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Little Simz

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One of rap's sharpest pens, full stop — orchestral ambition and North London grit, 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert' the modern benchmark.

Little Simz is a rapper from Islington, North London, who built an early following through independent releases and mixtapes before her albums drew wider critical attention. Her work is marked by dense, personal writing and a delivery that shifts between conversational and forceful.

Much of her catalogue has been made with producer Inflo, whose arrangements bring strings, live drums and soul and Afrobeat textures to the records. "Sometimes I Might Be Introvert" is the most expansive example, pairing orchestral production with material about family, ambition and self-doubt. She has also worked as an actor, and remains closely identified with the London scene she came from.

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