Lil Nas X arrested and hospitalized after altercation with police
The 26-year-old rapper and singer was seen walking down the street in his underwear Thursday morning in LA
Green Man festival review – Kneecap and CMAT lead the charge in a utopian Welsh idyll
Progressive, independent and more sonically diverse than ever, the Brecon Beacons festival offered sterling sets from MJ Lenderman to Mike, Jasmine.4.t to Joshua Idehen
‘The Black experience is more than just London’: Chiedu Oraka, the Hull rapper handpicked to support Coldplay
When Chris Martin called, the MC saw an opportunity to rep his city, pursue his goal of being rap’s next ‘king of the north’ – and expand perceptions of Black British identity
‘The idea was for a Black James Bond’: the making of 50 Cent: Bulletproof
The game’s launch 20 years ago coincided with the rapper’s meteoric success with his album The Massacre. Here, the team that made the shooter reflect on how it all happened
Drake lawyers allege Universal head Lucian Grainge ‘personally involved’ in Kendrick Lamar diss track
Lawyers for Universal Music Group deny that British chief exec had any ‘meaningful involvement’ in the promotion of allegedly defamatory track Not Like Us
National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year
Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year
Busta Rhymes calls assault lawsuit by ex-assistant ‘an attempted shake-down’
Rapper’s former assistant has alleged an abusive work environment which climaxed in being punched in face
‘Working with Kanye? That’s definitely in the past’: rap legends Clipse on beef, Bono and Mr Bean
Amid their triumphant reunion, the brothers Pusha T and Malice answer your questions on the wisdom of the apostles, the catharsis of writing about their late parents and the greatness of Billy Joel
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Following the release of reunion album Let God Sort Em Out, Pusha T and Malice will answer your questions for a future issue of Film & Music
‘They’re rowdy. They’re vibing. I rip my shirt off’: the exploding career of Hanumankind, India’s hottest rapper
He’s a thrilling performer who rails against injustice and ‘mob mentality’ in his homeland – but is he burning himself out? Recovering from an onstage injury, he discusses stereotypes and subversion
Rapper GloRilla arrested on drug charges after police respond to burglary call
Police arrested rapper after finding a ‘significant amount of marijuana’ in her Atlanta home during investigation
Bounce legend Big Freedia on going gospel: ‘I never heard “God doesn’t love gay folks”. God loves us all’
Adored by Beyoncé and Drake, the New Orleans rapper has returned to her church choir roots with an album that honours queer gospel’s hidden history. After the death of her partner, she says: ‘I need it more than anybody’
Tyler, the Creator: Don’t Tap the Glass review – contradictions and confessions on a dancefloor
The soul-searching of last year’s Chromakopia is expelled – for the most part – by half an hour of early 80s rhythms and slick one-liners with the IDGAF attitude of his early years
Breakups, booty calls and bare-all balladry: SZA’s 20 best songs – ranked!
As her European tour with Kendrick Lamar continues in the UK, we rate the former Glastonbury headliner’s best tracks, from 2012’s debut to this year’s collaboration with Don Toliver
Jim Legxacy: Black British Music review – London iconoclast catalyses chaos into a major mixtape
The rapper and producer doubles down on his vaulting style, lurching from alt-rock to distortion and chipmunk soul on an astonishingly coherent and melodic third record