![]() ![]() To hear everything Little Simz' had to say on Grey Area, stream below. I felt like I'd said everything I needed to say." "I didn't want to go in and do like a 17-track album. And in today's streaming era where artists are consistently releasing bloated LPs just to spike their play counts, "I made the decision to keep short and sweet at only 10 songs," she says. "It needs to be a body of work, and I want to make that body of work as concise and as strong and as solid as possible," she explains of her creative mindset. When I go in to write a project, that's really my opportunity to spill and express." Stating Her Purpose:ĭespite roping in a veritable wrecking crew of killer collaborators for Grey Area - including Little Dragon, Chronixx, and Michael Kiwanuka - Simz says the vision for each project she releases is entirely her own. "I don't really talk much in real life I keep quite to myself. "I'm someone who is very introverted by nature," Simz says. Still, this soft-spoken artist will be the first to admit she's rather shy at heart, despite choosing very public professional pursuits. Private:īefore she began self-releasing mixtapes at age 15, and then promptly dropped out of school when her Age 101: DROP series of EPs began getting her recognized on the streets of London, Simz, who was born to Nigerian-immigrant parents, was acting in the British TV shows Spirit Warriors and Youngers. "Still if your life is amazing what you got to fear?" Moments later, the spitter is back on her bravado: "You do not scare me, no you are not a threat," Simz bellows on the virulent Offence, a filthy drum break and swelling strings cushioning her blows. "This shit didn't happen overnight," she raps. ![]() Grey Area finds Simz at her most mesmerizing yet: on Selfish she finds the center between a cocktail-lounge piano melody and a funky bass line while doing battle with her own ego. No-nonsense, opinionated raps slung over experimental, often-jazzy beats courtesy of some of the U.K.'s most wildly talented producers, including the much-celebrated Inflo. "I've always wanted to push myself to a place that's uncomfortable, but only because I know there's magic in that.” Magic indeed. "I don't just want to do what's comfortable," says Simz, whose ear for outré beats and intricate wordplay has captivated the likes of Kendrick Lamar and A$AP Rocky, and landed her a touring gig and collaboration with her fellow countryman, Damon Albarn of Gorillaz. Hey everyone, I am looking for a song by a female singer containing these lyrics: be who you are be who want to be. It is what it is." Rather, the through-line of Little Simz's work is a never-ending desire to buck sonic conventions and expand listeners' perceptions of what constitutes hip-hop. "To be honest, I've always made it a point to say I'm not a female rapper," says Little Simz, a 24-year-old multi-talented, London-born musician who has already released a string of critically acclaimed mixtapes and is back with her new LP, Grey Area. ![]()
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