Slowthai
‘The Queen’s gone round the bend!’ – HM in pop, from the Smiths to Slowthai to the Stone Roses
She’s been called a fascist, a parasite and a pretty nice girl who doesn’t have a lot to say. So are all pop songs about the monarch treasonous? And are they really directed at her?
Dorian Lynskey
01, Jun, 2022 @5:00 AM
Slowthai review – roguish rapper is the real deal
Tyron Frampton has the audience eating from his hand in an energetic set that shows off his softer side too
Dave Simpson
21, Mar, 2022 @4:04 PM
Slowthai: Tyron review – the sound and the fury
This otherwise excellent album is let down by excessive solipsism
Damien Morris
07, Feb, 2021 @1:00 PM
Wonder breaks the silence: pop, rock and classical music for 2021
Cardi B pushes into Beyoncé’s turf and Sleaford Mods tot up the cost of Covid, while UK orchestras head back to the concert hall – our critics look ahead to big music moments
Alexis Petridis and Andrew Clements
28, Dec, 2020 @6:00 AM
Slowthai: 'I know who I am, I know what I stand for'
He’s no stranger to controversy, but few doubt the talent of Tyron Frampton, AKA Slowthai. He talks about his new album and paying tribute to the NHS
Miranda Sawyer
22, Nov, 2020 @10:00 AM
Slowthai's harassment is a reminder of the need for music industry vigilance
The rapper’s leering display at the NME awards was laughed off by Katherine Ryan – but that doesn’t mean it should be ignored
Jemima Skala
13, Feb, 2020 @5:12 PM
Slowthai in altercation at NME awards and harasses host Katherine Ryan
Video shows rapper throwing a drink at the crowd and jumping off stage before being held back by security
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
13, Feb, 2020 @9:07 AM
Mura Masa: RYC review – so mediocre, it's not even entertainingly bad
Clairo, Tirzah and Slowthai and other guests can’t polish the turds on producer Alex Crossan’s profoundly awful second album
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
10, Jan, 2020 @8:00 AM
The 50 best albums of 2019: the full list
Our pick of the year’s finest albums brings American dreaming, teenage dynamism, heartbreak, barbed rap, impetuous indie and beautiful soundscapes
20, Dec, 2019 @9:41 AM
The 50 best albums of 2019, No 9: Slowthai – Nothing Great About Britain
The 24-year-old Northampton rapper has become the voice of a generation with witty, striking snapshots of working-class life
Hannah Ewens
10, Dec, 2019 @6:00 AM
Grime4Corbyn artists step back from new campaign for Labour
Several of genre’s big names feel ‘youthquake’ unleashed in 2017 has petered out
Lanre Bakare
10, Nov, 2019 @4:20 PM
Slowthai review – grandmaster of mayhem
The Northampton rapper Slowthai speaks truth to power with his unique brand of grime-punk
Kitty Empire
19, Oct, 2019 @1:00 PM
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