Niall Smith

Mount Westmore – ‘Snoop, Cube, 40, $hort’ review: rap supergroup overstuffed with ideas and personalities

The hip-hop veterans unite for a muddled, but sometimes brilliant, cruise down Sunset Boulevard

Nas – ‘King’s Disease III’ review: hip-hop great delivers compelling conclusion to his album trilogy

The final instalment of the ‘King’s Disease’ series houses punchy Hit-Boy beats that are purpose-built for the New York wordsmith’s dynamic rhymes

Lil Baby – ‘It’s Only Me’ review: a few notches shy of greatness

The sprawling 23-track collection – starring Young Thug and more – shows flashes of the Atlantan star’s finest, and most tedious, traits

ArrDee – ‘Pier Pressure’ review: a concise collection of drill-soaked party anthems

The 19-year-old’s debut mixtape is equal parts a love letter to his Brighton home town and an unflinching tale of self-discovery