Camrin Williams, aka Brooklyn rapper C Blu, won’t face charges in his pending case. The 16-year-old drill artist was connected to a shooting involving a New York City Police Officer in January this year. The police officer, 27-year-old Kaseem Pennant, questioned C Blu, which led to a tussle after he wouldn’t take his hands out of his pockets. C Blu’s gun went off during the tussle as Pennant was hit in the leg. The judge ruled that the officer had no reason to engage with C Blu.
C Blu vs. NYPD
In March, Bronx Supreme Court moved the case from adult court to family court. The officer made unclear and biased statements regarding his interaction with C Blu. There was also evidence of the instance with the cop’s body cameras. Supreme Court Justice Naita Semaj concluded that the officers illegally searched the rapper.
“There was absolutely zero reason for any of those officers to approach this individual,” said Judge Semaj.
C Blu was already on probation from a 2020 case, in which he had a gun on him.
Drill Rap
C Blu is one of the young rappers to embrace drill rap, a style that has been around since the 2010s. It all started in Chicago, where instead of saying “kill,” they say “drill.” The genre derives from the heavy gang culture in Chicago, in which the city’s violence gets reported through these songs. Gangs often diss and poke fun at each other through the music, especially after a “drill”.
Drill rap is gangster rap like the music N.W.A. made in the 80s. It found its way to New York with the likes of the late Pop Smoke and Fivio Foreign adapting the sound. Not only did New York adapt the Chicago sound, but apparently the whole world did. In the U.K., beatmakers incorporate the Chicago drill sound into their music. Rappers like Headie One and K-Trap head the drill scene in the U.K. Just like Chief Keef, Lil Durk and G Herbo started the wave in Chicago. Now, Fivio Foreign, Sheff G and 22Gz are creating the drill wave in New York
Written By: Brandon Simmons
