hip hop

From misogynoir to pitting women against one another, why is rap still reluctant to embrace its female stars?

Legion, the Mothership Connection rapper whose birth certificate says Charles Palmer, has been a feature of the dystopian underbelly of…

Wearing an armful of sci-fi literature and crate-dug obscure jazz on his sleeve, Joe Mills, aka Aver, first gained creative renown from his…

Always one to tackle a question head on, Akala took time out to discuss his new album, grime’s resurgence and politics in hip hop.