Hip-hop

Rapper Young Scooter dead after jumping fence in Atlanta police chase

Authorities say 39-year-old suffered an injury while fleeing police and later died in the hospital

Maya Yang

29, Mar, 2025 @4:27 PM

Greentea Peng: Tell Dem It’s Sunny review – a musical rebirth with swagger

The south-east Londoner’s second album pairs a refreshed musical palette with streamlined, introspective lyrics

Lisa Wright

21, Mar, 2025 @12:00 PM

‘Drake lost a rap battle’: Universal files motion to dismiss rapper’s ‘misguided’ lawsuit

Drake’s attorneys accuse Universal of being ‘a greedy company’ that is ‘finally being held responsible for profiting from dangerous misinformation’.

Dee Jefferson

18, Mar, 2025 @2:14 AM

Will Smith announces first album in 20 years, Based on a True Story

Actor-rapper will release project on 28 March, including the song Beautiful Scars which makes reference to his infamous Oscars slap

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

17, Mar, 2025 @11:06 AM

Missed out on Glasto? Here’s 30 major festivals you can still book now

From whomping dub soundsystems and clattering thrash metal to comedy, jazz and kids’ entertainment, this year’s UK festivals have something for everyone – and you’ve still got time to get in on the alfresco action

Huw Baines, Michael Cragg, Ammar Kalia, Kate Solomon & Jenessa Williams

15, Mar, 2025 @11:55 AM

Daveed Diggs’ sci-fi rap trio Clipping: ‘We are at war all the time. It’s one of the great tricks of capitalism’

Diggs’ harrowing music is a world away from his Hollywood films and a Tony-winning run in Hamilton. But his band’s world-building – setting resource wars in imagined cyberpunk clubs – is no less dramatic

Alastair Shuttleworth

14, Mar, 2025 @8:00 AM

Womadelaide 2025: Róisín Murphy, Khruangbin and others lead a blissful, sweltering weekend

Despite the heat, this year’s festival was full of magical moments and big sounds, with musicians making fascinating genre connections

Jane Howard

11, Mar, 2025 @2:00 PM

Rizzle Kicks look back: ‘Because of how fast it went, we became delusional about how easy it was to get successful’

Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sulé on their early success, breakup, and why good friendships are like the tide

Harriet Gibsone

08, Mar, 2025 @12:00 PM

Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ truly ubiquitous legacy | Alexis Petridis

Ayers’ genre-bending jazz-funk sound produced one fantastic album after another – and then found a new lease of life in hip-hop sampling

Alexis Petridis

07, Mar, 2025 @3:49 PM

Tokimonsta: Eternal Reverie review – a life-affirming journey through dance music

On her seventh album, delayed by personal tragedy, the US producer calls in collaborators aplenty on a high-energy set interspersed with tender moments

Michael Cragg

07, Mar, 2025 @11:30 AM