"Tyron": Slowthai's response to cancel culture

By Gwendolyn Warren, Staff Writer

British rapper Tyron Kaymone Frampton, a.k.a. Slowthai, dropped with his new album, “Tyron,” on Feb. 12. The soundtrack is split into two halves of seven tracks each, and the fresh new album can be streamed on Spotify and Apple music and features A$AP Rocky, Skepta, Dominic Fike, Denzel Curry, Deb Never, Mount Kimbie and James Blake. After a long absence, Slowthai made an album that releases his frustrations and allows the listener to relate to mistakes and flaws. 

Last year around late February, Slowthai experienced a pause in his career when he showed the crowd his anger and made inappropriate comments towards comedian Katherine Ryan at the NME awards. However, Slowthai apologized and with the long quarantine, made this album to be released around the same time he was canceled last year. The second song on the album, “CANCELLED,” features Skepta, revealing Slowthai’s frustration with the meaning of cancel culture and questioning the listeners: “how you gonna cancel me?” 

Slowthai’s album, “Tyron”, is named after himself to show that he can both start fresh and create his own destiny. When making the album, Slowthai incorporated a unique format for the songs in the album. Slowthai titled the first seven songs in all caps to indicate yelling and fast paced tunes. The last seven songs in the track are all lower case, which allows the listener to hear another side of Slowthai. The first song in the second half, “I tried”, has a chill and upbeat sound that captures true sadness. Slowthai expresses pain and shows a sentimental side in the second half of the album. The listeners can create their own journey and the music produced by Slowthai can influence that fresh start.  

“Tyron,” is an album that expresses new beginnings and allows us to move forward. Slowthai’s work shows listeners that they can be inspired to make their own path and destiny in life.