Drake: Honestly, Nevermind review – brand new moods, same old moans

The Canadian superstar’s new album is surprisingly full of house music, but his passive-aggressive complaints get dull

Kendrick Lamar: Mr Morale & the Big Steppers review – rap genius bares heart, soul and mind

After a five-year hiatus, the Pulitzer winner returns with an exhilarating hip-hop feast that ties personal pain to collective trauma – and lets no one off the hook

Kendrick Lamar: The Heart Part 5 review – a heartstopping call for uplifted humanity

The rapper’s flow is as charged and acute as ever as he lays out a manifesto of radical empathy

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

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

Freddie Gibbs review – powerful raps that hurtle from the stage

The rapper’s banter with his DJ lightens the darkness in this charismatic and hard-hitting performance

ArrDee review – hard-partying rapper proves he’s an artist of substance

Brighton’s teenage megastar conducts the mosh pit with gusto but it’s his subtler songs that mark him out as a true talent

Machine Gun Kelly: Mainstream Sellout review – fun, fresh outta-the-00s punk-pop

A tabloid-baiting relationship with Megan Fox and heightened celebrity are influences on an entertaining but cliched album

ArrDee: Pier Pressure review – a boisterous debut from Brighton’s teenage rapper

The first mixtape from this savvy young drill artist is ready for the party

Stormzy review – victory lap for the big dog

Two years after he was due to tour his second album, the rapper makes the most of arena-sized spectacle – though arguably, he could carry the show without the special effects

Kojey Radical: Reason to Smile review – an era-defining Black British work

Hip-hop, neo-soul, jazz and rich storytelling work as one on the east London rapper’s long-awaited debut album

Ye: Donda 2 review – desultory soundtrack for a social media circus

Flashes of genius from the artist formerly known as Kanye West are lost amid unrefined production and tedious barbs at his estranged wife

Central Cee: 23 review – London rapper’s debut tells of an irresistible rise to fame

Unexpected musical ideas and a powerful flow demonstrate why 2021 brought not only chart success but three Brit nominations

Dr Dre, Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Kendrick Lamar and Mary J Blige’s half-time show – an all-timer

The supergroup of hip-hop and R&B legends delivered the most entertaining Super Bowl half-time show in years

Saba: Few Good Things review – rapper ponders a half full glass

While his previous album was a melancholic paean, this record sees the Chicago MC appreciate what he has