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
Brit awards 2026: full list of winners
Olivia Dean tops the winners list with four, while Sam Fender bags two – see all the category winners here
‘Rest in power, Power’: Wu-Tang Clan collaborator Oliver ‘Power’ Grant dead at 52
Wu-Tang members pay tribute to Grant with GZA saying ‘His passing is a profound loss’ and Method Man posting ‘I am not okay’
The Streets review – semi-theatrical staging of A Grand Don’t Come for Free resurrects a British classic
Deadpan recital of the era-defining album of downbeat English rap suits the full-album format, presented with a formidable band
Bad Bunny set for first lead acting role in historical drama Porto Rico
The Grammy winner will star alongside Edward Norton and Javier Bardem in a film inspired by an early 20th century revolutionary, directed by rapper Residente
Cardi B review – ambitious spectacle and sizzling choreography
Kia Forum, Los AngelesGrammy-winning Bronx rapper electrifies LA with pugnacious lyrics and vivid set pieces on her first arena tour
‘Choosing happy is a hell of a process’: Thundercat on funk, lost friends and being fired by Snoop Dogg (possibly)
The genre-hopping bass virtuoso has backed Ariana Grande and Herbie Hancock, appeared in Star Wars and become a dedicated boxer. Ahead of his fifth album, Stephen Bruner explains his polymath mindset