The Root

Hip-Hop Across the Pond: A Black British Invasion?

LONDON—In a country where the combined ethnic population represents a tiny 8 percent, young black music fans have rarely been the focus of popular-music marketing. Suggested Reading The Story of ...
The Chicago Maroon

Dizzee Rascal, Roots Manuva electrify U.K. hip-hop

Ask around about British hip-hop artists, and you’ll most likely be given the Streets, Dizzee Rascal, Roots Manuva, and more recently, Wiley and M.I.A. No! From that list, the only one who could be ...
AllHipHop

Hip Hop Artists That Got Famous on TikTok

TikTok has become a career-launching machine for hip-hop artists, reshaping how songs go viral and how fans discover new talent. Breaking into the music business before TikTok traditionally required ...
The New York Times

From London, Cycles of Hip-Hop Enlightenment, and Entertainment Too

Boy Blue brings its new show, dense with dance and rootsy British hip-hop, to Lincoln Center. By Brian Seibert The dancers of Boy Blue, a London hip-hop dance company, move with extraordinary ...
Courthouse News Service

When the beat stops and the fryer cools: England loses hub for old-school hip-hop

The Hip Hop Chip Shop, a central hub for Manchester, England's hip-hop community, seen here on March 11, 2025. (James Francis Whitehead/Courthouse News) MANCHESTER, England (CN) — When local rapper ...