BBC: New kind of punk - Slowthai, JPEGMAFIA, Rico Nasty...

The new breed of punk isn't so punky sonically, it's the attitude, BBC argues: 30-year-old US rapper JPEGMAFIA channels the aggression of the crowd into brutal bursts of movement that sit somewhere between an intoxicated Iggy Pop and an irate DMX; snarling Northampton rapper Slowthai blasts what he sees as the toxicity of Brexit Britain in a way that’s pure punk provocation; Rico Nasty attacks the gnarly guitars and cutting drums with real venom, every word delivered like she’s face-to-face with her worst enemy. They see punk also in Death Grips, Run The Jewels, Denzel Curry, Danny Brown, Sheck Wes, Rico Nasty, Ski Mask The Slump God, Travis Scott...