It is late July in London Fields, the most famously gentrified part of northeast London, and armed police in bulletproof vests surround a group of teenage boys. “Turn around and face the fence!” one ...

The early sounds of Chicago drill felt like a bit of controlled chaos, at least compared to what was to come. L’A Capone and RondoNumbaNine’s “Play for Keeps” marked a trend of young rappers bringing ...