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Brother Ali: The Muslim covert albino rapper

Things I Learned Along the Way — Huck’s Fiftieth Anniversary Special collects lessons learned and creative advice from fifty of the most inspiring people we know. Each day we’ll be sharing a new excerpt from the magazine. Today, rapper Brother Ali discusses how hip hop became a portal to a new faith, and how that faith is now his focus.

  • Music
  • Huck HQ / Adam Woodward

Kamasi Washington shares his influences and inspirations

Things That Inspire Me — Street Fighter to Stravinsky and African street parties helped inspire South Central saxophonist-composer Kamasi Washington’s debut LP The Epic.

  • Things that inspire me
  • Alex King

How does A$AP Rocky keep those grills so sparkly?

The best bits of Rocky's live RBMA lecture and Q&A — All the things you wanted to know about A$AP Rocky but were afraid to ask. If you missed the live stream, check out the highlight video here.

  • My Life in Music
  • HUCK HQ

This Dinosaurs x Biggie Smalls mashup will make you happy

Bringing a smile to your Tuesday — Pre-historic flow from cult 90s TV character Earl Sinclair in this hilarious parody.

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  • HUCK HQ

Are these London teens the future of UK hip hop?

Meet Age of L.U.N.A — Hotly-tipped London hip hop group Age of L.U.N.A. stepped into Huck’s HQ and dropped knowledge beyond their years.

  • Film
  • HUCK HQ

Tributes to the late great J Dilla

Detroit hip hop’s finest son — Original tributes to the late great J Dilla from DJs, producers and music writers, including Gilles Peterson, Spin Doctor and more.

  • Music
  • Gabriela Helfet

Badbadnotgood spit out hip hop through their future-jazz filter

Hustling to the top — Toronto trio Badbadnotgood take jazz and hip hop to new places through collaborations with Tyler, The Creator, Ghostface Killah, Danny Brown and DOOM.

  • Music
  • Alex King

Countercultural history, through the lens of a fan

Glen E. Friedman's rules for life — What unites skateboarding, punk and hip hop? "It's all about the fucking attitude," says photographer Glen E. Friedman.

  • Culture
  • Andrea Kurland

Woman of the moment: How Little Simz is ready to change the game

Breaking the mainstream — Twenty years on from hip hop’s heyday, London’s Simbi Ajikawo has built a towering presence through the time-tested practice of slinging killer mixtapes. Now all eyes are on her debut LP.

  • Music
  • Osia Katsidou

Brighton rapper Ocean Wisdom has the world at his feet

Walkin' to the top — Roll over YouTubers and make way for Wisdom – an overnight success story that took a decade of hard graft.

  • Music
  • Jack Kenyon

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