The very recent success of Can’t Rush Greatness inevitably makes Stormzy’s award feel dated. His shout out to Central Cee as ...
A convicted killer has released a rap EP and made a ‘censored’ gesture from behind bars after his music was flagged to the ...
Down on UK drill The practice of using a defendant’s art as evidence against them in a courtroom is also employed in the UK. Rap lyrics and music videos have been used “almost exclusively as ...
[Prosecutors] are conflating art with character in a way that would be unthinkable with other art forms. With its often-explicit depictions of violence and crime, Dr Owusu-Bempah notes that the rap ...
A convicted murderer was able to record a rap song from behind bars that may have earned him money – even bragging about it in the lyrics. Kammar Henry-Richards, 26, had success as a drill ...
But since his return to jail, Fahri has somehow remained active on social media where he has posted at least six times on social media platforms, such as TikTok, as the wannabe drill artist ...
The material selected by the state typically has violent themes, often from the popular ‘drill’ rap music genre ... to end the wide-ranging criminalisation of Black expressive culture.” “Rap music is ...
has become a dominant force in the UK rap scene. His clever wordplay, smooth delivery, and ability to bridge UK drill with global appeal have earned him a loyal fanbase. The release of CAN’T ...