NSW Police's move to potentially restrict drill music is the latest local chapter of authorities keeping a close eye on, and even intervening with the genre. Via TheFeedSBS
It first emerged in Chicago. It was the late 2000s and the striking lyrics painted a picture of life on the streets. It was nihilistic, gritty and often featured lyrics describing violence, which contrasted with the tales of wealth advanced in other facets of the rap genre.
ONEFOUR in the music video for 'In The Beginning', which has been streamed more than 20 million times.the genre was allegedly connected by the police to "postcode wars" between teenage gangs. YouTube's policy prohibits content "inciting others to commit violent acts against individuals or a defined group of people." Content violating the policy will be removed, it states, though no further information is given on how this is assessed. Spotify states that it may remove songs promoting violence and inciting hatred.has contacted Spotify and Apple Music, who lead the music streaming market in Australia, for comment.
The service has campuses in the Western Sydney suburbs of Penrith, Mount Druitt and Liverpool. Years ago, the Mount Druitt studios were used by ONEFOUR.it's unfair to taint the perception of the genre, and by consequence emerging artists in Western Sydney.ONEFOUR's manager Ricky Simandjuntak toldsuch an outlook fails to facilitate constructive conversations around the number of issues young people in Western Sydney might be facing.
In a music video filled with flares, balaclavas and young men walking next to police cars, a disclaimer states the video "is made for entertainment purposes only. The lyrics and characters are fictional and should not be taken literal ."Another of the group's songs, 'Home&Away', includes the lyrics: "Out here we at war with the cops like Brax . But this ain't Home and Away. I didn't grow up 'round all those beaches. But I still got bros in the Bay .
Winnie Dunn, a writer of Tongan descent from Mount Druitt and the author of 'Another Australia, an anthology which centres on the Pasifika community, agrees.
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