This feature is from Complex Magazine Issue No. 2 - Spring 2025 (The Innovation Issue), which is available now for pre-order on Complex Shop.
Pop Smoke laid the blueprint for transcending Brooklyn drill, but no one has been able to fully execute it. That seems to be changing with trio 41.
Kyle Richh (22), Jenn Carter (21), and TaTa (20), who couldn’t make it to the shoot because of a cold, have quietly become reliable hitmakers, in part by moving beyond their drill origins—including the infamous “Notti Bop”—and exploring a wider range of sounds.
"I don’t want a negative impact on people. So I personally wanted to chill out with the drill shit," Kyle Richh tells Complex. "I feel like I did everything I could with drill, and now it's time to elevate. Drill has a ceiling. There’s only so far you can go with it. You gotta be commercial."
The trio now has two songs that showcase their growth: the uptempo, techno-inspired “Presidential” and the laid-back “Chill Guy,” both of which debuted on Plaqueboymax’s stream. "Presidential" came to life during an "In the Booth" session, while a snippet of “Chill Guy” was played during a Song Wars battle, during which the crowd went wild in real time.
“I ain’t gonna lie, I personally like ‘Chill Guy’ way better,” Kyle Richh says. “I just heard it and was like, ‘It’s wholesome.’”
The success of these songs highlights the chemistry among the trio, with each member—all hailing from Brownsville—playing to their individual strengths and setting each other up for success.
“I feel like when it comes to KR, he’s like the barrier,” Jenn says. “With ‘Chill Guy,’ it was just me and TaTa. It was a chorus, a verse, a chorus. And when you add KR to the song, it brought it to life. His voice, TaTa’s energy, and then my lyrics.”
The group’s success is coming quickly, with a platinum plaque (from 2023’s “Bent”) and collabs with the likes of Megan Thee Stallion, French Montana, and NLE Choppa—featured on the Hot 100 charting “Or What.” The biggest co-sign, however, came from Travis Scott, who brought them out during his One Night in Utopia performance at MetLife Stadium. It was a bittersweet moment: The stage was massive, but their performance was marred by technical difficulties.
“That shit definitely humbled me,” Kyle Richh said. “Was that the worst performance we ever had?” he wonders. Jenn quickly chimes in: “It won’t happen again. Not in front of 60,000 people,” she says. “But the experience was well-needed.”