British rap scene godfather Wiley apologised Wednesday for “generalising” but refused to distance himself completely from anti-Semitic posts that got him permanently banned by Twitter. I’m a businessman,” Wiley told Sky News after the social media platform made its temporary suspension of the artist permanent. Wiley is credit for helping the genre spread from London and reach global fame with artists such as Stormzy. The Campaign Against Antisemitism said it welcomed news that Twitter had “finally listened” and removed Wiley. He added it was “silly” to suggest that saying “the Jewish community is powerful within business” is racist.

Source: Punch July 29, 2020 21:56 UTC