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Flohio returns with the Take A Daytrip-produced ‘Unveiled’

Bugzy Malone appears in court after being charged with two counts of inflicting grievous bodily harm

Kanye West tweets out his record contracts, uploads video of him urinating on a Grammy

Skepta, Arlo Parks and Octavian headline Dummy Live, a three-day streaming series

Dizzee Rascal and Smoke Boys team up on fiery single ‘Act Like You Know’

Lava La Rue returns with elegant Queer anthem ‘G.O.Y.D.’

Pa Salieu and BackRoad Gee share striking monochrome visuals for ‘My Family’

J Hus, Dutchavelli and Dizzee Rascal won big at the GRM Rated Awards 2020

David GotSound escapes to the countryside in ‘You Know The Vibes’ visuals

Tom Did It’s ‘Thinking Too Much’ is a poignant reflection on lockdown blues

Here’s what to purchase today, September’s Bandcamp Day

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HEN$HAW takes aim at the UK government in punk-inspired single ‘GO YARD’

Kano is hosting D Double E, Ghetts and more in ‘Newham Talks’ series

A grime and UK drill musical drama called ‘Jungle’ is coming to Amazon

South East London artist David GotSound makes sure that ‘You Know The Vibes’

Netflix are making a film about Martin Shkreli buying Wu Tang Clan’s one-of-a-kind album

50 Cent claims that straight men are the “biggest target” of cancel culture

Ghetts, Tiffany Calver and more are offering free online music lessons to students

UK Focus: Beneath the surface of Brighton’s bustling underground rap scene

Pharrell’s ‘Entrepreneur’ video shares snapshots of black-owned business excellence

“Stop lying”: Megan Thee Stallion says she was shot by Tory Lanez

Dizzee Rascal claims forthcoming ‘E3 AF’ album is “flawless”

Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion are giving away $1 million to “powerful women”

Mic Righteous launches fundraiser after quad bike crash in Greece

Tune in this Friday for a livestream from Hen$haw, Tm & Remy, wAv.2000 and Kanashi

Arlo Parks shares ‘Hurt’, a track “to uplift and comfort those going through hard times”

“[Black people] are asking for fairness, and we are asking for justice”: Cardi B talks to Joe Biden

Two men have been charged with the murder of Jam Master Jay

Anthony Fantano is doing a live interview with Jme this Wednesday

Skepta, Jme and Julie Adenuga’s mum is releasing a book

Skepta collaborators Jaxxon D. Silva and Jesse James Solomon unite on ‘Blood On The Floor’

King Krule taps into the tropes of classic horror on ‘Comet Face’ visuals

Nines recreates legendary rap records from across the decades in ‘Clout’ visuals

Carole Baskin slams “lurid” video for ‘WAP’ by Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion

Looking backwards to move forwards, BackRoad Gee is taking UK rap into uncharted territory

Preditah states he is being held hostage in Egypt and is fearing for his life

Sways drops smooth new single and video for ‘Sweet One’

Jay Z is launching a university in New York

Your Loss return with punk-stained hip-hop cut ‘Memory Hole’

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Aminé kicks back at a luxury tennis court in video for ‘Compensating’ feat. Young Thug

The Streets and IDLES traverse a narcotic wilderness in ‘None Of Us Are Getting Out Of This Alive’ video

Stormzy is reportedly working on a children’s book tackling themes of race and diversity

Dave set to collaborate with Sir David Attenborough on new wildlife special

Tom Did It makes a melodic statement of intent in ‘Outside’ video

Flohio cuts through the darkness in ‘Glamourised’ video

Megan Thee Stallion reveals she was shot in both feet, needing surgery, in tearful IG live

Octavian and Future team up on ‘Rari (Chapter 1)’

Wiley posts series of tweets spreading antisemitic ideas

A Big Boi and Kate Bush collaboration could be on the cards

“I want to keep people excited”: Piers James is the genre-blending artist defying convention

More posthumous Pop Smoke albums are in the works

Kano, Moses Boyd and Charli XCX shortlisted for Mercury Prize 2020

Kim Kardashian posts statement about Kanye’s mental health after concerning behaviour

A new Kanye West album, ‘Donda’, is dropping this Friday

Cop or Drop? Bad Boy Chiller Crew review the singles

Manchester’s Deaf Institute and Gorilla have closed down

Drive-in gigs from Wiley, Dizzee Rascal and The Streets cancelled due to local lockdown fears

Megan Thee Stallion was shot during incident involving Tory Lanez

Men charged with the murder of Pop Smoke could face the death penalty

Tory Lanez arrested after concealing firearm in car

Rejjie Snow recruits MF DOOM for single ‘Cookie Chips’

WOO HAH! festival locks Future, Young Thug, slowthai for 2021 edition

This new mixtape lays iconic grime vocals over soulful hip-hop beats

Rising UK rap star Artan shares atmospheric visuals to ‘Uncomfortable’

Wiley announces a series of drive-in gigs this summer

Stormzy surprises Croydon fan by painting his bedroom

Kanye is running for president with an anti-vaccine, pro-life stance

Aminé shares ‘Compensating’ featuring Young Thug, announces new album

Kanye has already missed voter registration deadlines for his presidential campaign

UK government announces £1.57bn support package for the arts

Christopher Moltisanti is hosting a show on NTS next week

SL’s ‘Selhurst SE25’ EP is a welcome reminder that age is no barrier to greatness

Pa Salieu is the breakout Coventry star on the frontline of UK rap

Kanye West returns with a Travis Scott link-up on ‘Wash Us In The Blood’

Virgil Abloh artwork for Pop Smoke’s album to be changed after social media backlash

Fekky launches C&C Foundation to support Black talent in local communities

Rebecca Judd curates our NEXT HYPE playlist

Over 500 UK venues sign letter asking government for £50 million to avoid crippling the live sector

Jay Z’s Roc Nation helped Marcus Rashford win his free school meals campaign

Wiley surprise-drops another album, ‘Boasty Gang – The Album’ weeks after surprise-dropping his last

“People don’t really care. They just see us as criminals”: Ambush on injustice, police brutality and his bar-setting mixtape

Moses Boyd and Digga D lead nominations for the all-virtual AIM Awards 2020

BRAND NEW: Deema

Stormzy is donating £10 million to organisations fighting racial inequality

Murkage Dave and Manga ride a Mike Skinner beat on ‘Weird Kid In The Ends’ alternate version

Wiley drops his ‘Godfather 3’ album two weeks early

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“We are living in one of the worst times in America”: Denzel Curry speaks out about police brutality

YG releases protest track ‘FTP’ (Fuck The Police)

Snowy drops ‘Dominic Cummings’ instrumental

“The time to be passive has passed”: Novelist, Kojey Radical, Akala and more react to the death of George Floyd

The 10 Best UK Rap Tracks of All Time, according to Smoke Boys

Track by Track: Oscar #Worldpeace – ‘Sporadic’

Connie Constance returns with rippling indie-rock cut ‘Monty Python’

“It’s my first real slice of me”: Footsie on bringing FWD>> energy to his versatile debut album

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Premiere: Rising Slough artist Houston X shares the James Blake-inspired ‘Scarlett Red’

slowthai and Kenny Beats link up on ‘MAGIC’

Skepta collaborator Jaxxon D. Silva drops narcotic freestyle ‘I Feel Like Pain’

Theodor Black drops video shot in isolation for ‘Had Enough’

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Premiere: Eliza Legzdina’s ‘Tic Toc’ is an ode to sex-positivity and girl gang power

Premiere: Faacil2000 shares whirling gasoline-infused track ‘Propulsion’

DMY Recordings is now on Bandcamp

Theodor Black returns with introspective burner ‘Had Enough’

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Octavian joins Obongjayar and Santi in dystopian Matrix-style party on ‘Poison’ video

WOO HAH! festival has been postponed until 2021

Kadiata encapsulates London’s lockdown spirit in the visuals for ‘Blindside’

Kanye West and Chick-Fil-A team up to provide 300,000 meals during coronavirus

Chip pays tribute to late friend Black The Ripper on ‘0420’

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Radiohead are streaming archived live shows every week during lockdown

Jay Z and Meek Mill’s organisation send 100,000 surgical masks to US prisons

Black The Ripper passes away aged 32

Headie One and Fred again.. boldly defy convention on the star-studded ‘Gang’

Snowy collaborates with Notts producer LVNDLXRD on ‘G.I. Joe’

Joell and Billy Got Waves share R&B-rap hybrid ‘AEIOU’

Chams, Blonder, Des Montana and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Headie One and Fred again.. announce mixtape with FKA twigs, Sampha and Octavian

Yizzy teams up with Dizzee Rascal again for ‘Don’t Feel A Way’

Bugzy Malone ‘seriously injured’ after quad bike crash

Skepta, Chip and Young Adz are releasing a joint album

Apple Music’s Beats 1 hosts begin broadcasting from their homes

Premiere: B:Thorough and JT The Goon collide on ‘Calm Levz’

Snowy nods to an ex-Newcastle United player on the explosive ‘Nile Ranger’

Theodor Black fronts the latest Disclosed Doors session

Coachella likely to be postponed over coronavirus fears

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Kendrick Lamar announces mysterious pgLang project

Your Loss, Nana Lourdes, Jäde and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Cadet’s posthumous debut album ‘The Rated Legend’ will be released in April

Pinty cuts through the London night in video for DJ JD Sports (aka King Krule)-produced ‘It’s Just Life’

Aminé uses Ol’ Dirty Bastard sample on genre-stretching hip-hop cut ‘Shimmy’

King Krule raised the roof at his ‘Man Alive!’ album launch show in Kingston

Aitch reflects on his chart-scaling year with freestyle ‘MICE’

Nigz TG, Chevel, Jouska and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Nigz TG’s eerie ‘Smash Hit’ samples an ’80s horror film

Pop Smoke killed in home invasion shooting

Dave calls Boris Johnson a “real racist” during Brit Awards performance

Leo Dessi, On Man, MEYY and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Flohio dominates from all angles in ‘Heavy (freestyle)’ video

Track by Track: Slim Pappito – ‘Excellent Adventure’

AikJ and JyellowL forge R&B banger with a difference on ‘Last Flight (remix)’

King Krule extinguishes feelings of isolation in ‘Alone, Omen 3’ video

Strawberries & Creem festival returns for 2020 with Sean Paul, Mike Skinner, Jaykae and more

Serena Isioma, Emerson Leif, Alex Banin and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

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Snowy shows off his ice-cold flows on new Risky Roadz freestyle

BRAND NEW: HAWA

Kanye throws midnight Sunday Service honouring Kobe Bryant

Tyler, the Creator labels his Grammy win a “backhanded compliment”

Premiere: Mercy’s Cartel addresses situationships on ‘Sleep’

J Hus marks new horizons with ‘Big Conspiracy’ album

P Money collaborates with the Department for Education on track ‘The Calling’

Pop Smoke, slowthai, DaBaby locked for WOO HAH! 2020

The 10 Best Examples of Chinese Instrumentation in Hip-Hop/Pop, according to GZ Tian 

The 20 Most Exciting Artists For 2020

Kano releases documentary detailing ‘Hoodies All Summer’s creative process

13XL’s ‘Q_Q’ EP rips up convention with punk-tinged nihilism

Wiki traverses his hometown of New York in ‘The Routine’ video

“The music’s shit”: Wiley draws out Stormzy further on ‘Eediyat Skengman 3’

Cadell enters the war with Stormzy send ‘World War III’

“I’ve done more for you than your dad has”: Wiley hits back at Stormzy as beef escalates

“When I slap your face you best fight back”: Stormzy responds to Wiley with drill tune ‘Disappointed’

Wiley accuses Stormzy of not caring about grime on diss track ‘Eediyat Skengman’

The 50 Best Albums of 2019

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Tray Haggerty, Lijah, Cloutgod Duggie and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Tommy Genesis is executing her own, rebellious world vision

Manga Saint Hilare and Murkage Dave explore self-care on ‘We Need to Look After Us’

Plan B explains the first past the post voting system on new cut

Wiley promises new weekly podcast series

Premiere: LP2Loose makes a bold statement of intent on ‘Waterkid’

IAMDDB drops ‘Famous’, announces European tour

Theodor Black reveals two sides of his personality with ‘Slow Burns’ and ‘Anxiety’

Hak Baker recounts his run-ins with the police on ‘PC Plod’

Blondie Snitch, Caev, G.L.A.M. and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Nines makes highly-anticipated return in style with ‘Pride’

Jme releases ‘Grime MC’ album on CD and vinyl only

A.SAINT, Ashley Morgan, maxime. and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Ireland and South London collide on Offica x Fizzler’s drill heater ‘SkiddiBop’

Blue Story cinema ban labelled institutionally racist

Kano, Stormzy, Ghetts and more come out in support of Jeremy Corbyn

Sila Lua, Jäde, Harry Edohoukwa and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Snowy collides with Sleaford Mods’ Jason Williamson on ‘EFFED’

King Krule returns with ‘Hey World!’ short film

Premiere: Japan-born newcomer E L L E blends noise and rap on ‘HYDRA’

slowthai, Rico Nasty and ICECOLDBISHOP feature on Take A Day Trip’s ‘Lighthouse’

New Kojey Radical x Napapijri T-shirt is brought to life using augmented reality

Yizzy links with Dizzee Rascal for the high-octane ‘Back It’

Jme releases video of him playing ‘Grime MC’ tracks, announces in-store dates

The 10 Best New Acts Coming Out of Brighton, according to Para Fiction

The 10 Best Experimental Japanese Artists, according to Ultrademon

Doja Cat, Octavian and more announced for Spotify’s ‘Who We Be Live’ 2019

Grandma, Phabo, Pool Cosby and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

D Double E soundtracks the IKEA Christmas advert

slowthai and Mura Masa reunite with video for punk-infused ‘Deal Wiv It’

Frank Ocean teases Arca remix of Skepta collaboration ‘Little Demon’

Premiere: Hare Squead and Jay Prince advocate self-care on ‘Meeting With Myself’

Kanye West tops Christian charts for the first time with ‘Jesus Is King’

404, Master Peace, Azadi.mp3 and Kish! play our first NEXT HYPE night at Miranda

JFDR, Mia Carucci, Benin City, Piksel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Kish! unveils the cinematic, lo-fi video for ‘Sly Cooper’

ALASKALASKA reveal slick remix of ‘Happyface’ courtesy of Hot Chip’s Joe Goddard

Kllo, Denitia, Berel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Quelle Rox, Kwaku Asante, Crook and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Names In Underground Rap, according to Don Krez

GAIKA, Kai Whiston, Big Zuu and more play Roundhouse Rising festival

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Skengdo x AM return with first full-length mixtape ‘Back Like We Never Left’

Premiere: Production powerhouse God Colony return with the steely ‘Etiquette’

Lonelyspeck, Grasps, AJÁ ROSE and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Yizzy shares high-powered rap anthem ‘Hustle Hard’

Drake’s OVO Sound releases the Top Boy soundtrack

Bloodz Boi, Joey G ii, Sandy Hsu and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Wiley says Drake tried to sign Skepta “for peanuts” and more on Twitter

Inka Upendo, Limvge, T. Evann and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Tracks by Female Grime Artists, according to Cassie Rytz

The practicality of the Dutch made Lowlands festival 2019 another success

The Dummy Guide to Kano

The best Norwegian artists who played Øya festival 2019

Boxed has unveiled a free 24-track compilation, ‘Boxed MMXX’

Terror Danjah is critically ill in a coma

Haich Ber Na, Tiggz, Shahrae and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best LA Songs You’ve Never Heard, according to AUGUST 08

Doja Cat channels Fruit Ninja in the video for ‘Juicy’

Tohji, Rockstar Payso, Lonelyspeck and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Andy Kaufman Moments, according to Pen Gutt

The 10 Best Lord of the Mics Bars, according to Reece West

Here’s what happened at Jme’s ‘Grime MC’ event at Boxpark Croydon over the weekend

The 10 Best Under-18 MCs In The Game, according to Oso Wavey Jay

13XL throw caution to the wind in the visuals for ‘Love & Guap’

“I want to put out something timeless”: The unstoppable vision of Rich Brian

The 10 Best UK Collaborations, according to Steel Banglez

The 10 Best Grime Freestyles Of All Time, according to Oblig

Premiere: Benny Mails distills the fiery passion of his live shows into ‘Marathon’

Badgirl$ are the trio looking to reignite the British pop landscape

Kano announces sixth studio album ‘Hoodies All Summer’

Premiere: Icelandic rapper Countess Malaise drops post-apocalyptic visuals for ‘Veskið Mitt’

Yizzy addresses knife crime issues in his ‘3 Minutes To Live’ video

Unknown T charged with murder of a 20-year-old man

The 10 Best Songs To Empower Womxn, according to Ashnikko

Corella shares Cadenza collaboration ‘Hey Cutie’

Premiere: Blvckhaze’s ‘SWA’ is the dancehall banger you need for summer

Ramz “getting the support he needs” after posting suicide-related message on social media

Aaron Unknown and Yizzy hit an old boozer in the video for ‘Me, Myself and I’

Women ruled Wireless 2019, the year of US-UK link ups

The 10 Best Grime Beats of All Time, according to S-X

‘Idris Elba Presents: The YARDIE Mixtape’ blends the best of Jamaica and the UK with a star-studded track list

The 10 Best Vocal Pieces, according to Shards

iris, MC Tigz, Sha Bussin Not Ya Cousin and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Premiere: Atelier Blue explore love’s pitfalls on ‘Empty Lungs’

The best UK acts to catch at Wireless Festival 2019

K Trap removes his mask and drops new mixtape ‘No Magic’

Flohio returns with a bang on the mind-bending ‘Hell Bent’

A$AP Rocky raised the roof at the Chivas XV x L’Arc party in Paris

Ake, Blasé, Vanacana and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Premiere: Sir Hiss pushes the instrumental grime template further on ‘Saigon’

The Dummy guide to Skepta

Riko Dan, Killa P, Logan and Scrufizzer take over the news in the remix for Yizzy’s ‘Deh Suh’

Nafe Smallz aims to fill the void on buoyant new EP ‘Good Love’

Strawberries & Creem 2019 was a celebration of UK music past and present

Justend, Aiya, Las Aves and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

KEYAH/BLU shares an eerie video for new single ‘Choker’

Diane Abbott invites drill artists to the Houses of Parliament to discuss censorship

Kojey Radical dances through darkness in new video for ‘Can’t Go Back’

Krept & Konan urge police to stop targeting drill artists with new petition

Corella tops our NEXT HYPE playlist this week

Corella pulls up at a barber shop with TĀLĀ in the video for ‘Pull Up’

Yizzy fights off apocalyptic figures in the video for ‘Noticing Me Now’

Octavian flexes his musical prowess on new mixtape ‘Endorphins’

Watch this new documentary on Australian grime

Little Simz returns to her pirate radio roots in new ‘101 FM’ video

AMAZONDOTCOM, Daniel Adé, ZEM and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

GoldLink unveils star-studded new album ‘Diaspora’

Novelist promises “100% grime” release ‘Reload King’ this month

Slimzee wants to put Wiley’s unreleased beats on vinyl

Skengdo x AM team up with Russian blood artist to protest artistic censorship

Yizzy delivers the explosive ‘Welcome To Grime Street’ EP

The 10 Best Portuguese Rap Tracks, according to Holly

Fresh All Day: Ryan Hemsworth interviews Yurufuwa Gang

Yizzy plays the DMs stage at Field Day 2019

Yizzy hijacks the news in the video for ‘Deh Suh’

8Ruki, FAKETHIAS, SQ Diesel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Three 6 Mafia Tracks, according to Kamandi

Skepta’s ‘Wish You Were Here’ diss contains a backwards message praising Wiley

slowthai’s ‘Nothing Great About Britain’ does away with old visions of British patriotism

Yizzy enlists Scrufizzer for the electric ‘Deh Suh’

Premiere: 13XL let us into their secret basement shows on ‘Show You The Whole World And Show You How It Spins’

slowthai covered Lil Nas X’s ‘Old Town Road’ last night

GAIKA drops surprise ‘HEATERS 4 THE 2 SEATERS’ mixtape with Dean Blunt and Rome Fortune

J Hus, Wizkid and BBK are on Skepta’s forthcoming ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’

Listen to a new mix of UK drill essentials

Why I Do Dis: Nammy Wams on the return of Slackk’s Grime Tapes and the scene’s resistance to drill

Skepta goes back to his roots on the self-produced ‘Bullet From A Gun’

SEANTHOMMONEY, Lul Lion, Deaton Chris Anthony and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Denzel Curry’s ‘RICKY’ revolves around backyard brawls in southern Florida

Tyler, the Creator is dropping a new album, ‘IGOR’, next week

Snowbombing 2019 gathered the diversity of the UK’s rich music culture in a jaw-dropping setting

404, Mikey Fleece, myouçeej and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Watch Yizzy and Devilman in cartoon form in the video for ‘Freeze’

Premiere: Ashnikko plays with gentleman’s club tropes in her ‘Special’ video

Yizzy signs to DMY Recordings: Hear the Devilman-featuring ‘Freeze’

You can now recover and download lost MySpace tracks from a new website

Orrin, Jaymie Silk, Junes UB and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Gallery: Behind-the-scenes with Jammer on his ‘Ian Wright’ video

Wiley calls Drake a “bumbahole” after Drake labels him “goofy”

Yizzy calls on Australian grime MCs in the video for ‘Yeah (Remix)’

Donalee, Le Dom, Kida Kudz and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Five acts not to miss at Snowbombing 2019

Sheffield venue The Harley is set to close with immediate effect

Playing With Fire: The rapid rise and fall of N-Dubz

Caleon Fox, Lady Midnight, Mignon and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Missy Elliott Videos, according to Knucks

Premiere: Sam Binga drafts in Houston hip-hop legend Paul Wall for ‘All Cap’

Rosalía tops our NEXT HYPE playlist this week

French rap icons PNL share video for ‘Au DD’, announce ‘Deux Frères’ album

slowthai announces his debut album, ‘Nothing Great About Britain’

Premiere: Skinny Malone goes to prom in his ‘We Don’t Know Him’ video

slowthai and Denzel Curry reportedly have a collaboration on the way

Vinny Fanta, Rome Fortune, Shungu and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

‘Grime MC’: Jme’s latest project is a lesson in authenticity in the social media age

Lizzo tops our NEXT HYPE playlist this week

Black Midi’s terrifying noise and Tierra Whack’s lost shoes: SXSW 2019 highlights

Five things we learned at AJ Tracey’s genre-blending, moshpit-inducing Cambridge show

Doja Cat is ten steps ahead of your favourite rapper

Institutionalised racism and prejudice is “stifling” grime, say MPs

Slated to rated: How Ireland’s changing demographic has facilitated the explosion of Irish drill

The 10 Best Road Rap Tracks, according to Little Torment

Holly Herndon tops our NEXT HYPE playlist this week

The 10 Best British Artists Who Aren’t Playing Copy Cat, according to Kadiata

Brandy, Andrè 3000 and Smokey Robinson will feature on Anderson .Paak’s next album

Reset and ready: Jelani Blackman is returning to his early independence

DJ Plead, Jaeho Hwang, Tama Gucci and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Listen to an incredible mixtape of ’70s and ’80s edits of grime bars

Skengdo x AM top our NEXT HYPE playlist this week

YS Tekdinner loops in P From Lee for ’40/20′

M.I.C is a master of meaningful conversation

Track by Track: Jay Prince – ‘WONDER’

Klein Zage, Ghetto Vanessa, Morabeza Tobacco and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Children of the night: Dummy meets Wyldest

2 Chainz, Tarquin, Solange and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Premiere: Julian Mika blends good vibes with melancholy on ‘Pattern’

The 10 Best Grime Tracks of All Time, according to Devlin

Flohio’s ‘BANDAGE’ freestyle showcases her relentless live energy

“You made Jme stop”: Wiley shares ‘Don’t Bread Me’ Skepta diss

Big Nate, Atelier Blue, Jeannel and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best ’90s Hip-Hop Records, according to Jaguar Skills

Listen to a load of Arca, Kanye, Rabit edits by Japanese producer T5UMUT5UMU

Talk Talk’s Mark Hollis has died aged 64

A Timbaland-produced Young Thug track has leaked

Premiere: Dublin’s Kojaque stars in his own musical for ‘Flu Shot’

Mac Miller reportedly made an album with Madlib before his death

Wiki wonders whether there’s a ‘Cheat Code’ to life on his new track

Giggs shares ‘187’, the first track from his ‘Big Bad’ album

Premiere: Transatlantic collaboration Wilma Vritra drop the woozy ‘Targets & Digits’

Jme announces ‘Grime MC’ cinema screenings, teasing material from his next album

Tierra Whack sings about selfishness on ‘Only Child’

Ushamami, Modulaw, Mike Drones and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 10 Best Skate Videos, according to Shlohmo

Rico Nasty drops a camera roll’s worth of memes in the video for ‘Sandy’

YouTube deletes 70 more UK drill videos at the Met Police’s request

21 Savage describes solitary confinement and more in first interview since arrest

Quelle Rox, Chrisfrmkro, Ta-Ra and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Justine Skye accuses Sheck Wes of physical abuse and stalking

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The 100 Club is no longer giving out stage times for its gigs

Yizzy strikes out with fire-fuelled grime anthem ‘Yeah’

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WOO HAH! festival locks Pusha T, Lil Uzi Vert, Rich The Kid

New BBC survey ranks Camden as the best place to go out in the UK for under-26s

The 10 Best Artists Coming Out Of Manchester, according to DRS

London Jade, Inwards, Zed Kenzo and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Dummy is hosting a stage at Strawberries & Creem 2019 with WSTRN and Jimothy Lacoste

“I’m the smartphone version of a social smoker”: Dummy meets Connan Mockasin

Skepta fires shots at Wiley on new diss track, ‘Wish You Were Here’

21 Savage arrested: US immigration say he is a “UK national”

Murlo, Kojey Radical, Big Boi and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Premiere: 404’s ‘Fearful’ makes use of the British Transport Police’s surveillance slogan

Lil Berete and Loski link up in Iceland for ‘Go N Get It’

Skelecta taps up rising MC Emz for ‘Still In The Game’

Kojey Radical teams up with KZ again on coming-of-age anthem ’25’

Deb Never, Kam-Bu & Pullen, Maya Ricci and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Skengdo x AM speak out about being given suspended prison sentences for performing drill

Azealia Banks cut through the Twitter noise at her London headline shows

Behind Bars: After years of the UK banning music, attempts to censor drill break alarming new ground

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Kamakaze links up with Massappeals again for ‘Alone’

JMK$, Chrxstal Sarah, Pseudo and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

“Liberal or conservative we ALL suffer”: Cardi B continues feuding with Trump supporters on Twitter

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Chris Brown arrested in Paris on rape charges

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What we learned at Future’s album launch and documentary screening last night

Kehlani, Skinny Malone, Aitch and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

The 10 Best New Artists Coming Out Of Australia, according to Cub Sport

The 15 Most Exciting New Artists for 2019

Premiere: Check the lo-fi, smoked-out ‘SSV2’ from Lord Apex

Octavian wins BBC Sound Of poll 2019

Wiley is throwing a 40th birthday party, and we’re all invited

The 10 Best Andrè 3000 verses, according to Daniel Alexander

Premiere: Izzie Gibbs embraces his grime roots on ‘Lit’

Premiere: Congolese collective Bala Bala Boyz deliver the energetic ‘Baza Ba Skivre’

Lana Del Rey shares sparse new track ‘hope is a dangerous thing…’

Grimes uploads ‘Nightcore’ remix of ‘We Appreciate Power’

Pink Siifu, Zuukou mayzie, Nayana Iz added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

Premiere: ASAP Mob collaborator Solo Mario drops a wavy video for ‘Draco’

Mike Skinner, The Heatwave and more confirmed for Snowboxx 2019

Giggs announces ‘Big Bad’ album: Watch the monster movie-style trailer

slowthai channels the Trainspotting toilet scene in his new video for ‘Doorman’

Killavesi, D’Angelo, Bladee and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Taking Off: Church & AP

Bad Bunny dropped his surprise debut album on Christmas Eve

8 Artists To Watch in 2019

Off To Work: How Maxsta made his triumphant comeback

The 10 Best Labels of 2018

BBC Three has unveiled a new ‘Searching for Kanye West’ documentary

Angel-Ho, Laces, GKR and more added to Dummy’s BRAND NEW playlist

The 50 Best Tracks of 2018

Putin wants the Kremlin to “take charge” of Russian rap music

The 25 Best Albums of 2018

Croydon rapper Corella unleashes the brooding, Cadenza-produced ‘Talk’

J Hus sentenced to eight months in jail for carrying a knife

Corella, Lunice, Bad Bunny and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Novelist goes ‘Calm’ on his new icy, self-produced cut

Sampa The Great, Trim, Gucci Mane + more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Premiere: Tom Demac turns in a dramatic rework of PBR Streetgang’s ‘Transfunction’

London Living: Shy One & Kwam talk ‘Spoons’

From Basel to Berlin: Dummy meets Naim

Yxng Bane and Ms Banks play Boiler Room x Lynx Music’s ‘One Night Only’

Friendly Fires’ club rave at Oval Space was a masterclass in the live experience

Meek Mill’s ‘Championships’ album is out today with Drake, Cardi B, Future

Black Josh, Murlo, Ian Isiah and more added to Dummy’s NEXT HYPE playlist

Stormzy and Pharrell feature on a new EP aiming to help end extreme poverty

Daisy Maybe enlists Skepta for dark-edged cut ‘The Answer’

Tommy Cash starts a cult in his new video for ‘X-Ray’

Premiere: Glasgow grime producer Polonis unleashes the sample-heavy ‘Scars’

Premiere: Strict Face channels seductive R&B on ‘Cherryhugs’

Compton is in the house: Channel Tres makes house music born from his West Coast roots

Festival report: Pitchfork Paris, 2018

Stormzy is the first British rapper to headline Glastonbury

Livin’ Proof celebrate their 11th birthday: listen to their exclusive mix


No longer mad as hell: Dummy meets Father

“The Forum’s Best MC Don’t Make No P”: How Grimeforum kept grime alive during its darker days

Premiere: Rømans’ ‘People’ tackles violence and bigotry

Premiere: Rømans’ ‘People’ tackles violence and bigotry

The 10 Most High-Energy Grime Tracks, according to Yizzy

Taking Off: YS Tekdinner

Not Dun Talking: Dummy meets Kojo Funds

Charli XCX jumps on Tommy Genesis’s ‘100 Bad’

WOO HAH! 2018: The Dutch festival serving as the ultimate hip-hop getaway

Festival report: Lovebox, London, 2018

Novelist’s debut album has arrived

Stormzy took home two Brit Awards last night and broke the internet

10 of the best UK drill tracks, according to 67

The 10 best Tupac Shakur tracks, according to Jamz Supernova

Next: Young Yizzy

President T: “Grime’s more about the music than tryna be some roadman gangster.”

The 10 best French rap tracks, according to Para One

Dummy Mix 324 // Jammer

Skepta announces ‘Konnichiwa’ release date

Mumdance introduces Novelist

Hear three new (old) tracks from Terror Danjah

Erasing the straight lines of hip-hop

“Turn it into positivity”: Angel Haze interviewed

Mykki Blanco interview: “I’m basically just doing glam rock.”

“Fuck hype”: Dummy meets A$AP Rocky

The 10 Best Dr. Dre Productions Since ‘The Chronic: 2001’

The 15 Most Significant Pitchfork Reviews

The 15 most significant Pitchfork reviews

A Love Letter to collective listening

Terror Danjah: “We’ll smoke them out later.”

The xx: “It started as a joke”

Tempa T: “They never seen anything like that on the island.”