Raine Beckford talks to underground rapper Franko Faize

Felix Sanders reviews Dave at the Academy and predicts big things for the artist in the future

Too much style and sadly not enough substance

The 19-year old tells us “the story of a boy who chased the sunset until it chased him” on his debut album

There’s something intrinsically hip-hop about a rapper wearing a bright orange sweatshirt, cargo pants and military boots, holding a glass of white wine whilst rapping a nursery rhyme

Tara Bharadia revisits Kanye’s hay-day

High praise for The Moods’ new album, from Music Editor Hannah Brierley

Kendrick Lamar raises the bar and lays down the gauntlet, writes Ben Lomax

Ben Lomax takes a preliminary dip into the mindset and ideas of Kendrick Lamar’s latest project, which may hold the key to as yet unknown depths

Rapper, spoken word artist and political activist George the Poet displays his skill with words in a charming performance

Rapper, Watsky, talks to Katie Shepherd about tackling fear in order to reach joy, ahead of a triumphant performance off the back of his latest album

19 years since Biggie Smalls’ death, can we interpret one of rap’s classics as an unlikely take on feminism?

Kanye West’s much-anticipated and flawed seventh album The Life of Pablo will delight and piss off in equal measure. But it wouldn’t be a Kanye West album if it didn’t piss off somebody

Rob Paterson reassesses Yeezy’s magnum opus as more than just a great hip-hop album: it’s a hedonistic, prog-rock dream

19 year-old Essex boy Jordan Cardy (Rat Boy) kept his show snappy, and gave out some snapbacks to his fans

Matt Gibney takes a trip down memory lane.