AJ Tracey on the General Election: “Anything but the Tories is ideal”

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AJ Tracey has spoken to NME about his hopes for the upcoming General Election, as well as his plans for his “very British-sounding” new album.The West London rapper was speaking to NME backstage at BBC Radio One’s Big Weekend in Luton, when he shared his thoughts on Rishi Sunak’s recent snap election announcement for July 4.“Everyone is going to have their own opinions but, for me, anything but the Tories is ideal,” he told NME. “Nowadays, I feel like voting Green because I don’t really affiliate with the parties.”Tracey added that he doesn’t think the UK rap scene will get behind a party in a similar way to how grime artists showed their support for Jeremy Corbyn in 2020.“Obviously we’re all getting older now but many times the youth have got behind parties,” he said. “I got behind the Lib Dems when they promised to get rid of our uni fees and I definitely was in debt to my uni, so I will never vote for Lib Dems ever again.”Looking to the future, he also confirmed that his third album – the follow-up to 2021’s acclaimed ‘Flu Game‘ – is “basically done and definitely coming this year”.“I’m just putting some finishing touches on it and tightening up some records,” he said, adding that people can expect “a very British sounding album.

That’s what people should look forward to.”“There definitely will be surprise moments and guests,” he went on, “but I’m not one to spoil the surprise.”Talking about upcoming artists who he is a fan of, Tracey said that “right now I rate Jayo, Sainte, Lancey Foux, Len and Pozer.”He added that his favourite right now is Nemzzz: “He’s cold.

He’s rapping for his city and not trying to be like anyone else. He’s just doing his thing.”Tracey also spoke about the success of his initiative that funds.