UK Drill - How Censorship Prevents Artists Breaking Out of the Poverty Cycle - Sub_Terrain Ep. 5

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UK Drill is one of the UK’s most subversive and controversial contemporary genres. Its popularity has spread hugely since its beginnings in 2012, even taking the place of Grime for many younger generations.

However, following the Met Police calling for a YouTube ban on many UK Drill music videos – and with artists A-M and Skengdo being issued suspended sentences for performing a Drill song – the issue was thrust into mainstream conversation. This culminated in a debate in Parliament where artists Krept & Konan spoke alongside drill artists against a potential ban on the genre.

But what’s the full story of UK Drill and its censorship, and how does it detrimentally affect artists of the genre?

Sub_Terrain takes deep dives into pockets of the underground music scene, unearthing the stories and timelines beneath the genres that shape contemporary culture. For Episode 4 of the series, we join music journalist and BIMM Institute alumnus Punit Kavia for his take on the UK Drill censorship issue.

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Links, References and Resources:

‘Don’t Call It Road Rap’ - Noisey:


‘Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story’ - GRM Daily


Cheif Keef - ‘I Don’t Like’:


King Louis - 'Live & Die In Chicago'


Chiraq - List of Chicago Drill Rappers that have died:


HipHopMadness - ‘How Mumble Rap Lost Its Cool’


VDM - ‘OnDrills’:


Incognito X LooseScrew - 'Lightwork Freestyle':


Skengdo - 'Money & Greeze':


UK Drill Wiki:


67 NME:


NME UK Drill article:


Fact Mag Article:


Complex Article:


DJ Mag Article:


Document Article:


VICE article:


Dummy Mag Article:


Music Censorship Wiki:


U Discover Music - Censorship:


Guardian - Drill Censorship Article


Guardian - MET Drill Ban


BBC News Drill Youtube Takedown Article:


NME YouTube takedown Article:


Dazed Drill & Pornhub Article:


London Economic YouTube U-Turn Article:


Krept & Konan Change.org petition:


Krept & Konan HypeBeast Interview:


Catch 22 - A UK Drill Story Article:


Clash Mag - Krept & Konan in court:


Met Police Drill YouTube takedown info:


BBC AM & SKENGDO injunction:


i News article - Stormzy & ED Sheeran helped generate £5.8bn for UK economy:


#BanDrill

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