RAP & HIP-HOP IN MANCHESTER
RAP & HIP-HOP IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rap & Hip-Hop in Manchester
Outbreak Fest
Saturday 29 - Sunday 30 June 2024
Finding its roots in hardcore and punk, Manchester's three day Outbreak Fest has built a major platform to the UK's consistently thriving counterculture, while also providing a rite of passage for major touring acts across the world such as...
KISSTORY
Saturday 29 June 2024
It's been a little while, but KISSTORY is back with all your fave Old Skool and Anthems. Playing all those classics, your fave KISSTORY DJs and residents drop the biggest RnB, Hip Hop, Garage and Dance anthems!...
Lil Darkie
Sunday 30 June 2024
Provocative Californian animated cartoon experimental trap artist Joshua Hamilton lays down tracks that cover everything from Country to R&B and trap metal. ...
Body Count featuring Ice T
Monday 1 July 2024
Featuring Hip Hop star Ice-T, metal icons Body Count are the originators of rap metal. Despite bursting on to the scene in 1992, and scoring the 1994 UK Top 30 hit "Born Dead", Ice-T and his gang are as angry as ever, with the rapper and a...
Janelle Monáe
Tuesday 2 - Thursday 4 July 2024
Certainly one of the most celebrated artists of the modern era, critically acclaimed shapeshifting, multi-talented Kansas City superstar Janelle Monae musically incorporates influences of hip hop, soul, funk, gospel, jazz, rock, pop, and r...
Cruush + Kinkai
Wednesday 3 July 2024
Crack Magazine and Smirnoff present co-signed - a live music showcase bringing together local artists on their radar. No fixed genres, all good sounds, and delicious Smirnoff drinks. On Wednesday 3 July, 7-11pm, we'll welcome three acts yo...
Megan Thee Stallion
Friday 5 - Sunday 14 July 2024
Hailing from Houston, Texas, rapper Megan Thee Stallion is a multiple Grammy winner, philanthropist, and ever-evolving cultural icon. From the release of her critically acclaimed, Good News, to earning two global record-breaking Billboard H...
Fatboy Slim
Friday 5 July 2024
As one of the world's most renowned pioneering dance music DJs and record producers, multi-million selling Brighton artist Fatboy Slim, a.k.a. Norman Cook, is a winner of numerous awards including ten MTV Music Awards, three BRITs, an Ivor ...
Love Noughties
Saturday 6 July 2024
Love Noughties are back bringing you the summer vibes with a non-stop noughties party. Playing the biggest Hits from the Noughties era in R&B, UKG, Dancehall, Hip Hop, UK Funky & more DJ Day Day (BBC 1Xtra) Top Shellaz Alliance (Mancheste...
Manchester International Roots Orchestra
Saturday 6 July 2024
The Manchester International Roots Orchestra (MIRO) is a unique ensemble of musicians with roots from across the world including refugee musicians. Their repertoire skilfully combines diverse musical influences from haunting Eastern Europ...
Loyle Carner
Wednesday 10 July 2024
Described by The Observer as "one of hip-hop's most affecting new voices" and "a shining light for UK hip-hop" by Metro, Brit and Mercury Prize nominated Lambeth rapper Lyle Carner reached no.3 in the UK with his second Top 20 album, Not Wa...
Travis Scott
Saturday 13 July 2024
Following his SOLD-OUT 2023 North American UTOPIA - Circus Maximus Tourand record-breaking No.1 album UTOPIA, Travis Scott's UTOPIA - Circus Maximus Tour is set to continue this summer. The British leg of this tour will see Travis play Lond...
Theo Croker
Tuesday 16 July 2024
Theo Croker is a storyteller who speaks through his trumpet....
LiVE: Celebrating Rihanna
Friday 19 - Saturday 20 July 2024
Expect old and new school goodness from Kendrick Lamar and J Hus to Wizkid and Lauryn Hill....
Tank and The Bangas
Sunday 28 July 2024
New Orleans funk and soul band Tank and the Bangas, led by frontwoman and poet Tarriona "Tank" Ball, have become widely beloved for their lauded live shows and kitchen-sink approach to making music. After beating 6,000 other bands to win th...
Celebrating Burna Boy
Friday 9 August 2024
Manchester's creme de la creme of musicians perform some of Burna Boy's biggest hits, followed by a live set of hip hop, afrobeats and RnB. Expect old and new school goodness from Kendrick Lamar and J Hus to Wizkid and Lauryn Hill....
Celebrating Lauryn Hill
Friday 23 - Saturday 24 August 2024
Manchester's creme de la creme of musicians celebrate Lauryn Hill's "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" by performing some of The Fugees star's biggest hits, followed by a live set of hip hop, afrobeats and RnB. Expect old and new school good...
Killer Mike (Run the Jewels)
Tuesday 27 August 2024
Killer Mike gets recognised for many things - being an Outkast protege, a member of rap powerhouse Run the Jewels, one of Atlanta's biggest advocates, a Bernie Sanders whisperer, and, perhaps most importantly, a voice of reason in an increa...
K-Trap
Wednesday 4 September 2024
South London rapper K Trap has been unstoppable since emerging on the scene back in 2017, his mixtapes and veracious lyrics and collaborations have cemented his position as an undeniable pioneer. With UK Top 20 albums to his name, he reache...
Knower
Wednesday 4 September 2024
KNOWER are a searing hot music group from Los Angeles spearheading a new musical movement or as they call it CONSCIOUS RACK-ROP. The LA duo are drummer-producer Louis Cole and singer Genevieve Artadi, known for their hard-hitting funk, cool...
Smif-N-Wessun
Wednesday 4 September 2024
Legendary Brooklyn natives Smif-N-Wessun are survivors of the game of hip hop. Their street slick rhymes, personal chemistry, and ability to trade the mic smoother than a Henny and Coke, are a testament to team work. With a fast break into ...
Goldie Lookin' Chain
Friday 6 September 2024
The Newport comedy rap troupe claim influences through their modifications of songs from artists such as So Solid Crew, the Streets and... Paul Gascoigne. Tracks, such as the UK no.3 hit "Guns Don't Kill People Rappers Do", tackle topics su...
Ski Mask The Slump God
Monday 9 September 2024
Florida rapper Stokeley Goulbourne, aka Ski Mask the Slump God is best known for his association with XXXTentacion, with whom he formed the hip hop collective Members Only in 2014. He is notable for his nostalgic-themed musical production a...
The Allergies
Friday 13 September 2024
Dynamite funk / hip hop crew, The Allergies bring high-energy grooves to town. Spinning bangers is DJs Rackabeat and Moneyshot, and joining them on stage is soul diva Marietta Smith, LA rap icon Andy Cooper (Ugly Duckling), and UK sax star ...
Ken Carson
Saturday 14 - Sunday 15 September 2024
Closely affiliated with Playboi Carti's Opium labelmate and frequent collaborator, Destroy Lonely, Atlanta, Georgia rapper gained popularity on TikTok with the songs "Rock N Roll" and "Run + Ran". ...
The Alchemist
Saturday 14 September 2024
Beverly Hills Producer, DJ and rapper Alan Maman (a.k.a. The Alchemist) began his music career in 1991 in the hip hop duo the Whooliganz under the moniker Mudfoot, along with Mad Skillz (Hawaii Five-0, Ocean's Eleven, and Entourage actor S...
The Alchemist
Saturday 14 September 2024
Beverly Hills Producer, DJ and rapper Alan Maman (a.k.a. The Alchemist) began his music career in 1991 in the hip hop duo the Whooliganz under the moniker Mudfoot, along with Mad Skillz (Hawaii Five-0, Ocean's Eleven, and Entourage actor S...
Bars And Melody
Sunday 15 September 2024
Bars and Melody (often abbreviated as BAM) are a British R&B / Rap duo consisting of rapper Leondre Devries and singer Charlie Lenehan, who took part in the eighth series of Britain's Got Talent in 2014. During their audition, they were aut...
Earl Sweatshirt
Wednesday 18 September 2024
Thebe Kgositsile aka Earl Sweatshirt, is a Californian rapper and record producer was originally known by the moniker Sly Tendencies when he began rapping in 2008, but changed his name when Tyler, the Creator invited him to join his alterna...
SK Shlomo - Breathe
Friday 20 September 2024
Described by The Times as a "one-person music festival", international non-binary beatboxing star SK Shlomo returns with award-winning gig-theatre solo show Breathe: a rollercoaster love-letter to the lifesaving power of beats, bass and br...
Clavish
Tuesday 24 September 2024
North London rapper Clavish scored a Top 10 hit with D-Block Europe in December 2022, as "Rocket Science" followed his other singles "Sold Out Dates", "Public Figure" and "Greece". ...
IAMDDB
Friday 27 September 2024
Tastemakers have been raving about IAMDDB since the young up-and-comer started dropping tracks onto the internet in 2016. Many will know the breakout Manchester artist from her track Shade. The single dropped in 2017 and earned IAMDDB su...
The Go! Team
Friday 27 September 2024
"One sick party record bursting with overdriven guitars, triumphant trumpet lines, and battling drum assaults that seem to break through walls with the barrelling force of a thousand Kool-Aid men" was how Pitchfork described the Gold-Certif...
Baloji
Friday 27 September 2024
BALOJI, born in Lubumbashi, Congo (DRC), is a rapper, songwriter, director, poet, stylist and actor. ...
Meekz
Monday 30 September 2024
With tens of millions YouTube views and Spotify streams, the hooded Gorton trap MC, Meekz Manny, "delivers sober bravado, compulsive violence and forensic self-examination" - salt. ...
$NOT
Wednesday 2 October 2024
SNOT is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Born in New York City, he moved to West Palm Beach, Florida at seven years old, where he would begin his rap career through SoundCloud in 2016, rising to fame with the release of his breako...
