U.K. rapper Slowthai was acquitted on rape charges stemming from an allegation that he and a co-defendant attacked two women at a party following a concert in Oxford in 2021, the BBC reports. The rapper, real name Tyron Frampton, and co-defendant Alex Blake-Walker were both found not guilty on three …
Read More »Slowthai Pleads Not Guilty to Rape Charges
Slowthai pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape Thursday, stemming from an alleged incident that occurred in September 2021. The British rapper born Tyron Frampton appeared in court for the first time Thursday alongside his co-defendant Alex Blake-Walker, who also pleaded not guilty to one count of rape and …
Read More »Slowthai Dropped From Glastonbury, Reading & Leeds Festival Lineups Following Rape Charges
Slowthai‘s name was quietly removed from the lineups of the Glastonbury and Reading & Leedsfestivalsafter the British rapperwas charged with two counts of rape on Tuesday. While neither festival has made an official announcement regarding the decision to drop him, Rolling Stone confirmed that Slowthai is no longer listed on …
Read More »Slowthai Is Celebrating His New Single By Spending All Day in a Box
Slowthai leans into a bruising post-punk sound on his new song, “Selfish,” which will appear on his upcoming third album, Ugly, out March 3 via Method Records/Interscope Records. Though arguably known first-and-foremost as a rapper, the frenetic, anxious rock-leaning style of “Selfish” is something Slowthai has explored on past songs …
Read More »Jockstrap's Pop Chaos: 'If It Doesn't Make Sense, That's Nice'
At a vegan Chinese restaurant in North London, the fate of Jockstrap’s debut album, I Love You Jennifer B, was at the whims of an act of mayhem. Someone had just snatched producer Taylor Skye’s backpack. In it was his laptop, which held the only copy of the album that …
Read More »Slowthai Was Obviously Not Promoting Fascism, Antisemitism With His Shirt at Osheaga Fest
Slowthai, the fiercely political U.K. rapper, was forced to issue a clarification and apology after his anti-fascist t-shirt was misconstrued as fascist. While performing at the Osheaga Festival in Montreal over the weekend, Slowthai wore a version of an iconic Vivienne Westwood-designed shirt emblazoned with a swastika, an upside-down illustration …
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