The Ghanaian Teen Rappers Obsessed with Chicago Drill | Gangsta Rap International - Ghana
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- čas přidán 25. 08. 2021
- In this episode of Noisey’s global rap series, ‘Gangsta Rap International’, Chuckie finds himself in Ghana exploring the unlikely rise of Ghanaian Drill.
In 2020, a new generation of rappers hailing from the villages of Kumasi, created a sound inspired by Chicago drill and specifically, rapper Pop Smoke. They call it ‘Asakaa’.
These guys are inspired by American culture and rappers, that they sound, dress, talk and act like them. They’ve even changed the name of their city to ‘Kumerica’ in homage to the USA and call themselves ‘Kumericans’. They’ve even made their own flag using the star spangled banner.
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They need to stop that red & blue flag stuff … this gang banging life style ain’t as glamorous as they make it seem America is a very dangerous place 💯
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@@mansamusa9922 it's just fashion chill
The devils music made it Ghana! I hope they use it bang on the their government, and not each other like the stupid ninjas do in America.
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It’s awesome that they have their entire community support them and don’t seem jealous of anyone else’s success. They also seem to help out their community.
Am in ghana. Please help me get a job. Thank you.
@@pinnedfarminginafrica-ghan3460 😂😂😂
@@pinnedfarminginafrica-ghan3460 😂😂😂
@@KalambaMusic ikr “getdemoneyyyy”
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ngl I cried when he asked his mom ab her son & she responded 'I feel so happy' the pride & genuine happiness in her face was overwhelming
i feel like he might die blue rag hanging and red drip like bruh
@@t.t.m3042 why do u wish death on him?are you a loser in life or just a stupid hater?
OMG JUST BE YOURSELF, IM TIRED OF EVERYONE IMITATING BLACK AMERICANS 😂😭🤦🏽♂️
Y’all ain’t giving this journalist dude enough props he kill these documentaries
Facts
Big respect to Accra and Kumasi, lotta Ghanaians hustling here in my land Brazil 🇧🇷
With all the harsh negativity that surrounds drillers from Chicago, Sydney, London and Paris, it’s nice to see some guys bringing some direct positivity and good vibes to their communities with their success. Big shoutout to these guys and hope they prosper
Facts💯
Is their content the same as American & uk drill music?
Am in ghana, Please help me get a job. Thank you.
@@themayne6303 Nah not the same
@@KwekuLee so is the content of drill music in Africa more on the socio political conscious side of things or a little bit. Our drill, trap music in America is more on the just straight up self destructive vibration unfortunately.
You know what I have got ALOT of respect for this kid! STILL GOES TO SCHOOL, STILL TAKES CARE OF HIS MOM, not many people his generation can say the same nowadays anywhere! Hope he gets him and his family everything they ever need 🙏🏻
A lot of kids his generation does that
@@oreos246 almost all
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OMG JUST BE YOURSELF, IM TIRED OF EVERYONE IMITATING BLACK AMERICANS 😂😭🤦🏽♂️
The difference is they still have their elders and cultural traditions to keep them on the right track.
Yup they're a direct copy just without the lifestyle and what that comes with it.
@@Nestle245
Hopefully it stays that way
@@Nestle245 did you see the red and blue handkerchiefs?
@@luckyluciano1084 colored bandanas are what they are until someone else puts value on it thats why its so dangerous in certain area and meaningless in others
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Oh my goodness... this is an extremely intriguing documentary. Seeing how genuine and driven these young men are at their craft is absolutely beautiful. Mad respect to all of them.. The music they make is awesome!🔥 I am definitely going to check out more of their songs.
The smile on lil fellas face when his Mom was in the room. Solid.
His Mom is absolutely beautiful... she is so good to him too, so positive and focusing on keeping him out the streets!!! im cryyyying!!!!
Keep him out of the streets but anybody this represent drill music or Gangsta life will end up getting drilled or paying the price just because everybody want to put on a fake life and a persona because that's what the music industry paid for. Really to be honest I love rap but we are a destruction to our own Society we don't really speak on the truth who we are and what's going on in our society we speak and rap on devilish things and the rap industry love it what I can really say these guys are slick hired assassins to their communities because more songs about killing that they drop the more of the minds of the young people want a drill and kill so therefore the elites going to have to poison you through food giving you the covid shots or whatever else they just pay one individual in your community that tricks your mind to kill each other
@@1983bigfrank was with you until covid shot, several countries already have vaccine mandates. why not do what they "are going to do" when you get shots to go to school?
Bronx,ny
Jamaican spit 🔥
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Agreed. Read this as that part came on.
Slide in her dm then bro
Pop Smoke literally lives on. Inspired a movement.
It came from Chicago just pay homage
@@fvcknell6987 Did I say a place or did I say a person? The artist said himself that he was inspired by Pop Smoke. Whatever the origins of Pop Smoke's style was not included in my remarks because I was commenting on the legacy of Pop Smoke and his posthumous influence. Go be a typing savage elsewhere.
@@jamgirlsworld 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂
@@jamgirlsworld read the tittle
Lol I'm from South side and west side of Chicago and I agree pop smoke and nippsey was definitely inspiring.
This video is all positive vibes... I really love what's building up in this awesome community!! I pray they big up like the Chiraq drill scene but without the violence!
Absolutely amazing video except the part where he drinks a tigers nut juice¿
They say “Chicago Drill” which is more like Chief Keif but the drill they’re playing in the video is actually more akin to “UK Drill”
SIKE NY DRILL
@@omertashawty U.K. drill birthed NY drill
I think they more influenced directly from ny. They doing ny dances in the song
And what birthed UK drill?? Lmao
@@geryhabul8923 exactly my point
I love the way chuckie immersed himself in the culture. Eats and drinks everything. Great content keep it up my man.
That moment with the cheif was hard. Dope scenes. Was expecting the Asakaa boys in this documentary. They're part of the movement. One of the pioneers.
Love the young man who is surrounded us his elders! I wish something more powerful than Drill rap was connecting our youth internationally and providing a means to get out of poverty but I’m happy the other young man that is the Ghanaian with drill rap top hit is also able to feee his family a bit better
Love how they really have genuine support from their communities and how they're still focused on education and helping those around them, really enjoyed seeing that. Nice work Chuckie 💛
Am from ghana.
Am unemployed.
Please I need a job.
Because am broke.
Thank you.
@@pinnedfarminginafrica-ghan3460 yeah but life with simmie
uninformed thot ass loves how these rappers are “still focused on education and helping those around them”.
She even has over 50 likes, I could have sworn that would be correct?! 🤔
Loved seeing the village elders support and show love to the young people around there. Graet story
4Real
Where is that village u are talking about !
Elders in the US just slam Drillers for their music but don’t look into the problems, it would be nice if they could look into Introspection.
I never thought I’d see New York culture spread like this RIP POP SMOKE
Lol at New York culture New York copied Chicago culture
@@ramonejones6749 no, New York copied uk drill, the beats between Chicago and New York are so fuckin different. New York rappers literally took uk drill beats and made their own music with it. both uk and New York were cool wit it, and that’s why you don’t see nobody callin out each other from both sides. Yall Chicago niggas got your own thing going on, stay in yall lane
drill is from chicago
@@jayson6487 and uk took all us rap music so whose the copy cat ?
@@jayson6487 they shii lame and outdated
love this documentary & shout out to y’all shining light on their positivity not any negativity that most drill inspired artists portray. i just looked into some of their music outside of this & coming back here to write my comment to thank y’all for this. i absolutely love this!
13:05 that’s an iconic picture right there . The youth and the chief , the young and old , music and culture . Nothing can beat this positive vibe .🔥🔥🔥🔥
Damn bro that shot at the palace with the spiritual leader was fuckin siiiick. They on their wave!
He is not a spiritual leader, just the chief
@@SeatlaMongatane Ahh thats right, thank you for clarifying!!
VernDogg Millionaire it’s still dope asf tho I see what your saying it is still such a vibe they are definitely tapped in and giving respect to there culture I like that they are staying close to there culture even tho they are getting famous he is still in his slums with his people
@@bighoodrichizz1475 That's absolutely right my man thanks for sharing, It's really cool to see especially with their limited resources.. Its just proof that all these connections and equipment and clout is useless these days, and pure raw music will always be made if it's coming from Truth, KuAmerica! aha
VernDogg Millionaire facts but that’s where it all starts with the music before clout comes u gotta grind and these guys putting there city on the map that’s big for being where they are from
Shoutout to Ghana from Chicago 🔥
I really like this my Ghana people. Love from Cameroon 🇨🇲🇳🇬 i love the new thing happening in Kumasi ( kumerica).. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
This was a sick one Noisey! Big up Ghana!🇬🇭😁
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Yessir💯🇬🇭
Respect for these guys as I like the fact that they don’t let go of their education for the search of fame!!! Plus the music is 🔥🔥🔥… glad I came across this video so now I’m going to put them in my playlist….
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More love for my fellow Africans, especially when poverty wants to limit steps, all we need is love thanks
I can't believe I'm actually in a Noisey/Vice video. I'm literally shocked and speechless.
Am from ghana.
Am unemployed.
Please I need a job.
Because am broke.
Thank you.
👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
Can you react this my song?
@@pinnedfarminginafrica-ghan3460 sell ur body or sell drugs there is always options
@@pinnedfarminginafrica-ghan3460 sell some weed boi
The random documentary we all needed
not quite random
Am from ghana.
Am unemployed.
Please I need a job.
Because am broke.
Thank you.
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Certified fresh! Really enjoyed this one! ✊🏾🔥🔥
I love to see Africa do their thing. Lets go Ghana!
The mom has a beautiful skin!
Yeah his mom is real pretty
She's F#cK!n Beautiful....😍
She’s gorgeous!
Lol I don't mine kissing it
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Much love to you guys from America 🇺🇸. Unity is power!!! NOTHING BUT TEXAS LOVE!!!
Facts
This story here put a smile and tears are coming out!!! I love this story!!!!
This was beautiful to see.
From NY to Ghana ❤ Yu heard. Strive & Prosper
13:04 this has to be one of the hardest pictures ive seen, he should make this an album cover
6:38 His mother is so beautiful
Am from ghana.
Am unemployed.
Please I need a job.
Because am broke.
Thank you.
@@pinnedfarminginafrica-ghan3460 become muslim. If you are muslim already then make dua
That's what I was thinking
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@@ajajssksk1757 won't help
The support and love these kids get is a great thing to see.
Much love from NOLA AKA NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA USA YA DIG... but I can't wait to visit there in y'all's Louisiana...
The drill community can learn a thing or two from the Ghanian rappers..They have nothing but love for each other. That's how it should be. Lots of respect and love(from Kenya)
Not drill then is it.. these goof boys are not drillers. It's sad
@@4thequeen766 right these people don't realize that the whole point of drill music was to make fun of your Dead ops
@@stacycarlton2056 exactly, if it's not about dead opp and gang banging it's not drill, simple. Ghana is a beautiful country n now we got these cardboard gangsters forcing it.
@@stacycarlton2056 if you think that is the one and only reason than you must be pretty shallowminded
@@MKMusicGroupNL it is tho
Surprisingly wholesome, can't wait to hear more bangers and see how the scene grows
Love to see the positivity, love and support they have. 💪🏽💯
Prayers Always Work, that's hard and humble at the same time man mad respect.
Pop Smokes influence is larger than ppl ever expected it would be lol
Blixky GDs started NY drill
U mean chicago
@@devilishfrost4795 on BD they did.
Drill comes from 50 cent. I see he is still influencing music to this day.
@@darrenraphael drill music and sound comes from Chicago. 50 was a gangsta rapper.. nothing like drill.
Man Ghana Drill is getting the necessary buzz. Always felt Twi and Ga were perfect for the genre. Let's hope they get more buzz. Lovin' this
Hopefully not. Don't bring this western garbage to Africa
@@DirtyEdon the sound isn't garbage it's the gang culture that is garbage. I love all types of hip hop....and other music as well. Maybe you should give it a try....if a 45 year old can adjust to it you can as well.
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@@jefferythompsonGRYTman exactly their promote gang culture through the music
@@jefferythompsonGRYTman it is garbage!
This lit 🔥 much love from America to our Ghanaian brothers and sisters. Ghanaian drill music gotta nice vibe 🔥🔥🔥
Amazing, their drill is so fire too I’m def a new fan of his now
Big up to Ghana 🇬🇭 to Kumerica, and the West African youth! I love my people 🇸🇱
African Americans need to realize they are very much loved and iconic y’all are special and we love you in africa seriously ❤❤❤
We love y’all also my love !!!
From Chicago much love to my brothers🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Great documentary! Very proud of their success! Well deserved! God Bless! 🙏🏽
It's crazy I can't even get away from America even if I go to Africa.
😭
We rule the world
I really like the way they understand the value of an education. Talent coupled with education is a, “win, win” recipe👍🏾
Such a vibe , Africa to the world . One love ✊🏿
Beautiful. I love it. Keep going. Lord bless these young ppl. Stand beside them.
Chuckie, you are so good at this format. Great questions and such funny asides. Addicted to watching these.
Shout out to the brothers out there in Ghana,keep pushing connect and collab with Hip-Hop artists in South Afrika and pull together!
Grandma is so hype & supportive ❤️🙏
Love her🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Having worked as a school teacher in Tanzania, and worked with the Maasai people there to teach them English as well I'll just add this - no other continent has a youth that values their education as much as Africa. Kids walking 4-5 km to school every morning, kid's parents working 16 hour days to support their children's education, school being from 6am to 16pm every day. As soon as Africa gets over the issues Europe and the middle East put them through they are going to blast right past us in innovation and work ethic.
This was the best one I seen so far💯💯🔥🔥🔥
I'm from SA but I feel super proud of that young kid. He should come to SA and perform Sore!!
His mom is beautiful. Bless your family.
This was dope af! Good ish Noisey!
Brings a tear to my eye, big up the motherland ✨🙌🏾
The best of luck to these lads, it’s been God knows how many years we’ve been consistent trying to break through and these young lads made us proud. Happy to be a Kumerican
@George Fentynal floyd 🤓
@George Fentynal floyd if you hate them that much whyre you here 💀
They make you proud rapping about death & destruction??!!!!!
@George Fentynal floyd maybe no anger just blind but what you saying is true , pushes negativity
big propz from germany!
Love this video and energy …. Big up Chucky & Ghana 🇬🇭 ( motherland) love from your uk 🇬🇧 Guyanese brothers and sisters 🇬🇾👍🏾👊🏾🙏🏾👏🏾👏🏾✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 ❤️
Seeing the Grandma dance and sing the song with the youngstas made this a feel good story.
I'm rocking with the kumerican movement 💯 much love from Baltimore USA 💪🏾
Shoutout to Baltimore. Y’all are underrated
Literally couldn't stop watching. Well done NOISEY 🙌🏾
Don't start killing each other over stupid 💩. Keep it positive. Talk about the corruption that's taking place locally and internationally.✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾
Than it ain't drill if they ain't killing each other or dissin each other
@TuPut AhMadre He said DON'T START KILLING EACH OTHER... Why did u ignore that part..Smh
Its too late a lot bad stuff in ghana just like america. Disgrace. ! Go back to africa for this ?. czcams.com/video/UBrt8yWcPDc/video.html
have u ever heard of gang violence in Ghana?please do some research and get schooled
@@lionbear3515 that’s stupid. Drill can evolve beyond the glorification of a wasteful and dangerous gang life. This ain’t Chicago, New York or, Paris or London drill bruh
Loving the vibes. #distantrelatives🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
I love these lil youngins I 100% wish them the absolute best to my little brothers sending much love and respect from California!!
We love Africa. Love from Nigeria 🇳🇬
Yes we do from the black republic of liberia West Africa ❤️❤️❤️😭🙏
I’m probably the only person who cried to this multiple times. Pop smoke was my favorite rapper and his death really effected me. I’m just glad to see he actually inspired others and has the whole Ghana Woo-Walking. These guys just want to make a way
Ridiculous 🤣
He was only poppin for a year or 2 tho
Damnn if Pop Smoke is your favorite Rapper 😂😂😂🤣😂🤣 good luck
Yes you are the only person, crybaby azz
@@Jules_Black said multiple times 😁😁
Mom's a real 1 and her skin is so radiant
And very beautiful.
Yes my wife is a lovely queen
I love that this channel is showing genres of music are for everybody
This is an incredible episode, thanks for sharing these stories from all over the world
Am from ghana.
Am unemployed.
Please I need a job.
Because am broke.
Thank you.
Been saying it forever, Chicago started the drill movement everyone else followed.
The beats themselves are influenced by rock and drum & bass... So obviously it can't have come from Chicago
@@ernestowilliams9124 drill music started in Chicago. Drill music isn't just instrumentals my dude.
@@brandonmcginnis4610 people started making different beats tho like uk drill beats etc
@@jeangbamy5094 that's cool y'all throw in your own touches but the concept still originated from Chicago.
@@brandonmcginnis4610 true
Greetings. I appreciate you guys for sharing there stories, talk about inspiration. I’ll be saving this particular episode. I would love to see more🫡
This video is awesome! I love these artists 🤘
Time out. This wild. I was lowkey rockin these dudes for a min. Never knew they was gonna wave out like this. Hell yeah!
GOOD TO SEE THESE GUYS DOING SOMETHING POSITIVE
Crazy love this great job dude
I love that Pop Smoke still lives especially in the Motherland, Africa RIP Pop Smoke
Very humble men. America will change that, respectfully. Peace and blessings to the guys❤ Love from California.
That's so dope ...mad respect ... Makes you proud when you see him giving out cash like that real boss moves ...go far young man...
Big up my guy you really doing a great work. Much love from 🇬🇲
This warmed my heart man no lie. Beautifully done
u see how music can bring ppl together. never interpret music as a bad intention to society bc it isn’t!
Nothing wrong with music bringing peole together.... I just hope that the violence and crimes associated with such kinds of music do not get through
@@nebroskitheraut6705 yeah nothing is wrong with that, who said that?
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⬆️Have you seen the video
Prison Fights- Shanked Over Soap
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@@allensolano what are you talking about. Music absolutely can have a negative impact on society. You can barely write a proper sentence, so nobody expects you to know anything about this subject, but you're going on as if you know all the facts. Someone that write like you gives this music a bad name
Africa does it better. Maybe the west can learn from them. Community first. "If they don't respect community, then they mash up your head lol."
This was way more wholesome than I expected lol 🔥🔥🔥🔥💪🏽
Chuckle perfect for this type of content. Too relaxed and likeable!
Dude is so fire everything I've listen to from him has been straight 🔥 he's become one of my top listen to artist dudes talented
I was just smiling throughout the video... Big Ups Tog!!! 🥂
This was a friggin heartwarming video... So much Diaspora love. 😍
This goes to show how powerful rap music is..... Ghanian Drill is Dope asf y'all keep dripping and going hard🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Kweku voice is so unique! Love this.
It's was so dope to see the boys pay respects to the chief. Solid 👊🏾
It’s crazy how the Brooklyn drill dance scene made it all the way across the world… the internet One hell of a place!!!
But Brooklyn drill only exists because of uk drill, so u could say that uk drill made it all the way across the world
@@user-ri3ex5rw1c Chicago made both y’all
@@Pguzman34559 true. But New York and UK are currently running drill
@@donathan2933 Na
@@Pguzman34559 yes they are bruh. Keep denying it but it’s the truth. New York and London drill are way more influential nowadays.
What up from Chicago 🇺🇸 keep up doing ur thing 🔥🔥💪🏻💪🏻