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Hip-hop

May 2025

  • sketch of man in court turning his head around

    Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking trial begins with jury selection in New York

  • man in black T-shirt, sunglasses and hat performs on stage with his arms extended

    Lupe Fiasco on his new art project and looking at rap ‘in a deep academic way’

April 2025

  • Kendrick Lamar performing on stage for the Grand National tour

    Kendrick Lamar and SZA review – powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta

  • Central Cee.

    Central Cee review – UK rap superstar tentatively enjoys stadium success

  • Obongjayar photographed in Deptford, London by Pål Hansen for the Observer New review.

    ‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom

  • Drake and Kendrick Lamar.

    Drake expands lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging defamation at Super Bowl

  • One to watch
    One to watch: Pozer

  • Global album of the month
    Negros Tou Moria: Mavri Ellada review – a rebetiko rap riposte to Greek social division

  • Jury orders rapper Soulja Boy to pay $4m to woman who accused him of sexual assault

March 2025

  • Man holds microphone

    Rapper Young Scooter dead after jumping fence in Atlanta police chase

  • three men on stage

    Rapper who appeared with Trump at rally pleads guilty to attempted murder

  • Greentea Peng

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

  • Combination photo of Rappers Kendrick Lamar and Drake

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Everybody Loves the Sunshine is just one point of perfection in Roy Ayers’ astonishing catalogue

    Alexis Petridis

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

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