Rappers Meet With NYC Mayor Eric Adams Amid Talks Of Banning 'Drill' Music; Here's What Happened

With the rampant killings of members of the hip-hop community in New York continuing to rise in the past month, New York City Mayor Eric Adams has addressed the alarming issue.

Last week, New York City Mayor Eric Adams took to the press to finally address the issue of the increasing rates of murder.

Adams expressed concerns on the killings, but more particularly how he thinks that Drill music, a rap subgenre that focuses on nihilistic and violent themes, is prompting this violence.

He initially expressed that he wanted to sit down with social media companies and discuss the platform's "civic and corporate responsibility" in prompting and propagating drill music.

Adams, who took the helm last month as the 110th New York City Mayor, compared his plan of action to when Former President Donald Trump was removed at Twitter because of his misinformation and hate speech.

"We pulled Trump off Twitter because of what he was spewing, yet we are allowing music - displaying of guns, violence - we're allowing it to stay on these sites," Adams continued.

Now, according to his action plan, Adams has sat down, not with social media giants yet, but with the people who are hugely affected by the murders, the rappers themselves.

'A Very Much Needed Conversation'

ABC News reported that yesterday, New York City Mayor Eric Adams have finally met with New York rappers to address the problem of drill music and how it incites violence in the community.

The mayor told the press that the group of rappers who came to see him were "with a lot of energy" but were primarily concerned about his "alarming" sentiments of banning drill music.

According to Adams, his problems were not the music itself but how it is used.

"Violent people who are using drill rapping to post who they killed, and then antagonise the people who they are going to kill is what the problem is," he continued.

Community Advocate Hercules Reid, who was also in the meeting, took to Instagram to reveal more of what was discussed, admitting that they need access to jobs and resources, especially those who impoverished communities before they can "reshape negative narratives" on their culture.

"Music has been an avenue for many to make it out. We should not have to be lucky making it out and off to better circumstances for ourselves and our families," Reid continued.

The rapper Maino also shared an Instagram video explaining their reason for sitting down with NYC Mayor Adams.

"There's been a lot of talk about drill rap, drill music in New York City, connecting violence with the culture, Maino says.