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Rapper Strandz stars in Music Box performance of ‘No Peace, No Time’

South-London rapper Strandz is on the rise thanks to his future-facing vision, with co-signs from elder statesmen including Stormzy and Digga D.

The Independent UK

UK drill rapper Digga D jailed for supplying cannabis

Rhys Herbert, known as the rapper Digga D, denied supplying up to 60kg of cannabis during a trial of facts in December.

The Independent UK

London drill rapper Digga D jailed for supplying cannabis

Rhys Herbert, known as the rapper Digga D, denied supplying up to 60kg of cannabis during a trial of facts in December.

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Young Black people are disproportionately likely to be strip-searched – one of many ways the justice system treats them as a threat

A new report from the Children’s Commissioner for England has found that 457 strip searches of children by police took place between July 2022 and June 2023. The report shows that Black children were four times more likely, when compared to national population figures, to be strip-searched.

The Conversation

‘It risks miscarriages of justice’: MPs oppose rap lyrics being used as evidence in UK trials

MPs Nadia Whittome and Kim Johnson, plus figures including Shami Chakrabarti and Annie Mac, support Art Not Evidence campaign against contentious use of lyrics

The Guardian - UK

‘I want to tell people that prison life is super dead’: Digga D on rap stardom amid police restrictions

A criminal behaviour order allows the Met police to vet the lyrics of this chart-topping star. It’s unfair and manipulative, he says – but he’s also understanding the scale of his influence

The Guardian - UK

How to watch Friday at Glastonbury 2023: live stream the first day of the festival from anywhere

As the festival kicks off with Arctic Monkeys, Wizkid and Kelis, follow our guide on how to watch a Glastonbury Friday 2023 live stream online from anywhere.

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Glastonbury festival announces full lineup, adding Queens of the Stone Age, Skepta and more

Caroline Polachek, Digga D and the Chemical Brothers are among the new names – plus a mysterious secret act, the ChurnUps

The Guardian - UK

‘They’re doing this by stealth’: how the Met police continues to target Black music

Exclusive: London’s force denies conflating rap with criminality, but venues accuse them of ongoing racial profiling and censorship

The Guardian - UK

Bristol man cleans shoes for celebrities and finds it 'oddly satisfying'

He now runs a successful business cleaning shoes for A-listers

Bristol Post

What kind of society sends young men to jail and ruins lives because of the lyrics in a song?

As an expert witness, I have seen case after case in which rap music words become key to a conviction – and it’s wrong, says writer and youth worker Ciaran Thapar

The Guardian - UK

Angry parents slam ticket touts after fake tickets sparked mass rammy outside Digga D Glasgow gig

Police were called to the O2 Academy on Eglinton Street as fights broke out during rapper Digga D's concert on Monday night.

Daily Record

From Don’t Worry Darling to Peaky Blinders: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Enthralled by Harry Styles? Thrilled by dancing flat-capped gangsters? Our critics have you covered for the next seven days

The Guardian - UK

From Clairo to Sugababes, and a bunch of Yeah Yeah Yeahs: autumn 2022’s essential music

Kid Cudi promises next-level treats, Lindsey Buckingham does trap, Benghazi synthpop hits the road, and the CBSO celebrates evolution with a Brett Dean premiere – here is the unmissable music of the next few months

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My Dublin: The city according to Fatboy from hip-hop crew Bricknasty

"It was whopper growing up in Ballymun"

The Guardian - UK

Amid a rash of cheesy samples, is UK rap running out of ideas?

UK rappers are plundering 00s choruses to help their tracks up the charts. Whether a cheeky ploy or a failure of imagination, it’s a marker of how the scene has grown

The Guardian - UK

Digga D: Noughty By Nature review – utterly compelling

The demonised drill star’s third mixtape is savage and breathtaking. If only he knock the sexism on the head

The Guardian - UK

Digga D: Noughty By Nature review – UK drill figurehead has a flow for the ages

Subject to controversial police-imposed restrictions on his lyricism, the London rapper uses the censorship to his benefit – and ambitiously broadens his style

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