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Inspiration
Sample Chicago Drill from Chief Keef's Early Years
Claiming Chief Keef invented drill is a stretch, but he sure as hell pioneered and popularized the subgenre straight from his hometown of Chicago. The rare compilation mixtape 'Feed The Streets' compiles music from Chief Keef's early years.
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"I started sampling in 2019, 2020, or something like that. A lot of my producer friends, even my rapper friends, be like, 'I love the way you sample. Damn, how do you sample like that?' Even though sometimes, I'll just let a sample play—it won't even be a chopped-up sample."
—Chief Keef (2024 interview with Shawn Setaro for Grammy)
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