11/23/2023 0 Comments Best drill songsGrizzy and M Dargg, ‘Look Like You’ (2013)īut Stickz wasn’t the only one of his mates to fall in love with the Chicago sound, as his friends Grizzy and M Dargg picked up a pen to these rapid beats. While peers such as Sneakbo made typical UK rap, he stood out amongst the crowd.īest bit: Nowadays everyone wants to be the King or Queen of whatever, but Stcikz was ahead of his time: “They like the way that I’m sounding / King of Brixton, they want crown it”. ![]() Hailing from south London, Stickz offered unapologetically British rhymes, which were unheard of. Stickz, ‘Let’s Get It’ (2013)Īrguably one of the first UK drill songs ever, 150’s Stickz gives you cocky disses over Chicago’s blaring instrumentals. Coincidence?īest bit: The clever metaphors Giggs delivers are mind-bending if you think too hard: “Man’s blessed, I be fucking with saints / Where’s your apostles at?”. This song arrived in a confusing, genreless era of UK rap, but things began to change after this. Many UK rappers were in love with Chief Keef’s minimal style, which Atlanta’s Waka pulled off expertly, and also looked up to London’s Giggs as the godfather of ‘road rap’. Giggs & Waka Flocka, ‘Lemme Get Dat’ (2012)īoth are arguably rap pioneers, and you could speculate that this collaboration was the start of drill’s crossover to the UK. ![]() Best bit: This lazy bad-boy track was good for its hook: “What’s up with all these fuck ni****s / They fake as fuck, man, I can’t trust n****s”.
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