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Do we really understand drill?

Some want the music genre banned.

Drill music has a reputation for inciting violence and crime. The Metropolitan Police believes the genre is linked to the rise of stabbings and murders across London, and the Met chief Cressida Dick has said social media platforms should be more vigilant of drill content being uploaded online.

But many argue that drill is not only a form of expression, but it鈥檚 also the reality for many young black men who live in urban areas across the country. With attempts being made to ban the genre, what does this mean for those who socially and financially rely on it?

The 麻豆社鈥檚 Oliver Newlan explores how an attack on one of the country's biggest drill artists led to a number of deaths in north London, while Professor Forrest Stuart at Stanford University explains why we need to understand drill in order to understand the perspective of young black and brown men living in urban poverty.

Presenter: Matthew Price
Producer: Seren Jones
Mixed by Emma Crowe
Editor: Philly Beaumont

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