Huck 82: The Music Issue
Covered by Kojey Radical, the latest Huck Magazine is absolutely packed with evocative reporting, sharp photography and design, and stories to make you think.
“An Asian rapper? It feels like an impossible reality”: Jianbo on doing it for the family
East x South East — As the pandemic drove a wave of ESEA xenophobia, Jianbo realised that he couldn’t pretend to be anything other than himself. Zing Tsjeng sits down with the South London MC – vanguard of a burgeoning creative movement.
Written by: Zing Tsjeng
Tension and togetherness at a rare Syrian hip-hop open mic night
Latakia levels — After half a century under a bloody dictatorship, Syria has endured massacres on an unprecedented scale in recent times, fuelled by sectarian conflict. In the port city of Latakia, Haydar Daoud and his friends spend their days making rap music, an art form mostly misunderstood by Syrians, yet an essential therapy for disenchanted youth.
Written by: Aubin Eymard
Meet the fishing collective reclaiming the sea for Black Brits
We Are Black Fish — Black people have long been excluded from Britain’s rural and coastal spaces. Speech Debelle and Alexis Lee’s community “hook up” events are changing that – one gathering, one cast, one fire at a time.
Written by: Naomi Clarke
Kojey Radical will never look down
More than a rapper — From his days skating around East London and charming local grassroots venues, the multitalented emcee, poet, singer and visual artist has emerged as a one-of-one creative force and storyteller. On his latest album Don’t Look Down, he continues to lay his own path.
Written by: Joseph ‘JP’ Patterson
Graham Sayle opens up
Life is hardcore — The High Vis frontman has battled demons that would flatten most – and barely broken a sweat. We sit down with the scene veteran to talk about channeling raw emotion and lived experience into his music, navigating fame and finding peace in a pit full of punks.
Written by: Tracy Kawalik
