Daily News | Philly rapper Blumberg Geez, wanted for murder, is killed in a shooting
“I tried to keep you away from this,” Hood Tali wrote. “I feel like I ain’t do enough.”Drill rap is a subgenre of hip hop that originated in Chicago in the early 2010s, and rose in popularity as artists like Chief Keef topped the charts.
Drill rappers are known for their explicit lyrics that often chronicle gun violence and life on the streets in some of the city’s mostThe music has become popular in Philadelphia in recent years. Young people often use the songs to document the back-and-forth shootings across the city, sometimes dissing the deaths of rival group members, or even claiming responsibility for a shooting. Philadelphia police have said the music has led to shootings and subsequent retaliation.
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