Slowthai on ‘cancel culture’: “I just can’t understand why anyone would wanna make people feel them ways”

nme.com:

Slowthai has spoken out against ‘cancel culture’ in a new interview, saying that he “just can’t understand why anyone would wanna make people feel them ways”.The Northampton rapper was speaking to Vice for a new profile which covers his upcoming new album, his experience of lockdown and his self-described “shameful” behaviour at the NME Awards 2020.Reflecting on his much-criticised interaction with Awards host Katherine Ryan during the ceremony, Slowthai said: “I wish I went and sat back in my seat.

But I’ve never been that type of person to waddle back, ya know? The only other time I’ve ever been around a comedian is when I walked into a pub and into the back room like ‘what’s going on here’ and the guy instantly targeted me.