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Irish hip-hop, British K-pop and the best end-of-summer novels – what you should watch and read this week

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The Conversation · Aug 23, 2024

Kneecap review – Irish-language hip-hop trio in fiercely riotous Belfast romp

The story of Northern Irish teenagers who reinvent the political purpose of hip-hop, the film is most uproarious when the energy of the music lets loose

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024

Kneecap review: "This fictional hip-hop biopic is an unruly mosh-pit of humor and energy"

Kneecap review: "This fictional hip-hop biopic is an unruly mosh-pit of humor and energy"

Total Film · Aug 19, 2024

"This feels like the beginning of something very special." Kneecap's lairy, explosive pre-noon set starts Glastonbury's Saturday bill with a bang

Kneecap, Ireland's most provocative rap group, kick off Saturday at Glastonbury in rude and raucous fashion

Louder · Jun 29, 2024

Belfast rappers Kneecap to contest pulling of funding over political views

Irish language group granted leave to seek judicial review of government decision at full hearing in November

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2024

“This is an attack on artistic culture, an attack on the Good Friday Agreement and an attack on us.” Kneecap win High Court permission to challenge the UK government for blocking them from arts funding award

Belfast rappers Kneecap win first round of legal case arguing that the UK government has discriminated against them

Louder · Jun 20, 2024

“The government is probably writing up a new law as we speak to ban Irish-language hip-hop for life.” Annoying all the right people, Kneecap have been called “the most controversial band since the Sex Pistols”, and they're only just getting started

With their acclaimed debut album and award-wining film, Kneecap are going global in 2024, not bad for a group who rap in what some claim to be a 'dead' language

Louder · Jun 19, 2024

Kneecap and Sea Girls get lively on their latest album releases

There is also a blast from the past from Wings.

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2024

"It's loud and chaotic, full of character(s), buzzing with energy, a bit sketchy, hilarious, and thrillingly alive." Kneecap's debut album Fine Art is an absolute riot

The debut album from Belfast's Kneecap is an exhilarating, euphoric Album Of The Year contender

Louder · Jun 11, 2024

"It's a little bit of the Falls Road in the belly of the beast." Belfast rappers Kneecap announce one-night-only pub takeover in "the city that ruined half the globe"

Kneecap will preview their forthcoming album Fine Art at 'The Rutz' in London

Louder · Jun 10, 2024