Slowthai discusses his new single paying tribute to the NHS: “Clapping, how is that helping anyone?”

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Slowthai has spoken about his forthcoming second album ‘TYRON’, and his latest single paying tribute to the NHS.The Northampton rapper released the track and its video last week, saying it was written “as a reminder to always appreciate what you have whilst you have it”.Now, in a new interview with The Guardian, Slowthai expanded on the message behind the single.“When people were clapping for the NHS, my thing was, why did it take us this long to applaud something that’s been helping people, saving lives for generations, generations, generations?

Helping people longer than we’ve been alive?” he said.“It took a disaster to make people appreciate the NHS. Clapping, how is that helping anyone?