But to me, peddling songs to kids that promote violent, predatory behavior might be the biggest crime of all.Īdam Schwartz ( is a writer and teacher, who has taught high school in Baltimore City for 21 years. Ditto for most young men at my school.īut could songs that glamorize armed robbery influence some already-beleaguered teens? Does the music of drill artists have a place in conversations about real-life street crime in Baltimore? Are drill artists like Lud Foe poet-innocents - just benign chroniclers of their own experiences?įor some drill artists, using a gun to rob people may confer power and, even, prestige. I’m confident he’s going to make good decisions, no matter his musical tastes. I remain surprised that either might’ve stuck a gun on somebody neither seemed the type.Ī recent headline in The Sun reported “assaults, robberies by juveniles on the rise.” Moreover, this month, the home security provider ADT analyzed FBI crime data and determined that Baltimore has the highest rate of robbery among U.S. Both remain in Central Booking, awaiting trial.
In January, in an unrelated case, another student was charged with a similar crime. Last November, a student of mine was arrested for armed robbery and carjacking. “No song is going to make someone just start robbing people,” Michael said. When I share my concerns with students, they tell me I’ve got it wrong. And while each of these artists has his own aesthetics, they’ve all penned songs that celebrate hitting licks. And drill music, which emerged from Chicago, reflects the life-and-death struggles of that city’s most troubled streets.Īn informal survey of students suggests Chicago drill artists - such as Lud Foe, Chief Keef, Montana of 300, G Herbo, King Louie and Lil Durk - have plenty of admirers locally in Baltimore, especially among young men. Hailing from Chicago, Lud Foe is not just a rap artist. Drawing from the pain and pathos of his own upbringing, Lud Foe offers his most vulnerable fans - what? A reckless, DIY hack to the hardships of poverty? Slick rhymes that laugh at the emotional trauma, or worse, armed robberies inflict on victims? Verse Sosa I ain't see you in some years Sosa you pull up to the hood Sosa you know you my mans Nigga what's good, nigga what you on nigga How you wanna play nigga Where you been nigga Folks. Every time I look up my bitch starting some shit. 'Chief Keef ain't 'bout this, Chief Keef ain't 'bout that' My boy a BD on fucking Lamron and them He, he, they say that nigga don't be putting in no work Shut the fuck up Y'all niggas ain't know shit All y'all motherfuckers talkin' about 'Chief Keef ain't no hitter Chief Keef ain't this Chief Keef a fake' Shut the fuck up Y'all don't live with.
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Some have just as little to lose as he once did. Full and accurate LYRICS for Hallelujah from Chief Keef: Hook x2 Chief Keef, Bitch Im cooler then. You know what im saying? i'm influenced 50, I'm influenced by those type of people.Many of Lud Foe’s listeners are growing up in the same kind of rough circumstances he dealt with. 'Let me tell you about the blunt I'm smoking on/This shit hit so strong, I can't leave it alone/Let me tell you about your bitch I'm fucking on/She suck me like it's right, when she in. If I'm influenced Wop, I'm influenced by Roc, I'm influenced by Jeezy.
I dont bite, this what I do, if im inlfuenced by a person, like if im influenced by Weezy. You know what im saying, biting hands, biting biting arms, you know what im saying biting, just biting and motherfuckers just biting but ya know. Times Up I gotta get my racks up, I gotta get my back rubbed I need to get my hoes up, I need to get my rolls up Need to get in a hot tub, with bout 5. You can't say we are the same as him or say we are the same as them, you know what im saying? Cause I got people copying me and im sure Holiday got the same type shit. Gang shit, you know, and what makes it so special is that shiit. If it ain't dat den YOU TRIPPIN man! But other then that man, like I said man me and Holiday we been doing this shit since motherfuckin'.2 years, its been 2 years 3 years now you know what im saying na mean im still rockin wit him you know he gang. Leave everything else alone man, only thing you need to be doin' or worried 'bout or tryna get high wit is marijuana.
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