The production for “Whoopty” wasn’t built around a nostalgia-focused sample, so the exact definition of whether or not the 2020 song classifies as sample drill is up for debate. You know what I’m saying? We were missing that whole lane.”

The song, produced by Pxcoyo, was inspired by the passing of Pop Smoke, the ‘face of Brooklyn drill.’ “We had lost Pop, may he rest in peace, and I felt that we were missing that energy,” CJ said in an interview with HipHopDX. Upon the release of 'Whoopty' by Staten Island rapper CJ, Pitchfork wrote that it 'may be the biggest drill record of the last several months.' Even more so when the likes of Cardi B and Wiz Khalifa hopped on the beat and shared videos of their versions on social media. Sometimes, I don’t know what the song is, but somebody in the room gonna know.” “They be old throwback songs… Majority of the time I just hear samples I recognize. “They just flow good,” drill artist B Lovee told Okayplayer about drill beats that sample older songs. Even source material like the Scooby-Doo theme song (TikTokker LLD) and the ice cream truck jingle (MTA Shifty) found its way into sample drill nostalgia.Įxamples of rap sampling rap are XXXTentacion's 'Changes' on Kay Flock's 'Being Honest,' or how one of the most in-demand drill producers, Cash Cobain (self-proclaimed “ Sample God”), reworks early 90s hip-hop classics in his productions for the likes of Shawny Binladen, Big Yaya, and Lucki. This time it's a subgenre built around catchy, nostalgia-driven pop, R&B, and hip-hop-the power of recognizability, oftentimes with viral appeal. From the UK origins of drill from South London to early Chicago drill songs to ‘soul drill’. Accelerated by the digital age, drill music is evolving at rapid speed.

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