RAP & HIP-HOP IN MANCHESTER
Most Popular Rap & Hip-Hop in Manchester
Thu 16 May - Tue 19 Nov 2024
Dante or Die - Kiss Marry Kill
Sunday 12 May 2024
Dante or Die Theatre Company present an electrifying and intimate story of love and redemption. Jay and Paul are both serving life sentences for homophobic murders. Incredibly, they fall in love and seek permission to marry. Inspired by rea...
Bugzy Malone
Tuesday 14 May 2024
Born in Crumpsall, Manchester, Aaron Davis had a rough childhood in a poverty-stricken household with an absent father, violent stepfather and gangster uncle. He started getting into trouble with the law at the age of 11. Excluded from scho...
Rakim
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Despite his celebrated partnership with Queens DJ Eric B, whose intricately constructed soundscapes made an excellent match for Rakim's more cerebral presence on the mike, the North Island rapper never became a household name, but is near-u...
Rise of the Northstar
Wednesday 15 May 2024
Paris heavy metal band ROTNS combine heavy metal, hip-hop, and hardcore punk with Japanese pop culture influences. ...
Wes Nelson
Thursday 16 May 2024
Newcastle-under-Lyme reality TV star Wes Nelson first appeared on Love Island in 2018, and has since competed on Dancing on Ice, The X Factor: Celebrity, Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins and won The Games. He released his debut hip hop single...
Profus Live in Manchester
Friday 17 May 2024
Join us at Manchester for a night of Polish hip-hop vibes Profus concert by Rap Box & PPZ Label....
Lloyd Banks
Wednesday 22 May 2024
Queens emcee and G-Unit co-founder Lloyd Banks was part of the wave of rappers who found mainstream success with hard-nosed, street-ready rap styles in the early 2000s. Along with other G-Unit cohorts, Banks enjoyed charting hits and platin...
ZHEANI
Wednesday 22 May 2024
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Veeble
Thursday 23 May 2024
Veeble is a reggae, hip hop, brass n roll experience with a tropical gypsy flavour. A spontaneous lively band of touring Italians....
The Untold Orchestra - A Celebration of Frank Ocean
Friday 24 May 2024
Take time to explore Frank Ocean's two pivotal albums, "Blonde" and "Channel Orange", performed by a 12-piece orchestra. From "Channel Orange" classics 'Lost' and 'Thinking Bout You' to Blonde's seminal 'Pink + White' and 'Nights', Manches...
Saya Gray
Friday 24 May 2024
Now Wave presents Saya Gray at Deaf Lodge on 24th May 2024...
Devil's Night
Friday 24 May 2024
A night of Hiphop with Hell's finest....
Nicki Minaj
Saturday 25 - Thursday 30 May 2024
One of the most impactful artists of the 21st century, Nick Minaj is one of only two women with 100+ singles on the US Hot 100 chart, the most followed rapper on Instagram, and 55B+ global streams of her music. Often referred to as the "Que...
Platform Manchester - 10th Anniversary
Saturday 25 May 2024
Following on from last years' epic sold out show, Platform Manchester celebrates their ten year anniversary with a high energy performance showcasing the most talented and exciting hip-hop and commercial dance artists from our city. Using a...
Danny Brown
Sunday 26 May 2024
Detroit spitter Danny Brown is a fan favourite for a reason. Few MCs have taken true-blue lyrical ferocity and draped it in a persona as arresting as Danny's. By the time he released breakout album XXX, he was spearheading a movement of ava...
Kompnd AfterDark
Sunday 26 May 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. ...
The Beatnuts
Wednesday 29 May 2024
The legendary American hip-hop group are routinely acknowledged by Q-Tip as being members of Native Tongues. Duo members, JuJu and Psycho Les, are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their debut album, The Beatnuts: Street Level. The group ...
A Night of Underground Hip-Hop Vol.2
Thursday 6 June 2024
Dreamer's Lane presents a night of underground hip hop celebrating and elevating exciting emerging talent from Manchester 18.30pm DOORS OPEN...
Candlelight - A Tribute to Rihanna
Friday 7 June 2024
Discover the music of Rihanna performed by a string quartet in this awe-inspiring location under the gentle glow of candlelight. ...
The Untold Orchestra - The History of Drake
Friday 7 June 2024
Manchester's 12-piece Untold Orchestra explore the discography of one of the all-time-greats, Drake. Since his "So Far Gone" mixtape exploded just 12 years ago, he has accelerated into the multi-award winning, globe conquering artist we k...
Gin & Juice - Old School Hip-Hop Outdoor Summer BBQ
Saturday 8 June 2024
Gin & Juice, the biggest old school hip-hop brand in the UK brings together those who wanna get taken back to the 80s & 90s era of hip-hop! This is truly one for the old school hip-hop heads! Guaranteed great vibes, energy and nostalgia al...
Vince Staples
Wednesday 12 June 2024
Esteemed Californian hip-hop artist Vince Staples returns to Europe. ...
Hieroglyphics
Friday 14 June 2024
Californian underground hip hop collective Hieroglyphics was founded in the early 1990s by rapper Del the Funky Homosapien. The collective is currently composed of rappers Del the Funky Homosapien, Casual, Pep Love, producer/manager Domino,...
NSG
Saturday 22 June 2024
With a lively diasporic afro bashment sound and a larger-than-life personality, all rolled into one East London six-member group, at first, NSG stood for No Sleep Gang, then Non-Stop Grinding, Nipple Sucking Gang, and Nigeria Slash Ghana. A...
Riskee & The Ridicule
Saturday 22 June 2024
Kent band Riskee And The Ridicule combine grime, hip hop and metal influences to make an exciting and unique sound. ...
Outbreak Fest
Friday 28 - 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...
Trippie Redd
Friday 28 June 2024
Multi-platinum rapper and singer Trippie Redd ...
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. ...
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...
Megan Thee Stallion
Friday 5 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 ...
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....
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...
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...
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". ...
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...
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...
