A timeline of allegations and charges against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Most recent lawsuits include accusations of drugging and raping as recently as 2022, and Jay-Z added as accused
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking and racketeering trial to begin
Hip-hop mogul, 55, has been accused of forcing women to perform in drug-fueled ‘freak offs’ to further their careers
Final phase of jury selection in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’s sex-trafficking trial postponed
Judge accepted request from Combs’s attorneys due to concerns that jurors might drop out over the weekend
Eminem stalker reconvicted after third home invasion in six years
Matthew David Hughes found guilty after breaking into rapper’s Detroit home, following 2020 incident in which he allegedly threatened to kill him and 2019 break-in
Billy Woods: Golliwog review – one of the most engrossing, unnerving records you’ll hear this year
The New York rapper confronts trauma and state-sanctioned terror with his latest release, pulling out innumerable images of inhumanity
Ready or not, here she comes: Lauryn Hill’s 20 best songs – ranked!
Ahead of her 50th birthday this month, we rate the best tracks of the multi-hyphenate talent who, with Fugees and as a solo artist, blended soul, hip-hop and reggae with raw emotion and charisma
Lupe Fiasco on his new art project and looking at rap ‘in a deep academic way’
Rapper turned MIT professor is unveiling a project of ‘en plein air rapping’, which is about outdoors-inspired music
Kendrick Lamar and SZA review – powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta
The record-breaking Grand National tour brings together two stylistically opposed stars and continues an internet-breaking feud
Central Cee review – UK rap superstar tentatively enjoys stadium success
Cycling through a set of stiff hand gestures, the rapper sometimes seems unsure what to do on stage. But when mediated through screens, his connection to his fans is palpable
‘Performing is not some gigantic thing – it’s just me breathing’: Obongjayar on the journey from shyness to stardom
Ahead of the release of his spectacular second album, the Nigerian singer speaks of his recent songwriting epiphany and how he learned to best express his political rage
Drake expands lawsuit against Universal Music Group, alleging defamation at Super Bowl
Lawsuit argues Kendrick Lamar’s half-time performance ‘further solidified’ public belief in allegations made in diss track Not Like Us, but UMG calls amendment ‘absurd’
One to watch: Pozer
Putting the angst in gangsta, the rising south London rapper brings a touch of vulnerability to his murky tales of drug deals in the ’hood on his debut EP
Negros Tou Moria: Mavri Ellada review – a rebetiko rap riposte to Greek social division
This pioneer of ‘trabetiko’ mixes working-class folk music with trap on tracks about being a second-generation Greek born to Ghanaian parents
Jury orders rapper Soulja Boy to pay $4m to woman who accused him of sexual assault
Star was held liable for claims of sexual battery, assault and imprisonment by woman who said she was his assistant
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