Kieran Yates is a freelance music and politics writer, the author of Generation Vexed, and host of Coded Language at this year’s Red Bull Music Festival London. The opening scenes of The Essence show ...

The opening scenes of The Essence show a familial scene – a group of friends play cards on the floor to a soundtrack of Giggs' music, one guy holding a beatific, chubby baby with a pacifier in its ...

Appeals against convictions where rap and drill music was part of the prosecution’s case have tripled in recent years The number of appeals against convictions involving music lyrics has more than ...

Art Not Evidence group wants change in law that currently allows lyrics by defendants to be presented as evidence of gang affiliation Campaigners are urging ministers to change the law so that music ...

From block parties to Billboard charts, hip hop has never been one thing. This guide breaks down the major styles from old school pioneers and G-Funk grooves to modern-day drill, trap, and grime. Hip ...