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Bilal Shafiq, known as B-SHAF, will be working with Bolton Library and Museum Service as part of the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge, Read to the Beat. This includes visiting and performing at nine ...

Hop” (Backbeat Books, 2026). I felt dumb for never making the connection until now. Rap and punk, argues critic Carlo ...