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Nas: ‘My beef was with the system, not another crew’

Lockdown Longread — As one of the greatest emcees of all time, the New York rapper pushed hip hop into bold new realms. He lived through a dark time – but with one hand on the mic, he survived to tell the tale.

  • Music
  • Shelley Jones

The teen champion taking the fencing world by storm

Huck x Nike — Teagan Williams-Stewart is not your typical fencer – but she is ranked number one. Gunning towards an Olympic gold, the 15-year-old is ready to take on the world and challenge people’s perpceptions. Her story is celebrated in Nothing Beats A Londoner, a new series produced in collaboration with Nike celebrating teens whose lives have been transformed by sport.

  • Film
  • Niall Flynn

The photographer who found freedom through running

Huck x Nike — Elliot Huntley fell into depression when his dream of cycling came to a premature end. By taking up running, he took back control and reinvented himself as a photographer. His story is celebrated in Nothing Beats A Londoner, a new series produced in collaboration with Nike celebrating teens whose lives have been transformed by sport.

  • Film
  • Cian Traynor

The nomadic filmmaker living his dream one hustle at a time

Guerrilla independence — After his career as a pro-skater fell apart, Maximón Monihan had to reinvent himself as a DIY director who thinks outside the box. Now, having taken a road-trip across the US with his best friend, he’s realised that true success is doing what you love, regardless of reward.

  • Film
  • Alex King

Capturing the decisive moment when the odds are stacked against you

A multitude of nows — When cameraphile Greg Funnell picked up a Widelux lens for the first time, he found a new way to document time.

  • Photography
  • Greg Funnell

How cycling is a symbol of hope in a country scarred by genocide

Rwanda on Wheels — In Rwanda, the land of a thousand hills, the bike is empowering all who ride.

  • Bike
  • Antonia Windsor

Saying goodbye to job security to find a more affordable life

Generation Why Not — After studying fashion at university, Tim Whitehouse turned his back on a creative career for the security of teaching. But something wasn’t right. He quit his job to set up The Hub, a live/work warehouse space that enables emerging creatives – like younger brother Joshua Whitehouse (vocals More Like Trees, lead actor Northern Soul) – to survive in unaffordable London.

  • Culture
  • Amrita Riat

The self taught-coder overcoming fears of not being good enough

Generation Why Not — An enviable CV doesn’t make you immune from feeling inadequate. Under pressure to work harder and longer, talented young coder Maxim Cramer, 25, transformed the way she lived, resulting in a healthier, happier and more productive approach to her career.

  • Activism
  • Daniel Tapper

How filmmaker Rob Brown ignored formal education to perfect his craft

The Indie Filmmaker — Writer-director Rob Brown has walked a twisting path to independent filmmaking.

  • Culture
  • Jack Kenyon

Raury on the art of audacious street hustling

Self-promotion, social media and steez — Stealing fans is not underhand if you do it with a smile, explains 18-year-old Atlanta rapper Raury.

  • Music
  • Osia Katsidou

Widelux camera captures 140 degrees of view for incredible effect

A multitude of nows — Photographer Greg Funnell on the little-known Japanese camera from the 1940s that produces amazing results somewhere between a moving and still image.

  • Photography
  • Greg Funnell

Cerebral Ballzy

Here To Party — New York City's Cerebral Ballzy tear up the streets of London in the name of punk. To celebrate the release of their new LP Jaded & Faded we dug up this photo essay from the Huck archives.

  • Music
  • Shelley Jones

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