Friday, February 9th 2024, we got a lil sum sum from London rapper, Little Simz. Another ‘drop’ in her decade-long series of mixtapes, this is DROP 7. And quickly a favorite of mine.
For all the haters, these mixtapes are not for Simbi to push her lyrical limits, they’re not to give us a glimpse into where she’ll take her music next – these are for her to play with sound and expand her musical horizons.
Tell me you’re disappointed and I’ll remind you that without experimentation and play, what is an artist? Little Simz is not here to fit inside one little box for you. So, drop it (hehe).
Produced by acclaimed British producer Jakwob, it’s a 7 track EP, not even reaching 15 minutes long. It’s an EP that makes you want to get up from your chair and move, but if you choose to stay seated and pay closer attention, you might just feel like a bad bitch.
Since her 2021 album, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, reached critical acclaim, Little Simz has been recognized on some big stages. In 2022 she won the Brit Award for Best New Act (with some current nominations for British Album of the Year, British Artist of the Year, and Best Hip Hop/Grime/Rap Act) and a MOBO award for Album of the Year for Sometimes I Might Be Introvert (with current nominations for Album of The Year, best Female Act, Best Hip Hop Act, and Video of the Year).
This mixtape really covers the good and the bad parts of that success. She speaks plainly about not feeling the need to prove herself anymore, sipping tea in her warm castle, and understanding the ‘fuss’ around her, but also dives into some of the bad with lines like “gotta keep my circle tight, I’m only rolling with the fewest. Like, I don’t fuck with that boy, he a Judas, Judas (yeah)” in Power. Judas was one of the Twelve Apostles who, notoriously, betrayed Jesus.
Track List:
- Mood Swings
- Fever
- Torch
- SOS
- I Ain’t Feelin It
- Power
- Far Away
Fever, I Ain’t Feelin It, and Power are my top 3.
Did you listen?? What do you think?
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