Guardian Music — The likes of Dizzee Rascal, Skepta and Giggs all had their careers boosted by the now-defunct satellite channel, but its real magic lay in giving non-professionals a voiceAfter 15 years on air, pioneering urban music TV channel Channel AKA, formerly ... more info

NME — Enter: The King Of Grime Fans attending Primavera Sound in Barcelona, Atlanta rap trio Migos didn’t perform due to missing their flight to the festival. Skepta, …Continue reading » The post Migos miss flight to Primavera Sound, Skepta fil... more info

Stereogum — Primavera Sound, arguably the world's greatest music festival, is going down this week in Barcelona. Unfortunately, it will not feature a Migos performance as advertised. On the bright side, Skepta will perform instead. more info

Discobelle.net — London-based vocalist/songwriter/producer Fifi Rong has collaborated with artists such as Tricky and Skepta. Today she releases the visuals for her track “Horizon”, the track itself is glitchy, bass-filled and dark juxtaposed against the vocals, ... more info

Guardian Music — Grime historians Dan Hancox and DJ Target have both written books about the genre. They discuss its development, glory and legacy – from Wiley and Dizzee to Stormzy and SkeptaGrime, Afro bashment, drill ... how black British music became more ... more info

Guardian Music — Black musicians were once boxed in by the mainstream. But the success of grime has helped diverse, diasporic tracks to hit the charts‘You can’t escape its inspiration’: inside the true history of grimeGrime’s overdue entran... more info

Guardian Music — The rapper’s aversion to the mainstream takes his third album to some glorious heights, with the help of Skepta and Frank Ocean. But is his swaggering decadence wearing thin?A$AP Rocky’s great gift isn’t that he flies above rap t... more info

NME — Testing is here... A$AP Rocky A$AP Rocky has released new album Testing, and it’s packed with appearances from some of rap and hip hop’s leading …Continue reading » The post A$AP Rocky drops new album ‘Testing’, featuring Frank Ocea... more info

MTV.co.uk News — ‘Testing’ ft Skepta, Kid Cudi and Moby coming THIS Friday! more info

Guardian Music — Various venues, BrightonA handful of standout acts were exhilarating but this celebration of new music highlighted a drift towards sameness and whimsyIf Brighton’s three-day festival of new music is any guide, and it’s usually a good on... more info