Who are the producers shaping the sounds of UK rap and grime right now? 2019 seems as good a time as any to be considering...
Grime
In the UK grime scene, the spotlight has usually shone on MCs. Instrumentals have long remained a niche point of interest, a topic for more...
Cardiff, Nottingham, Leeds, and Liverpool have been added
British rapper Kano has added more dates to his 'Hoodies All Summer' tour.
The London-born MC, born Kane Robinson, has added dates in Cardiff, Nottingham...
As part of our August cover story, on 15 years of Hyperdub, we shine a spotlight on five young artists who are taking the label...
PROC FISKAL
Proc Fiskal is a 22-year-old Scottish grime producer who rejects nostalgia as a concept, yet walks slap-bang into it. Last summer’s winsome debut...
Battling cultural stereotypes and lazy genre misnomers, a core set of Mexican artists, based around the NAAFI label and party series, are reshaping the hybrid...
Across the UK, there's a bubbling scene of young producers and DJs, re-shaping garage for a new generation of ravers. DJ Mag speaks to some...
The reign of Flohio continues
It’s been a big year for Flohio.
In June, the The South London MC shared her first track of 2019 with ‘Hell Bent’...
Big Zuu and Colossal Squid are also confirmed for the London showcase...
Gaika will headline Roundhouse Rising Festival 2019 with a ten-piece ensemble.
South London's rising star of dancehall-experimental beats, who dropped a startlingly fresh mixtape in...
Meet the MC is DJ Mag's new monthly interview series, getting to know emerging MCs on the electronic music scene. This month, DJ Mag’s Amy...
Despite being largely ignored by the west, Moscow has had a rich bass scene for over a decade. After reaching an impasse in 2015 as...
Move over Mozart, Stormzy is where exams should be...
Calls have been made for electronic music to replace classical in UK school lessons.
National charity Youth Music believes offering grime, hip hop and electronic...
The findings come as a report is published into the UK's live music scene...
The UK's Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee has published a report that says grime musicians are facing increased challenges to share their music...
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Three Tunes: 'Ascend, 'Wrong One Feat. Prynce Mini', 'Harca'
‘Icy cold’, ‘glacial’, ‘crystalline’; these are the sorts of descriptors used for Last Japan’s sound, which takes its cues from the grit of grime, jungle...
“It’s so important for black students, especially, to be aware that it can 100% be an option to attend a university of this calibre”
Stormzy has announced that he will provide funding for two black British students to attend University of Cambridge.
Making the announcement this week – on...
"Watching 'Money Heist' doesn’t make me want to rob a bank"...
UK drill crew 67 have criticised police and media for “scapegoating" their genre, according to an open letter sent to The Fader by group member...
You're never too big for the book...
Stormzy has launched a publishing imprint alongside Penguin Random House called #Merky Books.
Revealing the move via Instagram the grime star, who headlined last weekend’s...
“Theresa May, where’s the money for Grenfell?”
Stormzy delivered a ferocious and politically charged freestyle at the Brit Awards in London's O2 Arena last night (21st February), targeting Prime Minister Theresa May...
The drum & bass and grime MC was battling skin cancer...
Stormin, the drum & bass and grime MC, has passed away through illness.
An original member of pioneering grime outfit N.A.S.T.Y Crew alongside Kano, D...
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With a CV of production spanning legends and newcomers alike from the UK and the US, Nat Powers is deservedly viewed within the top tier...
After a humungous 2017, grime star AJ Tracey has deservedly taken away the Best MC gong this time around...
OTHER NOMINEES
Blackeye MC Jam Baxter Little Simz Sense MCThose who’ve followed the career trajectories of the likes of Stormzy and other breakout rap...
Out on Metalheadz this December...
Goldie and Skepta have brought their collective prowess together for ‘Upstart (Road Trip)’. The single is part of a four-track vinyl-only release that will be...