Remy Ma Calls Drill Rap "Overrated"

It may be one of the leading subgenres in Hip Hop, but Remy Ma has quite a bit to say about Drill. As a veteran, Remy has witnessed the evolution of Rap as it has shifted sonically and culturally as time moves forward. Remy recently sat down with The Jason Lee Show, and while there, she dropped off a few thoughts about Drill's influence. Despite the genre's popularity, Remy suggested she's not a huge fan.

"Okay, I don't have an exact person, but I do feel like a lot of the Drill music is like, overrated," said Remy. "I don't know what they're saying." She then mimicked what she believed Drill tracks sounded like. "That's all everybody listen to." Lee chimed in to say he wasn't even sure which artists were Drill."

Remy added that it isn't necessarily an artist but a sound. "I feel like that whole genre is super overrated. Literally out here killing—these artists, they're 14, 15, 16. Killing each other. I feel like, it's the way people are acting like it's this whole big thing, but I don't really think any of them is getting the money that they should. Off of their YouTube views and off of their music. And it's overrated to me. Out here dying over it."

In February 2022, New York City's mayor Eric Adams declared a war of sorts on Drill. "Violent people who are using drill rapping to post who they killed, and then antagonize the people who they are going to kill is what the problem is," he told reporters. Adams faced pushback from Rap artists and supporters. Later, he met with several artists to have a conversation that went beyond criticism of music.

Additionally, within the last few years, we've seen outlets speak out. Radio personalities, specifically, have declared they won't play Drill music where artists are blatantly sparking beefs and dissing people who have been murdered. This hasn't stopped rappers from continuing to pen incideniary lyrics.