Rapper Offset hospitalised after being shot outside Florida casino
The former member of Migos is in a stable condition after being shot on Monday, with police detaining two people
Earl Sweatshirt, Mike and Surf Gang: Pompeii // Utility review – rap radicals’ appealing study in contrasts
Earl’s post-Odd Future career swerved the mainstream to follow the path laid out by NYC underground rapper Mike, and their first double album lets both shine
Megan Thee Stallion diagnosed with extreme exhaustion after hospitalization
The rapper was hospitalized in New York City after feeling unwell during her Moulin Rouge performance on Broadway
The Trials of Pa Salieu review – what hope is there for life after prison?
Sure, this might well be a PR exercise for the rapper after being jailed in 2022 for his part in a mass brawl. But it’s also a vital indictment of the appalling probation system
Jay-Z on refusing to settle sexual assault lawsuit: ‘I can’t do it, I would die’
The rapper discussed his 2024 sexual assault lawsuit and the Kendrick-Drake beef in a new GQ cover story
No Limit: can rap mogul Master P really become an elite basketball coach?
The 55-year-old has is an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans. Now he believes he can take the step up to the top of his sport
US rapper Afroman cleared after police sued him over use of home raid footage
Artist who topped UK charts with Because I Got High created comedic videos from footage, which officers claimed invaded their privacy
‘We keep secrets because we’re scared’: Guvna B on porn addiction and recovery
After writing about a racist attack on his last album, the award-winning musician wanted his new work to be happier. Then life took him down a different path. He discusses stigma, shame and how he got help
Wu-Tang Clan review – still bringing the ruckus even on their farewell tour
This is slicker than their thrillingly chaotic early gigs, but the veteran New York hip-hop crew’s flows remain feral after 30-odd years
US rapper Mystikal pleads guilty to third-degree rape in 2022 arrest
Musician, AKA Michael Tyler, faces up to 20 years after entering plea in state court outside Baton Rouge, Louisiana
New York hip-hop experimentalist Elucid: ‘I like the harmony of the city. Everybody’s got a little solo’
From a pocket of Zen in the Dream House installation, the rapper/producer talks about channelling the city’s perpetual din, whether solo or with Billy Woods as Armand Hammer
Rapper Lil’ Kim to headline both Vivid Sydney and Melbourne’s 2026 Rising festival
Pioneering artist returns to Australia for first time in 15 years, with poet Kae Tempest and Afrobeat musician Seun Kuti also on lineups of winter festivals
Grime rapper and producer Dot Rotten dies aged 37
Musician created numerous volumes of beats that were acclaimed across the grime scene, before crossing over with solo chart success
Brummie rapper Tony Bontana: ‘I have to speak on genocide, the same way I have to speak about my grief’
Fronting punk and ‘grungegaze’ bands while making dozens of rap albums, Bontana is a great British one-off. He explains why he’s working towards a world of peace
Dave review – prodigiously skilled rapper conjures thrilling intimacy on a grand scale
Showcasing chart-topping album The Boy Who Played the Harp, Dave charismatically switches between heavy beats, rock-show grandeur and searching introspection