Episode #260: DJ L

In Episode #260, Osi sits down with producer and beatmaker DJ L for a wide-ranging conversation about music’s past, present, and future. They discuss and acknowledge the architects of the Chicago drill sound, the producers who’ve shaped hip-hop the most, and whether AI represents the next natural evolution in music, or an existential threat to the art form.DJ L is a Chicago-based producer and beatmaker whose fingerprints are all over the sound of modern drill. A former marching-band percussionist, he blended that rhythmic foundation with the house and juke music he grew up hearing at Chicago parties, creating a style that helped define an entire movement. His credits stretch across the city and beyond, working with artists like Tink, Lil Jay, G Herbo, Lil Durk, RondoNumbaNine, FBG Duck, Lil Bibby, Lil Reese, DeJ Loaf, Kevin Gates, and many more.