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British rapper Dizraeli on his life in search of humanity

Making sense of the brutal nonsense — Ahead of the release of his new EP, hip hop artist Dizraeli shares stories from his travels and the influences to his new stripped-back sound. Here we exclusively drop the video for 'Morning Light' from his new EP.

  • Music
  • Natasha Turner

Still Dilla: Resurrecting a lost album by one of hip hop's greatest

Keeping a legacy alive... — The creative director of J Dilla’s Estate on the Detroit’s producer last unreleased record, maintaining his legacy and the version of Donuts you’ve never heard.

  • Donuts
  • Ricardo Miguel Vieira

British rapper Akala on the virtues and limits of practicing what you preach

Spittin' conscious lines — From independent records to speaking truth to power, British rapper Akala has strived to practice what he preaches. But, by his own admission, sometimes even he gets it wrong.

  • Music
  • Oliver Pelling

In Pictures: Rare portraits from Wu-Tang Clan’s golden era

Icons of Wu — British photographer Eddie Otchere shot intimate portraits with every member of Wu-Tang Clan over a five year period when the group were at their creative peak.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

How a dying musician created a visionary hip hop masterpiece

Donuts Dissected — J Dilla super-aficionado and head of music at Boiler Room, Raj Chaudhuri reveals the inspiring tale of a dying musician’s inextinguishable spirit and his magnum opus, Donuts.

  • Music
  • Gabriela Helfet

Video: Japanese dancers chase the hip hop dream in LA

L.A. Dreamers — Five Japanese hip hop dancers share their experience of trying to make it in Los Angeles in a beautiful short documentary from Dani Fortuny and Igor Kosenko.

  • Film
  • HUCK HQ

Video: Stones Throw Records’ 360-degree virtual reality tribute to the late great J Dilla

J Rocc and Karriem Riggins go in for Dilla — On the tenth anniversary of Dilla’s iconic Donuts, Stones Throw release a special Dungeon Sessions tribute video.

  • Music
  • Alex King

Legendary NYC photographer Ricky Powell looks back on three decades of hustling

"Thirty years of pro photos on a hangout tip" — A walk-and-talk with photographer Ricky Powell, the New York City busboy who took over the downtown scene.

  • Photography
  • Alex King

Yasiin Bey, aka Mos Def, announces retirement in freestyle rap message

"No more parties in S.A." — The artist formerly known as Mos Def rounds off a week of bad headlines by releasing an audio message on Kanye West's official site where he announces his apparent retirement. Also plugs Swish.

  • Culture
  • Adam White

Great new music to look out for in early 2016

New albums, tracks and videos — Huck takes a look at some of the new punk, hip-hop, soul and electronic sounds to catch in the upcoming months.

  • Music
  • Josh Gabert-Doyon

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