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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. History ġ50 (now known as GBG), a group from the Angell Town Estate in Brixton, is often credited with pioneering UK drill music, with 150 members Stickz, M Dargg and Grizzy (stylized as GR1ZZY) being dedicated exponents of the early style. Ĭensorship of UK drill lyrics through vocal cuts and mutes are very common to avoid them being used during their prosecution by the police for example, "shh" is used in songs to replace the names of people, weapons and criminal acts. Both genres typically use a tempo of approximately 138–151 beats per minute. AXL Beats explained that the 808s and fast-tempo snares in UK drill are derivative of grime music. Instrumentals often also have a sliding bass, hard hitting kicks, and dark melodies. UK drill beats are generally structured around a tresillo hi-hat pattern, with snares landing on the fourth beat instead of the third every 2 bars. UK drill is generally more fast-paced compared to its Chicago counterpart. Drill producer Carns Hill, alongside several drill rappers, noted that UK drill should probably have a "new name" to distinguish it from the original Chicago drill sound. The genre also took influence from earlier British genres such as grime and UK garage in an interview with Complex, Jammer noted that "without grime.there would be no UK drill." Drill producer Mazza noted that both drill and grime share a similar rawness and energy, despite the two genres remaining distinct from each other. UK drill developed a different production style than the most common Chicago drill beat patterns, albeit still based of styles originally created by DJ L, a Chicago producer which worked with rapper G Herbo in the early Chicago drill scene. UK drill often exhibits violent language and provocative lyrics, resulting in the genre being cited as a reason for an increase in knife crime in London. 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. 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. Borrowing from the style of Chicago drill music and road rap, UK drill artists often rap about violent and hedonistic criminal lifestyles. UK drill is a subgenre of drill music and road rap that originated in the South London district of Brixton from 2012 onwards.