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Central Cee paid homage to the grime legend Skepta by getting a tattoo of the Boy Better Know logo on a livestream.Last Friday (January 24), the rapper went on PlaqueBoyMax’s live stream for an ‘In The Booth’ studio session and made the dreamy drill song ’24 Hours’ together. The duo also listened to Cee’s new debut album ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ – which features the Tottenham rapper on the energetic and hard-hitting ‘Ten’.While listening to the record, a tattoo artist showed up and Cench chose to get an outline of the iconic block-lettered logo of Boy Better Know – the pioneering grime collective founded by Skepta and his brother JME back in 2005.“I wanted to get something for, like, Skepta, like a Boy Better Know tatt’ or something,” Cench revealed.

Central Cee has released a hard-hitting new single, ‘GBP’, featuring 21 Savage – check it out below.Last night (January 16), Central Cee dropped the track soon after first teasing it earlier in the day. The song is due to feature on Cench’s highly anticipated debut album, ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’, which is set for release on January 24 via Columbia Records and available for pre-order and pre-saving on digital streaming platforms.On the track, Central Cee and 21 Savage trade sharp and witty verses that spotlight their respective styles and the differences between UK drill and US trap rap flows – though 21 was born in London but raised in Atlanta.Cee raps about never straying from the streets while 21 echoes that he’s always ready to throw down if things get messy.

BBC and The Sun, he frequently uses themes of violence in his music and some uncensored lyrics of his seem to allude to the killing of Mizen.“Stuck it on a man and watched him melt like Ben and Jerry’s/ Sharpen up my blade I’ve got to keep those necessary/ Stay alert and kept it ready, any corner could be deadly/ Judge took a look at me, before the trial even started he already knows he’s gonna throw the book at me,” read lyrics to one of his tracks.Another sees him rap: “See a man’s soul fly from his eyes and his breath gone/ I wanted more, it made it less wrong/ Seeing blood spilled same floor he was left on.”Speaking to the BBC, a representative for HM Prison and Probation Service said: “We are aware of this content and are investigating it as a priority. We take any material that could glorify violence or distress victims extremely seriously.”The victim’s mother, Margaret Mizen, also spoke to the outlet about the existence of the songs.

due to take place in Newcastle for the first time. It’ll be held at the city’s Utilita Arena on Tuesday February 18.Leading the way are Jorja Smith, Sampha, Bashy, Ghetts, Cleo Sol, Central Cee and Odeal with three nominations apiece.Elsewhere, RAYE is up for Best Female Act and Video Of The Year (‘Genesis’).

Central Cee has announced his highly anticipated debut album, ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ – find out more below.The rapper – best known for songs like ‘Sprinter’ with Dave, ‘Doja’, ‘BAND4BAND’ and more – has confirmed the impending release of his long-awaited full-length debut. The record, titled ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ is due for release on January 24, 2025 via Columbia Records and is now available for pre-order and pre-saving on digital streaming platforms.So far, two physical versions of ‘Can’t Rush Greatness’ have been announced: CD and cassette.

A post shared by #JUSTICEFORCHRISKABA (@justiceforchriskaba)Now, a jury has unanimously acquitted Blake of the murder of Kaba after deliberating for around three hours on Monday (October 21). Speaking after the trial (as per Mixmag), Kaba’s family said: “The not guilty verdict leaves us with the deep pain of injustice adding to the unbearable sorrow we have felt since Chris was killed. The acquittal of Martyn Blake isn’t just a failure for our family, but for all those affected by police violence.”Kayza Rose, a member of the Justice for Chris Kaba campaign group also weighed in and said: “This outcome reinforces the harsh reality that police can kill without consequence.”“The fight for accountability, for justice, and for racial equality has spanned decades,” she continued.

Pa Salieu has shared his new hopeful single ‘Belly’ marking his first new music since his release from prison.The BRIT-nominated rapper was found guilty of possessing a bottle as an offensive weapon and a second count of violent disorder after a fight broke out following the stabbing of his friend Fidel Glasgow, grandson of The Specials’ Neville Staple, in 2018. Salieu was released earlier this week (September 3) after serving roughly 21 months in prison.The same day he was released, the rapper shared a clip teasing his new track on Instagram which saw him rapping the first few lines of the song from the front window of a car.

AJ Tracey has teased that his forthcoming dancehall-inspired album will be “funky” and include “big features”.The West London rapper appeared as a special guest on Capital XTRA Breakfast with Robert Bruce and Shayna Marie last week (July 5). While on the morning talk show, Tracey confirmed that his third studio album will be released later this year.“One hundred per cent.

Lil Durk‘s son shooting his stepfather during a domestic altercation with his mother.Reports recently emerged about a July 1 incident in which the boy allegedly grabbed the weapon from his stepdad, Joshua Pippens, and then fired the gun at him.Pippens took to Instagram last week, where he shared a video of the fight he had with the child’s mother that led to the alleged shooting.A post shared by Joshua Pippens (@reezy_dgaf)“As y’all can see I was not the aggressor,” he wrote in the caption alongside the video, “and y’all also can see how I still had my gun on my hip.”He added: “He grabbed my gun off my hip following his mom’s lead and tried to shoot me and then actually shot me. I advise y’all see it before they take it down #buildawareness.”In a later post, Pippens shared a photo of an official document revealing that the 10-year-old was questioned by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Office “as part of the assessment investigation”.According to the document, the child told the authorities that he saw his mother (Ms Travanna Collier) and Pippens arguing outside of the man’s mother’s home.

Headie One has performed at Glastonbury 2024 to support the release of his second album, ‘The Last One’ – which he described as “a masterpiece”.The June 28 appearance was his second at Worthy Farm, following his blockbuster debut in 2019 when he had his own set on the Wow stage. He also joined Dave during his now-viral performance to perform their gold-certified collaboration, ’18Hunna’.Headie One – real name Irving Ampofo Adjei – kicked off his set with the seminal UK drill track while on stage today (June 28).

Skrillex, AJ Tracey, Stormzy, Aitch and more are set to feature on Headie One‘s upcoming album ‘The Last One’.The rapper took to his official Instagram page to share the tracklist of ‘The Last One’, his second studio album which is set for release this Friday (June 28) – you can pre-order / pre-save the LP here. Along with Skrillex, AJ Tracey, Stormzy, Aitch, other musicians who are featured on the album include Potter Payper, Tay Keith, Fridayy, BEAM, Äyanna, D-Block Europe, BNXN, Odumodublvck,Tay Iwar and Sampha.A post shared by One (@headieone)1 – ‘I Could Rap’2 – ‘Love Of My Life’3 – ‘Martin’s Sofa’4 – ‘I Still Know Better’5 – ‘Form 696’6 – ‘Lonely’ ft Potter Payper7 – ‘Recall/Why You Look So Tired’8 – ‘Cry No More’ ft Stormzy & Tay Keith9 – ‘Karma’10 – ‘Soul To Keep ft Fridayy’11 – ‘Happy Music’12 – ‘Make A W’ ft Skrillex, AJ Tracey & BEAM 13 – ‘Rapunzel’ ft Äyanna14 – ‘Braided’ ft D-Block Europe15 – ‘Tipsy’ ft Aitch 16 – ‘Bounce’ ft Bnxn17 – ‘Purposeful’ ft ODUMODOBLVCK18 – ‘Guns & Money’ ft Tay Iwar19 – ‘Memories’ ft Sampha 20 – ‘I’m Thankful’Speaking to NME about ‘The Last Ones’, Headie One shared: “It’s the last one but it’s not the last one you know? This album is about the place we come from, the negative things that happened and that are still in effect today so I’m giving a lot of home truths in this one.”He continued: “When I was making this album, I realised I was at the point I wanted to be when I dreamed about making music to actually doing it.

ArrDee has fired shots at numerous figures in the UK rap scene on his new solo single ‘If The Shoe Fits’ – listen belowLast week, the Brighton rapper drew inspiration from the ongoing rap battle between Drake and Kendrick Lamar and dropped his own diss track. The song samples ‘Like That’ – the Metro Boomin-produced song in which the latter ignited his feud against the OVO rapper.

Ice Spice has leant a verse to the upcoming remix of Cash Cobain‘s viral song ‘Fisherrr’, after a clip of her vocals leaked online.Back in February, New York rapper-producer Cobain released the sultry drill track ‘Fisherrr’ featuring Bay Swag. The song later became viral on TikTok and spawned a new dance craze called the “Reemski”.This week, rap authority DJ Akademiks took to X/Twitter to say he had received what was later confirmed as Ice Spice’s verse for the highly-anticipated remix to ‘Fisherrr’.

Diddy to sign him to Bad Boy Records.In 2015, the Ohio rapper blew up on YouTube for his boisterous breakthrough track ‘Drill Time’. At the time, he was viewed as the genre’s next big star and was co-signed by drill legends Chief Keef and Lil Durk, leading to labels engaged in a bidding war to sign Slim.

Ice Spice has revealed that she has been playing her forthcoming album at “full volume” in her car to make sure it passes the “car test”.The ‘In Ha Mood’ singer recently appeared as one of the latest guests on First We Feast’s Hot Ones hosted by Sean Evans. During the interview which sees guests make their way through 10 spicy wings while being asked questions.In the episode, Ice Spice was asked if her songs have to pass a “car test” to which she replied yes, confirming that she as been blasting her new tracks while driving in her car.“Yes, I’ve been playing the album fully through in the car, volume all the way up,” she told Evans.

Sexyy Red has aired her frustration on social media after allegedly being denied entry to a school after staff claimed she “smelled like weed” during a visit.Earlier this week (April 3), the ‘SkeeYee’ rapper told her Instagram followers that she was upset with the treatment she faced while trying to enter a school after being invitedShe said via her Instagram story: “So this school got me [to come here]. I came over and got cute to talk to the kids, give them the word of the day, and they pull[ed] me over and told me I smell[ed] like weed.“They tried to pull me off of this school [so,] guess what? I’m coming back around this bitch,” she announced before returning to the school to meet fans in the parking lot.

NME about his new mixtape ‘Where Should I Start?’, having a song on the Top Boy soundtrack, and how his drill-inspired music is “motivational”.Tomorrow (March 29), the Hackney-born rapper will drop his long-awaited second full-length record – boasting features from Potter Payper, Alchubbino and longtime friend V9. ‘Where Should I Start?’ will serve as the follow-up to Jimmy’s 2022 debut mixtape ‘Risk It All’.Speaking to NME, the east Londoner said he had been “continuously making music” after releasing ‘Risk It All’.

Headie One has dropped his latest single ‘Socials’ – check it out below.The London drill rapper’s new track is produced by Ambezza, Julia Lewis and Scotty White and sees him reflect on his roots and rise.The single arrives with a cameo-filled music video directed by Oliver Jennings, shot in locations across London with features from Tiffany Calver, DJ Semtex, Clavish, Big Zuu, Nemzzz, Mimi The Music Blogger and reality stars Samira Mighty and Chloe Burrows.Check out ‘Socials’ below.Headie – real name Irving Adjei – gave fans an exclusive listen to ‘Socials’ during a live gaming stream at Virgin Media Gamepad last week (February 28), joined by friends AJ Tracey, Tyrone and more.The artist was nominated for Best Group at the BRIT Awards 2024 this weekend with K-Trap, for their joint mixtape ‘Strength to Strength’, which ultimately went to Jungle.Before their 2023 release, Headie dropped his collaborative mixtape ‘No Borders’ in 2022, featuring a host of artists from Europe. NME also reviewed his mixtape ‘Too Loyal For My Own Good’ in 2021, writing “The 26-year-old doesn’t have to always rely on his drilling ways, as he proves with a collection that showcases his singing voice and floorfilling sensibilities.”The four-star review added: “Featuring no help from his UK rapping mates, ‘Too Loyal For My Own Good’ should live on as a highlight of Headie’s discography.

Art Not Evidence campaign have called for legislation restricting the use of rap lyrics as evidence in criminal trials.The campaign, which started last year, aims to restrict the use of rap lyrics in trial. Defendants are often unfairly prosecuted from lyrics typically understood to be exaggeration or fiction, or even appearing in rap videos.

OneFour.Police said the two men, named in reports as Brandon Maseuli and Yousef Rima, had conspired to murder “four high-profile men from Sydney’s northwest on behalf of another network”, according to the BBC.The targets were identified as OneFour members Jerome ‘J Emz’ Misa, Pio ‘YP’ Misa, Spencer ‘Spenny’ Magalogo and Dahcell ‘Celly’ Ramos. It is not known why fifth member, Salec ‘Lekks’ Su’a, was not targeted.Maseuli and Rima were arrested in Sydney today (January 11), with charges including conspiracy to murder, kidnapping, directing a criminal group, and various drug and robbery-related offences.According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the plot is thought to have stemmed from a conflict between the rappers and the group that were alleged to have hired the criminal syndicate’s Sydney cell.Two others are being pursued to potentially face charges, while a fifth – who is already wanted in relation to the shooting of three people in connection to Sydney’s cocaine war – is also wanted over alleged links.The alleged plot was foiled as part of a bigger investigation.

Lil Tjay and Fivio Foreign have flipped Wham!‘s iconic 1986 song ‘Last Christmas’ into a rambunctious drill song.Tjay and Foreign have been friends for some time. The latter even credited the former for getting his deal at Columbia Records in a 2020 interview with esteemed radio personality Angie Martinez.