Hip-hop
The 90s hip-hop T-shirt is back – with a twist
Where once rap tees were used to promote the likes of rappers Biggie and Tupac, now the trend for displaying your own face is all the rage
Andrew Zucker
18, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM
Tierra Whack: World Wide Whack review – witty, wild and from the heart
The Philadelphia rapper takes her Missy Elliott-gone-Sesame Street vibe to a darker place on her debut album proper
Kitty Empire
17, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
‘Beyoncé said: you’re so silly, I love you!’ Tierra Whack, America’s most creative rapper
She’s a muse to megastars, a champion of Lego and raps about her imaginary friend – but behind the whimsy is a street-hardened MC confronting grief and depression
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
14, Mar, 2024 @1:32 PM
Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA to headline 2024 Glastonbury festival
Coldplay become act to headline most times with their fifth top slot, while Shania Twain is booked for the Sunday teatime ‘legend’ set as the lineup is announced
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
14, Mar, 2024 @8:00 AM
‘It gives me freedom’: from the Oscars to the Baftas to Sundance – why Irish Gaelic is everywhere
Paul Mescal spoke Gaeilge at the Baftas, Cillian Murphy at the Oscars. Films are being written in it, dramas acted in it – and rappers are translating drug lingo into it. Our writer hails an extraordinary renaissance
Colin Crummy
13, Mar, 2024 @4:02 PM
Romeo and Juliet review – beatboxing lovers in full flow
A hip-hop take on the tragedy finds the feud blowing up on social media and the balcony scene remixed for FaceTime but it lacks pathos
Chris Wiegand
12, Mar, 2024 @6:00 AM
Far from the Norm: Until We Sleep; Ballet National de Marseille & La(Horde): Roommates – review
Botis Seva’s new show is so murkily atmospheric that its meaning proves elusive. Elsewhere, a compelling if mixed programme of short works from French collective (La)Horde
Sarah Crompton
10, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
Brit awards 2024: women dominate as Raye scores record-smashing six wins
Artists have previously only managed four wins in one ceremony, capping an astonishing year for the British singer who was once left in major label limbo
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
02, Mar, 2024 @10:45 PM
Brit awards 2024 – full list of winners
The winners of every category at the 2024 Brits, updated as the ceremony progresses
Guardian music
02, Mar, 2024 @8:19 PM
On my radar: Kayus Bankole of Young Fathers’ cultural highlights
The Scottish-Nigerian musician on taboo-breaking conversations, brutally honest images of apartheid and where to find the best akara falafel wrap
Kathryn Bromwich
02, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM
‘It has become a sort of silver bullet’: why are rap lyrics being put on trial?
In compelling documentary As We Speak, a controversial legal practice that uses rap lyrics to secure convictions is explored
Adrian Horton
27, Feb, 2024 @6:50 PM
Simple Things festival review – trance, slow jams and toilet-rattling rock
Various venues, Bristol
It’s overambitious, but this festival remains a welcome alternative to generic lineups and corporate sponsorships – and there are stellar sets from L’Rain, Evian Christ and more
It’s overambitious, but this festival remains a welcome alternative to generic lineups and corporate sponsorships – and there are stellar sets from L’Rain, Evian Christ and more
Safi Bugel
26, Feb, 2024 @3:15 PM
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