34 hours ago

Gorillaz: The Mountain review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕

found 2026 › Feb › 26 (Thu) @ 12:09 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

(Kong)
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band mark 25 years with an album inspired by India and shaped by loss, featuring collaborators living and dead

It is 25 years since Gorillaz released the…

4 months ago

Grime rapper Skepta appears in court charged with drug-driving and speeding ⊖

found 2025 › Oct › 03 (Fri) @ 21:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Joseph Adenuga, 43, known as Skepta, was found driving in his Mercedes-Maybach with tetrahydrocannabinol, a substance found in the cannabis plant, in his system last year.

6 months ago

Blood Orange: Essex Honey review | Alexis Petridis’s album of the week ○

found 2025 › Aug › 28 (Thu) @ 11:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

(RCA)
Gorgeous melodies ground Dev Hynes’s questing fifth album, via dancefloor rhythms, indie pop and languorous funk – and cameos from Lorde and Zadie Smith

Dev Hynes’s fifth studio album as Blood Or…

‘Optimism is very important, especially now’: why Sammy Virji’s joyful dance tracks are conquering the world ○

found 2025 › Aug › 24 (Sun) @ 12:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

His masterful mix of all that is good from the UK bass scene has led to Coachella success and collabs with Giggs and Skepta – the future looks bright for this bashful star

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‘The Black experience is more than just London’: Chiedu Oraka, the Hull rapper handpicked to support Coldplay ○

found 2025 › Aug › 15 (Fri) @ 09:45 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

When Chris Martin called, the MC saw an opportunity to rep his city, pursue his goal of being rap’s next ‘king of the north’ – and expand perceptions of Black British identity

‘When I say ‘Hull’, you …

‘I didn’t realise pigs were like, massive’: the London rapper who fell in love with farming ○

found 2025 › Aug › 10 (Sun) @ 07:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Lewisham MC Fekky went from collaborating with Skepta to buying his own farm – without ever having set foot on one. Hood 2 Farm sees him trying to learn the skills, and turning his wild, slapstick jo…

7 months ago

Skepta’s surprise Glastonbury set review – British rap’s MVP has matchless mic technique ○

found 2025 › Jun › 29 (Sun) @ 05:25 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Other stage
Filling in last minute after Deftones pulled out, the Londoner shows he’s still top of his game with a kinetic performance that jumps from garage to grime to Fred Again bangers

The Glaston…

8 months ago

Skepta admits he 'hates being famous' and 'dreams of going back to his normal life' as he teases his next album will be 'best he's ever made' ○

found 2025 › Jun › 05 (Thu) @ 02:45 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail

Since bursting on the scene with his debut album in 2007, the grime star, 42, has gone on to win the Mercury Prize and conquered the worlds of music, fashion, modelling and film.

11 months ago

We love: fashion fixes for the week ahead – in pictures ○

found 2025 › Mar › 09 (Sun) @ 08:57 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

Beyoncé brings back double denim, Skepta goes hiking and the return of the 80s power suit

13 months ago

Central Cee: Can’t Rush Greatness review – conflict and contradiction underpin justly confident rap debut ○

found 2025 › Jan › 24 (Fri) @ 11:47 UTC

a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International

(Columbia)
The debut album from the British star finds him rapping rings around even high-profile guest stars as he asserts his place at hip-hop’s high table

The business of reviewing the debut album b…