Megan Thee Stallion review – positivity bootcamp with a rapper on fire
Despite her well-documented troubles and more than a few empty seats, the American star rises above it all with a skilful, celebratory show and seemingly endless pyrotechnics…
Wireless festival review – Ice Spice, Asake and Doja Cat triumph on gappy bill
With some regrettable absences and a premature close, the weekend is redeemed by explosive sets and starry surprise guests such as Central Cee
Eminem: The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce) review – guess who’s back, with less bite than ever
The return of the rapper’s nihilistic alter ego makes his 12th album feel like a confused, conflicted attempt to recreate his 00s success – his flow is perfect as ever, but he can no longer provoke true outrage
Travis Scott review – rap’s commander puts the mosh pit through its paces
The crowd-pleasing ham holds court to thrill his audience of ‘ragers’ with a combination of brawny bangers, force of will and a big box of fireworks
Berwyn: Who Am I review – should be on the national curriculum
With devastating directness, the Trinidad-born London artist depicts his struggles with UK immigration, fusing visceral poetry, dark humour and a crackling R&B croon
Skepta review – grime royalty broadcasts London to the world
The Tottenham-born rapper transmits forceful hits and ferocious lesser-known cuts to the inaugural Big Smoke festival crowd
Headie One: The Last One review – rueful memoir with party tunes attached
The north London rapper’s gritty honesty is his strongest suit on a guest-packed second album that juggles dance tracks with his troubled past
Stefflon Don: Island 54 review – seamless summer playlist
This long-awaited debut uses dancehall as a springboard into global styles, from electropop to South African amapiano
Doja Cat review – hair-raising US rapper puts on a fiery display
Tonsorial maximalism and pyrotechnics set the scene as the uncompromising artist showcased her recent album Scarlet with blasts of bilious and bawdy hip-hop
NxWorries: Why Lawd? review
The producer-singer duo’s sweet nostalgia-funk now has a sour vibe as .Paak switches between anger and self-pity
Danny Brown review – rap icon delivers each bar with purpose and poise
Celebrating sobriety at 40, Brown animates the crowd with his energy, expressions and enunciated lines
Doja Cat at Coachella review – an electrifying tour de force
Festival headliner delivered an A-game set, ignoring some of her mainstream hits yet bringing enough energy to power what some have called a middling year
Tyler, the Creator at Coachella review – an exhilarating, high-stakes spectacle
The mischievous rapper delivered a late headliner set with a parade of guests yet the commanding star remained the focus
Ghetts review – a founding father of grime commands the stage
The British rapper showcases his fourth album with a bravura display of old-school brio and and late-career earnestness
Tierra Whack: World Wide Whack review – witty, wild and from the heart
The Philadelphia rapper takes her Missy Elliott-gone-Sesame Street vibe to a darker place on her debut album proper