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The rapper’s new show is unmatched by any of his contemporaries
These artists may be living large, but many of them are very financially savvy
The US rapper stuns; plus a blistering show from Jack White and a ‘legends’ set by Motown great Diana Ross
Kendrick Lamar was pre-eminent among the hip-hop acts at this year’s festival
The success of the big-budget Marvel film has demonstrated the commercial potential for movies with more diverse casts and stories
The rapper’s challenging work was lapped up by 20,000 fans
Wins for Mars and Kendrick Lamar cap off year dominated by hip-hop and R&B
Spotify, Apple Music and Deezer drive record growth as vinyl continues comeback
A performance marked by fast-moving vocals and some of the best basslines in modern hip-hop
The artist employs hard-boiled rap and strung-out jazz-funk to explore the album’s theme of doubleness
The LA rapper was a hard act to follow
Dense verses rapped fluently or in chant explore issues of racism, upbringing and hip-hop culture
Though energy levels fluctuated, the London rapper’s best songs were fast and aggressive
The Californian rapper threw himself into his performance
A scenic, multi-layered scoring of hometown glories and iniquities by hip-hop’s most feted producer
Tour de force tackles themes such as slavery’s toxic legacy, depression and rap’s complicity in reinforcing ghetto stereotypes
Rapper’s album boasts an ecumenical range of styles, from the gothic East Coast menace to the dirty south bounce
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