Hellsinky Authors
Hellsinky stories are published under identified bylines. Each profile links to a verified biography or public reference and to the author’s published work.
ZEZ XXI — Mazdak Vafaei Shalmani
Mazdak Vafaei Shalmani, also known as ZEZ XXI, is a Franco-Iranian writer-director and journalist. Active in French-language rap media for more than fifteen years, he contributed to Rapunchline and later worked with Vice France and France Maghreb. He founded Hellsinky in 2018 and leads UrbanTrackz, developing stories across music, documentary cinema, urban culture and social memory.
Tonio Writer — Urban Cultures
Tonio Writer is a columnist and observer of hip-hop culture. His work focuses on its places, participants and transmission. His work for Cultures Urbaines is notably documented through a 2015 interview about the birth of French hip-hop referenced by publisher Le Mot et le Reste.
Big Bob Carter — Sauveur Eloheem
Big Bob Carter is the journalistic byline of French rapper, producer and writer Sauveur Eloheem. On Hellsinky and UrbanTrackz, he approaches music and independent culture from both an editorial and an artist’s perspective. His music is available on Bandcamp and Apple Music.