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No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either
Eamonn Forde

No, Kneecap shouldn’t be cancelled – but they shouldn’t go unchallenged, either

The Kneecap controversy has been played out on social media with the usual polarising results

I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal
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I wound up living in my car after coming out as a lesbian. Now I use music to help people heal

The Big Issue spoke to Onye Ezeh, aka OneDa, about her deeply personal debut record – and about what the future holds

Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’
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Bob Vylan: ‘Is it OK for me to cry? As a man you can feel there’s not space to be vulnerable’

The punk/hip-hop duo’s new album is also about survival, about affirmation and positivity, and about hope despite the times

Rapper and TV chef Big Zuu: ‘The more people give back, the better the world we’ll see’
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Rapper and TV chef Big Zuu: ‘The more people give back, the better the world we’ll see’

Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry
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Joshua Luke Smith: Meet the rapper helping prisoners process their past through poetry

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Listen to the lyrics before you point the finger at rap for street killings
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Listen to the lyrics before you point the finger at rap for street killings