Drill

He’s the sound of young Montreal via Saint Vincent: a mix of drill, dub, dancehall and Drake that’s grabbing the ears of fans far beyond Canada and the Caribbean.

Central Cee is the UK’s new rap superstar. He’s pushed his sound beyond the limits of drill, has millions of admirers obsessing over his every move – and he might just be the first British rapper to do serious damage in the States. But is all that enough to satisfy him?

The writer and youth worker discusses the social significance of the UK drill, Afroswing and rap tracks referenced in his lauded book about serious youth violence.

The NYC rapper has joined reggaeton legend Daddy Yankee on a remix of Eldio Carrion and Jay Balvin’s drill-leaning track, TaTa.

While visiting his mum in Béziers, southern France, photographer Ollie Trenchard got talking to a group of French drill artists. They became his friends, and the basis of a tight-knit photo series.