scum

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He also had roles in 1979 films Quadrophinia and Scum, 1990s TV sitcom The Upper Hand, as well as The Bill, ITV Playhouse and Bergerac.

From BBC • Oct. 2, 2025

His past two records have felt revelatory to me: 2017’s disarmingly tender Scum Fuck Flower Boy and, of course, 2019’s wildly inventive Igor, his most commercially successful album to date.

From Slate • Dec. 22, 2019

Club Scum was conceived by Rudy “Bleu” Garcia and Ray Sanchez as an alternative to the white-dominated drag and punk scenes in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2019

The one that stuck was “Deadlocs,” a casual, boastful talker with a spooky beat from an old friend, Scum Beatz.

From New York Times • Mar. 14, 2019

“Four basebom churls. A beggar’s offering. Scum like that will never stop the snow. She might.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin