Slowthai: The only queen I know is my mum

“Everyone has that stereotype when you’re a bad kid: you’re going to go to jail and end up with a kid at a young age. Well, I ain’t in jail and I ain’t got a kid and my family’s proud of me” - English rapper Slowthai says in an interview with the Guardian about his childhood. This week he releases his debut album 'Nothing Great About Britain' - “I love this country but I feel like we’re losing sight of who actually holds the power and what makes us great: it’s the people, the communities, the small places that are forgotten, everyone that’s striving". Guardian calls him Britain’s most compelling new MC.