Still from J Hus’s “Bouff Daddy”Music / NewsMusic / NewsJ Hus joined Drake onstage on his release from prisonAfter being jailed last December for carrying a knifeShareLink copied ✔️April 6, 2019April 6, 2019TextThom Waite A major figure in the UK’s afroswing (or afropop) movement, J Hus was jailed back in December 2018, for carrying a knife near a shopping centre in East London. The conviction – which was just another incident showing the difficult relationship between the police and London’s music scene – originally came with an eight month jail sentence, but it seems Hus has been let out early. We know this because last night (April 5) the “Bouff Daddy” rapper actually turned up onstage in the middle of Drake’s six-night run of shows at London’s O2 Arena. Together, the two performed J Hus’s first top ten single, “Did You See,” with Drake taking a back seat to let the UK artist do his thing. J hus is free and onstage at Drake and thats the way it should be😩😤 pic.twitter.com/krXAmwKZEt— OvO6Drizzy⁶𓅓 (@xx_savvy) April 5, 2019J Hus is free and just came out with Drake at the O2. pic.twitter.com/deOOL385rV— David Renshaw (@ddavidrenshaw) April 5, 2019 Of course, this isn’t actually Drake’s first interaction with the UK music scene. Back in 2016 he actually signed to Skepta and JME’s grime label, Boy Better Know, and more recently he’s been working on the British TV series Top Boy. Expand your creative community and connect with 15,000 creatives from around the world.READ MORECorridos tumbados: A guide to Mexico’s most controversial music genreSekou is the 21-year-old baritone making 70s soul cool againDon’t Be Dumb: The top 5 features on A$AP Rocky’s new album The rise of ‘Britainicana’: How Westside Cowboy are reshaping UK indieR!R!Riot is Taiwan’s pluggnb princessWhen did UK underground rap get so Christian? Why listening parties are everywhere right nowA night out with Feng, the ‘positive punk’ of UK UgDoppel-gäng gäng gäng: 7 times artists used body doublesWesley Joseph is the Marty Supreme of R&B (only nicer) How Turnstile are reinventing hardcore for the internet ageWill these be the biggest musical moments of 2026?