Glasto’s hip-hop takeover continues

Nobody could’ve predicted that when Jay-Z was announced as last year’s Glastonbury headliner, the UK would’ve indulged itself in a blatant racist backlash that defied any proper sense or reasoning. Hordes of white, middle-class indie scenesters, heckling out against the rapper as if Take That had been confirmed as Saturday night’s entertainment on the Pyramid Stage. Black hip-hop at Glastonbury? Send out the troops! Lest we forget, Glastonbury is all about defying cat...

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