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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
Interview

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'
Bob Vylan
Music

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

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

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
Music

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

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

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

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