In this essay, Kunta Bleu explores the criminalization of UK drill artists and the violations of their digital rights, focusing on the controversial police initiative, **Project Alpha**, launched by the British Metropolitan Police. Project Alpha monitors drill music videos and social media accounts, often of minors, under the guise of preventing gang violence. However, this initiative raises significant concerns about privacy, racial discrimination, and censorship. Key points of concern include: 1. Privacy Violations: Project Alpha monitors individuals, some as young as 13, potentially violating privacy rights by conducting covert surveillance without proper legal backing or consent, which conflicts with the **Global Digital Rights Charter**. 2. Lack of Transparency and Due Process: The initiative operates without sufficient transparency, undermining due process and accountability in law enforcement practices. 3. Discriminatory Profiling: Project Alpha disproportionately targets racial minorities, reflecting systemic racial bias, violating the Charter’s anti-discrimination provisions. 4. Data Protection: There are potential violations of data protection laws, particularly in how personal data is collected and used in law enforcement. 5. Collaboration with Online Platforms: Platforms like YouTube work with law enforcement to remove drill music videos, leading to censorship of artistic expression and questions about compliance with digital rights principles. 6. Pre-crime Profiling and Artistic Expression: The entanglement of profiling artists as criminals before crimes occur stifles artistic freedom, highlighting the need for law enforcement reform. The essay calls for a review of Project Alpha’s practices to ensure adherence to digital rights, emphasizing the need for law enforcement to respect privacy, non-discrimination, and freedom of expression, especially in relation to marginalized communities like drill artists.