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A new book explores Tupac’s revolutionary politics and activism

Words For My Comrades — Penned by Dean Van Nguyen, the cultural history encompasses interviews with those who knew the rapper well, while exploring his parents’ anti-capitalist influence.

  • Activism
  • Isaac Muk
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James Massiah: “As much as the social contract is lost, there’s a freedom with that”

Bounty Law — With the release of his latest album, we sat down with the rapper-poet to chat about his new sonic Western, the boom in alternative poetry events, and whether the social contract is broken.

  • Music
  • Isaac Muk

Three decades behind the scenes of the music industry

Eddie Otchere’s ‘Spirit Behind the Lens’ is a story of music and culture that crosses and transcends borders.

  • Photography
  • Isaac Muk

The woman who defined 80s Hip Hop photography

A new exhibition brings together Janette Beckman’s visionary and boundary pushing images of an era of cultural change and moral panic.

  • Photography
  • Miss Rosen

Ahmer isn't afraid to be the voice of Kashmir's rage

'People just want a normal life' — With Kashmir under a curfew and a communications blackout, rapper Ahmer's debut album is providing a voice for a people being kept in the dark.

  • Music
  • Dhruva Balram

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