Slowthai | |
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 Slowthai at Glastonbury Festival in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Tyron Kaymone Frampton |
| Born | 18 December 1994[1] Northampton, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | slowthai |
Tyron Kaymone Frampton (born 18 December 1994[1]), better known by his stage name Slowthai (stylised in lowercase), is a British rapper. Raised in Northampton,[3] he rose to popularity in 2019 for his gritty and rough instrumentals and raw, politically charged lyrics, especially around Brexit and Theresa May's tenure as British prime minister. Slowthai placed fourth in the BBC Sound of 2019 and followed up in the same year with his debut studio album, Nothing Great About Britain. The album was nominated for the Mercury Prize; at Slowthai's 2019 Mercury Prize ceremony performance, he held a fake severed head of British prime minister Boris Johnson on stage, prompting controversy.[4] Ensuing years saw the releases of his second and third studio albums, Tyron (2021) and Ugly (2023).
- ^ a b @slowthai (18 December 2018). "on this day 25 years ago I came to fuck the game up... also on the same day 'here comes the hot stepper' was number 1 and here i am on the cover of clash 🎂 have a good day" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "AWGE Artists". AWGE Official Website. 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Sound of 2019: slowthai 'telling the story of the people for the people'". BBC. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 9 January 2019. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ "Rapper slowthai holds up fake Boris Johnson head on stage at Mercury Prize ceremony". Sky News. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.