Grammy-nominated rapper Slowthai has denied two charges of rape and will face trial next year.
The 28-year-old, whose real name is Tyron Frampton, entered his pleas during a brief hearing at Oxford Crown Court on Thursday.
He is accused of raping a woman twice on September 8, 2021.
Co-accused Alex Blake-Walker, 25, pleaded not guilty to sexually assaulting the woman Frampton is accused of raping during the same alleged incident.
Blake-Walker, of Brockley, south London also denied charges of rape and sexual assault against a second complainant.
A trial is due to take place on July 1 next and is expected to last two weeks.
Judge Michael Gledhill KC released the two defendants on conditional bail until their trial.
The rapper, of Northampton, was nominated for a Grammy award in 2021 and a Mercury prize in 2019.
He has won gongs at the NME Awards and UK Music Video Awards.
The musician has recently withdrawn from a scheduled performance at Wembley Stadium alongside Britpop band Blur and Self Esteem at the show on July 8.
