Black British music has been ‘making arses shake since the Windrush’, as Lewisham’s finest Jim Legxacy put it. Now, a new exhibition at London’s V&A East aims to tell the whole story
Apr 16, 2026
Featuring Mon Rôvia’s calming Afro-Appalachian folk music, Florence Sinclair’s enigmatic fusion of rap and dream pop, and Scratchclart’s shuffling grooves
Apr 01, 2026
The Music is Black: A British Story will trace the vast history of Black British music from its colonial origins, through the emergence of genres like UK garage and grime, right up to the present day
Jan 28, 2026
From grime visionary Kibo, to China’s 61H and ATM Hanson, to Greece’s TSO, and beyond, we’ve got your 2026 listening covered
Jan 01, 2026
Rooney ‘RiskyRoadz’ Keefe was one of grime’s original cameramen. Now, his debut photobook GRIME gives an insider’s account of the quintessential UK genre’s rise and reign
Nov 06, 2025
Featuring a host of conceptually-rich releases from Rosalía, Dave, Kwes e, Oklou, fka twigs, Bricknasty, JayaHadADream and more
Oct 31, 2025
The rapper’s new album, The Boy Who Played the Harp, focuses on dense and layered lyricism above all else. Here, we unpick five references hidden within his lyrics
Oct 24, 2025
With the release of her mixtape, Happiness From Agony, the visceral storyteller walks Dazed through the painful experiences that inspired the project
Fresh off their European tour and a recent collaboration with FKA twigs, we look back at the groundbreaking history of Seoul Community Radio
Oct 07, 2025
With performances from East Asia’s fastest-rising underground artists, Margins United was a colourful celebration of culture ‘from the margins’
Oct 06, 2025
For his fully-sold out, debut UK tour, Jim Legxacy enlisted live experience specialists UDC to bring his vision of ‘cold Lewisham nights’ to life
Oct 03, 2025
Featuring an eclectic and global mix of new releases, including Cardi B, Frost Children, Kibo, Ninety One, africakid, Glaive and more
Sep 26, 2025
From shelling down grime sets to working through grief on his debut mixtape Everything for the Family, the South London rapper breaks down the heartfelt stories behind his tracks
Jul 18, 2025
Jim Legxacy’s third album doesn’t just bring vulnerability to the UK rap canon, but also arrives as a timely reminder of how Black Brits have profoundly shaped youth culture today
As the rap legend fronts Dazed’s summer 2025 issue, we tap foremost grime archivist DaMetalMessiah for his essential guide to Skepta’s career so far
Jun 04, 2025
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