Read an excerpt from Dan Hancox′s new book, Multitudes: How Crowds Made the Modern World

In this excerpt, Hancox explores the roots and evolution of one of the UK’s most beloved music events – Notting Hill Carnival.

Flowdan: From this point onwards

Prolific and uncompromising, the east Londoner is living proof that it is possible – perhaps even essential – for MCs to explore new sonic territories without diluting what made them great to begin with.

Joy Orbison

A love letter to the reload

Dan Hancox pays tribute to the wheel up, an egalitarian and thrilling facet of sound system culture that recently spurred a Twitter outrage