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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.

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“Young people are carrying fear”: Emerald in conversation with Big Zuu and Kerry O’Brien

DSYF x YUAF x DRIP — A new collaborative initiative sets up a mobile youth club on a bus, which has been travelling around London to run workshops and activities for the city’s young people. DJ and broadcaster Emerald hosted a roundtable with rapper Big Zuu and YUAF founder Kerry O’Brien to hear about it.

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JayaHadADream: “A lot of us feel the world right now is dystopian”

What Made Me — In this series, we ask artists and rebels about the forces and experiences that shaped who they are. Today, it’s UK rap breakout hotshot JayaHadADream.

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DJ AG teases that he is working on a 2026 festival

AG Fest? — The open format DJ dropped a cryptic post on social media yesterday, along with a link to sign up to a mailing list.

  • Music
  • Isaac Muk
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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.

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  • Isaac Muk
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Nina Utashiro builds disquieting, macabre sonic worlds

Huck x Eastern Margins — We caught up with the Japanese-German rap experimentalist ahead of her performance at Huck’s SXSW London joint event with Eastern Margins.

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  • Isaac Muk
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Tony Njoku: ‘I wanted to see Black artists living my dream’

What Made Me — In this series, we ask artists and rebels about the forces and experiences that shaped who they are. Today, it’s avant-garde electronic and classical music hybridist Tony Njoku.

  • Music
  • Tony Njoku
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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
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Bad Bunny: “People don’t know basic things about our country”

Reggaeton & Resistance — Topping the charts to kick off 2025, the Latin superstar is using his platform and music to spotlight the Puerto Rican cause on the global stage.

  • Music
  • Catherine Jones

Ghais Guevara: “Rap is a pinnacle of our culture”

What Made Me — In our new series, we ask artists and rebels about the forces and experiences that have shaped who they are. First up, Philadelphian rap experimentalist Ghais Guevara.

  • Music
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