Sample Chicago Drill from Chief Keef's Early Years

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Sample Chicago Drill from Chief Keef's Early Years

Claiming Chief Keef invented drill is a stretch, but he sure as hell pioneered and popularized the subgenre straight from his hometown of Chicago. The rare compilation mixtape 'Feed The Streets' compiles music from Chief Keef's early years.

Tracklib

July 3, 2024

"I started sampling in 2019, 2020, or something like that. A lot of my producer friends, even my rapper friends, be like, 'I love the way you sample. Damn, how do you sample like that?' Even though sometimes, I'll just let a sample play—it won't even be a chopped-up sample."

—Chief Keef (2024 interview with Shawn Setaro for Grammy)

How to Produce Sample Drill—The 'Sample Renaissance' from New York

Revisit our 2022 article on Sample Drill, the sound of that moment. Complex Magazine even states that the New York drill scene is "experiencing its own sample renaissance."