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How well known is "UK drill" music in the US? What is its primary demographic? What proportion of that demographic is at least somewhat familiar with this style of music?

(Wikipedia says, "UK drill beats are generally structured around a Tresillo hi-hat pattern, with snares landing on the fourth beat instead of the third every 2 bars. Instrumentals often also have a sliding bass, hard hitting kicks, and dark melodies.")

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  • Its primary demographic is 'rap fans'; every subsequent, smaller pigeon hole reduces the demographic still further. No-one outside that primary demographic had ever heard of drill of any sort until Stormzy played Glastonbury.
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Jul 24, 2022 at 10:08
  • @Tetsujin - so can you tell me about the demographic characteristics of rap music or point me to a relevant Q/A, please?
    – aparente001
    Commented Jul 24, 2022 at 14:30
  • Nope, haven't a clue. I'm one of those who'd never heard of drill, or Stormzy, until he played Glastonbury. It's not a genre I have any interest in. I also have little patience for ever smaller pigeon holes. I feel it's a device to provide a difference where one would otherwise be difficult to perceive by just listening. A reaction to the overall stagnation of the music industry over the past couple of decades. if you can't make something sound new, just give it a new name.
    – Tetsujin
    Commented Jul 24, 2022 at 15:44
  • @Tetsujin - I have no idea what it sounds like. The lyrics seem to have reached an all-time low. But my son likes it because there are certain dances associated with it and he likes them. Here's how I became curious: english.stackexchange.com/questions/591980/… and then english.stackexchange.com/q/592237/112436 (which was largely misunderstood...)
    – aparente001
    Commented Jul 24, 2022 at 23:48
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    @Tetsujin Wikipedia says that in UK English, bloody be be used as a mild expletive or intensifier, whereas "in American English, the word is used almost exclusively in its literal sense."
    – aparente001
    Commented Jul 28, 2022 at 6:26

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