Kenyan drill music is a subgenre of hip-hop that originated in Kenya and is heavily influenced by UK drill. It is characterized by its dark and aggressive beats, often featuring heavy bass and ominous melodies. The lyrics typically focus on the harsh realities of life in Kenya's urban areas, including violence, poverty, and corruption. The genre has gained popularity in recent years, with a growing number of Kenyan artists producing drill music.
Here you can see the popularity of Kenyan Drill genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.
155 releases
Explore kenyan drill history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.
Here is a list of kenyan drill artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the kenyan drill genre. You can find out what kenyan drill genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.
| # | name | popularity | followers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 589229 | |
| 2 | 40 | 316799 | |
| 3 | 37 | 158233 | |
| 4 | 32 | 51454 | |
| 5 | 31 | 44785 | |
| 6 | 30 | 48457 | |
| 7 | 29 | 324 | |
| 8 | 29 | 11060 | |
| 9 | 41 | 6478 | |
| 10 | 26 | 15602 | |
| 11 | 26 | 15923 | |
| 12 | 24 | 9179 | |
| 13 | 23 | 18148 | |
| 14 | 20 | 61136 | |
| 15 | 18 | 9596 | |
| 16 | 18 | 12073 | |
| 17 | 14 | 4481 | |
| 18 | 12 | 3983 | |
| 19 | 12 | 7310 | |
| 20 | 12 | 5740 | |
| 21 | 11 | 10388 | |
| 22 | 10 | 856 | |
| 23 | 23 | 12478 | |
| 24 | 7 | 2322 | |
| 25 | 20 | 8379 | |
| 26 | 5 | 2049 | |
| 27 | 3 | 1363 | |
| 28 | 1 | 237 | |
| 29 | 1 | 492 | |
| 30 | 14 | 1597 | |
| 31 | 1 | 1218 | |
| 32 | 1 | 1292 | |
| 33 | 14 | 1010 | |
| 34 | 12 | 675 | |
| 35 | 12 | 2644 | |
| 36 | 11 | 1528 | |
| 37 | 10 | 2328 | |
| 38 | 10 | 1691 | |
| 39 | 9 | 700 | |
| 40 | 8 | 166 | |
| 41 | 7 | 4370 | |
| 42 | 7 | 1940 | |
| 43 | 4 | 43 | |
| 44 | 4 | 2129 | |
| 45 | 4 | 150 | |
| 46 | 3 | 1520 | |
| 47 | 3 | 600 | |
| 48 | 3 | 79 | |
| 49 | 3 | 406 | |
| 50 | 2 | 361 | |
| 51 | 2 | 246 | |
| 52 | 1 | 511 | |
| 53 | 1 | 68 |
Enjoy this playlist of popular kenyan drill music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.
