Drill Rap is finally here in the UK! Originating in Chicago the gangster rap on steroids has been taken to the ears of the UK rap fans by Brixton Hill rappers 67. The family made up of ASAP, LD, Dimzy, Monkey, SJ and Liquez have become known for there murderous bars, dark beats and have a reputation to match. After performing at Boiler Room TV and just before their latest project the ‘Lets Lurk’ mixtape dropped we sat down with the Drillers to find out everything about the genre that has caught everyone by surprise.
A lot of people are debating over whether or not you are the true pioneers of UK Drill Music, tell us how drill Music started? Drill Music started in Chicago but we brought it to the UK with a new style. We are the UK pioneers.
How did the collaboration with Giggs on Let’s Lurk come about? The Landlord! Landlord! The Landlords son really and truly was our supporter, telling his dad “yo do a tune with 67” so he contacted us, naturally we made it happen and we made a big tune that right now has about 6 million views.
What does the word Music mean to you? For us Music is our real life, our struggle. Music did it for us, if we weren’t doing music right now man would be on the roads slanging right now as we speak. Music’s proper changed our lives around still.
67 Lets Lurk is out now and available to download via itunes.
Since this interview 67 have won a GRM x KA Drinks Award for ‘Best Mixtape’ for ‘In Skengs We Trust’ and dropped their mixtape ‘Let’s Lurk’ that went to number one in the itunes chart in 8 hours.
Words: @Mr_TrappedMag – Photography: Nicholas Sandzi – @Nicholas_Sandzi
