RAP & HIP-HOP IN MANCHESTER
RAP & HIP-HOP IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rap & Hip-Hop in Manchester
Kompnd AfterDark
Saturday 7 December 2024
KOMPND presents AfterDark, a 1,300 capacity immersive musical and culture club night experience showcasing everything from R&B and Afrobeats to HipHop & Dancehall. ...
Niko B
Saturday 7 December 2024
Often compared to Mike Skinner of The Streets, the Buckinghamshire rapper, named after Grand Theft Auto IV's protagonist Niko Bellic, is best known for his UK Top 30 single "Who's That What's That". ...
Bladee
Sunday 15 - Monday 16 December 2024
Bladee first started gaining notoriety in 2013 for his self-released, emotionally charged take on rap; growing up in Stockholm and thus completely detached from any sort of rap tradition, he was left to invent a new one - patching together ...
Until We Sleep
Saturday 18 January 2025
Lowry Partner company Far From the Norm Presents Botis Seva's latest Hip Hop theatre production, Until We Sleep, is a journey underlined with a resistance to change. Amidst the oppression of leadership, a lone warrior yearns for faith as th...
Mazza L20
Friday 24 January 2025
Liverpool Rap/Drill artist Mazza L20 gained recognition in 2023 by releasing freestyles on social media and later went on to collaborate with Potterpaper and Aitch and charted with his viral hit "Murdaside". ...
JPEGMAFIA
Friday 31 January 2025
JPEGMafia is an American rapper, singer and record producer from Brooklyn, New York whose sound is dark but not without a humour that makes things even more uncomfortable. His role as villain or satirist, hood protector or nihilist is inten...
JPEGMAFIA
Friday 31 January 2025
JPEGMafia is an American rapper, singer and record producer from Brooklyn, New York whose sound is dark but not without a humour that makes things even more uncomfortable. His role as villain or satirist, hood protector or nihilist is inten...
Everyone You Know
Saturday 8 February 2025
'The duo are making music that speaks to a generation' - MTV Everyone You Know are Rhys Kirkby-Cox and Harvey Kirkby - half-brothers, best mates and simpatico songwriters who produce electronic/indie pop/hip-hop duo tracks out of their Denh...
G-Eazy
Monday 10 February 2025
Dressed in black with his hair slicked back, G-Eazy adds a touch of class to hip-hop. For as traditionally dapper as he may be, he's got both feet firmly planted in the future. The American producer, songwriter, rapper and actor started to ...
Bilk
Thursday 13 February 2025
Bilk are three musicians creating a unique angsty blend of indie, rap, rock n roll and punk from the suburbs of Essex, UK. Their honest social commentary is as real as it gets, reflecting on the highs and lows of British culture today. ...
Maverick Sabre
Friday 14 February 2025
It's been seven years since Maverick Sabre first arrived on the UK scene as a fresh-faced Irish (but London born) rapper with a brassy singing voice. Championed by Plan B, his music drew a line between the Irish, American and UK rap scenes ...
JAY1
Wednesday 19 February 2025
London-born, Coventry-raised MC Jason Andre Juami (aka JAY1) brings his bold, confident vocals and candid lyrics to town, which have seen him collaborate with the likes of Sean Paul and Toddla T and so many more with his ability to adapt t...
Mike
Monday 3 March 2025
MIKE is a quintessential old soul. The young artist's wisdom is evident in both his calm delivery and measured questioning, even if he doesn't always understand the depth of his words until they're written. "All of these random ideas come t...
Kid Cudi
Saturday 15 March 2025
Cleveland, Ohio-born, Grammy-nominated Hip Hop sensation and actor Kid Cudi has scored Platinum-selling hits in the UK with "Day 'n' Nite", "Memories" (with David Guetta), "All of the Lights" (with Kanye West, Rihanna and Fergie), and "...
Limp Bizkit
Saturday 15 March 2025
Led by inimitable musician, actor and filmmaker Fred Durst, the multi platinum-selling band Limp Bizkit are widely credited with giving birth to nu metal by merging rap and hardcore rock. Formed in 1994 and hailing from Jacksonville, Florid...
Rizzle Kicks
Wednesday 19 March 2025
Multi-Platinum selling Brighton hip hop duo Rizzle Kicks, Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule have sold over 1 million singles and over 600,000 albums in the UK. Their Top 10 hits include "Mama Do the Hump", "Do...
Hot 8 Brass Band
Thursday 20 March 2025
New Orleans' Grammy-nominated Hot 8 Brass Band return to honour their late co-founder and sousaphone player Bennie Pete. As much a hip hop act as a brass one, many styles and musical inspirations of Hot 8 shine though as they tell their ...
Antony Szmierek
Friday 21 March 2025
Manchester spoken word and indie hip-hop artist Antony Szmierek has a distinctive way of mixing introspective and poetic lyrics with cool nostalgic beats which have seen him compared to Mike Skinner and The Streets. "He is being lauded as o...
Nemo
Thursday 27 March 2025
The winner of the 68th Eurovision Song Contest in 2024, Swiss singer/songwriter Nemo Mettler heads out across the continent to say hi to their hoards of new fans. The Biel/Bienne singer-rapper, who also plays the violin, piano and drums,...
MC Hammersmith
Sunday 6 April 2025
The multi-award winning freestyle rap comedian is the world's leading gangsta rapper to ever emerge from the ghetto of middle class west London. He presents his latest show "The MC Stands for Middle Class" - an evening of improvised com...
Twenty One Pilots
Sunday 11 May 2025
Grammy Award-winning Ohio electopop duo Twenty One Pilots are best known for their Platinum-selling UK hits "Stressed Out", "Heathens" and "Ride". The duo are most frequently labelled as alternative hip hop, borrowing from a wide variety o...
Kesha
Friday 30 May 2025
After her breakthrough in 2009 appearing on Flo Rida's number 1 single, "Right Round." Los Angeles singer-songwriter and rapper Ke$ha's irreverent music and image propelled her to immediate commercial success, topping the charts around the...
Knower
Friday 12 September 2025
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...
Smino
Friday 15 November 2030
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