Several other rappers have followed their lead.

Future released his “Draco” in 2017 and then YoungBoy Never Broke Again did so the year after. It started frequenting social media posts and videos, sometimes as toys. Recently, he released a song called “ Crank That Big Draco.”įrom there, over the last three years, the weapon became a brand name in rap. But not even that stopped him from eventually rebranding as “ Young Draco” and now “ Big Draco. Part of his plea deal dictates that he can’t wield one anymore, real or fake. In California, the Draco is considered an assault rifle and not a pistol and thus is illegal for any state resident to own and possess. Soulja Boy was arrested in his home in 2017 when police found him in possession of a Mini Draco AR-IS. He claimed his next album would be called Draco, and went on a self-proclaimed Draco Tour. He released a song called “ Draco” in 2016 and another called “ Hit Em With the Draco” in 2017. Killer Mike says Soulja “deserves the credit” for the rise of the pistol in rap. After picking up the obsession from Chief Keef, he has become the posterboy for all things Draco. There has been a big uptick in Dracos since Soulja Boy, aka Big Draco, wielded one as a prop in the video for his “ Beef” diss for Quavo.

So if your thing is guns, you’re gonna want everybody to know how many guns you have.” I got this many people in my learn-to-read foundation. I got this many shoes, this many rings, this much money, this many rhymes. “In rap it’s usually I got this many things. “Hip-hop is a lot more visual with it,” he says. Quelle likens hip-hop’s attraction to Dracos to other status symbols like cars and liquor, emphasizing rap as an exhibitionist’s medium. Rap does have a tendency to sensationalize, though, to magnify and display.

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