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Tyron Kaymone Frampton (born 18 December 1994), better known by his stage name Slowthai (stylised in
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), is a British rapper. Raised in
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, he rose to popularity in 2019 for his gritty and rough instrumentals and raw, politically charged lyrics, especially around
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and
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's
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as
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. Slowthai placed fourth in the BBC Sound of 2019 and followed up in the same year with his debut studio album, ''
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.'' The album was nominated for the
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; at Slowthai's 2019 Mercury Prize ceremony performance, he held a fake severed head of British prime minister
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on stage, prompting controversy.


Early life

Tyron Kaymone Frampton was born on 18 December 1994 in
Northampton Northampton () is a market town and civil parish in the East Midlands of England, on the River Nene, north-west of London and south-east of Birmingham. The county town of Northamptonshire, Northampton is one of the largest towns in England; ...
to Gaynor, a teenage mother of Barbadian descent. Frampton, his sister, and his brother were raised by their single mother in a council estate in the Lings area of Northampton. His younger brother Michael died shortly after his first birthday, which greatly affected Frampton. Frampton attended
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and in 2011 attended
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, where he studied for a BTEC in Music Technology. Frampton has ADHD. Frampton frequently skipped school during his years at Northampton Academy and often spent time at a nearby underground "recording studio" at his friend's house, only stopping when his mother was forced to attend a compulsory court hearing. After college, Frampton had multiple short stints in employment, working as a
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, a
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, and at a branch of
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before being fired for breach of contract after he gave his friend employee discounts.


Music career

The name Slowthai originates from his childhood nickname given to him due to his slow speech and drawled tone: "slow ty". In 2016, he released his breakout single, "Jiggle", produced by Sammy Byrne. In 2017, Slowthai partnered up with indie record label Bone Soda to release his I WISH I KNEW EP, Murder and T N Biscuits. Later in the same year, Slowthai signed his recording contract with Method Records and since has released his RUNT EP and debut studio album, ''
Nothing Great About Britain ''Nothing Great About Britain'' is the debut studio album by British rapper Slowthai. It was released on 17 May 2019 via Method Records. The album features guest appearances from British rappers Jaykae and Skepta, as well as production credits ...
'', which peaked at number 9 on the
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on the week of release. In addition to being included in the
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's Sound of 2019 poll and ''
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s NME 100 list, Slowthai as well received acclaim from publications such as ''
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'',
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and ''
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''. Alongside that, his debut album was nominated for a
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. Slowthai contributed additional, uncredited vocals on the song "WHAT'S GOOD" from
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's album ''
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''. He is also featured on "Heaven Belongs To You" from
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's album ''
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'' and later joined their HBTY North American tour in 2019 as the special guest. In January 2020, Slowthai was featured alongside UK punk band
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on Gorillaz's single "
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". The single was the first "episode" of their ''
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'' project. On 12 February 2020, after winning the Hero of the Year award at the
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, Slowthai made sexual comments about host
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. After audience members began shouting at him, Slowthai dropped his microphone into the crowd, which was then thrown back at him along with a drink. Slowthai then threw his own drink and jumped into the crowd. Slowthai has since apologised, while Ryan has said the situation was taken the wrong way. On 15 September 2020, Slowthai released the single "Feel Away" featuring James Blake and
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. The song was said to be a tribute to his brother, for the anniversary of his death. On 19 November, Slowthai released the single "nhs" alongside a tracklist for his album ''
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'', releasing 5 February 2021, which was then delayed a week, and planned to release 12 February 2021. On 18 December 2020, Slowthai released "Thoughts" as a single, along with a lyric video that featured local police responding to a complaint of a social gathering. On 5 January 2021, Slowthai released "Mazza", a single featuring A$AP Rocky. On 9 February 2021, Slowthai released "Cancelled", a single featuring
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. On 12 February 2021, Slowthai released the album ''
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'', which has features including
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,
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, James Blake, A$AP Rocky and
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. On the 9th of November 2022, slowthai released "i know nothing" similar to his last album "TYRON" he released "Thoughts" an audio diary to set the tone before the album rollout.


Personal life

Slowthai is a supporter of his hometown football team
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, with parts of the music video for "Gorgeous" having been filmed at Northampton Town's
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. He has also stated that he supports
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In the summer of 2020, Slowthai got engaged to Russian singer and model Katya Kischuk, former member of the Russian girl group
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, whom he met online. On 18 June 2021, Kischuk gave birth to the couples' son.


Musical style

His music has been categorised as
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and hip hop. He often includes elements of punk rock, leading to the categorisation of grime-punk. In a 2019 article for the
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, Kev Geoghegan described him as "either a grime MC making punk music or a punk making rap music". In an article for
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, Niloufar Haidari described his music as "caustically witty bars over abrasive beats that blend grime,
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, Soundcloud rap and even punk and
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". He has cited as musical influences
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, Elliott Smith,
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,
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of
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.


Discography


Studio albums


Extended plays


Singles

Notes * Appears on the deluxe edition of ''Nothing Great About Britain'' only. * "The Bottom" and "North Nights" were released as a double A-side.


As featured artist


Other charted songs


Guest appearances


Awards and nominations


References


External links

* {{Authority control 1994 births Living people English hip hop musicians English male rappers English people of Barbadian descent English people of Irish descent Musicians from Northamptonshire People from Northampton