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Film

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.

Written by: HUCK HQ

Music

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.

Written by: Gabriela Helfet

Music

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.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

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.

Written by: Andrea Kurland

Music

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.

Written by: Osia Katsidou

Music

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.

Written by: Jack Kenyon

Top Picks

Anushka make it clear that genre is increasingly meaningless

Genre-busting Brighton duo — Anushka’s sonic kaleidoscope absorbs everything from 50s doo-wop to wonky house and beyond.

Written by: Alex King

Top Picks

UK rapper Dizraeli is crowdfunding anti-homophobia record

Support new single 'The Depths' on PledgeMusic — Dizraeli & the Small Gods call for donations to get into the studio and promise to share proceeds with Stonewall.

Written by: Alex King

Things that inspire me

Oh! Dear!

Things That Inspire Me — South London illustrator, artist and designer Oh! Dear! shares his influences and inspirations.

Written by: Alex King

Culture

Lisa Leone

Here I Am — Photographer Lisa Leone was in the studio with Nas and DJ Premier when they made the iconic Illmatic in '94. Two decades later, the unseen images are to be published in her new book Here I Am.

Written by: Ricardo Miguel Vieira

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