Giggs on his struggles securing support for his autistic children
UK Rap pioneer Giggs highlighted the struggles parents of Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) pupils in securing appropriate educational assistance for their children. In an interview with BBC‘s Newsnight on Tuesday (July 8th), the rapper touched on the tumultuous process of trying to secure Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) for his son Israel and daughter […]
Bob Vylan top UK Hip Hop & R&B charts a week after Glastonbury
Bob Vylan’s 2024 album Humble As The Sun has reached number one on the UK’s Official Hip Hop and R&B albums chart. It follows backlash of the punk duo over the past week, following their Glastonbury performance, where frontman Bobby Vylan led the West Holts stage with chants of “free, free Palestine” and “death to the IDF”. In a post on Twitter, Bob Vylan wrote: “Ban Bob […]
BBC to scrap “High risk” performances after Bob Vylan backlash
BBC have said that they will scrap ‘high risk’ performances after Bob Vylan Glastonbury backlash. The BBC said “We deeply regret that such offensive and deplorable behaviour appeared on the BBC”. The duo have been criticised by Israel supporters for leading the crowd in a chant of “death to the IDF [Israel‘s Defence Forces]” while […]
Police are criminally investigating Bob Vylan & Kneecap
A criminal investigation has been launched over performances by Bob Vylan and Irish rap trio Kneecap at Glastonbury on Saturday, Avon and Somerset Police has said. The force said it had appointed a senior detective to investigate whether comments made by either act amounted to a criminal offence after reviewing footage. A statement added: “This […]
Police review footage of chants led by Kneecap & Bob Vylan
Police in Somerset say they are assessing comments made on stage by rap punk duo Bob Vylan and Irish-language rap group Kneecap at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday. The government has “strongly condemned” chants from Bob Vylan who called for “death” to the Israeli military during their performance which was broadcast live on the BBC. Rapper […]
Singer narrowly avoids prison whilst music promoter gets prison
Anette Lawrence, known by her stage name Lisa Mercedez, walked free with a suspended sentence whilst her co-defendants got prison time. A Jamaican dancehall artist, who’s made appearances on the BBC and has a track with female rap behemoth Nicki Minaj, has narrowly avoided prison over a drug dealing scheme. Annette Lawrence, 37, known by […]
Tankz: From Scamming To Content Creation
Former scam rapper turned content creator Tankz was once a controversial figure who was featured in a BBC Panorama documentary about fraud and cybercrime. He has since went on to change his life for the better and is living his dream as a content creator. See his videos here. The beginning: He began his […]
