Edinburgh international festival, Edinburgh ParkThe local lads’ first post-lockdown gig in Scotland moves from tentative to rapturous by the final tuneFrom the second the Snuts step on stage, the crowd is a coiled spring. It was always a big ask: could…
‘It was like: people from Aberdeen shouldn’t rap!’ Scotland’s hidden hip-hop scene
At Hang, Scotland’s first hip-hop conference, the country’s MCs are given a hero’s welcome – but there’s also important discussion about the prejudices they face“Here’s a golden oldie,” Nova laughs, breaking into her 2019 single 3am. The crowd scream l…
Lizzo: rapper, flautist, activist … with charisma to spare
She’s had hard times in the past, but the irrepressible plus-sized superstar from Minnesota is back with a new single that continues her crusade for positivity and never giving upIn the video to her multi-platinum hit single Truth Hurts, Lizzo gets mar…