Born Tyron Kaymone Frampton, slowthai is being billed as one of the most exciting acts in British rap, and it makes sense—he’s really fucking good. Slowthai has an X factor. He’s spry, twisted (the music video for the nervy “Inglorious” visually references A Clockwork Orange), and confrontationally political (see “Nothing Great About Britain”). And while the media machine has likened him to famed grime rapper Dizzee Rascal, the Northampton rapper is well equipped to make a name for his own damn self. This is slowthai’s first full US tour, and Seattle is lucky enough to be one of the stops—I’ve read his shows are absolutely mental. Enjoy accordingly. by Jas Keimig