Baxter Dury told Jason Williamson that he envisaged his new album ‘The Night Chancers’ – as told by an ageing hip hop mogul who looks back on his life in chapters – the perfect analogy for an album doused in self-awareness and promiscuity.

Artists from Manchester’s thriving hip-hop scene will come together for a unique music project to reflect on the significance of the city’s 1819 Peterloo massacre to young people nowadays.

Tickets for the duo’s gig, which takes place at the Victoria Warehouse on November 9, will go on sale at 10am tomorrow morning.

Don’t ask Skepta if Grime is having a resurgence. In a recent interview with Timeout London, the Tottenham MC made his thoughts on that statement pretty clear.

Excited pupils from a school in Stockport will be performing at the Dance World Cup in Jersey this year.

A show reel of creativity and accolades precedes Akala.

As a former card game fanatic, there’s nothing more supreme than to hear how an insipient south London-born rapper honed his linguistic talents in the context of a card battle.

Some of the biggest names in hip-hop and dance music will descend on Manchester between April 16 and April 19 for the Red Bull Music Academy UK Tour.

The nine-piece Mouse Outfit created a Kickstarter project following the financial burden of having to hire their own transport – the idea of band member James Defty.

Tributes to a 20-year-old rising star in Manchester’s rap scene who was brutally killed in a ‘sustained attack’ in Gorton have flooded social media websites.

Snoop Dogg earned himself a real treat when cookies made by Manchester’s Women’s Institute found their way to him when he played at Gorilla last week.