‘I have plenty of rhythm when I rap, but not so much when I have sex’: Professor Green’s honest playlist

The rapper is an ‘indie grunge boy’ at heart who belts out Nirvana at karaoke. But why does he blame his nan for his early taste in music?

The Warriors review – Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis come out to play with firecracker musical

This concept album based on Walter Hill’s 1979 film features megastar rappers, Hamilton alumni and styles from metalcore to salsa – it is pulled off with breathtaking brio

Ice-T: ‘Anybody that thinks controversy is a way to make money, it’s not. You need lawyers!’

With a new Body Count album out next month, the hip-hop superstar turned actor answers your questions on Law & Order, the Cop Killer furore and working with ‘wild man’ Abel Ferrara

Streaming: Kneecap and the best hip-hop movies

The Belfast rappers’ riotous semi-biopic adds an Irish-language twist to a sub-genre that ranges from 8 Mile and Straight Outta Compton to Patti Cake$

Lauryn Hill and Fugees review – embattled reunion tour turns out to be utterly thrilling

Beef with Pras means he’s not present at the co-headlining blowout, but the remaining duo are enjoyably ragged – and solo, Hill has an almost mythic power

Underground rapper Lemfreck wins 2024 Welsh music prize

Newport-raised rapper wins £10,000 as judges herald ‘vision and ambition’ of three-part album Blood, Sweat & Fears

‘No money can make me come back’: rapper Nines on grief, ghostwriting and why he’s retiring at 34

Despite legal troubles and personal tragedy, the north-west London rapper has topped the album charts and has a huge date at the O2 lined up for the autumn. So why is he giving it all up?

Dual lingo: why UK rappers like Central Cee and Dave are embracing the EU

British MCs are increasingly making bilingual tracks with their European peers – and, they explain, it’s not just to attract new audiences

Woman accuses Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs of assault and recording it 20 years ago

Thalia Graves said the musician and his bodyguard distributed video of the alleged attack, including selling it

‘I shouldn’t have listened to those around me’: Janet Jackson on Michael, motherhood and how she’s taking back control

After five decades in the public eye, three marriages and the ‘wardrobe malfunction’ that torpedoed her career, the pop megastar is back. She opens up about family, fame and her fears of mayhem after the US election

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs charges are ‘a win for women’ says ex-Danity Kane member

Aubrey O’Day, formerly of the Combs-produced girl group, had also accused hip-hop mogul of trying to buy her silence

Post your questions for Ice-T

As his heavy metal band Body Count return, the vocalist and actor will answer questions about his varied career

MTV VMAs 2024: Taylor Swift becomes most decorated solo artist of all time

Swift won video of the year and Katy Perry received a lifetime achievement award in a ceremony where almost all its prizes went to female artists

Danity Kane singer Dawn Richard sues Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs for sexual assault

Former Making the Band singer also alleges she witnessed the music mogul punch, strangle and drag his ex Cassie

Sadler’s Wells East unveils debut programme for east London opening

Inaugural season to include adaptation of James Baldwin novel and an immersive rave