Nas As well as his All Points East summer gig, the American rapper will celebrate the 30th anniversary of his debut, multi-platinum-selling album, "Illmatic", widely regarded as one of the best hip hop albums. He'll play the London's Royal Albert Hall, plus Manchester, Wolverhampton, and Edinburgh from November. Tickets on sale tomorrow at 9am

The Jungle Brothers Mike Gee and co will summer dates in London (with Huey Morgan, Don Letts, and Reggae Roast), plus Leeds' Belgrave Hall. Tickets available, from £23.40.

DJ Shadow plays "Take 2" of his Action Adventure tour, playing Gateshead, Liverpool, Norwich, Edinburgh, Nottingham, Belfast, Cork, and Dublin from July.

Homeboy Sandman The Queens-based Stones Throw rapper plays a solitary (so far) Brixton date on 28th May, with tickets costing just £10.

Moneybagg Yo The Tennessee rapper returns to Wembley Arena on 7th June along with DaBaby. Tickets from £55 + fees.

The Roots Questlove and co. will play Crystal Palace's South Facing festival this August, as well as a Margate Dreamland date, both featuring De La Soul, and The Pharcyde. Tickets on sale now

Cypress Hill The band will play a special Royal Albert Hall gig with the London Symphony Orchestra on 10th July, playing "Black Sunday" and more. Tickets on sale now

Kid Cudi The rapper celebrates the release of this year's "Insano" and "Insano (Nitro Mega)" albums with a World tour including UK and Ireland dates with Pusha T, playing London, Birmingham, Manchester, and Dublin from March 2025. Tickets on sale now

Killer Mike The American rapper has announced a UK and Ireland tour from 22nd August. Expect to hear tracks from the recent Grammy-winning album, "Michael", plus more. The tour covers London, , Glasgow, Manchester, and Dublin.

A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie drops new album, "Better Off Alone" this summer with a short UK tour in May, covering London, Birmingham, and Manchester. He'll be joined by Fridayy and Byron Messia. Tickets on sale now.

Shabazz Palaces bring recent album, "Robed in Rareness" to the UK and Ireland, playing London, Brighton, Leeds, Manchester, and Dublin, from May.

D-Block Europe The duo return with new album, "Rolling Stone" in January with four O2 Arena gigs (tickets selling fast), plus a Manchester AO arena show to promote it, from 4th February. Tickets on sale now

DJ Yoda The turntablist has UK dates taking him into the spring, covering London, Brighton, Bimringham, and more.

Lil Yachty has announced a Field Trip tour, covering London's Wembley Arena, The Victoria Warehouse in Manchester, plus Birmingham, and Glasgow in the spring (postponed from November/ December).

Loyle Carner The South London rapper and singer has announced new album, "Hugo", plus an accompanying UK tour, covering Brighton, Nottingham, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Liverpool, Manchester, a massive Wembley Arena gig and more from February until 25th March. Tickets on sale now

The Scribes The Bristolian trio have a sprinkling of dates until spring 2024. Tickets start from just £8.

Hip Hop Karaoke [London] Rob Pursey brings his inimitable Hip Hop karaoke night back to The Queen of Hoxton in Hackney, from October. Tickets cost just £5.

Hip Hop Night We have a number of Hip Hop club nights (mainly based in London) over the coming weeks and months, including: Faded in Hackney, Camden and Marylebone, Pour It Up in Islington, Emily Rawson's Supa Dupa Fly in Brixton and Camden, The Get Down in Shoreditch, Astroworld across England and DJ Spin Doctor's The Doctor's Orders across London. More info here: Hip Hop Night.