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On my radar: Big Zuu's cultural highlights

The London rapper on finding unity in gaming and music battles, and his love of home cooking
‘Cooking is all about patience’: Big Zuu. Photograph: Richard Saker/The Observer

Zuhair Hassan, better known as , is a rapper of Sierra Leonean and Lebanese descent born in 1995. He grew up in west London and rose to fame as part of the , alongside his cousin and fellow rapper AJ Tracey. In 2017, he released a fundraising track and video . Alongside making music, Zuu is also a passionate, self-taught cook and is launching a food show, on 15 May on

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