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
Add to playlist: Merseyside rapper EsDeeKid and the week’s best new tracks
With a magnificent scouse accent and entertainingly debauched lyrics, EsDeeKid is blowing up fast – plus check out new music from Fiona Apple and more
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
Add to playlist: Kashus Culpepper’s ‘southern sounds’ and the week’s best new tracks
Welcome to our new series highlighting the best emerging artists – first up, a former firefighter and US Navy recruit who counts Samuel L Jackson as a fan
Lola Young, breakthrough hitmaker with Messy, tops Ivor Novello songwriting nominations
London singer-songwriter picks up three nominations, with her collaborator Conor Dickinson earning two alongside Ghetts and Raye
Sharon Osbourne urges US to revoke Kneecap rappers’ visas after Israel criticism
Irish language group uses Coachella gig to denounce Gaza attacks, saying ‘Palestinians have nowhere to go’
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
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
Kae Tempest review – a brave, intimate set where the personal is political
The laser-focused spoken-word performer returns to the musical stage with new tracks focusing on their identity – but wider concerns are never far away