It's the YouTube algorithm. Or so says Channel5 youtube channel with an interesting take on one of the drivers of the increased murder rates[0] TLDW: Drill ra

It's the YouTube algorithm. Or so says Channel5 youtube channel with an interesting take on one of the drivers of the increased murder rates[0] TLDW: Drill rap is a very aggressive style from the projects, the same ones Michelle Obama grew up in. A few of it's rappers got really famous and rich because a bunch people seemed to really like it and the atmosphere behind it. This atmosphere is known as Chiraq (pronounced 'Chai-rack', for CHIcago and iRAQ, and the dangerous nature of area). There are many people documenting the Chiraq scene. As many of the Drill rappers produced music to YouTube, the algorithm caught hold. Viewers seemed to watch the more aggressive videos, commentary, and dis-tracks. Rappers saw this and produced even more aggressive and violent content. Quickly, content about murder and the like became top hits. Rappers found that hyper-violence got big views and therefore money and fame. YouTube, in a small way, incentivized the murder rate to rise, or so is alluded to in Channel5's video. After that they go to a White Sox game and talk about flat-earth and condoms. [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPnQbKgotOw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPnQbKgotOw