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I only have an outsider's perspective and you locals would be far better informed than me. That said, all hip-hop fans have some stake in this discussion and New York is hip-hop's birthplace and epicentre for much of its history.
It seems to me that the drill stuff coming out of Chicago nowadays (Keef, Durk, Herb, Bibby, Louie) is the spiritual successor to the hardcore NYC of the '90s. Similar subject matter, slow BPMs, dark and foreboding feel. Obviously the social conditions of the cities in their respective eras play a huge role and the loss of venues like the Tunnel might have hurt the NYC scene?
It seems to me that the drill stuff coming out of Chicago nowadays (Keef, Durk, Herb, Bibby, Louie) is the spiritual successor to the hardcore NYC of the '90s. Similar subject matter, slow BPMs, dark and foreboding feel. Obviously the social conditions of the cities in their respective eras play a huge role and the loss of venues like the Tunnel might have hurt the NYC scene?