Grimes – review

The sense of impending chaos adds to Grimes' magical charm, but Claire Boucher is definitely in control, writes Dave Simpson

THEESatisfaction – review

The female duo from Seattle weave beguiling spells of soul-inflected hip-hop positivism that recalls Tribe and Erykah Badu, writes Ian Gittins

Young Jeezy – review

There's bling but little bloat as Jeezy rat-a-tats through more than 20 tracks in under an hour, but he's seductive, too, writes Graeme Virtue

Lauryn Hill – review

A restless Hill puts on the exact opposite of a nostalgic singalong with a rough, electrifying performance, writes Alex Macpherson

Rick Ross – review

It's subtle as a sledgehammer, but Rick Ross's gangsta-rap panto is entertaining enough, writes Ian Gittins

Odd Future … – review

Patented Odd Future chaos made up for the muddying of their individual talents on stage, writes Mark Beaumont

Grimes: Visions – review

Claire Boucher's third record as Grimes, but her first to get a large-scale release, is smart, funny and eccentric, writes Rebecca Nicholson

Soweto Kinch – review

It was smart programming at the eXplorations festival, offering audiences alternative ways into jazz each night, led by Jay Phelps, Soweto Kinch and Alex Wilson, writes John Fordham

GZA – review

This feels like an old skool throwback: there are two turntables and a microphone, the audience is required to pump their fists, writes Dave Simpson

Childish Gambino – review

When Donald Glover – aka Childish Gambino – announces that he wants to "burn this place to the ground" and then fulfils the metaphor, it's a satisfying shock, writes Mark Beaumont

Eskimo Dance: the Return – review

The sight of 20 MCs battling for their turn, frantically rattling out their bars before passing the mic on, is still electrifying, writes Alex Macpherson

The Roots: Undun – review

Hip-hop veterans the Roots hold up a mirror to modern-day America on their gloomy but affecting 10th album, writes Killian Fox

Baloji: Kinshasa Succursale – review

The rapper returns to the country of his birth for an entertaining set that's largely thanks to the fine Kinshasa musicians he persuaded to join him, writes Robin Denselow

Professor Green – review

Green's battle here wasn't against the pernicious influence of mammon on the British rap community – it was against lousy sound, writes Alexis Petridis

Emeli Sandé – review

Hip-hop hits aside, it's when the Aberdeenshire R&B vocalist is alone at the piano that her voice best reveals its natural soulfulness, writes Malcolm Jack