guardian {{!}} TheGuardian.com|access-date=2021-05-09|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509191741/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/07/tion-wayne-and-russ-millions-body-is-first-drill-song-to-go-to-uk-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Though the genre originated in London, it is not restricted to London alone as the genre's sole production hub in terms of emerging talents and dissemination of the sound. Artists around the country have appeared and become prominent creators within the scene, such as SmuggzyAce and S.White of [[Birmingham]] group 23 Drillas and SV of [[Nottingham]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-23-drillas-rappers-taunt-15176772|title=23 Drillas rappers taunt armed police after gangsters jailed|date=2018-09-24|access-date=2019-04-27|website=Birmingham Mail|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427133823/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-23-drillas-rappers-taunt-15176772|archive-date=27 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixtapemadness.com/blog/music/mm-exclusive-nottingham-native-sv-returns-with-menacing-drill-track-known|title=MM Exclusive: Nottingham native SV returns with menacing drill track 'Known'|first=Casey|last=Dorney|date=17 June 2021|website=mixtapemadness.com|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

UK drill has spread outside of the United Kingdom, with artists and groups in other countries rapping in styles and using slang terms heavily influenced by UK drill music, and using UK drill instrumentals produced by British producers. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Australia in particular have developed drill scenes that are heavily indebted to UK drill music, with artists such as [[OneFour]] in Australia,<ref name=":82">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/a3x58j/behind-the-scenes-with-onefour-australias-first-drill-rappers|title=Behind The Scenes With OneFour: Australia's First Drill Rappers|last1=Fazal|first1=Mahmood|last2=Butler|first2=Gavin|date=2019-08-01|website=Vice|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011410/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/a3x58j/behind-the-scenes-with-onefour-australias-first-drill-rappers|archive-date=2019-08-07|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> [[Offica (rapper)|Offica]] and [[A92 (group)|A92]] in Ireland,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/rise-irish-drill-reggie-ac130-cubez-lukefly-kid-spyral-offica-a92-sello|title=The rise of Irish drill|first=Robert|last=Kazandjian|date=15 June 2021|work=DJ Mag|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> and 73 De Pijp from The Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parool.nl/gs-b71f546d|title=De opkomst van Amsterdamse drillrap: 'Er is een overlap met criminaliteit'|last=Vugts|first=Paul|date=2019-12-27|website=Het Parool|language=nl-NL|access-date=2020-01-14|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923231543/https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=5id0G7K93Kr6sOje&callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.parool.nl%2fprivacy-wall%2faccept%3fredirectUri%3d%252fgs-b71f546d|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, artists in Spain making drill music have also taken on influence by its British counterpart, with various references and similar production to UK drill; Spanish drill artists include 970Block<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/drillers-without-borders-5-drill-scenes-flourishing-outside-of-the-uk|title=Drillers Without Borders|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011411/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/drillers-without-borders-5-drill-scenes-flourishing-outside-of-the-uk|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and Skinny Flex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/meet-mc-leiti-sene|title=Meet The MC: Leïti Sène|first=Robert|last=Kazandjian|date=7 October 2021|website=djmag.com|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> Other countries with UK drill-inspired scenes include Ghana and France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2158536/tion-wayne-takes-london-drill-worldwide/columns/status-aint-hood/|title=Tion Wayne Takes London Drill Worldwide|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=25 August 2021|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>

[[Brooklyn drill]] music began rising to prominence in the late 2010s. Brooklyn drill has taken influence from UK drill with artists such as [[Pop Smoke]], [[Sheff G]], and [[22Gz]] collaborating with UK drill producers such as AXL Beats, Yoz Beats, Ghosty, and [[808Melo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/levels/sheff-g-made-drill-the-sound-of-brooklyn/|title=Sheff G Made Drill the Sound of Brooklyn|website=Pitchfork|date=May 2019|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011410/https://pitchfork.com/levels/sheff-g-made-drill-the-sound-of-brooklyn/|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-final-interview-uk-drill/|title=Pop Smoke Shouted Out The UK's Top Drill Producers in His Final Interview|date=2020-02-24|website=UPROXX|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303205302/https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-final-interview-uk-drill/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=These are the most exciting UK drill producers right now|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/these-are-most-exciting-uk-drill-producers-right-now|date=2020-04-01|website=DJMag.com|access-date=2020-05-01|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227070855/https://djmag.com/longreads/these-are-most-exciting-uk-drill-producers-right-now|url-status=live}}</ref> 808Melo produced "Welcome to the Party" for Pop Smoke, which received a considerable amount of attention. Pop Smoke created [[Meet the Woo|a mixtape]] produced entirely by 808Melo and Trap House Mob (a team of UK-based producers).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/8/pop-smoke-welcome-to-the-party-remix-nicki-minaj|title=Nicki Minaj Remixes Pop Smoke's "Welcome to the Party" – HYPEBEAST|website=hypebeast.com|date=17 August 2019|access-date=2019-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820202034/https://hypebeast.com/2019/8/pop-smoke-welcome-to-the-party-remix-nicki-minaj|archive-date=20 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kazimagazine.com/music/reviews/pop-smokes-debut-meet-the-woo-is-an-introduction-to-a-new-sound-in-new-york-city-hip-hop/|title=Pop Smoke's Debut "Meet The Woo" Is An Introduction to a New Sound in New York City Hip-Hop|last=Bundy|first=Tee|date=2019-07-30|website=KAZI. MAGAZINE|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011411/https://kazimagazine.com/music/reviews/pop-smokes-debut-meet-the-woo-is-an-introduction-to-a-new-sound-in-new-york-city-hip-hop/|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

UK drill, alongside [[Grime (music genre)|grime]], has been cited as a reason for the expansion of [[Multicultural London English]] to other countries, including Finland<ref>{{Cite thesis|url=https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/331105|title='Good to see the mandem from the endz doing their ting' : Multicultural London English in the tweets of Grime artists|first=Illari|last=Raiski|date=2021|publisher=University of Helsinki|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/01/30/grime-and-uk-drill-are-exporting-multicultural-london-english|title=Grime and UK drill are exporting multicultural London English|date=30 January 2021|website=economist.com|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

== Culture ==
UK drill groups often engage in rivalries with each other - sometimes violent<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2019.1623411|title="I feel English as fuck": translocality and the performance of alternative identities through rap|first1=Richard|last1=Bramwell|first2=James|last2=Butterworth|date=15 July 2019|journal=[[Ethnic and Racial Studies]]|volume=42|issue=14|pages=2510–2527|doi=10.1080/01419870.2019.1623411|s2cid=189982663|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> - often releasing multiple [[diss tracks]] towards each other.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11196-020-09769-8|title=Prison and the Law in Modern American and British Popular Music|first=Philip|last=Rodney|date=16 September 2020|doi=10.1007/s11196-020-09769-8|journal=International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique|volume=34|page=230|s2cid=229017684|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> The names of these groups sometimes reflect the postcode they are located in.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17416590211030679|title=This Is Not a Drill: Towards a Sonic and Sensorial Musicriminology|first=Murray|last=Lee|date=7 July 2021|journal=[[Crime, Media, Culture]]|doi=10.1177/17416590211030679|s2cid=237757419|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> Notable rivalries include [[67 (rap group)|67]] versus GBG/150,<ref name=":22"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/evolving-sound-uk-drill|title=The evolving sound of UK drill|first=James|last=Keith|date=21 October 2020|website=djmag.com|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> [[Harlem Spartans]] versus [[410 (group)|410]],<ref name=":22"/><ref name = injunction/> [[Zone 2 (rap group)|Zone 2]] versus Moscow17,<ref name=":22"/> and [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]/[[1011 (rap group)|1011]] versus [[12World#Music|12World]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-drill-rap-gang-banned-from-making-music-due-to-threat-of-violence|title=London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence|first=Ian|last=Cobain|date=15 June 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

The aesthetic of UK drill videos was described by Jonathan Ilan, of the [[University of London]], in a paper within ''[[The British Journal of Criminology]]''; the aesthetic included groups of young men, usually near [[council house]]s and wearing a variety of [[streetwear]], using hand gestures to represent a variety of things, including tributes to their friends that were dead or jailed.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article-abstract/60/4/994/5706791|title=Digital Street Culture Decoded: Why criminalizing drill music is Street Illiterate and Counterproductive|first=Jonathan|last=Illan|date=July 2020|journal=[[The British Journal of Criminology]]|volume=60|issue=4|page=1002|doi=10.1093/bjc/azz086|access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref> In addition, as a result of the police response to UK drill, drill artists began to adopt masks in order to protect their identities; these masks soon became an artistic statement, with an article in ''[[Dazed]]'' saying that, "As much as a method of hiding personal information, it was also a way of standing out from the crowd."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/55008/1/mask-off-drill-uk-public-image-dazed-winter-2021|title=Mask Off: how UK drill subverts reality, fantasy, and public image|first=Sam|last=Davies|date=14 December 2021|website=dazeddigital.com|publisher=[[Dazed]]|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> A 2021 book regarding music genres noted that "rather than personalized nicknames, performers strip themselves of any individuality or character so as to become...conflated with their gang."<ref name = neon/>

== Controversy ==
The genre's violent lyrics have been cited by police, MPs, journalists and others in positions of potentially significant influence as the reason for a climb in the rate of knife crimes in London.<ref name = "ind1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/drill-music-london-stabbings-shootings-rap-67-abra-cadabra-comment-government-a8305516.html|title=Inside UK drill, the demonised rap representing a marginalised generation|date=2018-04-15|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425033428/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/drill-music-london-stabbings-shootings-rap-67-abra-cadabra-comment-government-a8305516.html|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = "times1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drill-the-demonic-music-linked-to-rise-in-youth-murders-0bkbh3csk|title=Drill, the 'demonic' music linked to rise in youth murders|last=Andrew Gilligan|first=Shingi Mararike, Tom Harper and|date=2018-04-08|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=2018-04-24|issn=0956-1382|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114511/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drill-the-demonic-music-linked-to-rise-in-youth-murders-0bkbh3csk|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In one instance, then 17-year-old rapper Junior Simpson, better known as M-Trap, who had written lyrics about knife attacks, was part of a four-person group that stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death, for which he received a life sentence.<ref name=Beaumont-Thomas/> Judge Anthony Leonard QC told Simpson, "You suggested [the lyrics] were just for show but I do not believe that, and I suspect you were waiting for the right opportunity for an attack."<ref name=Beaumont-Thomas>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/09/uk-drill-music-london-wave-violent-crime|title=Is UK drill music really behind London's wave of violent crime?|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2018-04-09|website=The Guardian|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614042904/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/09/uk-drill-music-london-wave-violent-crime|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In defence of the genre, a 2019 paper in ''[[The Sociological Review]]'' says that the genre "naturalistically broadcasts, but does not cause violent crime" and that drill musicians have become "both suspects and victims of state-administered racial injustice in an allegedly post-racial era."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://academic.microsoft.com/paper/2928756776/reference/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212023135/https://academic.microsoft.com/paper/2928756776/reference/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2021|title=Policing the beats: The criminalisation of UK drill and grime music by the London Metropolitan Police|first=Lambros|last=Fatsis|date=2019|journal=[[The Sociological Review]]|volume=67|issue=6|pages=1300–1316|doi=10.1177/0038026119842480|s2cid=151202653|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> Another paper, published in ''[[The British Journal of Criminology]]'', states that:
{{Blockquote|"Media stories that position drill music as a cause of urban violence also...tend to reaffirm the view that young urban black men—and the forms of culture that appear tied to this population—constitute a threat to the civic mainstream. These stories...appear to have fed into the vague police cultures that sustain racialized stop and search practices in the capital."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article-abstract/60/5/1201/5771512|title=THUG LIFE: Drill music as a periscope into urban violence in the consumer age|first1=Adam|last1=Lynes|first2=Craig|last2=Kelly|first3=Emma|last3=Kelly|date=September 2020|journal=[[The British Journal of Criminology]]|volume=60|issue=5|page=1202|doi=10.1093/bjc/azaa011|access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>}}
An article by Ciaran Thapar states that, rather than addressing the causes of youth violence, "those in power are content to target the music that rises, like steam from a pressure cooker, out of these conditions."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-moral-panic-against-uk-drill-is-deeply-misguided/|title=The Moral Panic Against UK Drill Is Deeply Misguided|first=Ciaran|last=Thapar|date=12 September 2018|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>

In May 2018, [[YouTube]] reported that it had deleted more than half of the "violent" music videos identified by senior police officers as problematic; this was done through Operation Domain, which was established in September 2015 in order to remove gang-related YouTube videos.<ref name = Met>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/drill-music-stabbings-london-youtube-violence-police-knife-crime-gangs-a8373241.html|title=Police targeting drill music videos in controversial crackdown on social media that 'incites violence'|first=Lizzie|last=Dearden|website=independent.co.uk|date=28 May 2018|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> Metropolitan Police Commissioner [[Cressida Dick]] blamed some videos for fuelling a surge in murders and violent crime in London, singling out drill music. YouTube said that more than 30 clips had been removed. The removal of drill videos caused outrage in the community - with several drill artists condemning the Metropolitan Police<ref name = Met/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/theyre-just-making-them-more-famous-irish-drill-artist-on-youtube-deleting-videos-flagged-by-uk-police-as-inciting-violence-36961994.html|title='They're just making them more famous' – Irish drill artist on YouTube deleting videos flagged by UK police as inciting violence|first=Aoife|last=Kelly|date=31 May 2018|website=independent.ie|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> - and caused a slight lull in production of the music.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44281586|work=[[BBC News]]|title=YouTube deletes 'violent' music videos|date=29 May 2018|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727235656/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44281586|archive-date=27 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]'' magazine claimed in an article on UK drill producers M1OnTheBeat & MKThePlug:
<blockquote>..."Drill is this generation's furious response against the Conservative government's decimation of state support for the most vulnerable communities under austerity".<ref name="FACT">{{cite news|url=https://www.factmag.com/2018/08/02/mk-the-plug-and-m1-on-the-beat-are-uk-drills-brightest-hope/|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]|title=Making the banned: MK The Plug and M1 on the Beat are UK drill's brightest hope|date=12 August 2018|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713230018/https://www.factmag.com/2018/08/02/mk-the-plug-and-m1-on-the-beat-are-uk-drills-brightest-hope/|archive-date=13 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

In late 2018, [[South London]]-born drill MC and aspiring [[2020 London mayoral election|Mayor of London]] Drillminister created a track called "Political Drillin", which was broadcast on [[Channel 4 News]] and used comments made by [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]], attempting to highlight their own hypocrisy in using violent language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-mc-violent-quotes-mps-track-political-drilling-2392949|title=A drill MC highlights hypocrisy against genre by using violent quotes from MPs in new track 'Political Drilling'|first=Rhian|last=Daly|date=23 October 2018|work=NME|access-date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202151209/https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-mc-violent-quotes-mps-track-political-drilling-2392949|archive-date=2 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, a report by [[Policy Exchange]] stated that 37% of homicide cases in 2018 were linked to drill music. The report was condemned in a letter signed by 49 criminologists, which said that the report was factually incorrect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejusticegap.com/policy-exchange-report-linking-drill-music-to-violence-inaccurate-and-misleading/|title=Policy Exchange report linking drill music to violence 'inaccurate' and 'misleading'|first=Udit|last=Mahalingam|date=15 November 2021|website=thejusticegap.com|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it would update guidance regarding the use of drill lyrics within criminal trials; the announcement stemmed from concerns from numerous groups, including academics and organisations such as [[Justice (organisation)|JUSTICE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60070345|title=CPS to review guidance on using drill music as evidence|first1=Jeremy|last1=Ball|first2=Caroline|last2=Lowbridge|date=24 January 2022|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/life/cps-to-review-using-drill-lyrics-as-evidence|title=CPS To 'Update Its Guidance' On Use Of Drill Music As Evidence In Trials|first=James|last=Keith|date=25 January 2022|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Ames |date=2021-02-25 |title=Stop using drill music to tar defendants, says think tank Justice |work=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stop-using-drill-music-to-tar-defendants-says-think-tank-justice-0bwn69nfl |access-date=2022-07-28 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Brooklyn drill]]
* [[Drill music]]
* [[Project Alpha (police)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:UK drill]]
[[Category:British hip hop genres]]
[[Category:English styles of music]]
[[Category:Drill music]]

12World

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{{Short description|British criminal gang}}
{{Infobox criminal organization
| name = 12World
| named_after = [[W postcode area|W12 postcode]]
| territory = [[Shepherd's Bush]] and [[White City, London|White City]], London, England<ref name = sky>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/london-map-shows-territories-of-dozens-of-gangs-11492542|title=London map 'shows territories of dozens of gangs'|date=9 September 2018|work=[[Sky News]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>
| rivals = [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]/1011,<ref name = ind>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/gang-filmed-harassing-grandmother-snapchat-youtube-drill-1011-12-worlds-london-a8389461.html|title=Gang members filmed themselves harassing rival's grandmother after she entered their 'strip'|first=Chris|last=Baynes|date=8 June 2018|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> 12A/12Anti<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/mar/17/struggle-space-young-londoners-violence|title='Like a war': the struggle for space that pushes young Londoners to violence|first=Robert|last=Booth|date=17 March 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref>
| years_active = 2016<ref name = standard>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/eight-west-london-gang-members-who-made-drill-music-videos-sentenced-after-stabbing-that-left-teen-with-lifethreatening-injuries-a3936581.html|title=Eight west London gang members who made drill music videos sentenced after stabbing that left teen with life-threatening injuries|first=Nick|last=Charity|date=14 September 2018|work=[[Evening Standard]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>–2019
}}

'''12World''', also known as '''W12''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Crim/2021/200.html|title=KL v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 200 (19 February 2021)|publisher=[[British and Irish Legal Information Institute|BAILII]]|access-date=28 May 2022}}</ref> was a street gang located in [[Shepherd's Bush]], London.<ref name = sky/>

==History==
In 2017, members of 12World harassed the grandmother of 1011 member Micah Bedeau, also known as Horrid1 or Huncho; the incident resulted in him and other 1011 members planning a ride-out against 12World, which was stopped by their arrest in November the same year.<ref name = ind/> In September 2017, an incident occurred between 12World members and rivals from the [[Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea]], resulting in a 16-year old being stabbed. 8 12World members were sentenced in 2018 for the attack.<ref name = standard/>

In 2018, Xeneral Imiuru (alias Xeneral Webster),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/terror-attack-hmp-winchester-guards-xeneral-webster-acid-a9343886.html|title=Prisoner attempts terror attack on guards at HMP Winchester amid radicalisation warnings|first=Lizzie|last=Dearden|date=19 February 2020|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=10 June 2022}}</ref> also known as General and a member of 12World,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/16609686.xeneral-webster-killed-nurse-first-acid-attack-death-uk-a-member-notorious-drill-gang/|title=Thug who killed nurse in first acid attack death in UK 'a member of notorious drill gang'|date=30 August 2018|work=[[Bucks Free Press]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/01/29/detective-accused-sitting-evidence-allowed-suspect-carry-uks/|title=Detective accused of sitting on evidence which allowed suspect to carry out UK's first acid attack killing|first1=Gareth|last1=Davies|first2=Steve|last2=Bird|date=29 January 2019|work=[[The Daily Telegraph]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> was sentenced to 17 years in prison for the death of Joanne Rand, considered the first death from an acid attack in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/31/teenager-jailed-for-17-years-over-fatal-acid-attack|title=UK teenager jailed for 17 years over fatal acid attack|first=Steven|last=Morrid|date=31 July 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref> He was later sentenced to life in 2020 for attacking a 50-year old prison officer.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-51767455|title=High Wycombe acid attacker jailed for assault on Aylesbury prison officer|date=6 March 2020|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, Ayub Hassan, a member of 12World also known as A1, was stabbed to death in [[Kensington]]. His killer was sentenced in September to a minimum of 15 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-49850999|title=Ayub Hassan murder: Boy jailed for Kensington county lines stabbing|date=27 September 2019|work=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.sky.com/story/boy-jailed-for-knifing-ayub-hassan-in-the-heart-behind-supermarket-in-london-11820807|title=Boy jailed for knifing Ayub Hassan in the heart behind supermarket in London|date=27 September 2019|work=[[Sky News]]|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>

==Music==
Members of 12World were involved in the [[UK drill]] scene; these included Sav12 and S1.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/s1-sav12-ks-on-who/|title=(12WORLD) S1 & SAV 12 CONNECT ON “KS ON WHO”|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=16 September 2018|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}
[[Category:Shepherd's Bush]]
[[Category:London street gangs]]
[[Category:Former gangs in London]]

UK drill

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User54736820472: /* Culture */Source doesn’t reference 7th by name just as #7 plus it’s not even referred to as a drill group and sin squad and wood green aren’t mentioned by name as a drill group same goes for 12anti

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'''UK drill''' is a subgenre of [[drill music]] and [[British hip hop#Road rap|road rap]] that originated in the South London district of [[Brixton]] from 2012 onwards.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|title=Get Familiar with UK Drill, the New Sound Exploding on the Streets of London|work=PigeonsandPlanes|access-date=2018-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319090713/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35706/1/uk-drill-artists-and-crews|title=Inside UK Drill, London's Hyper-Local DIY Sound|last=Dazed|date=2017-04-25|work=Dazed|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309135634/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35706/1/uk-drill-artists-and-crews|archive-date=9 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite news|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|title=From Chicago to Brixton: The Surprising Rise of UK Drill|date=2017-04-27|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324130941/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Initially borrowing heavily from the style of [[Chicago]] [[drill music]] before creating its own unique sound, UK drill artists often rap about violent and hedonistic criminal lifestyles.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/67-interview-this-is-not-a-gang-this-is-a-logo-this-is-a-company-this-is-a-brand-a3620276.html|title=67 Interview: 'This Is Not a Gang. This Is a Brand'|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319090523/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/67-interview-this-is-not-a-gang-this-is-a-logo-this-is-a-company-this-is-a-brand-a3620276.html|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Typically, those who create this style of music are affiliated with gangs or come from socioeconomically-deprived neighbourhoods where crime is a way of life for many.<ref name=":0" />

UK drill music is closely related to [[British hip hop#Road rap|road rap]], a British style of [[gangsta rap]] that became popular in the years prior to the existence of drill.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/gypwa7/uk-gangsta-drill-road-rap-67-section-boyz-giggs|title=Don't Call It Road Rap: When Drill, UK Accents and Street Life Collide|date=2017-06-14|work=Noisey|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084907/https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/gypwa7/uk-gangsta-drill-road-rap-67-section-boyz-giggs|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> UK drill often exhibits violent language and provocative lyrics,<ref name=":3" /> resulting in the genre being cited as a reason for an increase in knife crime in London.<ref name = "ind1"/><ref name = "times1"/>

== Characteristics ==
UK drill has developed a different production style than [[Chicago]] [[drill music|drill]], taking influence from earlier British genres such as [[Grime (music genre)|grime]] and [[UK garage]]; in an interview with ''Complex'', [[Jammer (musician)|Jammer]] noted that "without grime...there would be no UK drill."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/jammer-neron-power-top-producer-interview|title=Jammer: "All Of Today's UK Street Music Has The Energy Of Grime"|first=James|last=Keith|date=24 January 2022|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> Drill producer Mazza noted that both drill and grime share a similar rawness and energy, yet the two genres remain distinct from each-other. Drill producer Carns Hill, alongside several drill rappers, noted that UK drill should probably have a "new name" in order to distinguish it from the original Chicago drill sound.<ref name=":52">{{Cite news|date=2016-07-25|title=Meet Mazza : The Producer Taking Drill to a New Level|url=https://theblackscotsman.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/meet-mazza/|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084854/https://theblackscotsman.wordpress.com/2016/07/25/meet-mazza/|archive-date=2018-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://repub.eur.nl/pub/132478/|title=Cappen voor Clout?|first1=Robby|last1=Roks|first2=Jeroen|last2=van den Broek|date=10 December 2020|website=repub.eur.nl|language=nl|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> UK drill is generally more fast-paced compared to its Chicago counterpart. UK drill beats are generally structured around a [[Tresillo (rhythm)|Tresillo]] hi-hat pattern, with snares landing on the fourth beat instead of the third every 2 bars. Instrumentals often also have a sliding bass, hard hitting kicks, and dark melodies. AXL Beats explained that the 808s and fast-tempo snares in UK drill are derivative of grime music.<ref name=":142">{{Cite web|title=UK Drill: Should the rap genre change its name?|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/uk-drill-name-change-genre-us-comparison/|website=Capital XTRA|access-date=2020-04-15|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410063859/https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/uk-drill-name-change-genre-us-comparison/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How Drake Ended Up Rapping on a Drill Beat: An Interview With "War" Producer AXL Beats|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-war-drill-producer-axl-beats-interview|website=Complex|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191226010742/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-war-drill-producer-axl-beats-interview|archive-date=2019-12-26|access-date=2019-12-26}}</ref> Both genres typically utilise a tempo of approximately 138-151 [[tempo|beats per minute]].<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|title=Get Familiar With UK Drill, the New Sound Exploding on the Streets of London|url=https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|website=Complex|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190611131706/https://www.complex.com/pigeons-and-planes/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|archive-date=2019-06-11|access-date=2019-06-11}}</ref><ref name=":24">{{Cite news|date=2017-04-27|title=From Chicago to Brixton: The Surprising Rise of UK Drill|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|url-status=live|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324130941/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|archive-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

Censorship of UK drill lyrics through vocal cuts and mutes are very common to avoid lyrics being used against them during prosecution by the police;<ref>{{Cite web|date=2018-06-22|title=The war against rap: censoring drill may seem radical but it's not new|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/22/the-war-against-rap-censoring-drill-may-seem-radical-but-its-not-new|access-date=2022-01-25|website=theguardian.com|first=Dan|last=Hancox|language=en}}</ref> for example, "shh" is used in songs to replace the names of people, weapons and criminal acts.<ref name = neon>{{Cite book|url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Neon_Screams/0cb8DwAAQBAJ|title=Neon Screams: How Drill, Trap and Bashment Made Music New Again|first=Kit|last=Mackintosh|date=2021|isbn=9781913462475|access-date=2 March 2022}}</ref> The head of the [[Crown Prosecution Service]] said that videos of UK drill were used to connect suspects charged with offenses relating to gangs if they denied affiliation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://inews.co.uk/news/drill-music-not-crime-videos-prove-suspects-prosecutor-1693502|title=Drill music videos will help prove suspects know each other in court, says top prosecutor|first=David|last=Woode|date=20 June 2022|work=[[i (newspaper)|i]]|access-date=21 June 2022}}</ref>

== History ==
150 (now known as GBG), a group from the [[Angell Town|Angell Town Estate]], Brixton, is often credited with pioneering UK drill music. 150 members Stickz (also known as Stizzy Stickz), Gr1zzy (stylized as GR1ZZY) and M Dargg were dedicated exponents of the early style; however, [[67 (rap group)|67]] is often credited for shifting the sound away from the Chicago influences it seemed to heavily draw inspiration from in its early days and foundation and for forming a more homegrown sound,<ref name="Red Bull2">{{Cite news|title=UK drill FAQ: History, facts & future of the rap genre|work=Red Bull|url=https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/uk-drill-FAQ-history-artists-and-future|url-status=live|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806213411/https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/uk-drill-FAQ-history-artists-and-future|archive-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> with [[LD (rapper)|LD]], one of its members, being named as the godfather of the genre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/ld-whos-watching|title=LD Claims 'Godfather Of Drill' Title With New Album 'Who's Watching'|first=James|last=Keith|date=26 February 2021|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> Producers Carns Hill (who crafted instrumentals for many of 67's early songs), and QUIETPVCK (who worked closely by 150 and 410 members in their early era) are widely considered to be two of the main pioneering producers of the genre with their unique and innovative alternatives to the Chicago drill sound.<ref name="Red Bull2" /><ref>{{cite news|date=12 October 2017|title=According To UK Rap Producer Carns Hill, His 'Drill' Sound Happened Almost By Accident|work=[[Complex Networks|Complex]]|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2017/10/carns-hill-trench-interview|url-status=live|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815102708/https://www.complex.com/music/2017/10/carns-hill-trench-interview|archive-date=15 August 2019}}</ref>

An article from ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' divides the history of UK drill into 3 phases; the first of these phases, which lasted from 2014 to 2018, resulted in drill becoming "its own distinctly British entity", with the phase peaking in 2016 with the release of "Let's Lurk" by 67 featuring [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]]. Given that the genre was "locked out" of the mainstream music industry due to its uncensored nature, music videos became a major player in the genre's circulation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/how-uk-drill%E2%80%99s-filmmakers-are-driving-its-thriving-scene|title=How UK drill's filmmakers are driving its thriving scene|first=Ethan|last=Herlock|date=1 May 2020|website=djmag.com|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref> Its uncensored nature also resulted in [[Form 696]] being used to cancel shows by drill artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/k7e4xe/third-phase-uk-drill|title=The Third Phase of UK Drill Is Here|first=Abubakar|last=Finiin|date=1 May 2020|publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> In early 2017, "Kennington Where It Started" was released by the [[Harlem Spartans]], which was considered by a fans to turn UK drill from an underground genre to a mainstream one.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.acrosstheculture.com/media/music/history-drill-music/|title=A Brief History of Drill Music, Globally|first=Zander|last=Tsadwa|date=8 September 2020|work=Across the Culture|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref>

In 2018, members of [[1011 (rap group)|1011]] (now known as [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]), including [[Digga D]], were given a court order that banned them from making music without police permission; in addition, they couldn't mention death or injury, including the death of Abdullahi Tarabi (also known as Teewizz), and had to notify police in advance of any song releases or performances. Kevin Southworth, Detective Chief Superintendent, noted that it was "one of the first times" that such an order was made. The order was condemned by [[Index on Censorship]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-drill-rap-gang-banned-from-making-music-due-to-threat-of-violence|title=London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence|first=Ian|last=Cobain|date=15 June 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=12 April 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, [[Skengdo & AM]], members of drill group [[410 (group)|410]], were handed a 9-month suspended sentence, suspended for 2 years, for breaching a gang injunction.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/drill-rappers-skengdo-and-am-given-suspended-jail-sentence-a4043391.html|title=Skengdo and AM sentenced: Brixton drill rappers handed suspended sentences for breaching gang injunction|first=Olivia|last=Tobin|date=18 January 2019|website=standard.co.uk|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref> According to ''[[The Guardian]]'', the injunction, which was to last until January 2021, prevented Skengdo & AM, as well as 2 other members of 410, from entering the SE11 postcode, as well as prohibiting them from performing songs that had lyrics mentioning rival crews, their rappers or any mentions to them entering the territory of other groups.<ref name = injunction>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/31/skengdo-and-am-the-drill-rappers-sentenced-for-playing-their-song|title=Skengdo and AM: the drill rappers sentenced for playing their song|first=Dan|last=Hancox|date=31 January 2019|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=13 April 2022}}</ref> The sentence resulted in a letter being signed by 65 people that was addressed to the Metropolitan Police, calling upon them to stop issuing gang injunctions and stating that musicians should be given the rights of freedom of speech and creative expression.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/law/2019/feb/03/stop-criminalising-our-musicians|title=Stop criminalising our musicians|date=3 February 2019|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

==Influence==
UK drill received widespread attention outside of Britain in 2017, when comedian [[Michael Dapaah]] released the novelty song "[[Man's Not Hot]]" under the name "Big Shaq" or "Roadman Shaq". The track sampled a beat made by UK drill producers GottiOnEm and Mazza; it was first used by drill group 86 on its song "Lurk", and, later on, [[67 (rap group)|67]] on "Let's Lurk" featuring [[Giggs (rapper)|Giggs]].<ref name=":52"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3m7nk/uk-drill-holiday-guide|title=A Guide to Explaining UK Drill to Your Family Over the Holidays|last1=Bassil|first1=Ryan|last2=Mokoena|first2=Tshepo|date=2018-12-20|website=Vice|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807014009/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/a3m7nk/uk-drill-holiday-guide|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/bj9378/welcome-to-the-golden-age-of-drill|title=welcome to the golden age of drill|last1=McQuaid|first1=Ian|last2=Lanigan|first2=Roisin|date=2019-06-21|website=I-D|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190802213148/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/bj9378/welcome-to-the-golden-age-of-drill|archive-date=2 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Unknown T]]'s song "Homerton B" charted on the [[Official Singles Chart]] after its August 2018 release, becoming the first UK drill single to do so. The song entered at number 83 on the chart on 28 August 2018, then peaked at 48 in September 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54130/unknown-t/|work=Official Charts Company (OCC)|title=UNKNOWN T – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company|date=11 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322042536/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/54130/unknown-t/|archive-date=22 March 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

UK drill group [[67 (rap group)|67]] had two entries into the official charts; however, unlike "Homerton B", the entries were on the albums chart and not the singles chart. They reached number 66 in the Official Albums Chart with the mixtape ''Let's Lurk'' and number 71 with the mixtape ''The Glorious Twelfth''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48446/67/|work=Official Charts Company (OCC)|title=67 – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company|date=11 July 2019|access-date=6 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412123821/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48446/67/|archive-date=12 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Although considered a predominantly [[trap music|trap]]-based album that implemented some drill features and elements, [[Section Boyz]]'s mixtape ''[[Don't Panic (Section Boyz album)|Don't Panic]]'' reached number 37 in the [[UK Albums Chart]], later peaking at number 36 in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48395/section-boyz/|work=Official Charts Company (OCC)|title=SECTION BOYZ – full Official Chart History – Official Charts Company|date=11 July 2019|access-date=14 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190602000326/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/48395/section-boyz/|archive-date=2 June 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Canadian musician [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] did a "Behind Barz" freestyle for [[Link Up TV]] in 2018, where he rapped over a UK drill beat. Drake also credited UK drill artist [[Loski]] as an influence for his 2018 album, ''[[Scorpion (Drake album)|Scorpion]]''.<ref name=":03">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/19/why-drake-fell-in-love-with-the-uk-and-vice-versa|title=Why Drake fell in love with the UK (and vice versa)|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2018-07-19|work=The Guardian|access-date=2019-12-25|issn=0261-3077|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191120015143/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jul/19/why-drake-fell-in-love-with-the-uk-and-vice-versa|archive-date=20 November 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://heartafact.com/drake-is-officially-a-uk-citizen/|title=Drake is officially a UK Citizen|date=2019-04-17|website=Heartafact|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225051823/https://heartafact.com/drake-is-officially-a-uk-citizen/|archive-date=25 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, Drake released "[[War (Drake song)|War]]"; the song used UK drill's production style and was produced by British producer AXL Beats.<ref name="versus.uk.com">{{Cite web|url=https://versus.uk.com/2019/12/drake-uk-drill-new-freestyle-track-war/|title=Drake Is Doing up UK Drill on New Freestyle Track "War"|date=2019-12-24|website=VERSUS|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923231541/https://versus.uk.com/2019/12/drake-uk-drill-new-freestyle-track-war/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-new-song-war-biggest-takeaways|title=5 Biggest Takeaways From Drake's New Song "War"|website=Complex|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224214544/https://www.complex.com/music/2019/12/drake-new-song-war-biggest-takeaways|archive-date=24 December 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Drake's flow in both instances was reminiscent of UK drill artists.<ref name="versus.uk.com"/><ref name=":03" />

In 2020, [[DigDat]] released ''Ei8ht Mile''. The mixtape scored the biggest opening week for a UK drill album at the time, opening at number 12.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plugsville.com/digdat-ei8ht-mile-uk-drill-album-biggest-opening-week/|title=DigDat Secures Biggest Opening Week For A UK Drill Album With 'Ei8ht Mile'|date=25 January 2020|website=plugsville.com|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> The same year, [[Skengdo & AM]] released ''EU Drillas'', a collaborative project that featured drill artists from across Europe;<ref>{{Cite web|title=Skengdo X AM – 'EU Drillas' review|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/skengdo-x-am-eu-drillas-review-2612948|date=2020-02-24|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|access-date=2020-05-01|archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807005608/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/skengdo-x-am-eu-drillas-review-2612948|url-status=live}}</ref> in addition, [[Headie One]] released [[Only You Freestyle|"Only You Freestyle"]] with Drake, which peaked at number 5 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/joel-corry-and-mnek-hold-on-to-number-1-with-head-and-heart-on-the-official-singles-chart__30659/|title=Joel Corry and MNEK hold on to Number 1 with Head and Heart on the Official Singles Chart|first=Helen|last=Ainsley|date=31 July 2020|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref> Towards the end of the year, he released ''[[Edna (album)|Edna]]'', which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/headie-one-s-edna-debuts-at-number-1-on-the-official-albums-chart__31256/|title=Headie One’s Edna debuts at Number 1 on the Official Albums Chart|first=Rob|last=Copsey|date=16 October 2020|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=6 May 2022}}</ref> becoming the first UK drill album to do so.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mancunianmatters.co.uk/entertainment/21112021-gig-review-headie-one-uk-tour-edna-at-manchester-academy/|title=Gig Review: Headie One UK tour Edna at Manchester Academy|first=Robyn|last=Fawcett|date=21 November 2021|work=Mancunian Matters|access-date=22 June 2022}}</ref>

In 2021, [[Digga D]]'s mixtape ''[[Made in the Pyrex]]'' peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart, becoming the highest-charting UK drill mixtape at the time.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ainsley |first=Helen |date=5 March 2021 |title=Architects secure first Number 1 with For Those That Wish To Exist |work=[[Official Charts Company]] |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/architects-win-close-battle-to-secure-their-first-number-1-album-with-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-it-s-unbelievable-__32616/ |access-date=17 July 2021 |archive-date=17 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210717203324/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/architects-win-close-battle-to-secure-their-first-number-1-album-with-for-those-that-wish-to-exist-it-s-unbelievable-__32616/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the same year, [[Tion Wayne]] and [[Russ Millions]] released "[[Body (Russ Millions and Tion Wayne song)|Body]]", becoming the first UK drill song to reach Number 1 on the UK Singles Chart.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Tion Wayne and Russ Millions' Body is first drill song to go to UK No 1|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/07/tion-wayne-and-russ-millions-body-is-first-drill-song-to-go-to-uk-no-1|date=2021-05-21|website=The Guardian {{!}} TheGuardian.com|access-date=2021-05-09|archive-date=9 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210509191741/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/may/07/tion-wayne-and-russ-millions-body-is-first-drill-song-to-go-to-uk-no-1|url-status=live}}</ref>

Though the genre originated in London, it is not restricted to London alone as the genre's sole production hub in terms of emerging talents and dissemination of the sound. Artists around the country have appeared and become prominent creators within the scene, such as SmuggzyAce and S.White of [[Birmingham]] group 23 Drillas and SV of [[Nottingham]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-23-drillas-rappers-taunt-15176772|title=23 Drillas rappers taunt armed police after gangsters jailed|date=2018-09-24|access-date=2019-04-27|website=Birmingham Mail|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427133823/https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midlands-news/watch-23-drillas-rappers-taunt-15176772|archive-date=27 April 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixtapemadness.com/blog/music/mm-exclusive-nottingham-native-sv-returns-with-menacing-drill-track-known|title=MM Exclusive: Nottingham native SV returns with menacing drill track 'Known'|first=Casey|last=Dorney|date=17 June 2021|website=mixtapemadness.com|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

UK drill has spread outside of the United Kingdom, with artists and groups in other countries rapping in styles and using slang terms heavily influenced by UK drill music, and using UK drill instrumentals produced by British producers. Ireland, the Netherlands, and Australia in particular have developed drill scenes that are heavily indebted to UK drill music, with artists such as [[OneFour]] in Australia,<ref name=":82">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/a3x58j/behind-the-scenes-with-onefour-australias-first-drill-rappers|title=Behind The Scenes With OneFour: Australia's First Drill Rappers|last1=Fazal|first1=Mahmood|last2=Butler|first2=Gavin|date=2019-08-01|website=Vice|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011410/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/a3x58j/behind-the-scenes-with-onefour-australias-first-drill-rappers|archive-date=2019-08-07|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref> [[Offica (rapper)|Offica]] and [[A92 (group)|A92]] in Ireland,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/rise-irish-drill-reggie-ac130-cubez-lukefly-kid-spyral-offica-a92-sello|title=The rise of Irish drill|first=Robert|last=Kazandjian|date=15 June 2021|work=DJ Mag|access-date=5 May 2022}}</ref> and 73 De Pijp from The Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.parool.nl/gs-b71f546d|title=De opkomst van Amsterdamse drillrap: 'Er is een overlap met criminaliteit'|last=Vugts|first=Paul|date=2019-12-27|website=Het Parool|language=nl-NL|access-date=2020-01-14|archive-date=23 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923231543/https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.nl/consent?siteKey=5id0G7K93Kr6sOje&callbackUrl=https%3a%2f%2fwww.parool.nl%2fprivacy-wall%2faccept%3fredirectUri%3d%252fgs-b71f546d|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, artists in Spain making drill music have also taken on influence by its British counterpart, with various references and similar production to UK drill; Spanish drill artists include 970Block<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/drillers-without-borders-5-drill-scenes-flourishing-outside-of-the-uk|title=Drillers Without Borders|website=trenchtrenchtrench.com|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011411/https://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/drillers-without-borders-5-drill-scenes-flourishing-outside-of-the-uk|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and Skinny Flex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/meet-mc-leiti-sene|title=Meet The MC: Leïti Sène|first=Robert|last=Kazandjian|date=7 October 2021|website=djmag.com|access-date=13 December 2021}}</ref> Other countries with UK drill-inspired scenes include Ghana and France.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2158536/tion-wayne-takes-london-drill-worldwide/columns/status-aint-hood/|title=Tion Wayne Takes London Drill Worldwide|first=Tom|last=Breihan|date=25 August 2021|publisher=[[Stereogum]]|access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref>

[[Brooklyn drill]] music began rising to prominence in the late 2010s. Brooklyn drill has taken influence from UK drill with artists such as [[Pop Smoke]], [[Sheff G]], and [[22Gz]] collaborating with UK drill producers such as AXL Beats, Yoz Beats, Ghosty, and [[808Melo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/levels/sheff-g-made-drill-the-sound-of-brooklyn/|title=Sheff G Made Drill the Sound of Brooklyn|website=Pitchfork|date=May 2019|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011410/https://pitchfork.com/levels/sheff-g-made-drill-the-sound-of-brooklyn/|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-final-interview-uk-drill/|title=Pop Smoke Shouted Out The UK's Top Drill Producers in His Final Interview|date=2020-02-24|website=UPROXX|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-date=3 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200303205302/https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-final-interview-uk-drill/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=These are the most exciting UK drill producers right now|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/these-are-most-exciting-uk-drill-producers-right-now|date=2020-04-01|website=DJMag.com|access-date=2020-05-01|archive-date=27 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227070855/https://djmag.com/longreads/these-are-most-exciting-uk-drill-producers-right-now|url-status=live}}</ref> 808Melo produced "Welcome to the Party" for Pop Smoke, which received a considerable amount of attention. Pop Smoke created [[Meet the Woo|a mixtape]] produced entirely by 808Melo and Trap House Mob (a team of UK-based producers).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hypebeast.com/2019/8/pop-smoke-welcome-to-the-party-remix-nicki-minaj|title=Nicki Minaj Remixes Pop Smoke's "Welcome to the Party" – HYPEBEAST|website=hypebeast.com|date=17 August 2019|access-date=2019-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820202034/https://hypebeast.com/2019/8/pop-smoke-welcome-to-the-party-remix-nicki-minaj|archive-date=20 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kazimagazine.com/music/reviews/pop-smokes-debut-meet-the-woo-is-an-introduction-to-a-new-sound-in-new-york-city-hip-hop/|title=Pop Smoke's Debut "Meet The Woo" Is An Introduction to a New Sound in New York City Hip-Hop|last=Bundy|first=Tee|date=2019-07-30|website=KAZI. MAGAZINE|access-date=2019-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011411/https://kazimagazine.com/music/reviews/pop-smokes-debut-meet-the-woo-is-an-introduction-to-a-new-sound-in-new-york-city-hip-hop/|archive-date=7 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

UK drill, alongside [[Grime (music genre)|grime]], has been cited as a reason for the expansion of [[Multicultural London English]] to other countries, including Finland<ref>{{Cite thesis|url=https://helda.helsinki.fi/handle/10138/331105|title='Good to see the mandem from the endz doing their ting' : Multicultural London English in the tweets of Grime artists|first=Illari|last=Raiski|date=2021|publisher=University of Helsinki|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> and Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/britain/2021/01/30/grime-and-uk-drill-are-exporting-multicultural-london-english|title=Grime and UK drill are exporting multicultural London English|date=30 January 2021|website=economist.com|access-date=17 December 2021}}</ref>

== Culture ==
UK drill groups often engage in rivalries with each other - sometimes violent<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01419870.2019.1623411|title="I feel English as fuck": translocality and the performance of alternative identities through rap|first1=Richard|last1=Bramwell|first2=James|last2=Butterworth|date=15 July 2019|journal=[[Ethnic and Racial Studies]]|volume=42|issue=14|pages=2510–2527|doi=10.1080/01419870.2019.1623411|s2cid=189982663|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> - often releasing multiple [[diss tracks]] towards each other.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11196-020-09769-8|title=Prison and the Law in Modern American and British Popular Music|first=Philip|last=Rodney|date=16 September 2020|doi=10.1007/s11196-020-09769-8|journal=International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique|volume=34|page=230|s2cid=229017684|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> The names of these groups sometimes reflect the postcode they are located in.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17416590211030679|title=This Is Not a Drill: Towards a Sonic and Sensorial Musicriminology|first=Murray|last=Lee|date=7 July 2021|journal=[[Crime, Media, Culture]]|doi=10.1177/17416590211030679|s2cid=237757419|access-date=12 December 2021}}</ref> Notable rivalries include [[67 (rap group)|67]] versus GBG/150,<ref name=":22"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://djmag.com/longreads/evolving-sound-uk-drill|title=The evolving sound of UK drill|first=James|last=Keith|date=21 October 2020|website=djmag.com|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref> [[Harlem Spartans]] versus [[410 (group)|410]],<ref name=":22"/><ref name = injunction/> [[Zone 2 (rap group)|Zone 2]] versus Moscow17,<ref name=":22"/> and [[CGM (rap group)|CGM]]/[[1011 (rap group)|1011]] versus [[12World#Music|12World]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/15/london-drill-rap-gang-banned-from-making-music-due-to-threat-of-violence|title=London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence|first=Ian|last=Cobain|date=15 June 2018|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=10 December 2021}}</ref>

The aesthetic of UK drill videos was described by Jonathan Ilan, of the [[University of London]], in a paper within ''[[The British Journal of Criminology]]''; the aesthetic included groups of young men, usually near [[council house]]s and wearing a variety of [[streetwear]], using hand gestures to represent a variety of things, including tributes to their friends that were dead or jailed.<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article-abstract/60/4/994/5706791|title=Digital Street Culture Decoded: Why criminalizing drill music is Street Illiterate and Counterproductive|first=Jonathan|last=Illan|date=July 2020|journal=[[The British Journal of Criminology]]|volume=60|issue=4|page=1002|doi=10.1093/bjc/azz086|access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref> In addition, as a result of the police response to UK drill, drill artists began to adopt masks in order to protect their identities; these masks soon became an artistic statement, with an article in ''[[Dazed]]'' saying that, "As much as a method of hiding personal information, it was also a way of standing out from the crowd."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/55008/1/mask-off-drill-uk-public-image-dazed-winter-2021|title=Mask Off: how UK drill subverts reality, fantasy, and public image|first=Sam|last=Davies|date=14 December 2021|website=dazeddigital.com|publisher=[[Dazed]]|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref> A 2021 book regarding music genres noted that "rather than personalized nicknames, performers strip themselves of any individuality or character so as to become...conflated with their gang."<ref name = neon/>

== Controversy ==
The genre's violent lyrics have been cited by police, MPs, journalists and others in positions of potentially significant influence as the reason for a climb in the rate of knife crimes in London.<ref name = "ind1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/drill-music-london-stabbings-shootings-rap-67-abra-cadabra-comment-government-a8305516.html|title=Inside UK drill, the demonised rap representing a marginalised generation|date=2018-04-15|work=The Independent|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425033428/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/drill-music-london-stabbings-shootings-rap-67-abra-cadabra-comment-government-a8305516.html|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name = "times1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drill-the-demonic-music-linked-to-rise-in-youth-murders-0bkbh3csk|title=Drill, the 'demonic' music linked to rise in youth murders|last=Andrew Gilligan|first=Shingi Mararike, Tom Harper and|date=2018-04-08|work=The Sunday Times|access-date=2018-04-24|issn=0956-1382|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180425114511/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/drill-the-demonic-music-linked-to-rise-in-youth-murders-0bkbh3csk|archive-date=25 April 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> In one instance, then 17-year-old rapper Junior Simpson, better known as M-Trap, who had written lyrics about knife attacks, was part of a four-person group that stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death, for which he received a life sentence.<ref name=Beaumont-Thomas/> Judge Anthony Leonard QC told Simpson, "You suggested [the lyrics] were just for show but I do not believe that, and I suspect you were waiting for the right opportunity for an attack."<ref name=Beaumont-Thomas>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/09/uk-drill-music-london-wave-violent-crime|title=Is UK drill music really behind London's wave of violent crime?|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2018-04-09|website=The Guardian|access-date=2018-04-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180614042904/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/apr/09/uk-drill-music-london-wave-violent-crime|archive-date=14 June 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In defence of the genre, a 2019 paper in ''[[The Sociological Review]]'' says that the genre "naturalistically broadcasts, but does not cause violent crime" and that drill musicians have become "both suspects and victims of state-administered racial injustice in an allegedly post-racial era."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://academic.microsoft.com/paper/2928756776/reference/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211212023135/https://academic.microsoft.com/paper/2928756776/reference/|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 December 2021|title=Policing the beats: The criminalisation of UK drill and grime music by the London Metropolitan Police|first=Lambros|last=Fatsis|date=2019|journal=[[The Sociological Review]]|volume=67|issue=6|pages=1300–1316|doi=10.1177/0038026119842480|s2cid=151202653|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> Another paper, published in ''[[The British Journal of Criminology]]'', states that:
{{Blockquote|"Media stories that position drill music as a cause of urban violence also...tend to reaffirm the view that young urban black men—and the forms of culture that appear tied to this population—constitute a threat to the civic mainstream. These stories...appear to have fed into the vague police cultures that sustain racialized stop and search practices in the capital."<ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://academic.oup.com/bjc/article-abstract/60/5/1201/5771512|title=THUG LIFE: Drill music as a periscope into urban violence in the consumer age|first1=Adam|last1=Lynes|first2=Craig|last2=Kelly|first3=Emma|last3=Kelly|date=September 2020|journal=[[The British Journal of Criminology]]|volume=60|issue=5|page=1202|doi=10.1093/bjc/azaa011|access-date=26 December 2021}}</ref>}}
An article by Ciaran Thapar states that, rather than addressing the causes of youth violence, "those in power are content to target the music that rises, like steam from a pressure cooker, out of these conditions."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-moral-panic-against-uk-drill-is-deeply-misguided/|title=The Moral Panic Against UK Drill Is Deeply Misguided|first=Ciaran|last=Thapar|date=12 September 2018|website=pitchfork.com|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>

In May 2018, [[YouTube]] reported that it had deleted more than half of the "violent" music videos identified by senior police officers as problematic; this was done through Operation Domain, which was established in September 2015 in order to remove gang-related YouTube videos.<ref name = Met>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/drill-music-stabbings-london-youtube-violence-police-knife-crime-gangs-a8373241.html|title=Police targeting drill music videos in controversial crackdown on social media that 'incites violence'|first=Lizzie|last=Dearden|website=independent.co.uk|date=28 May 2018|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> Metropolitan Police Commissioner [[Cressida Dick]] blamed some videos for fuelling a surge in murders and violent crime in London, singling out drill music. YouTube said that more than 30 clips had been removed. The removal of drill videos caused outrage in the community - with several drill artists condemning the Metropolitan Police<ref name = Met/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/theyre-just-making-them-more-famous-irish-drill-artist-on-youtube-deleting-videos-flagged-by-uk-police-as-inciting-violence-36961994.html|title='They're just making them more famous' – Irish drill artist on YouTube deleting videos flagged by UK police as inciting violence|first=Aoife|last=Kelly|date=31 May 2018|website=independent.ie|access-date=11 December 2021}}</ref> - and caused a slight lull in production of the music.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44281586|work=[[BBC News]]|title=YouTube deletes 'violent' music videos|date=29 May 2018|access-date=21 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180727235656/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-44281586|archive-date=27 July 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2018, ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]'' magazine claimed in an article on UK drill producers M1OnTheBeat & MKThePlug:
<blockquote>..."Drill is this generation's furious response against the Conservative government's decimation of state support for the most vulnerable communities under austerity".<ref name="FACT">{{cite news|url=https://www.factmag.com/2018/08/02/mk-the-plug-and-m1-on-the-beat-are-uk-drills-brightest-hope/|work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|FACT]]|title=Making the banned: MK The Plug and M1 on the Beat are UK drill's brightest hope|date=12 August 2018|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190713230018/https://www.factmag.com/2018/08/02/mk-the-plug-and-m1-on-the-beat-are-uk-drills-brightest-hope/|archive-date=13 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

In late 2018, [[South London]]-born drill MC and aspiring [[2020 London mayoral election|Mayor of London]] Drillminister created a track called "Political Drillin", which was broadcast on [[Channel 4 News]] and used comments made by [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Members of Parliament]], attempting to highlight their own hypocrisy in using violent language.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-mc-violent-quotes-mps-track-political-drilling-2392949|title=A drill MC highlights hypocrisy against genre by using violent quotes from MPs in new track 'Political Drilling'|first=Rhian|last=Daly|date=23 October 2018|work=NME|access-date=2 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200202151209/https://www.nme.com/news/music/drill-mc-violent-quotes-mps-track-political-drilling-2392949|archive-date=2 February 2020|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, a report by [[Policy Exchange]] stated that 37% of homicide cases in 2018 were linked to drill music. The report was condemned in a letter signed by 49 criminologists, which said that the report was factually incorrect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thejusticegap.com/policy-exchange-report-linking-drill-music-to-violence-inaccurate-and-misleading/|title=Policy Exchange report linking drill music to violence 'inaccurate' and 'misleading'|first=Udit|last=Mahalingam|date=15 November 2021|website=thejusticegap.com|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref>

In 2022, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that it would update guidance regarding the use of drill lyrics within criminal trials; the announcement stemmed from concerns from numerous groups, including academics and organisations such as [[Justice (organisation)|JUSTICE]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60070345|title=CPS to review guidance on using drill music as evidence|first1=Jeremy|last1=Ball|first2=Caroline|last2=Lowbridge|date=24 January 2022|publisher=[[BBC News]]|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/life/cps-to-review-using-drill-lyrics-as-evidence|title=CPS To 'Update Its Guidance' On Use Of Drill Music As Evidence In Trials|first=James|last=Keith|date=25 January 2022|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=26 January 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |first=Jonathan |last=Ames |date=2021-02-25 |title=Stop using drill music to tar defendants, says think tank Justice |work=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/stop-using-drill-music-to-tar-defendants-says-think-tank-justice-0bwn69nfl |access-date=2022-07-28 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Brooklyn drill]]
* [[Drill music]]
* [[Project Alpha (police)]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:UK drill]]
[[Category:British hip hop genres]]
[[Category:English styles of music]]
[[Category:Drill music]]

Sus (rapper)

2022-12-19T18:26:50Z

User54736820472: /* Career */He’s known as 2smokeyy on all streaming platforms

{{Short description|British rapper}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Sus
| alias = Suspect
| image =
| caption = Suspect in 2016
| birth_name = Tariq Kennedy Monteiro<ref name = mylondon-1>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/rapper-deported-after-kenya-arrest-22946697|title=Rapper charged with 2019 Camden murder after deported from Kenya|first=Charlie|last=Lawrence-Jones|date=1 February 2022|website=mylondon.news|access-date=23 February 2022|archive-date=17 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220217083953/https://www.mylondon.news/news/north-london-news/rapper-deported-after-kenya-arrest-22946697|url-status=live}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|2|27|df=yes}}<ref name = mylondon-1/>
| birth_place =
| origin = [[Camden Town]], [[London]], England
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
}}
| genre = {{Flatlist|
*[[British hip hop]]
*[[UK drill]]
}}
| years_active = 2019–present
| current_member_of = Active Gxng
}}

'''Tariq Kennedy Monteiro''' (born 27 February 2000), known professionally as '''Sus''' or '''Suspect''', is a British rapper; he is part of the [[UK drill]] group Active Gxng (also known as AGB), based in the Agar Grove estate within Camden Town, London. He released his debut album, ''Suspicious Activity'', in 2022.

==Early life==
In 2014, Monteiro was reported as missing from his foster home in [[Tottenham]]; at the time, he was in the care of [[Camden London Borough Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/11528056.teen-missing-for-two-months-last-seen-three-days-ago-say-police/|title=Teen missing for two months last seen three days ago, say police|date=10 October 2014|work=Tottenham & Wood Green Independent|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=13 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210313212215/https://www.thetottenhamindependent.co.uk/news/11528056.teen-missing-for-two-months-last-seen-three-days-ago-say-police/|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Career==

In 2020, Sus released "Turn Up" alongside t.scam; [[GRM Daily]] described the song as "offload[ing] some unapologetically honest bars...aimed at certain people in their lives."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/activegxng-suspect-t-scam-turn-up/|title=#ACTIVEGXNG'S SUSPECT AND T.SCAM TEAM UP FOR "TURN UP"|first=Jade|last=Dadalica|date=5 December 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014201/https://grmdaily.com/activegxng-suspect-t-scam-turn-up/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also appeared on [[Fumez the Engineer]]'s ''Plugged In'' series alongside 2smokeyy.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/suspect-2-smokeyy-plugged-in/|title=ACTIVE GXNG'S SUSPECT & 2SMOKEYY DROP 'PLUGGED IN' FREESTYLE WITH FUMEZ THE ENGINEER|first=Courtney|last=W|date=24 December 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805104353/https://grmdaily.com/suspect-2-smokeyy-plugged-in/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In January 2021, he appeared on "Who's Bad" alongside Swavey, Yevz and 2smokeyy;<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-whos-bad/|title=SWAVEY, YEVZ, 2SMOKEYY & SUSPECT ASK "WHO'S BAD" ON GREAZY NEW BOP|first=Courtney|last=W|date=21 January 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014205/https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-whos-bad/|url-status=live}}</ref> this was followed by the release of "Block Heroes" with Nino in February and "MoonWalk" in March.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/nino-suspect-block-heroes/|title=PREMIERE: NINO & SUSPECT LINK UP FOR NEW OFFERING "BLOCK HEROES"|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=14 February 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014205/https://grmdaily.com/nino-suspect-block-heroes/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-moonwalk/|title=PREMIERE: ACTIVE GXNG'S SUSPECT OFFLOADS CLEAN VISUALS FOR "MOONWALK"|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=28 March 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426014202/https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-moonwalk/|url-status=live}}</ref> In August, he appeared on "Double Tap" by [[Fredo (rapper)|Fredo]], which appeared on ''Independence Day'';<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/fredo-new-album-independence-day-release-date-tracklist-features/|title=Fredo new album 'Independence Day': Release date, tracklist, features & more|date=8 July 2021|publisher=[[Capital Xtra]]|access-date=25 April 2022|archive-date=1 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801150434/https://www.capitalxtra.com/news/fredo-new-album-independence-day-release-date-tracklist-features/|url-status=live}}</ref> it peaked at number 73 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. He also appeared on [[Mixtape Madness]]'s ''The Cold Room'' series with t.scam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-t-scam-the-cold-room-tweeko/|title=#ACTIVEGXNG'S SUSPECT & T.SCAM STEP UP FOR EPISODE 3 OF 'THE COLD ROOM WITH TWEEKO'|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=29 August 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124921/https://grmdaily.com/active-gxng-suspect-t-scam-the-cold-room-tweeko/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In September, Sus appeared on a remix of "Snap It" by SR and on "Woosh & Push" by [[Loski]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/sr-snap-it-remix/|title=SR, LOSKI, SUSPECT, SD & TRAP UNITE ON GREAZY "SNAP IT" REMIX|first=Courtney|last=W|date=16 September 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=22 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322065615/https://grmdaily.com/sr-snap-it-remix/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/loski-woosh-and-push-featuring-suspect/|title=LOSKI DELIVERS JUMPY NEW ONE "WOOSH & PUSH" FEATURING SUSPECT|first=Hayley|last=Habbouchi|date=30 September 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124917/https://grmdaily.com/loski-woosh-and-push-featuring-suspect/|url-status=live}}</ref> In October, he released "Encore", noted by GRM Daily as "a quality release that showcases Suspect’s deep cadence and his engaging bars."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/suspect-active-gxng-encore/|title=PREMIERE: SUSPECT (ACTIVE GXNG) OFFLOADS CLEAN VISUALS FOR "ENCORE"|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=17 October 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124918/https://grmdaily.com/suspect-active-gxng-encore/|url-status=live}}</ref> He released "Freestyle" in December.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/agb-suspect-freestyle/|title=PREMIERE: AGB'S SUSPECT UNLEASHES HARD NEW "FREESTYLE"|first=Courtney|last=W|date=16 December 2021|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=16 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124919/https://grmdaily.com/agb-suspect-freestyle/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2022, he released "Frostbite" with Nino Uptown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/nino-uptown-agb-suspect-frostbite/|title=PREMIERE: NINO UPTOWN & AGB'S SUSPECT LINK UP ON "FROSTBITE"|first=Courtney|last=W|date=20 January 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=26 April 2022|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426124916/https://grmdaily.com/nino-uptown-agb-suspect-frostbite/|url-status=live}}</ref> He released his debut album, ''Suspicious Activity'', in February.<ref name = sa>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67733/title.suspect-swavey-charged-stabbing-murder-kenya-arrest|title=UK DRILL RAPPERS SUSPECT & SWAVEY CHARGED WITH STABBING MURDER FOLLOWING KENYA ARREST|first=Joe|last=Walker|date=2 February 2022|website=hiphopdx.com|access-date=23 February 2022|archive-date=16 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220216112837/https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67733/title.suspect-swavey-charged-stabbing-murder-kenya-arrest|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
In 2022, Monteiro was arrested with Swavey (real name Siyad Mohammed) in [[Nairobi]], Kenya for the 2019 murder of a 16-year old boy real name Alex Smith.

Currently, Sus awaits trial which will take place in March 2023. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://courtnewsuk.co.uk/drill-rappers-murdered-this-16-year-old/|title=Drill rappers 'murdered this 16-year-old'|date=24 June 2022|url-access=subscription|website=courtnews.co.uk|access-date=30 August 2022}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===
*''Suspicious Activity'' (2022)<ref name = sa/>

===Charted singles===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/60807/fredo-ft-sus/|title=FREDO FT SUS {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=23 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207031211/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/60807/fredo-ft-sus/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Double Tap" ([[Fredo (rapper)|Fredo]] featuring Sus)
|2021
|73
|''Independence Day''
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Other artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album
|-
!scope="row"|"Snap It (Remix)"
|rowspan="2"|2021
|SR, [[Loski]], [[Harlem Spartans|SD]], Trap
|{{N/a|Non-album single}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Woosh and Push"
|Loski
|''Censored''
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sus}}
[[Category:2000 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:English male rappers]]
[[Category:Gangsta rappers]]
[[Category:People charged with murder]]

Russ Millions

2022-12-19T18:20:54Z

User54736820472: No source

{{About|the British rapper|the American rapper|Russ (rapper)}}
{{short description|British rapper}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Russ Millions
| birth_name = Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1996|3|20}}
| image =
| caption =
| alias = {{Flatlist| 
* Russ
* RussMB<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/russmb/1484649097|title=‎RussMB on Apple Music|website=iTunes|accessdate=19 February 2022}}</ref>
* Russ Splash

}}
| birth_place = [[Deptford]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
}}
| years_active = 2016–present
| label = {{flatlist|
* One of a Kind
* [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
* [[Parlophone]]
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
}} Since 93
| past_member_of = SMG
| website = {{URL|https://www.russmillions.co.uk}}
}}

'''Shylo Batchelor Ashby Milwood''' (born 20 March 1996), known professionally as '''Russ Millions''' (formerly '''Russ''', '''Russ Splash''' or '''RussMB'''), is a British rapper. In December 2018 he released his single "Gun Lean" on [[Virgin Records]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=McQuaid |first1=Ian |title=UK Driller Russ Is Here to Stay – and to Make You Dance |url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/pa5j58/russ-splash-gun-lean-dance-interview-2019 |website=Noisey |publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |accessdate=9 March 2019 |date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402162435/https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/pa5j58/russ-splash-gun-lean-dance-interview-2019 |archive-date=2 April 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> The track peaked at number 9 on the [[UK Singles Chart]],<ref name="UKchart" /> becoming the first [[UK drill]] track to reach the top 10.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hancox |first1=Dan |title=Skengdo and AM: the drill rappers sentenced for playing their song |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/31/skengdo-and-am-the-drill-rappers-sentenced-for-playing-their-song |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=9 March 2019 |date=31 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190809083127/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/31/skengdo-and-am-the-drill-rappers-sentenced-for-playing-their-song |archive-date=9 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Russ Millions has collaborated with Buni, Taze, [[Tion Wayne]], [[Digga D]], [[Pressa (rapper)|Pressa]], [[LD (rapper)|LD]] and [[Dappy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/russ-tion-wayne-body-remix-bugzy-malone-buni-fivio-foreign-darkoo-arrdee-e1-zt/|title=PREMIERE: RUSS & TION WAYNE DROP HUGE “BODY” REMIX FEATURING BUGZY MALONE, FIVIO FOREIGN, DARKOO & MORE|date=21 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/russ-gun-lean-remix-taze-ld-digga-d-ms-banks-lethal-bizzle/|title=PREMIERE: RUSS DRAFTS TAZE, LD, DIGGA D, MS BANKS & LETHAL BIZZLE FOR “GUN LEAN” REMIX|date=21 February 2022}}</ref>

The dance that Russ performs in the music video became a "dance craze" and was mimicked by [[association football|footballers]] including [[Jesse Lingard]].<ref>{{cite web |title=What is the 'gun lean'? Jesse Lingard's celebration mimics drill dance craze |url=https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/what-is-the-gun-lean-jesse-lingards-celebration-mimics-drill-dance-craze-37653450.html |website=[[Belfast Telegraph]] |accessdate=9 March 2019 |date=23 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331192825/https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/entertainment/music/news/what-is-the-gun-lean-jesse-lingards-celebration-mimics-drill-dance-craze-37653450.html |archive-date=31 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> It was ranked by ''[[The Guardian]]'' at number 10 on their list of "greatest pop music dance crazes".<ref>{{cite web |last=Snapes |first=Laura |title=The greatest pop music dance crazes – ranked! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/04/the-greatest-pop-music-dance-crazes-ranked |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=9 March 2019 |date=4 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190309193432/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/jan/04/the-greatest-pop-music-dance-crazes-ranked |archive-date=9 March 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In April 2019 his follow-up single "Keisha & Becky" with [[Tion Wayne]] entered the [[UK Singles Chart]] at number 19, and later peaked at number seven. The song was later certified Platinum by the [[British Phonographic Industry]] (BPI).<ref name="UKchart" /> As a lead, he had his first number 1 with "[[Body (Russ Millions and Tion Wayne song)|Body]]" alongside [[Tion Wayne]].

== Discography ==
=== Studio albums===
* ''One Of A Kind'' (2023)
=== Extended plays ===
* ''Russ Hour'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/russ-hour/1501684149|title=Russ Hour by Russ Millions on Apple Music|date=13 March 2020|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
* ''My Son: The EP'' (2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/my-son-the-ep/1509233185|title=My Son: The – EP by Russ Millions on Apple Music|date=24 April 2020|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>

=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! scope="col" colspan="5"| Peak chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UKchart">Peaks in the UK:
* "Gun Lean" and "Keisha & Becky": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51551/russ/|title=Russ – Full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=28 June 2021}}
* "Mr Sheeen": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55866/russ-splash-digga-d/|title=Russ Splash/Digga D – Full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=28 June 2021}}
* "Splash": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/56931/dappy-and-russmb/|title=Dappy & RussMB – Full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=28 June 2021}}
* "Body": {{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/60027/tion-wayne-and-russ-millions/|title=Tion Wayne & Russ Millions – Full Official Chart History|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=28 June 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2021-05-17|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=17 May 2021|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] <ref name="Irishchart">Peak positions in Ireland:
* For "Gun Lean": {{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|accessdate=17 May 2019|format=To access, go to "2019" > "01-Feb-19" and filter by "Russ"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226125524/http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=live}}
* For "Keisha & Becky": {{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=Irish Recorded Music Association|accessdate=17 May 2019|format=To access, go to "2019" > "19-Apr-19" and filter by "Russ"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226125524/http://www.irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]] <ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5066|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=17 May 2021|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]] <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Russ+Millions|title=Discography Russ Millions|website=swedishcharts.com|access-date=18 May 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" | "Gun Lean"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/gun-lean-single/1447123462|title=Gun Lean – Single by Russ splash|website=iTunes|date=21 December 2018|accessdate=17 May 2019|archive-date=7 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201007140311/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/gun-lean-single/1447123462|url-status=live}}</ref>
|2018
| 9 || — || 49 || — || —
|
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name="BPI">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Russ Millions|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>
| rowspan="9" |
|-
! scope="row"| "Keisha & Becky" (with [[Tion Wayne]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/keisha-becky-single/1456109118|title=Keisha & Becky – Single by Russ splash & Tion Wayne|website=iTunes|accessdate=17 May 2019}}</ref>
| rowspan="4"| 2019
| 7 || — || 44 || — || —
|
* BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
|-
! scope="row"| "Mr Sheeen" (with [[Digga D]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/55950/digga-d-and-russ-splash/|title = DIGGA D & RUSS SPLASH | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company|website = [[OfficialCharts.com]]}}</ref>
| 28 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "VidaLoca" (with [[Pressa (rapper)|Pressa]] and Taze)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/vidaloca/1473294294|title=VidaLoca – Single|website=iTunes|accessdate=25 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190825182120/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/vidaloca/1473294294|archive-date=25 August 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "OMG"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/omg-single/1502089379|title=OMG – Single by Russ Millions & LD on Apple Music|date=31 October 2019|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> {{small|(with [[LD (rapper)|LD]])}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Splash" (with [[Dappy]])
| rowspan="3"| 2020
| 78 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Killy Killy"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/killy-killy-single/1516262599|title=Killy Killy – Single by Russ Millions, Jon Z, & Quada on Apple Music|date=12 June 2020|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> {{small|(featuring [[Jon Z]] and Quada)}}
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Playground Finale"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/playground-finale-single/1537755414|title=Playground Finale – Single by Russ Millions on Apple Music|date=30 October 2020|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Plugged In"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/russ-millions-x-fumez-the-engineer-plugged-in-single/1548650909|title=Russ Millions x Fumez the Engineer – Plugged In – Single by Fumez The Engineer & Russ Millions on Apple Music|date=14 January 2021|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> {{small|(with [[Fumez the Engineer]])}}
| rowspan="6"| 2021
| — || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "[[Body (Russ Millions and Tion Wayne song)|Body]]" {{small|(with Tion Wayne)}}
| 1 || 1 || 1 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20210507/ie7501/|title=Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 7 May 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref> || 1 || 4 <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=20|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|language=sv|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>
|
* BPI: Platinum<ref name="BPI" />
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 2× Platinum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/hip-hop-r-and-b-singles-chart/2021-11-15|title=ARIA Top 40 Hip Hop/R&B Singles for week of 15 November 2021|publisher=aria.com.au|access-date=December 30, 2021}}</ref>
| ''Green with Envy'' and ''[[Pier Pressure (mixtape)|Pier Pressure]]''
|-
! scope="row"| "Big Shark"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/big-shark-single/1572456588|title=Big Shark – Single by Russ Millions on Apple Music|date=July 2021|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
| 54 || — || 90 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref> || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Big Shark" did not enter the [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ Top 40 Singles Chart]], but peaked at number 37 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5163|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=12 July 2021|access-date=10 July 2021}}</ref>}} || —
|
| rowspan="3" {{TBA}}
|-
! scope="row"| "6:30"
| 53 || — || 95 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=16 October 2021}}</ref> || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row" | "Money Calling" {{small|(with Da Beatfreakz, [[Raye (singer)|Raye]] and wewantwraiths)}}
| 48 || — || — || — || —
|
* BPI: Silver<ref>{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|title=Money Calling|id=18323-6069-1|date=August 29, 2022}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row"| "Drive (Remix)" {{small|(with Ayo Beatz, [[Clean Bandit]], [[Chip (rapper)|Chip]], [[Wes Nelson]], [[Topic (DJ)|Topic]] & [[French the Kid]])}}
| 17 || — || — || — || —
|
| rowspan="6" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
! scope="row"| "Reggae & Calypso" {{small|(with Buni and YV)}}
| rowspan="5"| 2022
| 12 || — || 17 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20220311/ie7501/|title=Top 100 Singles, Week Ending 11 March 2022|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=11 March 2022}}</ref> || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Reggae & Calypso" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5299|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=14 March 2022|access-date=12 March 2022}}</ref>}} || —
|
* BPI: Silver<ref name="BPI" />
|-
! scope="row"| "Backseat"
| 97 || — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Backseat" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5322|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=25 April 2022|access-date=23 April 2022}}</ref>}} || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "6am in Dubai" {{small|(with Buni and YV)}}
| 100 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Baba (Toma Tussi)"
| 42 || — || 74 <ref>{{cite web|url=http://irma.ie/index.cfm?page=irish-charts&chart=Singles|title=IRMA – Irish Charts|publisher=[[Irish Recorded Music Association]]|access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref> || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Baba (Toma Tussi)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/hotsingles?chart=5340|title=NZ Hot Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=6 June 2022|access-date=4 June 2022}}</ref>}} || —
|
|-
! scope="row"| "Pisces" {{small|(featuring [[Krept and Konan]])}}
| 78 || — || — || — || —
|
|-
| colspan="9" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

== Notes ==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://www.russmillions.co.uk}}

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[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
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Drill music

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{{Short description|Genre of hip hop music}}
{{Distinguish|drill 'n' bass}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox music genre
| name = Drill
| stylistic_origins = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[trap music|trap]]|[[gangsta rap]]|[[hardcore hip hop]]|[[footwork (genre)|footwork]]}}
| cultural_origins = Early 2010s, [[Chicago]], United States
| instruments = {{hlist|[[Vocals]]|[[synthesizer]]|[[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]]|[[audio editing software]]
* [[digital audio workstation]]|[[drum machine]] ([[Roland TR-808]])}}
| popularity =
| derivatives = [[Mumble rap]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thesource.com/2018/04/20/j-cole-puts-mumble-rappers-in-their-place-on-his-new-album-kod-outro-1985/ |title=J. Cole Puts Mumble Rappers In Their Place On His New Album 'KOD' outro, '1985' |work=[[The Source]] |date=April 20, 2018 |author=Washington, Brad |access-date=November 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129083449/http://thesource.com/2018/04/20/j-cole-puts-mumble-rappers-in-their-place-on-his-new-album-kod-outro-1985/ |archive-date=November 29, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| subgenrelist =
| subgenres = {{flatlist|
* [[Brooklyn drill]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
|fusiongenres =
|regional_scenes = {{hlist|[[United Kingdom]]|[[United States]]|[[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]|[[Australia]]}}
|local_scenes = {{hlist|[[Chicago]]|[[New York City]]|[[London]]}}
|other_topics =
}}

'''Drill''' is a subgenre of [[hip hop music]] that originated in [[Chicago]] streets in the early 2010s. It is sonically similar to the [[trap music]] subgenre and lyrically similar to the [[gangsta rap]] subgenre. Drill music progressed into the American mainstream circa 2012 following the success of rappers like [[Chief Keef]], [[Lil Durk]], [[Lil Reese]], [[Fredo Santana]], [[G Herbo]], [[Lil Bibby]], and [[King Louie (rapper)|King Louie]] who had many local fans and a significant internet presence alongside producer [[Young Chop]]. Media attention and the signing of drill musicians to [[Record label#major label|major labels]] followed. Artists within the genre have been noted for their style of lyricism and association with [[crime in Chicago]].

A regional subgenre [[UK drill]] emerged in [[London]] particularly in the district of [[Brixton]], beginning in 2012. UK drill rose to prominence by mid-2012 and has influenced other regional scenes, such as Australian, Spanish, Irish, Dutch, and [[Brooklyn drill]] (re-introduced to Brooklyn in the late 2010s).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/a3x58j/behind-the-scenes-with-onefour-australias-first-drill-rappers|title=Behind The Scenes With OneFour: Australia's First Drill Rappers|last=Fazal|first=Mahmood|date=1 August 2019|work=Vice Australia|access-date=30 December 2019|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011410/https://www.vice.com/en_au/article/a3x58j/behind-the-scenes-with-onefour-australias-first-drill-rappers|archive-date=7 August 2019}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/yw7p8b/irish-drill-music|title=could irish drill music be the next big thing?|last1=Dunn|first1=Frankie|last2=Gannon|first2=Colin|date=2018-11-21|website=I-D|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715140827/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/yw7p8b/irish-drill-music|archive-date=2019-07-15|access-date=2019-08-07}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=March 15, 2020|title=Remembering Pop Smoke, the US rapper who introduced the UK drill sound to New York|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pop-smoke-death-shooting-rapper-hip-hop-drill-music-new-york-age-cause-a9358366.html|access-date=July 26, 2020|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Ltd.|location=London, England|language=en}}</ref>

==Characteristics==
{{Listen
|filename=Love Sosa - Chief Keef.ogg
|title=Love Sosa – Chief Keef (2012)
|description=[[Chief Keef]]'s "[[Love Sosa]]" produced by [[Young Chop]] typifies the genre's style.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}|format=[[Ogg]]}}

The lyrics of drill tend to be violent and gritty. ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Lucy Stehlik said "nihilistic drill reflects real life where its squeaky-clean hip-hop counterparts have failed."<ref name="guardian">{{citation
| url = https://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/16/chief-keef-chicago-drill-rap
| title = Chief Keef takes Chicago's drill sound overground
| first = Lucy
| last = Stehlik
| newspaper = [[The Guardian]]
| date = November 16, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131012212849/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/nov/16/chief-keef-chicago-drill-rap
| archive-date = October 12, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Drill lyrics strongly contrast with the subject matter of earlier Chicago rappers<ref name="derogatis">{{cite web
| url = http://www.wbez.org/blogs/jim-derogatis/2012-09/battle-soul-chicago-hip-hop-102642
| title = The battle for the soul of Chicago hip hop
| first = Jim
| last = DeRogatis
| author-link = Jim DeRogatis
| magazine = wbez.org
| publisher = [[WBEZ]]
| date = September 25, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130705142343/http://www.wbez.org/blogs/jim-derogatis/2012-09/battle-soul-chicago-hip-hop-102642
| archive-date = July 5, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> and contemporary mainstream hip hop which at the time of drill's emergence tended to glorify and celebrate a rise to wealth.<ref name = "nytimes" />

Drill lyrics typically reflect life on the streets, and tend to be gritty, violent, realistic and nihilistic. Drill rappers use a grim, deadpan delivery,<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.thefader.com/2012/05/04/katie-got-bandz-ridin-round-and-we-drillin-mp3/
| title = Katie Got Bandz, "Ridin Round and We Drillin" MP3
| first = David
| last = Drake
| newspaper = [[The Fader]]
| date = May 4, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130218020706/http://www.thefader.com/2012/05/04/katie-got-bandz-ridin-round-and-we-drillin-mp3/
| archive-date = February 18, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> often filtered through [[Auto-Tune]], influenced by the "stoned, aimless warbling of [[Soulja Boy]] (one of the earliest non-local Keef collaborators) and [[Lil Wayne]] before him."<ref>{{cite web|last=Sargent|first=Jordan|date=Dec 11, 2012|title=Lil Durk: ''Life Ain't No Joke''|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/17441-life-aint-no-joke/mn|access-date=June 21, 2013|newspaper=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> Atlanta-based rappers [[Gucci Mane]] and [[Waka Flocka Flame]] were important influences on the drill scene.<ref name="spin">
{{cite web
| url = http://m.spin.com/articles/chicago-rap-blazes-streets/
| title = Chicago Rap Blazes Up From the Streets
| first = David
| last = Drake
| newspaper = [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]
| date = June 25, 2012
| access-date = June 23, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140203185819/http://m.spin.com/articles/chicago-rap-blazes-streets/
| archive-date = February 3, 2014
| url-status = dead
}}
</ref> Though it bears many similarities to trap music the speed of a drill beat is generally slower with a moderate tempo having about 60 to 70 beats per minute.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://runthetrap.com/what-is-trap-music | title=What is Trap Music? Trap Music Explained | website=Run The Trap | access-date=29 January 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203073358/http://runthetrap.com/what-is-trap-music | archive-date=3 February 2015 | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.2491/title.young-chop-says-i-don-t-even-know-what-drill-music-is- | title=Young Chop Says, "I Don't Even Know What Drill Music Is" | publisher=HiphopDX | access-date=29 January 2015 | author=SherronShabazz | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203074613/http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/interviews/id.2491/title.young-chop-says-i-don-t-even-know-what-drill-music-is- | archive-date=3 February 2015 | url-status=dead }}</ref> Some producers work at double tempo such as 120 to 140 beats per minute.

Drillers tend to be young; many prominent musicians in the scene started getting attention while still in their teens.<ref name="fader beuller">{{citation
| url = http://www.thefader.com/2012/12/12/drum-majors-four-producers-to-watch/
| title = Drum Majors: Four Producers to Watch: Paris Beuller
| first = Jordan
| last = Sargent
| magazine = [[The Fader]]
| date = December 12, 2012
| access-date = June 23, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130604014048/http://www.thefader.com/2012/12/12/drum-majors-four-producers-to-watch/
| archive-date = June 4, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> One of the genre's most prominent musicians, Chief Keef, was 16 when he signed a multi-million dollar record contract with [[Interscope]],<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700678/chief-keef-recording-contract.jhtml
| title = Chief Keef's Interscope Deal Revealed To Be Worth $6 Million
| first = Rob
| last = Markman
| magazine = MTV.com
| publisher = [[MTV]]
| date = January 23, 2013
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130717135201/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1700678/chief-keef-recording-contract.jhtml
| archive-date = July 17, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> and in an extreme example, Lil Wayne co-signed the 13-year-old driller Lil Mouse.<ref name="independent">{{cite web
|url = http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/06/chief-keef-chicago-and-violence-in-hip-hop/
|title = Chief Keef, Chicago and violence in hip hop
|first = Sam
|last = Gould
|newspaper = [[The Independent]]
|date = September 6, 2012
|access-date = June 21, 2013
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131011033433/http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/09/06/chief-keef-chicago-and-violence-in-hip-hop/
|archive-date = October 11, 2013
}}</ref> Critics have noted drill rappers' lack of concern with metaphor or wordplay. Chief Keef said that his simplistic flow is a conscious stylistic choice: "I know what I'm doing. I mastered it. And I don't even really use metaphors or punchlines. 'Cause I don't have to. But I could. ... I think that's doing too much. I'd rather just say what's going on right now. ... I don't really like metaphors or punchlines like that."<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2012-04-28/entertainment/31452869_1_house-arrest-big-sean-jadakiss
| title = Exclusive interview: 16-year-old Chicago rapper Chief Keef
| first = Kyle
| last = Kramer
| magazine = [[RedEye]]
| publisher = [[Chicago Tribune]]
| date = April 28, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140112214302/http://articles.redeyechicago.com/2012-04-28/entertainment/31452869_1_house-arrest-big-sean-jadakiss
| archive-date = January 12, 2014
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Whet Moser wrote that Keef's songs are "lyrically, rhythmically, and emotionally diminished, which is why they sound so airless and claustrophobic ... It's not even fatalistic, because that would imply a self-consciousness, a moral consideration, that isn't there in the lyrics. It just is, over and over again."<ref name="Chicago mag">{{cite web
| url = http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/September-2012/Coming-to-Terms-With-Chief-Keef/
| title = Coming to Terms with Chief Keef
| first = Whet
| last = Moser
| magazine = [[Chicago (magazine)|Chicago]]
| date = September 6, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130513062308/http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/The-312/September-2012/Coming-to-Terms-With-Chief-Keef/
| archive-date = May 13, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> A profile on the scene in ''[[The New York Times]]'' examined the genre's aggression:

<blockquote>With rare exception this music is unmediated and raw and without bright spots, focused on anger and violence. The instinct is to call this tough, unforgiving and concrete-hard music joyless, but in truth it's exuberant in its darkness. Most of its practitioners are young and coming into their creative own against a backdrop of outrageous violence in Chicago, particularly among young people—dozens of teenagers have been killed in Chicago this year—and often related to gangs. (There's a long history of overlap between Chicago’s gangs and Chicago’s rap.) That their music is a symphony of ill-tempered threats shouldn't be a surprise.<ref name = "nytimes">{{cite web
| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/arts/music/chicago-hip-hops-raw-burst-of-change.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
| title = Chicago Hip-Hop's Raw Burst of Change
| first = Jon
| last = Caramanica
| newspaper = [[The New York Times]]
| date = October 4, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011022619/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/07/arts/music/chicago-hip-hops-raw-burst-of-change.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
| archive-date = October 11, 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref></blockquote>

Stehlik called drill production style the "sonic cousin to skittish [[Footwork (genre)|footwork]], [[Southern hip hop|southern-fried hip-hop]] and the [[Roland TR-808|808]] trigger-finger of [[Trap music|trap]]."<ref name="guardian" /> [[Young Chop]] is frequently identified by critics as the genre's most characteristic producer.<ref name="fact young chop">{{cite web
| url = http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/19/hip-hop-in-2013-for-dummies-part-2-the-producers/14/
| title = Hip-Hop in 2013... for Dummies (Part 2: The Producers)
| newspaper = [[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]
| date = April 19, 2013
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130726002941/http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/19/hip-hop-in-2013-for-dummies-part-2-the-producers/14/
| archive-date = July 26, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref name="pfork drill">{{cite web
| url = https://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9019-the-year-in-news-2012/6/
| title = One Nation Under Drill
| first = Carrie
| last = Battan
| newspaper = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
| date = December 28, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130605053125/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9019-the-year-in-news-2012/6/
| archive-date = June 5, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref><ref name="xxl young chop" /> The sound of trap producer [[Lex Luger (record producer)|Lex Luger]]'s music is a major influence on drill,<ref name="spin" /><ref name="pfork drill" /><ref name = "lost boys">{{cite web
| url = http://www.thefader.com/2012/08/21/chief-keef-lost-boys/
| title = Chief Keef: Lost Boys
| first = Felipe
| last = Delerme
| newspaper = [[The Fader]]
| date = August 21, 2012
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130702030647/http://www.thefader.com/2012/08/21/chief-keef-lost-boys/
| archive-date = July 2, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> and Young Chop identified [[Shawty Redd]], [[Drumma Boy]], and [[Zaytoven]] as important precursors to drill.<ref name="xxl young chop">{{cite web
| url = http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/02/young-chop-talks-lex-luger-chief-keef-and-studio-habits/
| title = Young Chop Talks Lex Luger, Chief Keef and Studio Habits
| first = Jaeki
| last = Cho
| newspaper = [[XXL (magazine)|XXL]]
| date = February 7, 2013
| access-date = June 21, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130519040652/http://www.xxlmag.com/news/2013/02/young-chop-talks-lex-luger-chief-keef-and-studio-habits/
| archive-date = May 19, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

==History==
David Drake of ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' said drill is not defined by any particular production style, but "is about the entirety of the culture: the lingo, the dances, the mentality, and the music, much of which originated in 'Dro City', a gang-defined territory of city blocks in the [[Woodlawn, Chicago|Woodlawn]] neighborhood."<ref name="complex keef">{{citation
| url = http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/chief-keef-online-cover-story/page/1
| title = Chief Keef: Hail To The Chief (2012 Online Cover Story)
| first = David
| last = Drake
| magazine = [[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]
| date = December 17, 2012
| access-date = June 23, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121221040005/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/12/chief-keef-online-cover-story/page/1
| archive-date = December 21, 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

In street slang, "drill" means to fight or retaliate, and "can be used for anything from females getting dolled up to all out war in the streets."<ref name="allhiphop">{{citation
| url = http://allhiphop.com/2012/08/23/its-a-drill-the-sound-that-has-music-labels-flocking-to-the-windy-city/
| title = It's a Drill!: The Sound That Has Music Labels Flocking to the Windy City
| first = Paul
| last = Meara
| magazine = [[AllHipHop]]
| date = August 23, 2012
| access-date = June 24, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130718203304/http://allhiphop.com/2012/08/23/its-a-drill-the-sound-that-has-music-labels-flocking-to-the-windy-city/
| archive-date = July 18, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Dro City rapper Pac Man, considered the stylistic originator of the genre, is credited as the first to apply the term to the local hip hop music.<ref name="complex keef" /><ref name="allhiphop" />

Drake described the drill scene as a major vehicle of the early 2010s rise of Chicago hip hop, and described the scene as a [[grassroots]] movement that had incubated in a closed, interlocking system: on the streets and through social media in a network of clubs and parties and amongst high schools.<ref name="spin" /> Drill developed on the South Side of Chicago, in the midst of escalating violence and a homicide crisis. Mark Guarino wrote for [[Salon (website)|Salon]] that the music grew during "a shift from historic feuding between monolithic crime organizations controlling thousands of members each to intrapersonal squabbling and retaliatory conflicts among smaller hybrid groups whose control extends just a few blocks... The toughened reality of living in these neighborhoods is what shaped Drill music."<ref name="salon">{{citation
| url = http://www.salon.com/2012/12/18/raps_killer_new_rhymes/
| title = Rap's killer new rhymes
| first = Mark
| last = Guarino
| magazine = [[Salon (website)|Salon]]
| date = December 18, 2012
| access-date = June 23, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130718095220/http://www.salon.com/2012/12/18/raps_killer_new_rhymes/
| archive-date = July 18, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> In the drill scene, rap conflict and gang conflict overlap, and many of the young rappers come from backgrounds with experience of violence.<ref name="nytimes" /><ref name="complex chaos">{{cite web
| url = http://www.complex.com/music/2012/09/trying-to-make-sense-of-chief-keef-and-the-chaos-in-chicago/page/2
| title = Trying To Make Sense of Chief Keef and the Chaos in Chicago
| first = David
| last = Drake
| author2 = Turner, David
| magazine = [[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]
| date = September 17, 2012
| access-date = June 23, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130103014555/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/09/trying-to-make-sense-of-chief-keef-and-the-chaos-in-chicago/page/2
| archive-date = January 3, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref> ''[[The Independent]]''{{'}}s Sam Gould wrote that Chief Keef "represents both a scary strain of current hip hop culture and a seriously alienated group within American society."<ref name="independent" />

[[YouTube]] was a platform for many drill rappers to release their music videos on, and ultimately significantly contributed to the genre's popularity.<ref>{{citation
| url = https://www.complex.com/music/chicago-drill-music-rap-forced-out
| title = How Drill Music Took Over Chicago—and Was Almost Forced Out
| first = Andre
| last = Gee
| magazine = Complex
| date = June 10, 2021
| access-date = July 28, 2022
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Chief Keef is considered the primary progenitor and popularizer of drill music, responsible for bringing it to the mainstream.<ref>{{citation
| url = https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130123/englewood/chief-keef-record-deal-is-6-million-over-3-years/
| title = 10 years ago, Chief Keef launched drill music into the mainstream
| first = Andrew
| last = Barber
| magazine = Mic.com
| date = June 20, 2022
| access-date = July 28, 2022
| url-status = live
}}</ref> In 2011 and 2012, he recorded multiple singles, including "Love Sosa", "I Don{{'}}t Like" and "Bang", which became viral hits, and was subsequently offered a deal from [[Interscope Records]].<ref>{{citation
| url = https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20130123/englewood/chief-keef-record-deal-is-6-million-over-3-years/
| title = Exclusive Details of Rapper Chief Keef's $6 Million Record Deal
| first = David
| last = Konkol
| magazine = DNAinfo
| date = January 23, 2013
| access-date = July 28, 2022
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Around the same time, [[King Louie (rapper)|King Louie]], another drill rapper, was given a record deal from [[Epic Records]].<ref name=pitchfork>{{citation
| url = https://pitchfork.com/features/article/2010s-drill-rap-songs/
| title = 11 Songs That Define Chicago Drill, the Decade’s Most Important Rap Subgenre
| first = Alphonse
| last = Pierre
| magazine = Pitchfork
| date = October 15, 2019
| access-date = July 28, 2022
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

By late 2012, rappers from other scenes and hip hop stars like [[Kanye West]], [[Drake (musician)|Drake]] and [[Rick Ross]] were collaborating with drill musicians.<ref>{{citation
| url = http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/industry-or-in-these-streets-when-superstars-meet-chicago-rap/page/1
| title = Industry or In These Streets: When Superstars Meet Chicago's New Rap Scene
| first = David
| last = Drake
| magazine = [[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]
| date = October 12, 2012
| access-date = June 23, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017135742/http://www.complex.com/music/2012/10/industry-or-in-these-streets-when-superstars-meet-chicago-rap/page/1
| archive-date = October 17, 2012
| url-status = live
}}</ref> Kanye West remixed "[[I Don't Like]]" for the 2012 [[GOOD Music]] compilation ''[[Cruel Summer (GOOD Music album)|Cruel Summer]]'' as "Don't Like", with features from West, Chief Keef, [[Pusha T]], [[Big Sean]] and [[Jadakiss]]. West cited drill as an influence on his 2013 album ''[[Yeezus]]'',<ref>{{citation
| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/arts/music/kanye-west-talks-about-his-career-and-album-yeezus.html?pagewanted=all
| title=Behind Kanye's Mask
| first=Jon
| last=Caramanica
| newspaper=[[The New York Times]]
| date=June 11, 2013
| access-date=June 17, 2013
| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612162353/http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/16/arts/music/kanye-west-talks-about-his-career-and-album-yeezus.html?pagewanted=all
| archive-date=June 12, 2013
| url-status=live
}}</ref> and Chief Keef and [[King Louie (rapper)|King Louie]] had vocals featured on the album.<ref>{{citation
| url = http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/a-guide-to-king-l/
| title = King Louie Guide
| first = David
| last = Drake
| newspaper = [[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]
| date = June 12, 2013
| access-date = June 17, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130616111122/http://www.complex.com/music/2013/06/a-guide-to-king-l/
| archive-date = June 16, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

Drill's subject matter strongly contrasts with that of earlier Chicago rappers such as [[Kid Sister]], [[Lupe Fiasco]], [[Psalm One]], [[Rhymefest]] and [[The Cool Kids]].<ref name="derogatis"/>

Older Chicago rappers have been mixed in their reaction to drill's popularity and violence. In a radio interview, rapper Lupe Fiasco said "Chief Keef scares me. Not him specifically, but just the culture that he represents ... The murder rate in Chicago is skyrocketing, and you see who's doing it and perpetrating it—they all look like Chief Keef."<ref name="derogatis" /> After Chief Keef threatened Fiasco on Twitter, Fiasco said he was considering quitting the music scene.<ref name="derogatis" /> Rhymefest tweeted that drill is "the theme music to murder."<ref name="CR Keef">{{citation
| url = http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chief-keef-might-be-a-solution-to-chicago-violence/Content?oid=7521203
| title = Chief Keef: Chicago's most promising antihero
| first = Leor
| last = Galil
| newspaper = [[Chicago Reader]]
| date = September 26, 2012
| access-date = June 23, 2013
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130601052816/http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/chief-keef-might-be-a-solution-to-chicago-violence/Content?oid=7521203
| archive-date = June 1, 2013
| url-status = live
}}</ref>

Chief Keef's debut album, "[[Finally Rich]]", released on [[Interscope Records]] in late 2012, was subsequently described as a "classic" album in the genre.<ref>Rolling Stone Australia. (2022, June 8). Chief Keef, “Finally Rich” (2012). https://au.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-200-greatest-hip-hop-albums-of-all-time-40803/chief-keef-finally-rich-2012-40973/</ref><ref>K. (2017, October 25). Juelz Santana Says Chief Keef’s ‘Finally Rich’ Is A ‘Classic.’ Welcome To KollegeKidd.Com. https://kollegekidd.com/news/juelz-santana-says-chief-keefs-finally-rich-is-a-classic/</ref><ref>Perrington-Turner, K., & Perrington-Turner, V. A. P. B. K. (2019, August 13). Good or Classic? Finally Rich, Chief Keef. The SSN Blog. https://thessn.home.blog/2019/08/13/good-or-classic-finally-rich-chief-keef/</ref> Despite the warm critique, "Finally Rich" only sold 50 000 units and became a flop record which resulted in record labels subsequently losing interest in drill, deeming it a "fad".<ref name=pitchfork/>

While drill music of Chicago fizzled out of mainstream popularity, a new scene was emerging in the UK and by the late-2010s was gaining mainstream popularity, spreading across Europe, influencing the creation of drill scenes around the continent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/blogs/nme-blogs/uk-drill-chicago-chief-keef-am-skengdo-67-pitbulls-terms-and-conditions-2611268|title=Move over, Chicago: how the UK made drill its own|date=2020-02-25|website=NME Music News, Reviews, Videos, Galleries, Tickets and Blogs {{!}} NME.COM|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> [[UK drill]] music evolved its own distinct style of production compared to Chicago drill with UK drill group [[67 (rap group)|67]] often credited for shifting the sound away from the Chicago influences it seemed to heavily draw inspiration from in its early days and foundation and for forming a more homegrown sound,<ref name="Red Bull2">{{Cite news|title=UK drill FAQ: History, facts & future of the rap genre|work=Red Bull|url=https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/uk-drill-FAQ-history-artists-and-future|url-status=live|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806213411/https://www.redbull.com/gb-en/uk-drill-FAQ-history-artists-and-future|archive-date=6 August 2019}}</ref> with [[LD (rapper)|LD]] - a member of 67 - being named as the godfather of UK drill.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/ld-whos-watching|title=LD Claims 'Godfather Of Drill' Title With New Album 'Who's Watching'|first=James|last=Keith|date=26 February 2021|publisher=[[Complex Networks]]|access-date=18 January 2022}}</ref><ref name=":14">{{Cite web|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/uk-drill-name-change-genre-us-comparison/|title=UK Drill: Should the rap genre change its name?|website=Capital XTRA|language=en|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> The mid-2010s saw the emergence of Chicago-influenced [[Brooklyn drill]] artists such as [[Bobby Shmurda]] and [[Rowdy Rebel]], while the late 2010s saw the emergence of new prominent drill artists from Brooklyn such as [[Pop Smoke]], [[Sheff G]], [[Fivio Foreign]], [[Sleepy Hallow]] and [[22Gz]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmxb93/youre-not-paying-attention-to-new-yorks-most-exciting-new-rap-scene|title=You're Not Paying Attention to New York's Most Exciting New Rap Scene|last=Pierre|first=Alphonse|date=2017-08-04|website=Vice|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214222246/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/zmxb93/youre-not-paying-attention-to-new-yorks-most-exciting-new-rap-scene|archive-date=2019-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/pop-smoke-rap.html|title=The Rapid Rise of Pop Smoke, Brooklyn Rap's Homecoming King|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|date=2019-09-06|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-14|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214182419/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/06/arts/music/pop-smoke-rap.html|archive-date=2019-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Fetty Luciano Is Carrying the Torch for GS9|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2018/11/fetty-luciano-interview|access-date=2020-08-25|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":12">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/levels/sheff-g-made-drill-the-sound-of-brooklyn/|title=Sheff G Made Drill the Sound of Brooklyn|website=Pitchfork|date=May 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190807011410/https://pitchfork.com/levels/sheff-g-made-drill-the-sound-of-brooklyn/|archive-date=2019-08-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Miss2Bees|date=2020-08-24|title=The Source {{!}}Blizz Vito Releases New Visual "Fuego Freestyle" [Extended Version]|url=https://thesource.com/2020/08/24/blizz-vito-releases-new-visual-fuego-freestyle-extended-version/|access-date=2020-12-17|website=The Source|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=22Gz, a Pioneer of Brooklyn Drill|url=https://www.complex.com/music/22gz-interview-brooklyn-drill|access-date=2020-12-17|website=Complex|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author=Lisa Respers France|title=Nick Blixky, an up and coming rapper, killed at 21|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/11/entertainment/nick-blixky-shot-killed/index.html|access-date=2020-12-17|website=CNN}}</ref>

Later Brooklyn drill production is heavily influenced by UK drill (the latter of which brings production influences from [[Grime (music genre)|grime]] and [[UK garage]])<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-17|title=Remembering Pop Smoke, the US rapper who introduced the UK drill sound to New York|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/pop-smoke-death-shooting-rapper-hip-hop-drill-music-new-york-age-cause-a9358366.html|access-date=2020-10-27|website=The Independent|language=en}}</ref> with artists such as Fivio Foreign, Sheff G, Smoove’L, Bizzy Banks, 22Gz, and Pop Smoke collaborating with UK drill producers such as [[808Melo]], Yamaica Productions, Yoz Beats, Tommyprime and AXL Beats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uproxx.com/music/pop-smoke-final-interview-uk-drill/|title=Pop Smoke Shouted Out The UK's Top Drill Producers In His Final Interview|date=2020-02-24|website=UPROXX|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref><ref name=":142">{{Cite web|title=UK Drill: Should the rap genre change its name?|url=https://www.capitalxtra.com/features/uk-drill-name-change-genre-us-comparison/|website=Capital XTRA|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Coscarelli|first=Joe|date=2020-06-30|title=Pop Smoke Took Brooklyn Drill Global. Fivio Foreign Is Carrying the Torch.|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/arts/music/fivio-foreign-big-drip-brooklyn-drill.html|access-date=2020-08-25|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Pop Smoke's song "[[Welcome to the Party (Pop Smoke song)|Welcome to the Party]]", produced by 808Melo was a prominent release in 2019 and saw remixes from [[Nicki Minaj]], [[Meek Mill]] and British MC [[Skepta]].<ref name=":11" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/sheff-g-quietly-ushered-in-brooklyns-drill-movement-and-now-hes-ready-for-his-time-news.92714.html|title=Sheff G Quietly Ushered In Brooklyn's Drill Movement & Now He's Ready For His Time|website=HotNewHipHop|date=9 October 2019|access-date=2019-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191018185036/https://www.hotnewhiphop.com/sheff-g-quietly-ushered-in-brooklyns-drill-movement-and-now-hes-ready-for-his-time-news.92714.html|archive-date=2019-10-18|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/ne8aab/pop-smoke-drill-inerview-the-get-up-stand-up-issue|title=Is Pop Smoke the new king of New York?|last=Boparai|first=Danil|date=2019-12-10|website=i-D|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191212040008/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/ne8aab/pop-smoke-drill-inerview-the-get-up-stand-up-issue|archive-date=2019-12-12|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo/|title=Pop Smoke: Meet the Woo Vol. 1|website=Pitchfork|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191214222300/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/pop-smoke-meet-the-woo/|archive-date=2019-12-14|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=How Brooklyn Drill Became the New Sound of New York|url=https://story.complex.com/brooklyn-drill-the-new-sound-of-new-york|access-date=2020-08-11|website=Complex.com|language=en}}</ref> Sheff G's "No Suburban" (released in 2017) and 22Gz's "Suburban" (released in 2016) have been credited for bringing attention to later [[Brooklyn drill]].<ref name=":12" />

==Controversy==

In 2022, some{{who|date=October 2022}} connected the pro-gun content of the genre to real world gun violence on the streets of New York and other major cities, given the violence surrounding a number of drill artists like the late Tdott Woo,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nypost.com/2022/02/03/nyc-rapper-tdott-woo-fatally-shot-in-brooklyn-after-signing-with-record-label/|title=Rapper TDott Woo fatally shot in Brooklyn after signing with record label|date=February 3, 2022}}</ref> the late [[Pop Smoke]], the late Chii Wvttz,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fox5ny.com/news/drill-rapper-killed-in-brooklyn-2nd-in-a-week|title=Drill rapper killed in Brooklyn, 2nd in a week|date=February 7, 2022|website=FOX 5 NY}}</ref> and gun violence victim Nas Blixky.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/crime/nyc-rapper-tdott-woo-fatally-shot-in-brooklyn-hours-after-signing-record-contract/|title=N.Y.C. Rapper Tdott Woo Fatally Shot in Brooklyn Hours After Signing Record Contract|first=Dan |last=Heching|date=February 3, 2022|website=people.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/nyc-drill-rap-music-scene-eyed-by-nypd-as-fuel-for-spate-of-gun-violence/ar-AATzm68|title=NYC drill rap music scene eyed by NYPD as fuel for spate of gun violence|website=MSN}}</ref> A shooting by alleged attempted murderer C Blu, who is signed to [[Interscope Records]], also gave rise to concerns, echoing the 1990s era [[Gangsta rap#Criticism and debate|gangsta rap controversy]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67808/title.teen-rapper-c-blu-back-in-jail-days-after-posting-250k-bond-for-attempted-murder|title=Teen Rapper C Blu Back In Jail Days After Posting $250K Bond For Attempted Murder|date=February 4, 2022|website=HipHopDX}}</ref>

In response to the epidemic of death arising out of the diss elements in the scene,
in early 2022 a number of prominent New York DJs and music influencers, including DJ Drewski at [[WQHT|Hot 97]], [[Joe Budden]], [[Ebro Darden]] of "[[Ebro in the Morning]]" on [[WQHT|Hot 97]], [[D Teck]], and
[[WWPR-FM|Power 105.1]]'s DJ Gabe P either vowed to stop playing gang/[[diss (music)|diss]] records or re-iterated their refusal to play such content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/hot-97-dj-drewski-vows-not-to-play-diss-gang-music-on-radio|title = Hot 97's DJ Drewski Will No Longer Play Gang Music: 'We R Losing Too Many Young Men and Women to the Streets'|website = [[Complex Networks]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.67734/title.hot-97s-dj-drewski-pulls-plug-on-gang-diss-music-following-tdott-woo-nas-blixky-shootings|title=Hot 97's DJ Drewski Pulls Plug On Gang Diss Music Following Tdott Woo + Nas Blixky Shootings|date=February 2, 2022|website=HipHopDX}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/violent-diss-songs-pulled-new-york-radio/|title=Why Violent Diss Songs Are Getting Pulled From New York Radio|website=Complex}}</ref>

DJ Drewski told ''Complex'' that several young artists had told him they themselves did not want to include inflammatory disses in their drill work, being concerned about fueling neighborhood violence, but that such tracks were ultimately what got attention on [[YouTube]].

On February 12, 2022, NYC mayor [[Eric Adams]] staunchly criticized drill music arguing that it is instigating violence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mayor-eric-adams-drill-rap-1299108|title = New York City Mayor Eric Adams Declares War on Drill Rap|website = [[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> Days later, he met with drill rappers in attempt to come to an agreement about the music.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mayor-eric-adams-drill-rap|title = Mayor Eric Adams meets with drill rap artists after criticizing genre for its depiction of violence|website = [[WCBS-TV]]}}</ref>

==Influence==
{{main|UK_drill|l1 = UK drill}}
[[UK drill]]<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|title=Get Familiar with UK Drill, the New Sound Exploding on the Streets of London|work=PigeonsandPlanes|access-date=2018-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319090713/http://pigeonsandplanes.com/in-depth/2018/01/uk-drill-sl-harlem-spartans-67-essay|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35706/1/uk-drill-artists-and-crews|title=Inside UK Drill, London's Hyper-Local DIY Sound|date=2017-04-25|work=Dazed|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180309135634/http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/35706/1/uk-drill-artists-and-crews|archive-date=9 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":22">{{Cite news|url=http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|title=From Chicago to Brixton: The Surprising Rise of UK Drill|date=2017-04-27|work=FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180324130941/http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/27/uk-drill-chicago-brixton/|archive-date=24 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> is a subgenre of drill music and [[road rap]] that originated in the South London district of [[Brixton]] from 2012 onwards. Borrowing heavily from the style of [[Chicago]] drill music, UK drill artists often rap about violent and hedonistic criminal lifestyles.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/67-interview-this-is-not-a-gang-this-is-a-logo-this-is-a-company-this-is-a-brand-a3620276.html|title=67 Interview: 'This Is Not a Gang. This Is a Brand'|work=[[London Evening Standard]]|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319090523/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/67-interview-this-is-not-a-gang-this-is-a-logo-this-is-a-company-this-is-a-brand-a3620276.html|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> Typically, those who create this style of music are affiliated with gangs or come from socioeconomically deprived neighborhoods where crime is a way of life for many.<ref name=":0" /> UK drill music is closely related to road rap, a British style of gangsta rap that became popular in the years prior to the existence of drill.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":22" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite news|url=https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/gypwa7/uk-gangsta-drill-road-rap-67-section-boyz-giggs|title=Don't Call It Road Rap: When Drill, UK Accents and Street Life Collide|date=2017-06-14|work=Noisey|access-date=2018-03-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319084907/https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/gypwa7/uk-gangsta-drill-road-rap-67-section-boyz-giggs|archive-date=19 March 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> Musically, UK drill often exhibits violent language and provocative lyrics.<ref name=":3" />

== References ==

{{Reflist|30em}}

{{Hip hop}}

[[Category:2010s in American music]]
[[Category:2010s in British music]]
[[Category:2010s in Australian music]]
[[Category:2010s in London]]
[[Category:Drill music|Drill music]]
[[Category:Criticism of hip-hop]]
[[Category:Music of Chicago]]
[[Category:Music of New York City]]
[[Category:Music in London]]
[[Category:African-American music]]
[[Category:Hip hop genres]]
[[Category:Trap music]]

Desi

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{{short description|People, cultures, and products of the Indian subcontinent and their diaspora}}
{{other uses}}
[[File:Location of Indian Subcontinent.svg|thumb|394x394px|A map of the Indian subcontinent, depicting the countries of [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]] from which Desis mostly originate<ref name="Zimmer2013"/>]]
'''Desi'''{{efn|The [[tadbhava]]-form of the word is "desi", and the corresponding [[tatsama]]-form is "deshi".}} (also '''Deshi''' {{IPAc-en|ˈ|d|eɪ|s|i|,_|ˈ|d|ɛ|s|i}}; {{IPA-hns|deːʃiː|lang}}, {{IPA-hi|deːsiː|}}) is a word used to describe the people, cultures, and products of the [[Indian subcontinent]] and their [[diaspora]], derived from [[Sanskrit]] देश (''deśá''), meaning "land, country".<ref name="Shirley2010">{{cite book |first1=Shirley R. |last1=Steinberg |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=ZnSBRxsjn_4C&pg=PA87 |title=Boy Culture: An Encyclopedia |publisher=ABC-CLIO |date=17 June 2010 |access-date=12 March 2012 |first2=Michael |last2=Kehler |first3=Lindsay |last3=Cornish |pages=86–88 |isbn=978-0-313-35080-1}}</ref> Deshi traces its origin specifically to the people of the countries [[India]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/desi |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120721045611/http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/desi |url-status= dead |archive-date= July 21, 2012 |title=desi |work=OxfordDictionaries.com |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |date=2016 |access-date=12 October 2016}}</ref><ref name="Zimmer2013">{{cite web |last1=Zimmer |first1=Ben |title=Here She Comes, 'Desi' Miss America |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304713704579095112813176666 |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |access-date=12 October 2020 |language=en |date=27 September 2013|quote=But as South Asians have built up diasporic communities around the world, 'desi' has traveled with them, used not as a put-down but as an expression of ethnic pride. Make that pan-ethnic: Anyone with heritage from the subcontinent—India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh—can identify as a 'desi' and partake in 'desi' culture.}}</ref>

==Etymology==
The [[ethnonym]] belongs in the [[endonym]]ic category (i.e., it is a self-appellation). ''[[wiktionary:Deshi|Deshi]]'' is borrowed from the [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] ''desī'' ({{lang|hi|देसी}}/{{lang|ur|دیسی}}), 'national', ultimately from [[Sanskrit]] ''{{IAST|deśīya}}'', derived from ''{{IAST|deśa}}'' ({{lang|sa|देश}}) 'region, province, country'.<ref name="Sharma2010">{{cite book |last1=Sharma |first1=Nitasha Tamar |title=Hip Hop Desis: South Asian Americans, Blackness, and a Global Race Consciousness |date=17 August 2010 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=978-0-8223-9289-7 |language=en |quote=The lives of South Asians in America, or ''desis''—a term meaning "of the land" from the Hindi/Urdu word ''desh'', or country—are both historically constituted and circumscribed by global processes and the limitations of what is possible today.}}</ref> The first known usage of the Sanskrit word is found in the ''[[Natya Shastra]]'' (~200 BCE), where it defines the regional varieties of folk [[performing arts]], as opposed to the classical, pan-Indian ''margi''. Thus, ''{{IAST|svadeśa}}'' ({{lang-sa|स्वदेश|links=no}}) refers to one's own country or homeland, while ''{{IAST|paradeśa}}'' ({{lang-sa|परदेश|links=no}}) refers to another's country or a foreign land.

==History==
The word "Desi" comes from the Sanskrit word "Desh" meaning "country". The word "Desi" is used to refer to something "from the country" and with time its usage shifted more towards referring to people, cultures, and products of a specific region; for example, desi food, desi calendars, and desi dress.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mughal|first=M. A. Z.|date=20 October 2014|title=Calendars Tell History: Social Rhythm and Social Change in Rural Pakistan|journal=History and Anthropology|language=en|volume=25|issue=5|pages=592–613|doi=10.1080/02757206.2014.930034|s2cid=55668409|issn=0275-7206|url=http://dro.dur.ac.uk/13842/1/13842.pdf}}</ref>

Desi contrasts with the [[Hindustani language]] word ''vilāyati'' (Anglicised as "[[Blighty]]"),<ref>{{Cite dictionary |url=http://www.lexico.com/definition/blighty |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213212958/https://www.lexico.com/definition/blighty |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 13, 2020 |title=blighty |dictionary=[[Lexico]] UK English Dictionary |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> which originally referred to Afghanistan and Central Asia, over time it came to refer to Britain (during the British rule ''vilāyat'', an Arabic-origin word meaning 'state', signified Britain) but may also refer more generally to anything that is European or Western. People from the subcontinent living in ''vilāyat'' (Britain) or in other Western countries refer to themselves and their ethnic culture as ''desi''. The ''desi/vilāyati'' pair of antonyms is widely used in subcontinent languages ([[Hindi]], [[Urdu]], [[Punjabis|Punjabi]], [[Bengalis|Bengali]], etc.).{{citation needed|date=July 2017}}

After the passage of the [[Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965]], the United States dramatically increased immigration from the subcontinent. As increasing numbers of students from the subcontinent arrived in the U.S. and UK, their countries of origin were colloquially referred to as ''{{IAST|deś}}''. For example, all things Indian including Indian expatriates were referred to as "desi".

==Culture==
[[File:Buckeye Mela IX - Spartan Bhangra.jpg|thumb|300px|South Asian university students celebrate Desi culture through dance at the [[Ohio State University]].]]
[[File:Surahi in samrup rachna calligraphy.jpg|thumb|300px|"Surahi" written in [[Samrup Rachna]] calligraphy used to write [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]], which is widely spoken throughout the northern part of the Indian subcontinent as a ''lingua franca''.<ref name="Kazim2016">{{cite web |last1=Kazim |first1=Shehrbano |title=Drawn from the same wellspring |url=https://tribune.com.pk/story/1103363/drawn-from-the-same-wellspring |publisher=[[The Express Tribune]] |access-date=12 October 2020 |language=en |date=14 May 2016}}</ref>]]
In the U.S., as in other countries, some diaspora desis are creating a "fusion" culture, in which foods, fashions, music, and the like from many areas of [[South Asia]] are "fused" both with each other and with elements from Western culture.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Kvetko |first=Peter |url=http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~dkapchan/home/folkloreweb/interactive/indianfilm/indianclub.html |title=When the East Is in the House: The Emergence of Dance Club Culture among Indian-American Youth |date=2002  |publisher=[[University of Texas]] |archive-date=18 May 2006 |access-date=27 October 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060518083228/http://uts.cc.utexas.edu/~dkapchan/home/folkloreweb/interactive/indianfilm/indianclub.html }}</ref>{{primary source inline|date=October 2016}} For example, urban desi is a genre of music formed by the fusion of traditional Indian and Western [[urban music]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95739927 |title=Urban Desi: A Genre on the Rise |first=Nishat |last=Kurwa |date=15 October 2008 |work=[[All Things Considered]] |via=NPR.org |publisher=[[National Public Radio]] |access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref> The growing demand of popular programming for South Asians caused [[MTV]] to launch the desi-targeted television channel [[MTV Desi]].

In the UK, desi communities have continued the fusion culture which first emerged during the rule of the British Raj, influencing music, art, fashion and food. There are now dedicated radio stations catering to British-South Asians such as the [[BBC Asian Network]].

In Canada, desis have established sizable [[ethnic enclaves]] in areas such as [[Brampton]], Ontario (suburban [[Toronto]]) and [[Surrey, British Columbia]] (suburban [[Vancouver]]).

===Performing arts===
The [[Natya Shastra]] refers to the regional varieties of folk dance and music elements as ''desi'', and states that these are meant as pure entertainment for common people, while the pan-Indian ''margi'' elements are to spiritually enlighten the audience. The medieval developments of the [[classical Indian dance]] and music led to the introduction of desi gharanas, in addition to the classical [[gharana]]s codified in [[Natya Shastra]]. The ''desi'' gharanas further developed into the present-day [[adavu]]s. There is [[raga]] in Indian classical music known as "Desi".

===Food and drink===
{{main|Desi daru|Desi cuisine}}
In regions of South Asia, ''desi'' in the context of food, implies "native" or "traditional". Common examples are "desi ghee", which is the traditional clarified butter used in South Asia as opposed to more processed fats such as vegetable oils. "Desi chicken" may mean a native breed of chicken. This word is also usually restricted to Sanskrit-derived (Indo-Aryan) languages.

[[Plant breeding|Heritage]] varieties of vegetables and other produce can also be qualified as "desi". "Desi diet" refers to a diet and food choices followed by Indians around the world. ''[[Desi daru]]'' refers to "country liquor", such as [[feni (liquor)|fenny]], [[palm wine|toddy]] and [[arrack (drink)|arrack]]. It is differentiated from [[Indian-made foreign liquor]] such as Indian-made [[whisky]], [[rum]], or [[vodka]].

===Desi pubs===
{{main|Desi pub}}
In the United Kingdom, the term Desi pub is used to describe a pub which is owned or managed by an Indian landlord, or which serves [[Punjabis|Punjabi]] food. They developed during the 1960s and 1970s at a time when some British [[pub]]s enforced [[colour bar|color bar]]s to prevent Indians and other immigrants from drinking there. Desi pubs are especially common in the [[Black Country]] and surrounding areas of the West Midlands. As well as drinking places, they also act as community hubs and meeting places for people from different backgrounds and are considered to be an example of successful integration of Indian immigrants into British culture.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/desi-pubs|title=The Triumphant Story of Britain's Desi Pubs|author=Jesudason, David|work=[[Atlas Obscura]]|date=21 April 2022|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.economist.com/prospero/2016/08/22/raising-a-glass-to-britains-indian-pubs|title=Raising a glass to Britain's Indian pubs|author=R.V.|work=[[The Economist]]|date=22 August 2016|access-date=12 May 2022}} {{subscription required}}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[Ganga-Jamuni tehzeeb]]
*[[Little Bangladesh]]
*[[Little India]]
*[[Little Pakistan]]
*[[South Asian Heritage Month]]

==Notes==
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Culture of Indian diaspora]]
[[Category:Culture of Pakistani diaspora]]
[[Category:Desi culture]]
[[Category:Emigrants]]
[[Category:Ethnonyms]]
[[Category:Hindi words and phrases]]
[[Category:Indian culture]]
[[Category:Indian slang]]
[[Category:Pakistani culture]]
[[Category:Pakistani slang]]
[[Category:South Asia]]
[[Category:Urdu-language words and phrases]]
[[Category:Bengali culture]]
[[Category:Bengali words and phrases]]

Little India

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User54736820472: /* Europe */Brick lane is a Bangladeshi area not indian

{{short description|Indian environment outside India}}
{{hatnote group|{{other uses}}{{distinguish|Indian colony|Urban Indian reserve}}}}
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|caption1=[[India Square]] in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[New Jersey]], United States, is home to the highest concentration of Asian Indians in the [[Western Hemisphere]],<ref name="Laryssa Wirstiuk" /> and one of at least 24 [[Indian American]] enclaves characterized as a Little India which have emerged within the [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area|New York City Metropolitan Area]], with the largest metropolitan Indian population outside Asia, as large-scale immigration from India continues into New York City.<ref name=IndianImmNY2014>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immsuptable2d_5.xls|title=Supplemental Table 2. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Leading Core Based Statistical Areas (CBSAs) of Residence and Region and Country of Birth: Fiscal Year 2014|publisher=Department of Homeland Security |access-date=June 14, 2016}}</ref><ref name=IndianImmNY2013>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2013/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2013 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=December 25, 2014}}</ref><ref name=IndianImmNY2012>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2012/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls|title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2012 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=December 25, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222152450/http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/immigration-statistics/yearbook/2012/LPR/immsuptable2d.xls|archive-date=December 22, 2014}}</ref><ref name=IndianImmNY2011>{{cite web|url=https://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/statistics/yearbook/2011/immsuptable2d.xls |title=Yearbook of Immigration Statistics: 2011 Supplemental Table 2|publisher=U.S. Department of Homeland Security|access-date=December 25, 2014}}</ref>
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'''Little India''' or '''India Town''' (less commonly known as '''Indian Street''' or '''India Bazaar''') is an [[Indian people|Indian]] or [[Desi]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Desi |url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/desi|quote=A person who comes from or whose family comes from India, Pakistan, or Bangladesh but who lives in another country}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Desi|url=https://www.lexico.com/definition/desi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200206082255/https://www.lexico.com/definition/desi|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 6, 2020|quote=A person of Indian, Pakistani, or Bangladeshi birth or descent who lives abroad.}}</ref> ([[South Asian]]) sociocultural environment outside [[India]] or [[Indian subcontinent|the subcontinent]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Little India|url=https://www.destinationtoronto.com/neighbourhoods/eastside/little-india/|quote=South Asian culture abounds in this vibrant neighbourhood, where hole-in-the-wall “chaat houses” (serving traditional Indian street food) co-exist with trendy new brewpubs and art galleries. The jewel-in-crown of the area is the Gerrard India Bazaar, the biggest South Asian market in North America, packed with jewellery, furnishings, spices and silks.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meet The South Asian Community That Helped Create Chicago's Little India On Devon Avenue|date=26 October 2019 |url=https://abc7chicago.com/chicago-little-india-devon-avenue-avenue-indian-food/5649482/|quote=A 15-block stretch of Devon Avenue on the North Side has become known as Chicago's Little India, a South Asian community and commercial district that began growing in the early 1970s.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The radical history of Southall, London's Little India|date=21 October 2020 |url=https://www.huckmag.com/perspectives/activism-2/the-radical-history-of-southall-londons-little-india/|quote=The reference to India is owed to the abundance of South Asians occupying the district... It was in the 1950s that South Asians began to migrate to this area, mostly for job opportunities.}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Little India: Six blocks, many stories|newspaper=The Toronto Star |date=25 August 2007 |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/2007/08/25/little_india_six_blocks_many_stories.html|quote="As the first neighbourhood for the community, it seems to play an important role in people's memories of growing up South Asian in Toronto," says Haema Sivanesan, executive director of the South Asian Visual Artists Collective.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=A Brief History of Toronto's Little India Neighbourhood |date=25 June 2020 |url=https://gerrardindiabazaar.com/a-brief-history-of-torontos-little-india-neighbourhood/|quote=The Naaz Theatre was the jumping off point for that community that blossomed around this landmark in the decades that followed. It eventually became a huge draw to the area for Indo-Canadians, and businesses catering to the South Asian community began popping up in proximity to the theatre.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Jackson Heights Indians|url=https://eportfolios.macaulay.cuny.edu/napoli13/indian_nyc/|quote=The term ‘Indian’ encompasses a wider-ranged area than the specific politically-bound region of recent history, and includes those of that particular ethnic and geographic background bound in by the Indian Ocean, Himalayan Mountain Range, and western deserts, excepting of those of Arab descent... Little India arose in Jackson Heights, which developed into a prominent commercial area for South Asian goods... The population of the area has included Indians, Pakistanis, and Bengali, among other South Asian groups.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=New "Little India" Neighbourhood Coming to Metro Vancouver|date=28 December 2013 |url=https://www.insidevancouver.ca/2013/12/28/new-little-india-neighbourhood-coming-to-metro-vancouver/|quote=Plans are in the works to transform a portion of the Newton neighbourhood in the Vancouver suburb of Surrey into a dedicated South Asian-themed shopping district. }}</ref> It especially refers to an area with Indian residences and a diverse collection of Indian businesses. Frequently, Little Indias have [[Hindu temples]], [[mosques]], and [[gurdwaras]]. They may also host celebrations of national and religious festivals and serve as gathering places for [[South Asian people|South Asians]]. As such, they are [[microcosms]] of India. Little Indias are often tourist attractions and are frequented by fans of [[Indian cuisine]], [[Indian culture]], [[Indian clothing]], [[Indian music]], and [[Indian cinema]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife|url={{Google books|9BrfLWdeISoC|page=490|plainurl=yes}}|pages=490}}</ref><ref name = "ia">{{cite book|title=Indian Americans|url={{Google books|kDLYC_XHZuoC|page=62|plainurl=yes}}|pages=62}}</ref><ref name="paris">{{cite web|url=https://mediaindia.eu/destination/little-india-in-the-heart-of-paris/|title=Little India in the heart of Paris|website=Media India Group|date=5 January 2017}}</ref>

== North America==

===Canada===
====Alberta====
* [[34 Avenue, Edmonton|34 Avenue Northwest]],<ref name="streetrag.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.streetrag.com/article/148/edmonton-slang-terms|title=Edmonton Slang Terms ::: StreetRag ::: An Urban Notebook|website=Streetrag.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Edmonton]]
* [[Falconridge, Calgary|Falconridge Boulevard Northeast]], [[Calgary]]
* [[Mill Woods, Edmonton]]<ref name="streetrag.com"/>
* [[Taradale, Calgary]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www2.canada.com/health/south+asia+diversity+lives+calgary/5741688/story.html?id=5741688|title=Calgary|access-date=August 5, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402120129/http://www2.canada.com/health/south+asia+diversity+lives+calgary/5741688/story.html?id=5741688|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref>

====British Columbia====
[[File:Vaisakhi parade 2017 (33217388724).jpg|thumb|Vaisakhi Parade 2017, Punjabi Market, Vancouver]]
{{See also|Indo-Canadians in British Columbia}}
{{See also|South Asian Canadians in Greater Vancouver}}
[[Greater Vancouver|Metro Vancouver]]: With a population of 291,500, South Asians constitute 12% of the region's population, the second-largest South Asian population in Canada, after Toronto.
*[[Vancouver South|South Vancouver]] (17.2% South Asian)
**[[Sunset, Vancouver|Sunset]] (33.6% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://earlylearning.ubc.ca/media/yvr_demographic_profils/sunset_demographic_report_final_07jan2019.pdf|title=Sunset}}</ref>
***[[Punjabi Market, Vancouver|Punjabi Market]], the oldest Little India in North America<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/radio/secretlifeofcanada/sloc-s4-little-india-1.6370102|title=North America's oldest Little India is Vancouver's Punjabi Market|date=March 3, 2022}}</ref>
**[[Victoria-Fraserview]] (10.9% South Asian)<ref>{{cite web|title=Victoria-Fraserview|url=http://earlylearning.ubc.ca/media/yvr_demographic_profils/victoria-fraserview_demographic_report_final_07jan2019.pdf}}</ref>
*[[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] (32.4% South Asian)
**[[Newton, Surrey|Newton]] (58% South Asian)<ref>{{cite web|title=Newton|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Newton.pdf}}</ref>
**[[Whalley, Surrey|Whalley]] (51% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Whalley.pdf|title=Whalley}}</ref>
**[[Fleetwood, Surrey|Fleetwood]] (32% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Fleetwood.pdf|title=Fleetwood}}</ref>
**[[Whalley, Surrey|City Centre]] (14% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-City-Centre.pdf|title=City Centre}}</ref>
**[[Cloverdale, Surrey|Cloverdale]] (14% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Cloverdale.pdf|title=Cloverdale}}</ref>
**[[Guildford, British Columbia|Guildford]] (12% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.surrey.ca/files/Neighbourhood-Profile-Guildford.pdf|title=Guildford}}</ref>
*[[Delta, BC|Delta]] (20.3% South Asian)
**[[North Delta]] (32.7% South Asian)
*[[Burnaby, B.C.|Burnaby]]
**[[Edmonds, Burnaby|Edmonds]] (24.9% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=9330233.00&Geo2=CMACA&Code2=933&Data=Count&SearchText=9330233.00&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible+minority&TABID=3|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - 9330233.00 [Census tract], British Columbia and Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|date=February 8, 2017|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
*[[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]]
**[[Queensborough, New Westminster|Queensborough]] (27.3% South Asian)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CT&Code1=9330200.00&Geo2=CMACA&Code2=933&Data=Count&SearchText=9330200.00&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Visible+minority&TABID=3|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - 9330200.00 [Census tract], British Columbia and Vancouver [Census metropolitan area], British Columbia|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]|date=February 8, 2017|website=www12.statcan.gc.ca}}</ref>
*[[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.richmond.ca/__shared/assets/2006_Ethnicity20987.pdf|title=Richmond}}</ref>
**Shellmont (22.6% South Asian)
**Cambie (22.1% South Asian)
**East Richmond (22% South Asian)
**Bridgeport (20.3% South Asian)
[[Fraser Valley Regional District|Fraser Valley]] (13.8% South Asian)
*[[Abbotsford, BC|Abbotsford]] (25.5% South Asian)

====Manitoba====
* Mandalay Drive,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/a-taste-of-india-196731051.html?device=mobile|title=A taste of India|newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press|date=10 March 2013|access-date=8 April 2015|last1=Scurfield|first1=Maureen}}</ref> [[Winnipeg]]

====Ontario====
[[File:Gerrard Street, Toronto.JPG|thumb|[[Gerrard India Bazaar]] in [[Toronto]]]]
[[File:Mississsauga_Skyline.jpg|thumb|right|Peel Region - which includes the cities of [[Mississauga]] and [[Brampton]] - is home to Canada's highest proportion of [[Indian Canadians]]]]
*[[Carling Avenue]], [[Ottawa]]
*[[Greater Toronto Area|Toronto Metropolitan Area]] - with 643,370 [[Indo-Canadians]] as of the 2016 census (11% of the population of 5,862,855), the Toronto area has the highest per-capita proportion and second largest total population of Asian Indians in the Western Hemisphere after [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CMACA&Code1=535&Geo2=PR&Code2=35&Data=Count&SearchText=toronto&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Ethnic+origin&TABID=1|title=Census Profile, 2016 Census - Toronto [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Ontario [Province]|first=Government of Canada, Statistics|last=Canada|website=12.statcan.gc.ca|date=8 February 2017}}</ref> Including all [[South Asian Canadians|South Asians]] brings this number up to 973,225 or 16.6% of the population.
**[[Ajax, Ontario|Ajax]]
**[[Brampton, Ontario|Brampton]] (33.4% Indian - 197,360 out of 590,945 residents and most populous North American city with an Indian plurality)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/welcome-to-brampton-canadas-future/article12561104/?from=12660667/|title=A window to Canada's future: how Brampton became a city to watch|work=The Globe and Mail|date=15 June 2013|access-date=8 April 2015|last1=Bascaramurty|first1=Dakshana}}</ref><ref>https://www.peelregion.ca/planning/pdc/pdf/Ethicity_Religion_Bulletin.pdf {{Bare URL PDF |date=December 2021}}</ref>
**[[Etobicoke, Ontario|Etobicoke]]
**[[Gerrard India Bazaar]], [[Toronto]]
**[[Markham, Ontario|Markham]]
**[[Milton, Ontario|Milton]]
**[[Mississauga, Ontario|Mississauga]] (15.4% Indian - 110,220 out of 715,475 residents)<ref>{{cite web |title=Mississauga |url=https://www.peelregion.ca/health/statusdata/pdf/ethnicity-a.pdf |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref>
**[[Oakville, Ontario|Oakville]]
**[[Pickering, Ontario|Pickering]]
**[[Rexdale, Toronto|Rexdale]]
**[[Richmond Hill, Ontario|Richmond Hill]]
**[[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]]
**[[Vaughan, Ontario|Vaughan]]

====Quebec====
* [[Park Extension]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://punjabpalace.ca/pdfs/MontrealGazette--review.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-06-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001646/http://punjabpalace.ca/pdfs/MontrealGazette--review.pdf |archive-date=2013-12-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Mirror/mir_300910_opt/2010092901/9.html#8|title=Mir_090910_opt - 0009|work=Virtual Paper|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402162420/http://www.myvirtualpaper.com/doc/Mirror/mir_300910_opt/2010092901/9.html#8|archive-date=2015-04-02|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Montreal]]

===United States===

====Arizona====
* India Plaza,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/mosaic-story/news/local/arizona-people/2021/06/27/raveen-arora-dhaba-tempe-nominated-nobel-peace-prize-diversity-inclusion/7495027002/|title=Restaurant owner nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for work with Tempe's Indian community|author=Paulina Pineda|website=The Arizona Republic|date=27 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com/dining/restaurants/5440-india-plaza-celebrates-10th-anniversary.html|title=India Plaza Celebrates 10th Anniversary|author=web admin|website=Azfoothillsmagazine.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> East Apache Boulevard, [[Tempe, Arizona|Tempe]]

====California====
[[Image:Artesia_CA_Pioneer_Bvld.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Little India, Artesia, California]]]]

* [[Little India, Artesia|Little India]], [[Artesia, California|Artesia]]
* [[Venice Boulevard]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/las-own-little-india-runs-along-3-miles-of-venice-boulevard-and-has-a-southern-influence-9889671 |title=L.A.'s Own Little India Runs Along 3 Miles of Venice Boulevard and Has a Southern Influence {{!}} L.A. Weekly |website=www.laweekly.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103113234/https://www.laweekly.com/restaurants/las-own-little-india-runs-along-3-miles-of-venice-boulevard-and-has-a-southern-influence-9889671 |archive-date=2018-11-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-05-09|title=Little India in Los Angeles — Does Artesia Deliver?|url=https://losangeleno.com/places/little-india-los-angeles/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Los Angeleno|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Los Angeles]]
* Black Mountain Road,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://littleindiasd.com/|title=Little India San Diego|website=Littleindiasd.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://parobs.org/index.php?module=article&view=157|title=The San Diego Participant Observer|website=Parobs.org|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegofoodstuff.com/2007/03/ker-little-india-spice-of-life-on-black.html|title=To Market, To Market with San Diego Foodstuff: Ker & Little India: The Spice of Life on Black Mountain Road|website=Sandiegofoodstuff.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[San Diego]]
* [[San Francisco Bay Area]]
** [[Fremont, California|Fremont]]<ref name = "asian">{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife|url={{Google books|9BrfLWdeISoC|page=492|plainurl=yes}}|pages=492}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://editorial.modnique.com/behind-the-scenes/1401 |title=Ethnic Cities: Little India – Editorial Modnique |access-date=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131112204431/http://editorial.modnique.com/behind-the-scenes/1401 |archive-date=2013-11-12 }}</ref>
**El Camino Real,<ref name = "asian"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.siliconvalleyoneworld.com/2014/08/13/a-world-grows-in-sunnyvale/|title=A World Grows in Sunnyvale – SiliconValleyOneWorld|website=Siliconvalleyoneworld.com}}</ref> [[Sunnyvale, California|Sunnyvale]]
**[[Santa Clara, California|Santa Clara]]<ref name = "asian"/>
** University Avenue,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/issue/2006-01-27/article/23290?headline=Boom-Ends-For-South-Asian-Shops-Competition-Heats-Up-in-Berkeley-s-Little-India-By-Riya-Bhattacharjee-Special-to-the-Planet&status=301|title=Boom Ends For South Asian Shops Competition Heats Up in Berkeley's 'Little India', by Riya Bhattacharjee Special to the Planet. Category: Page One from ''The Berkeley Daily Planet''|author1=Berkeley Daily Planet |author2=Berkeley California |website=Berkeleydailyplanet.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.10best.com/destinations/california/berkeley/downtown-berkeley/|title=Things to do in Downtown Berkeley, Berkeley: Neighborhood Travel Guide by 10Best|website=10best.com|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141229034742/http://www.10best.com/destinations/california/berkeley/downtown-berkeley/|archive-date=29 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://thenorwindians.blogspot.com/2008/05/trip-to-little-india.html|title=The Norwindians: A Trip to Little India|website=Thenorwindians.blogspot.com|date=10 May 2008 |access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley]]

====Florida====
* [[Florida State Road 152|Baymeadows Road]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Baymeadows: Jacksonville's evolving Indian district|url=https://www.thejaxsonmag.com/article/baymeadows-jacksonvilles-evolving-indian-district/|website=The Jaxson|date=4 May 2017}}</ref> [[Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville]]
* [[Florida State Road 582|East Fowler Avenue]],<ref>{{cite web|title=In Bollywood news, they are the news, as Indian Oscars get in gear|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/humaninterest/in-bollywood-news-they-are-the-news-as-indian-oscars-get-in-gear/2141624/|website=Tampa Bay Times|date=18 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Indian food options expand with Curry Leaves, another Gateway to India|url=https://www.tampabay.com/things-to-do/food/dining/indian-food-options-expand-with-curry-leaves-another-gateway-to-india/2267295/|website=Tampa Bay Times|date=29 February 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.visitflorida.com/en-us/eat-drink/the-expert-guide-to-indian-cousine.html|title=The Expert Guide to Indian Food in Tampa, FL|date=14 May 2020}}</ref> [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]
* [[Oakland Park Boulevard]],<ref>Mohl, Raymond A., Van Sant, John E., and Saeki, Chizuru. "Far East, Down South: Asians in the American South", The University of Alabama Press, 2016. pg. 90 {{ISBN|978-0817319144}}</ref> [[Sunrise, Florida|Sunrise]]

====Georgia====
* Global Mall,<ref>{{cite book|title=Atlanta Magazine - Oct 2007|url={{Google books|xA4AAAAAMBAJ|page=76|plainurl=yes}}|pages=76}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Atlanta - Mar 2008|url={{Google books|hg8AAAAAMBAJ|page=63|plainurl=yes}}|pages=63}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://amsglobalmall.com/|title=Global Mall - Global Mall|work=Global Mall|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://blogs.ajc.com/food-and-more/2010/12/01/the-global-mall-norcross/ |title=The Global Mall, Norcross | Food and More with John Kessler |access-date=2013-06-03 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224192525/http://blogs.ajc.com/food-and-more/2010/12/01/the-global-mall-norcross/ |archive-date=2011-12-24 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gcvb.org/listings/global-mall/1229/0/?hit=1|title=Global Mall|website=Gcvb.org|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150415150017/http://www.gcvb.org/listings/global-mall/1229/0/?hit=1|archive-date=15 April 2015}}</ref> [[Georgia State Route 140|Jimmy Carter Boulevard]], [[Norcross, Georgia|Norcross]]
* [[Lawrenceville Highway]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Entice With Spice: Easy Indian Recipes for Busy People|url={{Google books|LpXTAgAAQBAJ|page=285|plainurl=yes}}|pages=285}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.knowatlanta.com/features/international_atlanta|title=International Atlanta - Article from KNowAtlanta Magazine|website=Knowatlanta.com|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414122415/http://www.knowatlanta.com/features/international_atlanta|archive-date=14 April 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.atlantasfinestdining.com/reviews/madras/index.html |title=Atlanta's Finest Dining |access-date=2012-07-31 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090917212137/http://atlantasfinestdining.com/reviews/madras/index.html |archive-date=2009-09-17 }}</ref> [[Decatur, Georgia|Decatur]]

====Illinois====
[[Image:Little India Devon Avenue Chicago 2022.jpg|thumbnail|[[Chicago]]'s Little India on [[Devon Avenue (Chicago)|Devon Avenue]]]]
* [[Devon Avenue (Chicago)|Devon Avenue]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Chicago|url={{Google books|TbLkURD3SesC|page=199|plainurl=yes}}|pages=199}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Super Cities!: Chicago|url={{Google books|EC5LEAAAQBAJ|page=53|plainurl=yes}}|pages=53}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Not For Tourists Guide to Chicago 2022|url={{Google books|g8wYEAAAQBAJ|page=334|plainurl=yes}}|pages=334}}</ref> [[Chicago]]
* East Schaumburg Road,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abc7chicago.com/archive/8434197/|title=Schaumburg home to 'Little India'|date=16 November 2011}}</ref> [[Schaumburg, Illinois|Schaumburg]]
* Mall of India,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-mall-of-india-indiaco-walmart-sams-club-st-20200129-ojgokray4fgdbilyrjhnvrxpie-story.html|title=Indiaco grocery store, several restaurants and shops to open in March at Naperville's Mall of India|website=Chicago Tribune|date=2020-01-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://chicago.eater.com/2020/1/22/21075903/mall-of-india-naperville-food-court-chicago-suburbs|title=Mall of India in Suburban Chicago Will House 10 Restaurants|website=Eater Chicago|date=2020-01-22}}</ref> [[Illinois Route 59]], [[Naperville, Illinois|Naperville]]
* [[Ogden Avenue]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hegarty|first=Erin|title=Naperville's growing Asian population draws new businesses to long-vacant spots|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/ct-nvs-india-mall-patel-grocery-st-0401-20180331-story.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Decent|first=Hilary|title=Decent: Indian store a fabulous way to add a little spice to Naperville|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/naperville-sun/opinion/ct-nvs-decent-column-st-0225-20180223-story.html|access-date=2021-09-21|website=chicagotribune.com}}</ref> Naperville

====Maryland====
* [[New Hampshire Avenue]],<ref>{{cite web |title=New Hampshire Avenue |url=http://www.thenewave.com/_files/docs/southasia_web.pdf |access-date=10 August 2018}}</ref> [[Takoma Park, Maryland|Takoma Park]]

====Massachusetts====
* Moody Street,<ref>{{cite book|title=Routledge Handbook of the South Asian Diaspora|url={{Google books|-xCUAgAAQBAJ|page=404|plainurl=yes}}|pages=404}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2007/02/08/right_off_the_charles_little_india/ | work=The Boston Globe | first=Stephanie V. | last=Siek | title=Right off the Charles, Little India | date=2007-02-08}}</ref> [[Waltham, Massachusetts|Waltham]]
* [[Massachusetts Route 9|Route 9]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/uncategorized/noprimarytagmatch/2012/10/25/indian-culture-in-shrewsbury-and-westborough-expands/|title=Indian culture in Shrewsbury and Westborough expands|website=Boston.com|date=25 October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Semon |first=Craig S. |title=Indian community at home in Central Mass. |url=https://www.telegram.com/story/news/local/east-valley/2017/12/10/indian-community-at-home-in-central-mass/16844401007/ |access-date=2022-11-14 |website=The Worcester Telegram & Gazette |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Shrewsbury, Massachusetts|Shrewsbury]], [[Westborough, Massachusetts|Westborough]], [[Grafton, Massachusetts|Grafton]]
* Cambridge St, [[Burlington, Massachusetts|Burlington]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Indian Population across MA |url=http://www.usa.com/rank/massachusetts-state--indian-population-percentage--city-rank.htm |access-date=13 October 2022 |website=USA.com}}</ref>

====New Jersey====
{{See also|Indians in New Jersey}}
[[File:Fcc2.jpg|thumb|Aerial view of [[exurb]]an [[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]], [[Little India, Edison/Iselin|Middlesex County]], [[Indians in New Jersey|New Jersey]] housing tracts in 2010. Since then, significant new housing construction is rendering an increasingly [[affluent]] and [[suburb]]an environment to Monroe Township, while maintaining the proximity to [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan area|New York City]] sought by Indians in this Township with the fastest-growing Indian population in the [[Western Hemisphere]].]]New Jersey, and [[Middlesex County, New Jersey|Middlesex County]] in [[Central New Jersey]], are home to by far the highest per capita Indian American populations of any U.S. state and [[U.S. county]], respectively, at 3.9%<ref name=NewJerseyIndians>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_1YR/DP05/0400000US34|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141225190515/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_1YR/DP05/0400000US34|archive-date=December 25, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and 14.1%,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_1YR/DP05/0500000US34023|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2013 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=December 25, 2014|archive-url=https://archive.today/20141223050225/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/13_1YR/DP05/0500000US34023|archive-date=December 23, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> by 2013 U.S. Census estimates.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=0400000US34 |title= Explore Census Data|website=data.census.gov |access-date=May 25, 2022}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=July 2022}}</ref>
*[[Carteret, New Jersey|Carteret]] – 13.6%
*[[Cranbury (CDP), New Jersey|Cranbury CDP]] – 11.5%
*[[Cranbury Township, New Jersey|Cranbury Township]] – 10.5%
*[[East Windsor Township, New Jersey|East Windsor]] – 12.8%
*[[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]] – 28.3%
*[[Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey|Franklin]] – 14.6%
*[[Fords, New Jersey|Fords]] – 11.1%
*[[Iselin, New Jersey|Iselin]] – 37.4%
*[[Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey|Monroe Township, New Jersey]] – 11.6% (2016)<ref name=MonroeTownshipIndians>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/0600000US3402347280|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2012–2016 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=May 1, 2018|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213160336/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/16_5YR/DP05/0600000US3402347280|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> By 2022, the Indian population was approaching one-third of Monroe Township's population, and the nickname ''[[Little India, Edison/Iselin|Edison]]-South'' had developed, in reference to the Little India stature of both [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]] [[Township (New Jersey)|townships]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j2t2feSY-iw |title= Monroe swears in 1st officer of Asian-Indian descent during Asian Pacific American Heritage month|website=m.youtube.com |access-date=May 25, 2022}}{{SemiBareRefNeedsTitle|date=July 2022}}</ref>
*[[North Brunswick, New Jersey|North Brunswick]] – 18.3%
*[[Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey|Parsippany]] – 17.3%
*[[Piscataway, New Jersey|Piscataway]] – 18.3%
*[[Plainsboro, New Jersey|Plainsboro]] – 29.5%
*[[Robbinsville (CDP), New Jersey|Robbinsville CDP]] – 15.7%
*[[Secaucus, New Jersey|Secaucus]] – 11.1%
*[[South Brunswick, New Jersey|South Brunswick]] – 27.1%
*[[West Windsor Township, New Jersey|West Windsor]] – 19.2%
*[[Woodbridge, New Jersey|Woodbridge]] – 15.3%

=====India Square=====
[[India Square]], also known as ''Little Gujarat'', is a commercial and restaurant district in [[Bombay, Jersey City|Bombay]], on [[Newark Avenue, Jersey City|Newark Avenue]], in [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]], [[Hudson County, New Jersey]]. The area is home to the highest concentration of [[Asian Indian]]s in the [[Western Hemisphere]],<ref name="Laryssa Wirstiuk">{{cite news|url=http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|title=Neighborhood Spotlight: Journal Square|author=Laryssa Wirstiuk|newspaper=Jersey City Independent|date=April 21, 2014|access-date=December 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630085618/http://www.jerseycityindependent.com/2014/04/neighborhood-spotlight-journal-square/|archive-date=June 30, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> and is a rapidly growing [[Indian American]] [[ethnic enclave]] within the [[New York metropolitan area]].<ref name="Kiniry, Laura 2006. pg. 34">Kiniry, Laura. "Moon Handbooks New Jersey", Avalon Travel Publishing, 2006. pg. 34 {{ISBN|1-56691-949-5}}</ref><ref name="Laryssa Wirstiuk"/> The neighborhood is centered on [[Newark Plank Road|Newark Avenue]], between [[Tonnele Avenue]] and [[County Route 501 (New Jersey)|JFK Boulevard]], and is considered to be part of the larger [[Journal Square]] District. This area has been home to the largest outdoor [[Navratri]] festivities in New Jersey as well as several [[Hinduism|Hindu]] [[Hindu temple|temples]].<ref>[http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm "India Square"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131015155533/http://www.thenewjournalsquare.com/html/press/indiasquare.htm |date=October 15, 2013 }}, accessed July 26, 2006</ref> This portion of Newark Avenue is lined with groceries including [[Patel Brothers]] and Subzi Mandi Cash & Carry,<ref>Cruz, Vanessa; Pope, Gennarose; Rambay Fernandez, Adriana; Wright, E. Assata (September 9, 2012). "Tired of the same food?" ''[[The Union City Reporter]]''. pp 1, 8, and 11.</ref> [[consumer electronics|electronics vendors]], [[video store]]s, clothing stores, and restaurants and is one of the busier [[pedestrian]] areas of this part of the city, often stopping traffic for hours. According to the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]], there were nearly 13,000 Indians living in this two-block stretch in Jersey City, up from 3,000 in 1980, increasing commensurately between 2000 and 2010.<ref>[http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/newspdf/jerseyjournal0814.pdf#search='india%20square%20indian%20population%20jersey%20city' "City Attracts People From Around the Globe"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516142459/http://mumford1.dyndns.org/cen2000/newspdf/jerseyjournal0814.pdf |date=2011-05-16 }}. Accessed July 26, 2006.</ref> As of the [[2010 United States Census|2010 Census]], over 27,000 Asian Indians accounted for 10.9% of Jersey City's population,<ref name=Census2010>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov |title=Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data Jersey City, New Jersey |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=2014-04-11 }}</ref> the highest proportion of any major U.S. city.

=====Oak Tree Road (Edison/Iselin)=====
[[Little India (Edison/Iselin)|Oak Tree Road]] is a rapidly growing South Asian-focused commercial strip in [[Middlesex County, New Jersey]], the [[U.S. county]] with highest concentration of Asian Indians (nearly 20% in 2020) and the geographic heart of the [[Northeast megalopolis]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/news/2012/11/big_business_in_little_india_c.html|title=Big business in Little India: Commerce flourishes in vibrant ethnic neighborhood|first=Peter|last=Genovese|date=16 November 2012|website=nj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saveur.com/article/Travels/Oak-Tree-Road-Iselin-NJ|title=Eat Street: Oak Tree Road, Iselin, N.J.|website=SAVEUR|date=31 March 2011 }}</ref> The Oak Tree Road strip runs for about one-and-a-half miles through [[Edison, New Jersey|Edison]] and neighboring [[Iselin, New Jersey]], near the area's sprawling [[Chinese in New York City|Chinatown]] and [[Koreans in New York City|Koreatown]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/09/travel/indo-chinese-restaurants-edison-new-jersey.html|title=Indo-Chinese Food Is Hard to Find, Except in New Jersey|first=David|last=Shaftel|newspaper=The New York Times |date=9 March 2017}}</ref> Little India in Edison and Iselin is the largest and most diverse [[South Asian]] cultural hub in the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/little-india-thrives-in-central-new-jersey-1506340801|title='Little India' Thrives in Central New Jersey|first=Kate|last=King|newspaper=Wall Street Journal |date=25 September 2017|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/monteburke/2012/06/06/the-ultimate-neighborhood-bank/|title=How Indo-Americans Created The Ultimate Neighborhood Bank|first=Monte|last=Burke|website=Forbes}}</ref> The zone is home to over 400 South Asian establishments and businesses, including dining, [[apparel]] and [[consumer electronics|electronics retailing]], and [[entertainment industry|entertainment]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Oak Tree Road Edison, Iselin NJ Indian Shopping, Food, Restaurants|url=https://www.oaktreeroad.us/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.oaktreeroad.us}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.saveur.com/indian-restaurants-food-edison-new-jersey|title=A One-Day Snacker's Guide to Edison, NJ, One of America's Best Indian Food Destinations|website=SAVEUR|date=28 April 2016 |access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/27indianj.html|title=A Place Where Indians, Now New Jerseyans, Thrive|first=Joseph|last=Berger|newspaper=The New York Times |date=27 April 2008|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/edison-brimming-with-indian-culture/|title=Edison Brimming with Indian Culture - Video|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> Over 60 [[Indian cuisine|Indian]] and [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistani]] restaurants alone are found in the area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://njmonthly.com/articles/eat-drink/oak-tree-road-street-of-dreams/|title=Oak Tree Road is a Street of Dreams for Lovers of South Asian Cuisine|date=1 May 2017|website=New Jersey Monthly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://ny.eater.com/2017/3/13/14902030/the-best-indian-food-in-new-york-is-in-new-jersey|title=The Best Indian Food In New York Is Actually in New Jersey|first=Robert|last=Sietsema|date=13 March 2017|website=Eater NY}}</ref> In Middlesex County, election [[ballot]]s are printed in [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]], [[Hindi]], and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] as well.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nj.gov/state/elections/voting-information-vote-by-mail.html|title=State of New Jersey Department of State|publisher=State of New Jersey|access-date=May 29, 2017}}</ref> Edison was, per 2010 [[American Community Survey]] census data, 28.3% ethnic Asian Indian population, the highest percentage for any [[municipality]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190521214830/https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_DP_DPDP1&prodType=table |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 May 2019 |title=American FactFinder - Results |author=Data Access and Dissemination Systems (DADS) |website=Census.gov |access-date=8 April 2015 }}</ref> According to the 2017 American Community Survey, 42.6% of Iselin residents identified themselves as being Indian American, the highest percentage for any [[census-designated place]] in the United States.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3434470 {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200213094649/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/1600000US3434470 |date=2020-02-13 }} Accessed April 28, 2019.</ref>

====New York====
{{See also|Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Curry Hill|Curry Row}}
[[File:South Asian shopping center in Hicksville New York.jpg|thumb|right|A South Asian shopping center in [[Hicksville, New York]], on [[Long Island]]]]
[[File:74th St shopping Jax Hts jeh.jpg|thumb|right|[[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|Little India]] on 74th Street in [[Jackson Heights, Queens|Jackson Heights]], [[Queens]]]]
* [[Long Island]]
** [[Bellerose, New York|Bellerose]], 15.1% Asian Indian<ref name="zipatlas.com">{{cite web |url=http://zipatlas.com/us/ny/city-comparison/percentage-indian-population.htm |title=Cities with the Highest Percentage of Indians (Asian) in New York | Zip Atlas |website=zipatlas.com |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
** Broadway/[[New York State Route 107|Route 107]], Old Country Road, [[Hicksville, New York|Hicksville]], [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]]. Hicksville is 17.4% Asian Indian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Hicksville+CDP,+New+York&g=1600000US3634374&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP05&hidePreview=false|title=Explore Census Data|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
** [[New Hyde Park, New York|New Hyde Park]], 20.2% Asian Indian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=North+New+Hyde+Park+CDP,+New+York&g=1600000US3653275&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP05&hidePreview=false|title=Explore Census Data|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
**[[Manhasset Hills, New York|Manhasset Hills]], [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] - per 2000 Census, 12.4% [[Asian Indian]]
* [[New York City]] – With an estimated 711,174 uniracial individuals by 2017 [[U.S. Census Bureau|U.S. Census]] estimates,<ref name=IndiansNYC>{{cite web|url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/330M400US408|title=ACS DEMOGRAPHIC AND HOUSING ESTIMATES 2013-2017 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=January 27, 2019|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213005918/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/17_5YR/DP05/330M400US408|archive-date=February 13, 2020|url-status=dead}}</ref> the [[New York City metropolitan area]] contains the largest metropolitan [[Asian Indian]] population in the [[Western Hemisphere]].
** [[Manhattan]]
*** [[Lexington Avenue]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/little_india_lexington_avenue_in_manhattan/| title=The Big Apple: Little India (Lexington Avenue in Manhattan)| author=Barry Popik|website=Barrypopik.com| access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> in the neighborhood of [[Rose Hill, Manhattan|Rose Hill]], between [[27th Street (Manhattan)|27th and 29th streets]] (growing preponderance of [[South Indian cuisine]]), has become known as ''Curry Hill'' as a result of the presence of old [[Kalustyan's]] spice shop,<ref>{{cite news| url=http://events.nytimes.com/2008/10/12/nyregion/thecity/12rest.html| title=Good Eating Curry Hill More Than Tandoori| author=Kris Ensminger| newspaper=The New York Times| date=2008-01-23| access-date=2014-01-23}}</ref> developing rapidly as Manhattan's Indian population nearly doubled between the 2000 and 2010 Census.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36061lk.html |title=New York County, New York QuickLinks |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |access-date=2013-05-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130619140250/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/36/36061lk.html |archive-date=2013-06-19 }}</ref>
*** [[6th Street (Manhattan)|East 6th Street]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.barrypopik.com/index.php/new_york_city/entry/little_india/| title=The Big Apple: Little India (East 6th Street in Manhattan)| author=Barry Popik| website=Barrypopik.com| access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> between [[1st Avenue (Manhattan)|1st]] and [[2nd Avenue (Manhattan)|2nd avenues]], also with many restaurants, and known as ''[[Curry Row]]''.
** [[Queens]]
*** [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], in vicinity of the [[Hindu Temple Society of North America]], representing ''Sri Maha Vallabha Ganapati Devasthanam'', (Tamil : ஸ்ரீ மஹா வல்லப கணபதி தேவஸ்தானம Telugu:శ్రీ మహావల్లభ గణపతి దేవస్థానం [[Sanskrit]]: श्री महावल्लभ गणपति देवस्थानम्), at 45–57 Bowne Street, [[Flushing, Queens]], in [[Indians in the New York City metropolitan region|New York City]], the oldest traditional [[Hindu temple]] in the [[Western Hemisphere]].
***[[Hillside Avenue]], [[Bellerose Manor, Queens|Bellerose Manor]]
***Hillside Avenue,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.villagevoice.com/2009/01/15/floral-park-a-lesser-known-little-india/|title=Floral Park: A Lesser Known Little India|website=The Village Voice|date=15 January 2009}}</ref> [[Floral Park, Queens|Floral Park]]
***Hillside Avenue, [[Glen Oaks, Queens|Glen Oaks]]
***Hillside Avenue, [[Jamaica, Queens|Jamaica]]
***73rd and 74th Streets between [[Greenpoint and Roosevelt Avenues|Roosevelt]] and 37th avenues, [[Jackson Heights, Queens|Jackson Heights]]
***[[Liberty Avenue (New York City)|Liberty Avenue]], [[Richmond Hill, Queens|Richmond Hill]]
***[[South Ozone Park, Queens|South Ozone Park]], 11% Asian Indian<ref>{{cite web |url=http://zipatlas.com/us/ny/city-comparison/percentage-Indian-population.htm |title=Cities with the Highest in New York | Zip Atlas |website=zipatlas.com |access-date=November 25, 2020}}</ref>
***[[Richmond Hill, New York|South Richmond Hill]], 22% Asian Indian<ref name="zipatlas.com"/>
***Punjab Avenue, [[Richmond Hill, Queens|Richmond Hill]] (Little Punjab)
* [[Western New York]]
** 3rd Street, [[Niagara Falls, New York|Niagara Falls]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://diplomaticwife.com/2012/07/16/niagara-little-india/|title=Diplomatic Ink {{!}} Niagara: Little India?| website=diplomaticwife.com|access-date=8 April 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130823235059/http://diplomaticwife.com/2012/07/16/niagara-little-india/|archive-date=23 August 2013}}</ref>

====North Carolina====
* '''Charlotte area'''
** [[North Carolina Highway 51|Pineville-Matthews Road]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-09-24|title=FOOD: Inside Pineville's International Corridor|url=https://www.charlottemagazine.com/food-inside-pinevilles-international-corridor/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Charlotte Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> [[Pineville, North Carolina|Pineville]]
** [[North Carolina Highway 49|University City Blvd]], [[Charlotte]]
* '''Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill area'''
** East Chatham Street,<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-03-02|title=Cary's Little India|url=https://www.ncfolk.org/2009/carys-little-india/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=NC Folk|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2013/11/29/triangles-little-india.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131202034854/http://www.bizjournals.com/triangle/print-edition/2013/11/29/triangles-little-india.html| archive-date = 2013-12-02| title = Triangle's Little India - Triangle Business Journal}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPuGFDHMrpQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/CPuGFDHMrpQ| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Chatham Square is the "Little India" of Cary, NC|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Cary, North Carolina|Cary]]. Cary is 10.6% Asian Indian.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Cary+town,+North+Carolina&g=1600000US3710740&tid=ACSDP1Y2018.DP05&hidePreview=false|title=Explore Census Data|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
** [[Morrisville, North Carolina|Morrisville]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/22/1427739/far-from-india-at-home-in-morrisville.html |title=MORRISVILLE: Far from India, at home in Morrisville | Wake County | NewsObserver.com |access-date=2012-11-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612042121/http://www.newsobserver.com/2011/08/22/1427739/far-from-india-at-home-in-morrisville.html |archive-date=2013-06-12 }}</ref> 30.4% Asian Indian<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Morrisville+town,+North+Carolina&g=1600000US3744520&tid=ACSDP5Y2018.DP05&hidePreview=false|title=Explore Census Data|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>

====Ohio====
[[Image:Little India Polaris Columbus Ohio USA 2022.jpg|thumb|right|Little India in [[Polaris Fashion Place|Polaris]] area of [[Columbus,Ohio|Columbus]]]]
[[Image:Little India Sawmill Road Columbus Ohio USA.jpg|thumb|right|Little India on Sawmill Road in [[Dublin, Ohio|Dublin]] (suburb of [[Columbus,Ohio|Columbus]])]]
*'''Cincinnati area'''
** [[U.S. Route 42#Ohio|Lebanon Road]], [[Sharonville, Ohio|Sharonville]]
*'''Cleveland area'''
** [[Pearl Road]], [[Middleburg Heights, Ohio|Middleburg Heights]]
*'''Columbus area'''
** Sancus Blvd, [[Polaris Fashion Place|Polaris]]
** Sawmill Road, [[Dublin, Ohio|Dublin]]

====Pennsylvania====
*[[Millbourne, Pennsylvania|Millbourne]]/[[Upper Darby, Pennsylvania|Upper Darby]]<ref name = "ia"/><ref name = "asian"/><ref name = "oneperc">{{cite book|title=The Other One Percent: Indians in America|url={{Google books|aQ81DQAAQBAJ|page=71|plainurl=yes}}|pages=71}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.afsc.org/friends/and-who-my-neighbor-praying-sikhs-after-oak-creek|title=And, who is my neighbor? Praying with Sikhs after Oak Creek|website=American Friends Service Committee|date=17 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite thesis|last=Khojasteh|first=Maryam |date=2019|title=Healthy Placemaking: How Do Immigrant Food Entrepreneurs Contribute To Community Wellbeing In A Multiethnic Community?|type=PhD|chapter=CHAPTER 2: UPPER DARBY; GROWTH, DECLINE, GROWTH RESUMED|chapter-url=https://repository.upenn.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5258&context=edissertations}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spanmag.com/travel/little-Indias/20170901|title=Home Away from Home|website=SPAN Magazine|date=1 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://littleindia.com/indian-majority/|title=Indian Majority - Little India|website=Little India|date=15 October 2005}}</ref>

====Texas====
[[File:Plaza_%26_Hillcroft_%26_Harwin_-_(harwin_st).JPG|thumb|[[Mahatma Gandhi District]] in [[Houston]]]]
* [[Belt Line Road (Texas)|Belt Line Road]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dmagazine.com/publications/d-magazine/2016/april/dallas-ethnic-neighborhoods/|title=Dallas' Ethnic Neighborhoods|website=D Magazine|date=28 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Immigrants Outside Megalopolis: Ethnic Transformation in the Heartland|url={{Google books|N4rSBF8wMn8C|page=69|plainurl=yes}}|pages=69}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Indian Americans (Part-I)|url={{Google books|fVdwDwAAQBAJ|page=21|plainurl=yes}}|pages=21}}</ref> [[Richardson, Texas|Richardson]]
* [[Irving, Texas|Irving]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/2022/01/03/this-north-texas-city-is-one-of-the-countrys-most-diverse-and-its-getting-even-more-diverse/|title=Irving is growing even more diverse, U.S. Census data shows|website=Dallas Morning News|date=3 January 2022}}</ref>
* [[Mahatma Gandhi District, Houston|Mahatma Gandhi District]], [[Houston]]
*Eldorado Parkway,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2021/03/11/new-shopping-center-with-indian-grocery-store-restaurants-set-to-open-in-frisco/|title=New shopping center with Indian grocery store, restaurants set to open in Frisco|website=The Dallas Morning News|date=11 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/newest-texans-who-are-they/|title=The Newest Texans Are Not Who You Think They Are|website=Texas Monthly|date=December 2021}}</ref> [[Frisco, Texas|Frisco]]
* Evers, Fredericksburg, and Wurzbach Roads near [[University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio|University of Texas Health Science Center]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/communities/helotes/article/S-A-s-Little-India-5636485.php|title=S.A.'s Little India|website=San Antonio Express-News|date=21 July 2014}}</ref> [[San Antonio]]

==Africa==

===South Africa===
* [[Durban]] (24.0% Asian Indian) - With about 800,000 - 900,000 people of Indian descent living in this city as of 2011, this city is considered to be the largest "Indian" city outside of India.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hancock |first1=Colin |last2=Kowalczyk |first2=Pete |title=Mahatma Gandhi's descendants thrive in South Africa |url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/gandhi-descendants-durban-south-africa/index.html |website=[[CNN]] |access-date=16 February 2021 |date=26 September 2015}}</ref> In earlier decades, Indians used to be scattered across [[South Africa]], but the [[Asiatic Land Tenure and Indian Representation Act, 1946|1946 Asiatic Land Tenure Act]] concentrated Indians to certain residential areas, destroying multicultural townships.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Mukherji |first1=Anahita |title=Durban largest 'Indian' city outside India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/durban-largest-indian-city-outside-india/articleshow/9328227.cms |access-date=16 February 2021 |agency=[[Times of India]] |date=23 July 2011}}</ref>
* [[Fordsburg]]
* [[Lenasia]]
* [[Pietermaritzburg]] (9.8% Indian or other Asian)

===Tanzania===
* [[Upanga East|Upanga]], [[Dar Es Salaam]]
* [[Kisutu, Dar Es Salaam|Kisutu]], Dar Es Salaam
* [[Arusha]]

===Zambia===
* [[Emmasdale]]
* [[Kamwala]]

==Asia==

===Bahrain===
* [[Manama Souq]], [[Manama]]<ref>{{Cite web|last=Unnikrishnan|first=Raji|title=Bahrain News: Little India|url=https://www.gdnonline.com/Details/50599/Little-India|access-date=2021-09-21|website=www.gdnonline.com}}</ref>

===Hong Kong===
* [[Chungking Mansions]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chungking-mansions.hk/|title=The Gate to Chungking Mansions, Chungking Mansion, 重慶大厦, 重慶大廈, Guest House, Hong Kong by Asia Network Co., Ltd.|website=Chungking-mansions.hk|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Hong Kong]]

===Indonesia===
[[File:Jalan Pintu Air.JPG|thumb|upright|[[Pasar Baru]], [[Jakarta]]]]
* [[Pasar Baru]], [[Jakarta]]
* [[Kampung Madras]], [[Medan]]

===Japan===
* Nishi-Kasai,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://travel.cnn.com/tokyo/eat/finding-real-deal-tokyos-little-india-373301|title=Tokyo's Nishi-Kasai: Little India - CNN Travel|work=CNN Travel|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Edogawa, Tokyo]]

===Malaysia===
[[Image:Kuala Lumpur. Brickfields. 2019-12-14 09-39-24.jpg|upright|thumb|[[Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur|Brickfields]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]]]
[[Image:Street Scene - Little India - George Town - Penang - Malaysia (35445172795).jpg|upright|thumb|[[Little India, Penang|Little India]], [[Penang]]]]

* Little India, (Jalan Tengku Kelana), [[Klang, Malaysia|Klang]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.visitselangor.com/little-india-klang/|title=Little India|website=VisitSelangor.com|date=14 April 2017|access-date=25 April 2017}}</ref>
* [[Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur|Brickfields]] (Jalan Tun Sambanthan), [[Kuala Lumpur]]
* Jalan Welman, Pekan Lama Rawang, [[Rawang, Selangor|Rawang]], [[Selangor]]
* Jalan Masjid India, Kuala Lumpur
* [[Little India, Penang|Little India]], [[Penang]]
* [[Paya Besar, Kedah|Paya Besar]], [[Kulim]], [[Kedah]]
* Jalan Taming Sari, [[Taiping, Perak]]
* [[Little India, Ipoh|Little India]], [[Ipoh, Perak]]
* Jalan Bendahara - Jalan Temenggong intersection in Bandar Hilir, [[Melaka]]
* [[Little India, Malacca]]
* Jalan Yam Tuan, [[Seremban]]
* Jalan Trus, [[Johor Bahru]], [[Johor]]
* Jalan India (formerly known as Kling Street), [[Kuching]], [[Sarawak]]

===Myanmar===
* [[Mugal Road]], [[Yangon]]

===Philippines===
* United Nations Avenue, [[Paco, Manila|Paco]], [[Manila]]<ref>{{Citation|publisher=Institute of Southeast Asian Studies|title=Rising India and Indian Communities in East Asia|year=2008|page=506|access-date=2010-11-23|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=39lJz_L4MdUC&q=paco+little+india+manila&pg=PA506|author1=K. Kesavapany |author2=A. Mani |author3=Palanisamy Ramasamy |isbn=9789812307996}}</ref>

===Saudi Arabia===
* [[Al Wizarat (Riyadh)|Al Hara]], [[Riyadh]]
* Al Azzizeyah, [[Jeddah]]

===Singapore===
[[Image:Little India Singapore. (8069697671).jpg|upright|thumb|[[Little India, Singapore|Little India]], [[Singapore]]]]
* [[Little India, Singapore|Little India]]

===Thailand===
* [[Phahurat]], [[Bangkok]]
* [[Thanon Pan]], [[Silom]], [[Bangkok]]
* [[Indra Square]], [[Bangkok]]

===United Arab Emirates===
In the UAE, Indians constitute more than 27% of the population.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/what-is-the-ethnic-composition-of-the-united-arab-emirates.html|title=What Is The Ethnic Composition Of The United Arab Emirates?|website=WorldAtlas|date=6 August 2019|language=en|access-date=2019-09-15}}</ref> Here are some areas with a comparatively larger concentration of Indians.
* [[Bur Dubai]], [[Dubai]]
* [[Al Karama, Dubai]]
* [[Satwa]], [[Dubai]]
* [[Ras al-Khaimah]]
* [[Sharjah (city)|Sharjah]]
* [[Umm al-Quwain]]
* [[Fujairah]]
* [[Abu Dhabi]]
* [[Ajman]]

===Oman===
The Sultanate of Oman is home to many expatriates, of which Indians form the largest constituency.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arab.news/rt8b7|title=Indian expat population in Oman down to less than a million|date=October 28, 2020|website=Arab News}}</ref> The southeastern side of the business district of [[Ruwi]] is known as Muscat's Little India.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ruwi {{!}} Oman Travel Guide|url=https://www.roughguides.com/oman/muscat/ruwi/|access-date=2021-09-21|website=Rough Guides|language=en}}</ref>
* [[Ghallah]]
* Ruwi

==Europe==
[[File:Himalaya Palace Cinema, Southall - geograph.org.uk - 173961.jpg|thumb|[[Southall]], [[West London]]]]
[[File:Indian_Restaurants,_Tooting_High_St._-_geograph.org.uk_-_1019814.jpg|thumb|[[Tooting]], [[South London]]]]
[[File:Ealing Road, Alperton (2) - geograph.org.uk - 135525.jpg|thumb|Ealing Road, [[Wembley]]]]
[[File:Belgrave_Leicester_069790_cb866afa.jpg|thumb|[[Golden Mile (Leicester)|Golden Mile]], [[Leicester]]]]
[[File:Curry Mile in Rusholme.jpg|thumb|[[Curry Mile]], [[Rusholme]], [[Manchester]]]]

===France===
* [[Paris]], La Chapelle and around [[Gare du Nord]]<ref name="paris"/>

===Germany===
* [[Frankfurt]], on the corner of Münchner and Weser street.

===Italy===
* Via Principe Amedeo, 303/305, 00185 Roma, Italy

===Spain===
* Calle de Lavapiés, 28012 Madrid, Spain,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gospain.about.com/od/madrid/ss/lavapies_6.htm|title=Curry in Lavapies|author=Damian Corrigan|website=About.com Travel|access-date=8 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403160241/http://gospain.about.com/od/madrid/ss/lavapies_6.htm|archive-date=2015-04-03|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://madrid-guide.homesfortravellers.com/rastro-lavapies.html|title=Madrid Multicultural: El Rastro & Lavapies - Madrid City Guide-Madrid Apartments for Rent|website=Homesfortravellers.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://moving2madrid.com/neighbourhood-lavapies/|title=Where to live in Madrid – Lavapies and Tirso de Molina|website=Moving2madrid.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Lavapies]], [[Madrid]]

===The Netherlands===
* [[The Hague]], Paul Krügerlaan, Transvaal (shopping street)

===Norway===
* Tøyengata and Oslo

===United Kingdom===

* [[Belgrave, Leicester]], [[Leicestershire]]
* [[Blackburn]], Lancashire
* [[London Borough of Brent|Brent]], London
* [[Ealing]], London
* [[East Ham]], London
* [[Forest Gate]], London
* [[Green Street, Newham]], London
* [[Govanhill]], [[Glasgow]]
* [[Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth]], [[Birmingham]]
* [[Harrow, London]]
* [[Hyson Green]], [[Nottingham]]
* [[Ilford]], London
* [[Kingsbury, London|Kingsbury]], London
* [[Latimer, Leicester]], Leicestershire
* [[Manor Park, London]]
* [[New Malden]], London
* [[Preston, Lancashire]]
* [[Rusholme]], [[Manchester]]
** [[Curry Mile]]
* [[Sharrow]], Sheffield
* [[Slough]], [[Berkshire]]
* [[Southall]], London
* [[Stratford, London]]
* [[Tooting]], London
* [[Uxbridge]], London
* [[Wembley]], London
* [[Walthamstow]], London
* [[Wolverhampton]], West Midlands

==Oceania==

===Australia===

====New South Wales====
[[Harris Park, New South Wales|Harris Park]], a suburb in the [[City of Parramatta]], is widely recognised as the "Little India" of Sydney, with a concentration of Indian restaurants and other businesses catering to Indian cultural needs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.broadsheet.com.au/sydney/food-and-drink/article/day-sydneys-little-india|title=A Day in Sydney's Little India|website=Broadsheet}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/little-india-where-to-find-the-best-indian-street-food-in-sydney/news-story/d21fdb6d52a16389882a767689545454|title=Secret's out on Sydney's Little India|first=Renata|last=Gortan|date=June 9, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://atparramatta.com/discover/see-and-do/neighbourhoods/discover-harris-park|title=Discover Harris Park|website=atparramatta.com}}</ref> At the 2016 census, 46.4% of the population were born in India, and "Indian" was also the top response by far on the question of ancestry (at 39.4%). At 44.8%, Hinduism was the top response for religious affiliation.

====Queensland====
* [[Logan Road]], [[Upper Mount Gravatt]]

====South Australia====
* Market Street,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weekendnotes.com/little-india-in-adelaide/|title=Little India in Adelaide|website=Weekendnotes.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Adelaide]]

====Victoria====
* Little India (Foster Street),<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weekendnotes.com/little-india-cultural-tours-dandenong/|title=Little India Cultural Tours in Dandenong|website=Weekendnotes.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://triptide.com.au/pageitem/dandenong-indian-food-culture-tour|title=Dandenong Indian food & culture tours|website=Triptide.com.au|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Dandenong, Victoria|Dandenong]]

===New Zealand===
*[[Papatoetoe]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indiannewslink.co.nz/papatoetoe-in-south-auckland-emerges-as-little-india/|title=Papatoetoe in South Auckland emerges as Little India|date=August 14, 2019|website=indiannewslink.co.nz}}</ref>
* [[Karangahape Road]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kroad.com/8_Shopping/810_Shopping/documents/HeritageWalk_FA2_lowrez.pdf|title=Archived copy|access-date=2014-02-20|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130208214832/http://kroad.com/8_Shopping/810_Shopping/documents/HeritageWalk_FA2_lowrez.pdf|archive-date=2013-02-08}}</ref> [[Auckland]]
* Sandringham Road,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g255106-d4491395-r192817844-7_Siri_Taste_Of_Sri_Lanka-Auckland_Central_North_Island.html|title=A gem in Auckland's Little India - Review of 7 Siri Taste Of Sri Lanka, Auckland, New Zealand - TripAdvisor|website=Tripadvisor.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> [[Sandringham, New Zealand|Sandringham]], [[Auckland]]

==See also==
*[[Greater India]]
*[[Indianisation]]
*[[Indosphere]]
*[[Non-resident Indian and person of Indian origin]]
*[[Tiretta Bazaar]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Ethnic enclaves}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Little India (Location)}}
[[Category:India-related lists]]
[[Category:Little Indias| ]]

M24 (rapper)

2022-12-08T15:10:52Z

User54736820472: /* Guest appearances */

{{Infobox musical artist
|name = M24
|birth_name = Dorai Harrison<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/rapper-m24-whose-songs-racked-21941511.amp|title=Rapper M24 whose songs have racked up over 36 million views locked up for carrying a knife|date=22 October 2021|website=mylondon.news|access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
|birth_place =
|birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|23|2021|10|22}}
|origin = [[Brixton]], London, England
|genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| label =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
}}
|years_active = 2016–present
|current_member_of = GBG
}}
'''Dorai Harrison''' (born 1 September 1998), known professionally as '''M24''', is a British rapper. He began his musical career in 2016, releasing his debut mixtape, ''Drip N Drill'', in 2020.

==Career==
M24 began his musical career in 2016. In 2017, he released "Do It & Crash" alongside [[Skengdo & AM]], which gained 2.5 million views on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelinkup.com/content/3587/m24-talks-rise-of-music-career-plans-for-2021-much-more|title=M24 TALKS RISE OF MUSIC CAREER, PLANS FOR 2021 & MUCH MORE!|first=Casey|last=Dorney|date=17 February 2021|website=thelinkup.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, M24 released his breakout single "We Don't Dance", which featured Stickz. The song resulted in M24 being able collaborate with larger UK artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.throwup.it/en/music/uk-line-en/m24-the-emerging-uk-drill-phenomenon/|title=M24, the emerging UK drill phenomenon.|date=17 November 2020|website=throwup.it|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref> In 2020, he would announce that his debut mixtape, ''Drip {{'}}N{{'}} Drill'', was to be released in August the same year; the mixtape included features from [[Pop Smoke]] and [[Sneakbo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/m24-drip-n-drill-mixtape-pop-smoke-sneakbo/|title=M24 ANNOUNCES HIS DEBUT MIXTAPE ‘DRIP ‘N’ DRILL’ FEATURING POP SMOKE, SNEAKBO, STICKZ & MORE|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=25 July 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref> The mixtape was released on 21 August 2020 and peaked at number 81 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/m24-drip-n-drill/|title=LISTEN TO M24’S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED DEBUT MIXTAPE ‘DRIP N DRILL’|first=Courtney|last=W|date=21 August 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

In 2020, M24 released "London", which featured [[Tion Wayne]]; the song peaked at number 32 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and was certified silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]]. He was also featured on "Dumpa" by [[Ill Blu]] alongside [[Unknown T]], which peaked at number 70.

In 2021, M24 released a remix of "No Cap" alongside Pop Smoke, which appeared on the soundtrack for ''[[Boogie (2021 film)|Boogie]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/03/05/pop-smoke-fashion-polo-g-no-cap-remix-m24|title=Listen to the new Pop Smoke songs “Fashion” featuring Polo G and “No Cap (Remix)” with M24|first=Jordan|last=Darville|date=5 March 2021|website=thefader.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref> He was also featured on "Payslips" by [[Swarmz]] alongside [[Bugzy Malone]], which peaked at number 76.

In 2022, M24 released "Knock Knock" with Tion Wayne, which peaked at number 21. A remix to the song was released in March, featuring [[Hazey|HAZEY]], [[Sneakbo]], [[Mist (rapper)|MIST]], Jordan and Trillz CB.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/tion-wayne-m24-hazey-sneakbo-turner-mist-jordan-trillz-cb-knock-knock-remix/|title=PREMIERE: TION WAYNE & M24 CALL ON HAZEY, SNEAKBO, MIST & MORE FOR STACKED “KNOCK KNOCK” REMIX|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=11 March 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
On 1 September 2021, M24 was arrested for being in possession of a knife. He was sentenced to six months in prison on 24 September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/crime/man-caught-with-knife-in-stratford-court-order-8430284|title=Jailed man caught with knife in Stratford to be handed court order|first=Andrew|last=Brookes|date=21 October 2021|website=newhamrecorder.co.uk|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> In addition, he was given a Knife Crime Prevention Order (KCPO) that banned him from inciting violence on social media and from entering portions of his neighbourhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/49155-2/|title=SOUTH LONDON MAN BANNED FROM CERTAIN AREAS AS PART OF PROGRAMME THAT HELPS KNIFE CRIMINALS STAY OUT OF TROUBLE|first=Kit|last=Heren|date=22 October 2021|work=[[Southwark News]]|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> He was released in December after serving three months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/uk-drill-rapper-m24-gets-out-of-prison-drops-freestyle/|title=UK Drill Rapper M24 Gets Out Of Prison; Drops Freestyle|first=London|last=Jennn|date=27 December 2021|website=allhiphop.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of mixtapes, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name=UK>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/56247/m24/|title=M24 {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''Drip N Drill''
|
*Released: 21 August 2020
*Label: Big Business Entertainment
|81
|}

===Singles===
====As lead artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;" | Year
! colspan="1" scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK" />
|-
!scope="row"| "Do It & Crash" (featuring [[Skengdo & AM]])
| 2017
| -
| rowspan="12" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="Row"| "Lightwork Freestyle"
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Unruly Killy"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "We Don't Dance" (with Stickz)
|rowspan="6"| 2019
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Verbal"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Ay Caramba"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "OBBO Is Real"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Riding" (with Tookie)
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Dance with Smoke"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "London" (featuring [[Tion Wayne]])
| rowspan="7"| 2020
| 32
|-
!scope="row"| "No Cap"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Peter Pan"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "A Town Matters" (featuring Tookie, M Dargg, Stickz and [[Sneakbo]])
| –
| ''Drip N Drill''
|-
!scope="row"| "Nikeys"
| –
|rowspan="8" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Too Much Pride"
| –
|-
!scope="Row"| "IS IT"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "High Right Now"
| rowspan="5"| 2021
| –
|-
!scope="row"|"Plugged In" (with [[Fumez the Engineer]])
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Back in Blood"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "N.F.T.R"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Exotic"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Knock Knock" (with Tion Wayne)
| rowspan="5"|2022
| 21
| {{TBA}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Plugged In" (with Fumez the Engineer)
|–
|rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"|"John Wick"
| –
|-
!scope="row"|"Coulda Been"
|–
|-
!scope="row"|"Daily Duppy"
|–
|}

====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;" |Year
! colspan="1" scope="col" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK" />
|-
!scope="row"| "Smokey Things" {{small|(Skeamer featuring M24, Mayhem and Young Dizz)}}
|rowspan="3"| 2018
| –
| rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Warr" {{small|(150 featuring M24 and Slapit24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "The Coldest Link Up" {{small|(Tweeko & Sebz Beats featuring [[Skengdo & AM]], Burner, M24, 12World, 23 Drillas & Lowkey)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Get Back" {{small|(150 featuring M24, Stickz, Grizzy and M Dargg)}}
|rowspan="6"| 2019
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Trenches" {{small|(150 featuring M24, Stickz, Grizzy, J Boy, Slapit24 and K Chuks)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Luke Cage" {{small|(150 featuring M24 and Stickz)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Crash x GBG" {{small|(410 featuring M24, Stickz, Skengdo & AM)}}
| –
| ''Back Like We Never Left''
|-
!scope="row"| "Bootings" {{small|(150 featuring M24, Grizzy, Slapit24 and Stickz)}}
| –
|rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Loads of Drills" {{small|(Burner featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Handsome" {{small|([[Yungen]] featuring M24)}}
| rowspan="7"| 2020
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Dumpa" {{small|([[Ill Blu]] featuring M24 and [[Unknown T]])}}
| 70
| ''The BLUPRiNT''
|-
!scope="row"| "Buss It" {{small|(Vigiland featuring M24)}}
| –
| {{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Xabsi" {{small|([[Rimzee]] featuring M24)}}
| –
| ''Upper Clapton Dream 2''
|-
!scope="row"| "Gulag" {{small|([[Morrisson (rapper)|Morrisson]] featuring M24)}}
| –
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "100X" {{small|(Stardom featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "The Old Estate" {{small|([[Pete & Bas]] featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Fashion" {{small|(The Plug featuring M24 and [[Fivio Foreign]])}}
|rowspan="5"| 2021
| –
| ''Plug Talk 2''
|-
!scope="row"| "Hugo Boss" {{small|(Burner featuring M24)}}
| –
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Payslips" {{small|([[Swarmz]] featuring M24 and [[Bugzy Malone]])}}
| 76
|-
!scope="row"| "Dinners and Factions" {{small|(NVSA featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Antiuga" {{small|([[Dappy]] featuring M24 and [[BackRoad Gee]])}}
| –
| ''Fortune''
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Other artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album
|-
!scope="row"| "Finished"
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| WordPlay
| ''From da Streets... To the World''
|-
!scope="row"| "Maddest of the Maddest (Remix)"
| Burner, Tiny Boost, [[Onefour]], [[AM (rapper)|AM]]
|{{n/a|Non-single remix}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Peter Crouch"
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| [[GRM Daily]]
| ''GRM 10''
|-
!scope="row"| "Demon Time (Remix)"
| Sai So
|{{n/a|Non-single remixes}}
|-
!scope="row"| "No Cap (Remix)"
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| [[Pop Smoke]]
| ''[[Boogie: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
!scope="row"| "Hmm (UK Remix)"
| G4 Boyz
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-single remix}}
|-
!scope="row"| "[[To the Moon (song)|To The Moon]] (Drill Remix)"
| 2022
| [[Jnr Choi]], [[G Herbo]], [[Fivio Foreign]], [[Russ Millions]], [[Sam Tompkins]]
|}

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"| 2022
| ''Jungle''
| 6IX
| 4 Episodes
|
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:English male rappers]]
[[Category:People from Brixton]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Gangsta rappers]]
[[Category:Living people]]

M24 (rapper)

2022-12-08T15:09:54Z

User54736820472: /* As lead artist */

{{Infobox musical artist
|name = M24
|birth_name = Dorai Harrison<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/south-london-news/rapper-m24-whose-songs-racked-21941511.amp|title=Rapper M24 whose songs have racked up over 36 million views locked up for carrying a knife|date=22 October 2021|website=mylondon.news|access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>
|birth_place =
|birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date|23|2021|10|22}}
|origin = [[Brixton]], London, England
|genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| label =
| occupation = {{flatlist|
* Rapper
* songwriter
}}
|years_active = 2016–present
|current_member_of = GBG
}}
'''Dorai Harrison''' (born 1 September 1998), known professionally as '''M24''', is a British rapper. He began his musical career in 2016, releasing his debut mixtape, ''Drip N Drill'', in 2020.

==Career==
M24 began his musical career in 2016. In 2017, he released "Do It & Crash" alongside [[Skengdo & AM]], which gained 2.5 million views on YouTube.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thelinkup.com/content/3587/m24-talks-rise-of-music-career-plans-for-2021-much-more|title=M24 TALKS RISE OF MUSIC CAREER, PLANS FOR 2021 & MUCH MORE!|first=Casey|last=Dorney|date=17 February 2021|website=thelinkup.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

In 2019, M24 released his breakout single "We Don't Dance", which featured Stickz. The song resulted in M24 being able collaborate with larger UK artists.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.throwup.it/en/music/uk-line-en/m24-the-emerging-uk-drill-phenomenon/|title=M24, the emerging UK drill phenomenon.|date=17 November 2020|website=throwup.it|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref> In 2020, he would announce that his debut mixtape, ''Drip {{'}}N{{'}} Drill'', was to be released in August the same year; the mixtape included features from [[Pop Smoke]] and [[Sneakbo]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/m24-drip-n-drill-mixtape-pop-smoke-sneakbo/|title=M24 ANNOUNCES HIS DEBUT MIXTAPE ‘DRIP ‘N’ DRILL’ FEATURING POP SMOKE, SNEAKBO, STICKZ & MORE|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=25 July 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref> The mixtape was released on 21 August 2020 and peaked at number 81 on the [[UK Albums Chart]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/m24-drip-n-drill/|title=LISTEN TO M24’S HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED DEBUT MIXTAPE ‘DRIP N DRILL’|first=Courtney|last=W|date=21 August 2020|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

In 2020, M24 released "London", which featured [[Tion Wayne]]; the song peaked at number 32 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and was certified silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry]]. He was also featured on "Dumpa" by [[Ill Blu]] alongside [[Unknown T]], which peaked at number 70.

In 2021, M24 released a remix of "No Cap" alongside Pop Smoke, which appeared on the soundtrack for ''[[Boogie (2021 film)|Boogie]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thefader.com/2021/03/05/pop-smoke-fashion-polo-g-no-cap-remix-m24|title=Listen to the new Pop Smoke songs “Fashion” featuring Polo G and “No Cap (Remix)” with M24|first=Jordan|last=Darville|date=5 March 2021|website=thefader.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref> He was also featured on "Payslips" by [[Swarmz]] alongside [[Bugzy Malone]], which peaked at number 76.

In 2022, M24 released "Knock Knock" with Tion Wayne, which peaked at number 21. A remix to the song was released in March, featuring [[Hazey|HAZEY]], [[Sneakbo]], [[Mist (rapper)|MIST]], Jordan and Trillz CB.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://grmdaily.com/tion-wayne-m24-hazey-sneakbo-turner-mist-jordan-trillz-cb-knock-knock-remix/|title=PREMIERE: TION WAYNE & M24 CALL ON HAZEY, SNEAKBO, MIST & MORE FOR STACKED “KNOCK KNOCK” REMIX|first=Naimah|last=Archibald-Powell|date=11 March 2022|website=grmdaily.com|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>

==Legal issues==
On 1 September 2021, M24 was arrested for being in possession of a knife. He was sentenced to six months in prison on 24 September.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/crime/man-caught-with-knife-in-stratford-court-order-8430284|title=Jailed man caught with knife in Stratford to be handed court order|first=Andrew|last=Brookes|date=21 October 2021|website=newhamrecorder.co.uk|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref> In addition, he was given a Knife Crime Prevention Order (KCPO) that banned him from inciting violence on social media and from entering portions of his neighbourhood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwarknews.co.uk/news/49155-2/|title=SOUTH LONDON MAN BANNED FROM CERTAIN AREAS AS PART OF PROGRAMME THAT HELPS KNIFE CRIMINALS STAY OUT OF TROUBLE|first=Kit|last=Heren|date=22 October 2021|work=[[Southwark News]]|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref> He was released in December after serving three months.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://allhiphop.com/news/uk-drill-rapper-m24-gets-out-of-prison-drops-freestyle/|title=UK Drill Rapper M24 Gets Out Of Prison; Drops Freestyle|first=London|last=Jennn|date=27 December 2021|website=allhiphop.com|access-date=21 March 2022}}</ref>

==Discography==
===Mixtapes===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+List of mixtapes, with selected details
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em"| Title
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em"| Details
! scope="col" colspan="1"| Peak chart positions
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name=UK>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/56247/m24/|title=M24 {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|website=officialcharts.com|access-date=9 April 2022}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"|''Drip N Drill''
|
*Released: 21 August 2020
*Label: Big Business Entertainment
|81
|}

===Singles===
====As lead artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;" | Year
! colspan="1" scope="col" | Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;" | Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" | [[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK" />
|-
!scope="row"| "Do It & Crash" (featuring [[Skengdo & AM]])
| 2017
| -
| rowspan="12" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="Row"| "Lightwork Freestyle"
| rowspan="2"| 2018
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Unruly Killy"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "We Don't Dance" (with Stickz)
|rowspan="6"| 2019
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Verbal"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Ay Caramba"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "OBBO Is Real"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Riding" (with Tookie)
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Dance with Smoke"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "London" (featuring [[Tion Wayne]])
| rowspan="7"| 2020
| 32
|-
!scope="row"| "No Cap"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Peter Pan"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "A Town Matters" (featuring Tookie, M Dargg, Stickz and [[Sneakbo]])
| –
| ''Drip N Drill''
|-
!scope="row"| "Nikeys"
| –
|rowspan="8" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Too Much Pride"
| –
|-
!scope="Row"| "IS IT"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "High Right Now"
| rowspan="5"| 2021
| –
|-
!scope="row"|"Plugged In" (with [[Fumez the Engineer]])
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Back in Blood"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "N.F.T.R"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Exotic"
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Knock Knock" (with Tion Wayne)
| rowspan="5"|2022
| 21
| {{TBA}}
|-
!scope="row"|"Plugged In" (with Fumez the Engineer)
|–
|rowspan="4" {{N/A|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"|"John Wick"
| –
|-
!scope="row"|"Coulda Been"
|–
|-
!scope="row"|"Daily Duppy"
|–
|}

====As featured artist====
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" |Title
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:1em;" |Year
! colspan="1" scope="col" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:10em;" |Album
|-
! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:90%;" |[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK" />
|-
!scope="row"| "Smokey Things" {{small|(Skeamer featuring M24, Mayhem and Young Dizz)}}
|rowspan="3"| 2018
| –
| rowspan="6" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Warr" {{small|(150 featuring M24 and Slapit24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "The Coldest Link Up" {{small|(Tweeko & Sebz Beats featuring [[Skengdo & AM]], Burner, M24, 12World, 23 Drillas & Lowkey)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Get Back" {{small|(150 featuring M24, Stickz, Grizzy and M Dargg)}}
|rowspan="6"| 2019
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Trenches" {{small|(150 featuring M24, Stickz, Grizzy, J Boy, Slapit24 and K Chuks)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Luke Cage" {{small|(150 featuring M24 and Stickz)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Crash x GBG" {{small|(410 featuring M24, Stickz, Skengdo & AM)}}
| –
| ''Back Like We Never Left''
|-
!scope="row"| "Bootings" {{small|(150 featuring M24, Grizzy, Slapit24 and Stickz)}}
| –
|rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Loads of Drills" {{small|(Burner featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Handsome" {{small|([[Yungen]] featuring M24)}}
| rowspan="7"| 2020
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Dumpa" {{small|([[Ill Blu]] featuring M24 and [[Unknown T]])}}
| 70
| ''The BLUPRiNT''
|-
!scope="row"| "Buss It" {{small|(Vigiland featuring M24)}}
| –
| {{n/a|Non-album single}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Xabsi" {{small|([[Rimzee]] featuring M24)}}
| –
| ''Upper Clapton Dream 2''
|-
!scope="row"| "Gulag" {{small|([[Morrisson (rapper)|Morrisson]] featuring M24)}}
| –
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "100X" {{small|(Stardom featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "The Old Estate" {{small|([[Pete & Bas]] featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Fashion" {{small|(The Plug featuring M24 and [[Fivio Foreign]])}}
|rowspan="5"| 2021
| –
| ''Plug Talk 2''
|-
!scope="row"| "Hugo Boss" {{small|(Burner featuring M24)}}
| –
| rowspan="3" {{n/a|Non-album singles}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Payslips" {{small|([[Swarmz]] featuring M24 and [[Bugzy Malone]])}}
| 76
|-
!scope="row"| "Dinners and Factions" {{small|(NVSA featuring M24)}}
| –
|-
!scope="row"| "Antiuga" {{small|([[Dappy]] featuring M24 and [[BackRoad Gee]])}}
| –
| ''Fortune''
|}

===Guest appearances===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists
! scope="col" style="width:19em;"| Title
! scope="col" style="width:1em;"| Year
! scope="col" style="width:18em;"| Other artist(s)
! scope="col"| Album
|-
!scope="row"| "Finished"
|rowspan="2"| 2019
| WordPlay
| ''From da Streets... To the World''
|-
!scope="row"| "Maddest of the Maddest (Remix)"
| Burner, Tiny Boost, [[Onefour]], [[AM (rapper)|AM]]
|{{n/a|Non-single remix}}
|-
!scope="row"| "Peter Crouch"
|rowspan="2"| 2020
| [[GRM Daily]]
| ''GRM 10''
|-
!scope="row"| "Demon Time (Remix)"
| Sai So
|{{n/a|Non-single remixes}}
|-
!scope="row"| "No Cap (Remix)"
| rowspan="2"| 2021
| [[Pop Smoke]]
| ''[[Boogie: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]''
|-
!scope="row"| "Hmm (UK Remix)"
| G4 Boyz
| rowspan="2" {{n/a|Non-single remix}}
|-
!scope="row"| "[[To the Moon (song)|To The Moon]] (Drill Remix)"
| 2022
| [[JNR Choi]], [[G Herbo]], [[Fivio Foreign]], [[Russ Millions]], [[Sam Tompkins]]
|}

==Filmography==
===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Title
! scope="col" | Role
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Notes
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}}
|-
!scope="row"| 2022
| ''Jungle''
| 6IX
| 4 Episodes
|
|}

== References ==

{{reflist}}

[[Category:1998 births]]
[[Category:English male rappers]]
[[Category:People from Brixton]]
[[Category:Rappers from London]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]
[[Category:Gangsta rappers]]
[[Category:Living people]]

Body (Russ Millions and Tion Wayne song)

2022-12-08T01:32:44Z

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{{Short description|2021 song by Russ Millions and Tion Wayne}}{{Infobox song
| name = Body
| type = single
| cover = Russ Millions and Tion Wayne - Body.png
| alt =
| artist = [[Russ Millions]] and [[Tion Wayne]]
| album = Green With Envy
| released = {{start date|2021|03|25|df=y}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = [[UK drill]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/tion-wayne-russ-millions-and-the-weeknd-set-for-big-climbs-up-this-week-s-official-chart-top-20__32974/|title=Tion Wayne & Russ Millions and The Weeknd set for big climbs up this week's Official Chart Top 20|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Kreisler|first=Lauren|date=25 April 2021|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref>
| length = 3:03
| label =
* GDS
* [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| writer =
* Russ Millions
* Tion Wayne
| producer = Gotcha
| chronology = [[Russ Millions]]
| prev_title = Plugged In
| prev_year = 2021
| next_title = Big Shark
| next_year = 2021
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = [[Tion Wayne]]
| type = single
| prev_title = Deluded
| prev_year = 2020
| title = Body
| year = 2021
| next_title = Wow
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{External music video|{{YouTube|gYPX5juKBvg|"Body"}}}}
}}
"'''Body'''" is a song by British rappers [[Russ Millions]] and [[Tion Wayne]], released on 25 March 2021 through GDS Records and [[Atlantic Records]]. The song was produced by Gotcha, and promoted with a [[TikTok]] dance challenge, as well as a remix released in April 2021 featuring [[Bugzy Malone]], [[Fivio Foreign]], [[Darkoo]], [[Buni (rapper)|Buni]], [[ArrDee]], E1 (3x3) and ZT (3x3).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/tion-wayne-and-russ-millions-top-official-trending-chart-with-body-following-huge-new-remix__32987/|title=Tion Wayne and Russ Millions top Official Trending Chart with Body following huge new remix|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Ainsley|first=Helen|date=27 April 2021|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> "Body" peaked at the top of the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming the first [[UK drill]] song to top the chart.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/tion-wayne-russ-millions-score-first-uk-number-1-drill-single-with-body__33093/|title=Tion Wayne & Russ Millions score first UK Number 1 drill single with Body|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=7 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref> Outside the United Kingdom, "Body" topped the charts in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Austria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Greece, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The song also reached the top 20 in Canada, Finland, Iceland, Lithuania, Portugal, Singapore and Slovakia.

==Background==
Russ Millions and Tion Wayne previously collaborated on the 2019 single "Keisha & Becky", which peaked at number seven on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref name="Vice">{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7eq9y/14-songs-that-give-us-hope-for-the-future|title=14 Songs That Give Us Hope For The Future|work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]|date=22 April 2021|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref> "Body" was described as a boast about wealth "over rapid, clattering beats" in the ''[[Evening Standard]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/tion-wayne-rapper-interview-stormzy-headie-one-new-album-b920927.html|title=Tion Wayne interview: 'I was good at maths, I love money – I was going to be an accountant'|work=[[Evening Standard]]|last=Smyth|first=David|date=9 April 2021|access-date=5 May 2021}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
The track was named one of the "14 Songs that Give Us Hope for the Future" by the staff of ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'' magazine, with writer Ryan Bassil commenting that another collaboration between the pair was "always going to be good" after "Keisha & Becky".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/tion-wayne-russ-millions-score-first-uk-number-1-drill-single-with-body__33093/|title=Tion Wayne & Russ Millions score first UK Number 1 drill single with Body|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Copsey|first=Rob|date=7 May 2021|access-date=8 May 2021}}</ref>

==Track listing==
*'''Digital download'''
#"Body" – 3:03

*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/body-remix-feat-arrdee-e1-3x3-zt-3x3-bugzy-malone-buni/1564062806|title=Body (Remix) [feat. ArrDee, E1 (3x3), ZT (3x3), Bugzy Malone, Buni, Fivio Foreign & Darkoo] – Single by Tion Wayne X Russ Millions|website=Apple Music|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>
#"Body" (remix) (featuring [[ArrDee]], E1 (3x3), ZT (3x3), [[Bugzy Malone]], [[Buni (rapper)|Buni]], [[Fivio Foreign]] and [[Darkoo]]) – 4:38

*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/body-remix-feat-capo-plaza-rondodasosa-single/1565566831|title=Body (Remix) [feat. Capo Plaza & Rondodasosa] – Single by Tion Wayne & Russ Millions|website=Apple Music|access-date=11 May 2021}}</ref>
#"Body" (remix) (featuring {{ill|Capo Plaza|it}} and [[Rondodasosa]]) – 3:25

*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/body-remix-feat-ricky-rich-single/1567090031|title=Body (Remix) [feat. Ricky Rich] – Single by Tion Wayne & Russ Millions on Apple Music|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=16 May 2021}}</ref>
#"Body" (remix) (featuring [[Ricky Rich]]) – 3:17

*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/body-remix-feat-murda-single/1567643856|title=Body (Remix) [feat. Murda] – Single by Tion Wayne & Russ Millions on Apple Music|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>
#"Body" (remix) (featuring [[Murda (rapper)|Murda]]) – 3:03

*'''Digital download'''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/body-remix-feat-jack-harlow-single/1568747762|title=Body (Remix) [feat. Jack Harlow] – Single by Tion Wayne & Russ Millions on Apple Music|website=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>
#"Body" (remix) (featuring [[Jack Harlow]]) – 2:48

==Charts==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Body"
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Peak position
|-
{{single chart|Australia|1|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|song=Body|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Austria|8|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|song=Body|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Flanders|26|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|song=Body|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Canada|16|artist=Tion Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=18 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Czechdigital|10|year=2021|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=24 May 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Denmark ([[Tracklisten]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/default.asp?w=20&y=2021&list=t40|title=Track Top-40 Uge 20, 2021|publisher=[[Hitlisten]]|language=da|access-date=26 May 2021}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| Finland ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/singlet/2021/20/|title=Singlet 20/2021|publisher=[[Musiikkituottajat]]|language=fi|access-date=23 May 2021}}</ref>
| 12
|-
{{single chart|Germany|28|songid=2170053|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|song=Body|rowheader=true|access-date=14 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|11|artist=Tion Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|access-date=31 May 2021|title=Official IFPI Charts – Digital Singles Chart (International) – Week: 20/2021}}</ref>
| 5
|-
{{single chart|Hungarystream|9|year=2021|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=27 May 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Iceland ([[Music of Iceland|Plötutíðindi]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|title=Tónlistinn – Lög|trans-title=The Music – Songs|language=is|publisher=[[Music of Iceland|Plötutíðindi]]|access-date=3 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210527060212/http://plotutidindi.is/lagalistinn/|archive-date=27 May 2021|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| 11
|-
{{single chart|Ireland4|1|date=20210507|rowheader=true|access-date=7 May 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| Italy ([[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana|FIMI]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fimi.it/top-of-the-music/classifiche.kl#/charts/3/2021/19|title=Top Singoli – Classifica settimanale WK 19|publisher=[[Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana]]|language=it|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
| 29
|-
! scope="row"| Lithuania ([[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/20s/|title=2021 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)|language=Lithuanian|publisher=[[AGATA (organization)|AGATA]]|date=21 May 2021|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref>
| 13
|-
{{single chart|Dutch100|3|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|song=Body|rowheader=true|access-date=21 May 2021}}
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5066|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=17 May 2021|access-date=15 May 2021}}</ref>
| 1
|-
! scope="row"| Norway ([[VG-lista]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2021-w19/|title=VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-19|publisher=[[VG-lista]]|access-date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
| 2
|-
{{single chart|Portugal|15|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|song=Body|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2021}}
|-
! scope="row" | Singapore ([[Recording Industry Association (Singapore)|RIAS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS International Top Charts Week 19|publisher=Recording Industry Association (Singapore)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520180343/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|archive-date=20 May 2021|accessdate=21 May 2021}}</ref>
| 19
|-
! scope="row"| Slovakia ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|Singles Digitál Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitparada.ifpicr.cz/index.php?hitp=D|title=ČNS IFPI|publisher=IFPI ČR|id=Note: Select SK SINGLES DIGITAL TOP 100 and insert 202119 into search.|access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref>
| 15
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=20|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 20|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=21 May 2021}}</ref>
| 4
|-
{{single chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|song=Body|rowheader=true|access-date=23 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|UK|1|date=20210507|rowheader=true|access-date=7 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|UKrandb|1|date=20210430|rowheader=true|access-date=5 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|5|artist=Tion Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=20 May 2021}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardrandbhiphop|46|artist=Tion Wayne|rowheader=true|access-date=28 May 2021}}
|}
{{col-2}}

===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for "Body"
! scope="col"| Chart (2021)
! scope="col"| Position
|-
! scope="row"| Australia (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2021/singles-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2021|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 11, 2022}}</ref>
| 25
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! scope="row"| Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3020713/|title=Ö3-Austria Top40 Single-Jahrescharts 2021|publisher=Ö3 Austria Top 40|access-date=2 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101195812/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/3020713/|archive-date=1 January 2022}}</ref>
| 74
|-
! scope="row"| Denmark (Tracklisten)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hitlisten.nu/top2021.asp?list=Track%20100|title=Track Top-100 2021|publisher=Hitlisten|access-date=6 January 2022}}</ref>
| 58
|-
! scope="row"| [[Billboard Year-End Global 200 singles of 2021|Global 200]] (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/billboard-global-200/|title=Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2021|work=Billboard|access-date=4 December 2021}}</ref>
| 173
|-
! scope="row"| Hungary (Stream Top 40)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-listak/stream_db/2021|title=Stream Top 100 - darabszám alapján - 2021|publisher=Mahasz|language=hu|access-date=1 February 2022}}</ref>
| 99
|-
! scope="row"| Ireland (IRMA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/irelands-official-biggest-singles-of-2021-revealed__34917/|title=Ireland's official biggest songs of 2021|publisher=Official Charts Company|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=9 January 2022|access-date=9 January 2022}}</ref>
| 26
|-
! scope="row"| Netherlands (Single Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=2021&cat=s|title=Jaaroverzichten – Single 2021|publisher=[[MegaCharts]]|language=nl|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
| 88
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5267|title=Top Selling Singles of 2021|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=24 January 2022|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124051226/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5267|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 32
|-
! scope="row"| Portugal (AFP)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.audiogest.pt/uploads/files/file_2022-01-26-11-37-08.pdf#page=13|title=Top 1000 Singles + EPs Digitais: Semanas 01 a 52 de 2021 |language=pt|publisher=[[Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa]]|access-date=13 May 2022}}</ref>
| 99
|-
! scope="row"| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2021&dspp=1|title=Årslista Singlar, 2021|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=14 January 2022}}</ref>
| 75
|-
! scope="row"| Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2021|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2021|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=27 December 2021}}</ref>
| 45
|-
! scope="row"| UK Singles (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2021__34857/|title=The Official Top 40 biggest songs of 2021|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|last=Griffiths|first=George|date=4 January 2022|access-date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
| 10
|}
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==Certifications==
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|artist=Russ Millions & Tion Wayne|title=Body|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=26 August 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|artist=Russ Millions & Tion Wayne|title=Body|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|id=10490|access-date=1 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Italy|artist=Russ Millions & Tion Wayne|title=Body|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=14 October 2021}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|title=Body (Remix)|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|id=5163|access-date=23 November 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Russ Millions & Tion Wayne|title=Body|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|access-date=5 October 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Portugal|artist=Russ Millions & Tion Wayne|title=Body|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2022|id=file_2022-05-13-15-04-29.pdf|access-date=24 May 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|artist=Russ Millions x Tion Wayne|title=Body|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|access-date=23 November 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Russ Millions & Tion Wayne|title=Body|award=Platinum|type=single|relyear=2021|certyear=2021|id=15125-5604-1|access-date=11 June 2021}}
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==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Tion Wayne}}
{{Authority control}}

[[Category:2021 songs]]
[[Category:2021 singles]]
[[Category:Russ Millions songs]]
[[Category:Tion Wayne songs]]
[[Category:Atlantic Records singles]]
[[Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Australia]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Songs written by Russ Millions]]
[[Category:Songs written by Tion Wayne]]
[[Category:UK Singles Chart number-one singles]]
[[Category:UK drill songs]]

Ice City Boyz

2022-12-08T01:29:17Z

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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{cite check|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ice City Boyz
| image = IceCityBoyz.png
| caption =
| image_size =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Church End, Brent|Church End]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[road rap]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = Zino Records
| associated_acts =
| current_members = [[Members|See list]]
| past_members =
| website =
}}

'''Ice City Boyz''', often abbreviated as '''ICB''', also known as '''CSB''' ('''Crime Scene Boyz''') and '''CRS''' ('''Church Road Soldiers'''), is a British [[hip hop collective]] from [[Church End, Brent|Church End]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Ice-city-boys|title = Ice City Boys}}</ref>

==History==
The rap collective has been around since the early 2000s and started making music towards the start of the decade. Most members of the group come from the [[Church End Estate]]. The most successful artist from the group consists of [[Nines (rapper)|Nines]]. Other artists in the group include Likkle T, Skrapz, J Styles, Fatz, Big Keyz, Streetz and others.<ref name="rapperwar">{{cite web|url=http://ibtimes.co.uk/london-rapper-war-revealed-harlesden-mc-nines-cbiz-mugging-another-bodybag-1549760|title= London rapper war revealed: Harlesden MC Nines, the Cbiz mugging and another bodybag|date= 18 March 2016|publisher= IBN Times |accessdate=22 February 2017}}</ref>

Trapster Toxic released the single "Life I Live" in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/trapstar-toxic-drops-cold-visuals-for-life-i-live|title=Trapstar Toxic drops cold visuals for "Life I Live" |website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=9 November 2015 }}</ref> J Stylez, Fatz and Streetz released the single "Statement" in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/ice-city-boyz-statement|title= PREMIERE: Ice City Boyz make a "Statement" with mad new video |website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date= 24 April 2017 }}</ref>

==Members==
The list below includes confirmed members of Ice City Boyz

* Chappo CSB
* Fatz
* J Styles
* Big Keyz
* Likkle T
* [[Nines (rapper)|Nines]]
* Q2T
* Sav
* Screama
* Skrapz
* Streetz
* Trapstar Toxic (or simply Toxic)

==Legal issues==
===Trapstar Toxic jailed===
Trapstar Toxic was caught out which revealed him selling drugs. It was reported to the police This led to a raid in his home in Willesden in April 2018, when police found £30,000 of drugs. They described the scene as a "drugs preparation factory" and also seized £13,000 in cash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jailed-rapper-caught-out-by-song-lyrics-revealing-drugdealing-lifestyle-a4081871.html|title=Jailed rapper caught out by song lyrics about drugs|date=March 4, 2019|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> Toxic pleaded guilty to the offences June 27, 2018, and was jailed for five years at Harrow Crown Court on 1 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/trapstar-toxic-london-rapper-jailed-15910725|title=Willesden rapper who bragged about drug dealing in video jailed|first=Sam|last=Truelove|date=March 2, 2019|website=getwestlondon}}</ref>

==Discography==

{{Empty section|date=April 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:English hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Hip hop collectives]]
[[Category:Musical groups from the London Borough of Brent]]
[[Category:Underground hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2009]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]

Ice City Boyz

2022-12-08T01:26:44Z

User54736820472:

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{cite check|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ice City Boyz
| image = IceCityBoyz.png
| caption =
| image_size =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Church End, Brent|Church End]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[road rap]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = Zino Records
| associated_acts =
| current_members = [[Members|See list]]
| past_members = Zino (Deceased)
| website =
}}

'''Ice City Boyz''', often abbreviated as '''ICB''', also known as '''CSB''' ('''Crime Scene Boyz''') and '''CRS''' ('''Church Road Soldiers'''), is a British [[hip hop collective]] from [[Church End, Brent|Church End]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Ice-city-boys|title = Ice City Boys}}</ref>

==History==
The rap collective has been around since the early 2000s and started making music towards the start of the decade. Most members of the group come from the [[Church End Estate]]. The most successful artist from the group consists of [[Nines (rapper)|Nines]]. Other artists in the group include Likkle T, Skrapz, J Styles, Fatz, Big Keyz, Streetz and others.<ref name="rapperwar">{{cite web|url=http://ibtimes.co.uk/london-rapper-war-revealed-harlesden-mc-nines-cbiz-mugging-another-bodybag-1549760|title= London rapper war revealed: Harlesden MC Nines, the Cbiz mugging and another bodybag|date= 18 March 2016|publisher= IBN Times |accessdate=22 February 2017}}</ref>

Trapster Toxic released the single "Life I Live" in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/trapstar-toxic-drops-cold-visuals-for-life-i-live|title=Trapstar Toxic drops cold visuals for "Life I Live" |website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=9 November 2015 }}</ref> J Stylez, Fatz and Streetz released the single "Statement" in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/ice-city-boyz-statement|title= PREMIERE: Ice City Boyz make a "Statement" with mad new video |website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date= 24 April 2017 }}</ref>

==Members==
The list below includes confirmed members of Ice City Boyz

* Chappo CSB
* Fatz
* J Styles
* Big Keyz
* Likkle T
* [[Nines (rapper)|Nines]]
* Q2T
* Sav
* Screama
* Skrapz
* Streetz
* Trapstar Toxic (or simply Toxic)

==Legal issues==
===Trapstar Toxic jailed===
Trapstar Toxic was caught out which revealed him selling drugs. It was reported to the police This led to a raid in his home in Willesden in April 2018, when police found £30,000 of drugs. They described the scene as a "drugs preparation factory" and also seized £13,000 in cash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jailed-rapper-caught-out-by-song-lyrics-revealing-drugdealing-lifestyle-a4081871.html|title=Jailed rapper caught out by song lyrics about drugs|date=March 4, 2019|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> Toxic pleaded guilty to the offences June 27, 2018, and was jailed for five years at Harrow Crown Court on 1 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/trapstar-toxic-london-rapper-jailed-15910725|title=Willesden rapper who bragged about drug dealing in video jailed|first=Sam|last=Truelove|date=March 2, 2019|website=getwestlondon}}</ref>

==Discography==

{{Empty section|date=April 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:English hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Hip hop collectives]]
[[Category:Musical groups from the London Borough of Brent]]
[[Category:Underground hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2009]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]

Ice City Boyz

2022-12-08T01:26:25Z

User54736820472: /* Members */

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{cite check|date=May 2020}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Ice City Boyz
| image = IceCityBoyz.png
| caption =
| image_size =
| background = group_or_band
| origin = [[Church End, Brent|Church End]], [[London]], England
| genre = {{flatlist|
* [[British hip hop]]
* [[road rap]]
* [[UK drill]]
}}
| years_active = 2012–present
| label = Zino Records
| associated_acts =
| current_members = [[#Current members|See list]]
| past_members = Zino (Deceased)
| website =
}}

'''Ice City Boyz''', often abbreviated as '''ICB''', also known as '''CSB''' ('''Crime Scene Boyz''') and '''CRS''' ('''Church Road Soldiers'''), is a British [[hip hop collective]] from [[Church End, Brent|Church End]], [[London]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://genius.com/artists/Ice-city-boys|title = Ice City Boys}}</ref>

==History==
The rap collective has been around since the early 2000s and started making music towards the start of the decade. Most members of the group come from the [[Church End Estate]]. The most successful artist from the group consists of [[Nines (rapper)|Nines]]. Other artists in the group include Likkle T, Skrapz, J Styles, Fatz, Big Keyz, Streetz and others.<ref name="rapperwar">{{cite web|url=http://ibtimes.co.uk/london-rapper-war-revealed-harlesden-mc-nines-cbiz-mugging-another-bodybag-1549760|title= London rapper war revealed: Harlesden MC Nines, the Cbiz mugging and another bodybag|date= 18 March 2016|publisher= IBN Times |accessdate=22 February 2017}}</ref>

Trapster Toxic released the single "Life I Live" in November 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/trapstar-toxic-drops-cold-visuals-for-life-i-live|title=Trapstar Toxic drops cold visuals for "Life I Live" |website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date=9 November 2015 }}</ref> J Stylez, Fatz and Streetz released the single "Statement" in April 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://grmdaily.com/video/ice-city-boyz-statement|title= PREMIERE: Ice City Boyz make a "Statement" with mad new video |website=GRM Daily - Grime, Rap music and Culture|date= 24 April 2017 }}</ref>

==Members==
The list below includes confirmed members of Ice City Boyz

* Chappo CSB
* Fatz
* J Styles
* Big Keyz
* Likkle T
* [[Nines (rapper)|Nines]]
* Q2T
* Sav
* Screama
* Skrapz
* Streetz
* Trapstar Toxic (or simply Toxic)

==Legal issues==
===Trapstar Toxic jailed===
Trapstar Toxic was caught out which revealed him selling drugs. It was reported to the police This led to a raid in his home in Willesden in April 2018, when police found £30,000 of drugs. They described the scene as a "drugs preparation factory" and also seized £13,000 in cash.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/jailed-rapper-caught-out-by-song-lyrics-revealing-drugdealing-lifestyle-a4081871.html|title=Jailed rapper caught out by song lyrics about drugs|date=March 4, 2019|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> Toxic pleaded guilty to the offences June 27, 2018, and was jailed for five years at Harrow Crown Court on 1 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mylondon.news/news/west-london-news/trapstar-toxic-london-rapper-jailed-15910725|title=Willesden rapper who bragged about drug dealing in video jailed|first=Sam|last=Truelove|date=March 2, 2019|website=getwestlondon}}</ref>

==Discography==

{{Empty section|date=April 2022}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:English hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Hip hop collectives]]
[[Category:Musical groups from the London Borough of Brent]]
[[Category:Underground hip hop groups]]
[[Category:Musical groups established in 2009]]
[[Category:UK drill musicians]]