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U.K. Rapper Skepta Apologizes, Removes Single Artwork After Criticism It Evokes Images of the Holocaust
Skepta has apologized after the artwork for his new single drew criticism on social media for evoking images of the Holocaust.
U.K. rapper Skepta has apologized after the artwork for his new single, “Gas Me Up (Diligent),” drew criticism on social media for evoking images of the Holocaust. “I’ve been waiting to drop Gas Me Up (Diligent) since teasing it April last year, worked hard getting the artwork right for my album rollout which is about my parents coming to the UK in the 80’s, Skinhead, Football culture and it has been taken offensively by many,” Skepta wrote. He later shared a “mood board” he had previously compiled for the single art, consisting of images of skinheads and the logo for 2 Tone Records, an indie ska label which sought to promote racial equality in the music scene in the late ’70s and early ’80s.
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