UK rapper Kgrindz feels like one of those finds whose groundwork was laid long before wider recognition started catching up.

Artists like Little Simz, Dave, and Knucks pushed creative boundaries with bold production and personal storytelling. The 2025 U.K. rap scene featured a mix of underground voices and mainstream ...

This time last year, we boasted about how healthy the UK rap scene was as we set pace for the rest of the world, defining music, fashion, and slang. But things have somehow gotten even better. Music, ...

A new discourse has hit the timeline. Last week, Skepta took to Twitter to share some thoughts on the UK scene, specifically the rap scene. In a series of posts, he called the scene “ sad ” and the ...

It was the best of hip-hop times. It was the worst of hip-hop times. Ha! 2025 was a rollercoaster of rap music’s highs and lows. The duality was so real. I can’t recall a year with such a wide array ...

#Giggs breaks down how he became the OG of UK street rap and explains why "Talking The Hardest" changed everything. Before that track, you couldn't hear UK rap in any parties, it was all American ...

This feature, supported by NBA 2K, is Complex UK’s way of celebrating of 50 years of hip-hop—a sound and culture we all love, and cannot live without! You can hear the artists featured in this list ...

In The Rap Game UK, 5 aspiring British MCs move into a residential recording studio to spend 30 days together, writing, performing and ultimately competing to prove that they're the next rap superstar ...

Artists like Kendrick Lamar and Tyler, the Creator are pulling in huge audiences on the road, and YoungBoy Never Broke Again is preparing for his first-ever tour. By Ross Scarano Live music has been ...

And for himself? Skepta suggested a lyrical face-off with his “Praise The Lord (Da Shine)” collaborator A$AP Rocky, calling it a “fire” battle. However, he ...

Hip-hop icon Samantha Lawrence has died aged 55. The singer – famed for being part of duo Wee Papa Girl Rappers with her sister Sandra – was hit by her second cancer diagnosis earlier this year, and ...