Hip-hop

The most outdated tech in music, from Britney’s emails to Pulp’s ‘Ansaphone’

These once-cutting-edge lyrics have aged about as well as an MSN status

Benny The Butcher – ‘The Plugs I Met 2’ review: gifted rapper’s skippable sequel

It a case of: great flow, shame about the songcraft

Friends Like These: Denzel Curry x Robert Glasper

The two artists interview each other

Drake – ‘Scary Hours 2’ EP review: title defender sounds ready to challenge himself again

Three-track release shows that Drizzy's heading in the right direction after a bumpy few years

Eight reasons New York rap needs Bobby Shmurda back

The rapper was released from prison last week. Quavo met him with a private jet, but the Migo isn't the only one who's been missing him

10 hip-hop anthems from 2001 that still sound huge

Forget the dresses over jeans. From Ja Rule to Missy Elliot, this was an amazing time for music

Cardi B reasserts her “emotional gangster” with new song ‘Up’, a power anthem for 2021

The rapper swaps the raw sexuality of 'WAP' for straight-up braggadocio

Nyck Caution — ‘Anywhere But Here’ review: the tenured rapper teaches you why he’s a pro in his era on sparkly debut

In a world where lyricism is now scare in rap music, Pro Era's Nyck Caution helps keep hip hop alive with this collection

Why ‘Vaudeville Villain’, released as supervillain Viktor Vaughn, is MF DOOM’s undersung masterpiece

The 2003 record is often overshadowed by the late rapper's acclaimed 'Madvillainy’ and ‘MM..FOOD’

Slowthai and A$AP Rocky’s new song ‘MAZZA’ is an ode to getting back to the old you

The low-key yet perfectly formed track sees the rappers – at the top of their game in their respective countries – powerfully explore selfhood
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