Little Simz Breaks Down "Is This Freedom?," Growing Up in London & Musical Influences

Hailing from North London, Little Simz joins Sway In The Morning to break down a track from her latest project, what it was like growing up in London and who influenced her.
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[@munduofficial]

Rah, Little Simz on Sway In The Morning. The smile on my face whilst watching this was very real lol. So happy for her.

[@ApparentlyImKJ]

YES SIMBY! Doing London proud!

[@chrollokev]

Glad she's finally getting her shine. Best female rapper right now in my opinion.

[@nickward5835]

definitely

[@nickward5835]

she's also way more than just a female rapper, an artist. but I still agree regardless lol

[@chrollokev]

lol yea I didn't mean any disrespect, but you are right.

[@samhill487]

+Maxim Calixte clock ghetts g

[@chrollokev]

Little Simz, Noname, & Rhapsody best female rap artist right now. I'm loving Noname's recent project, it's great!

[@Sandman0792]

Woop! UK stand up

[@solidsnake7302]

her music is so refreshing love it

[@mrdacusthenavigator4989]

She has a beautiful radiant chocolate complexion...

[@chakabantou]

Mr Dacus True, her skin is glowing

[@jollytunes7163]

***** That's baby oil bruh.

[@chakabantou]

JollyTunes I know about that bro, team melanin here haha

[@ishmail1000]

Man I'm so happy to see Her on Sway in the Morning. I just started listening to Her this year via soundcloud. Good to see Her getting notcied. She's dope.

[@VConley]

Marilyn Monroe is one of her DOPEST tracks ever.

[@thenoeseah]

V Conley Trusss mee!

[@loverofrnbnsoul]

Big you up sway for helping us of the UK represent ourselves on a US platform

[@randomkid864]

seeing her tonight in brooklyn can't wait :)

[@jablazin1]

Afrika taking ova.. Thankful for her and her words and her music.. Love Love More Simbi 🙏🏾🖤🤙🏾

[@jelanivirgo7663]

I love this woman !

[@demetrebattiste4896]

She's so GAWD damn gorgeous! I love her dark, chocolatey skin! My God!

[@eon001]

Oh snap, Just saw her at the indigo o2 last week. She was supporting Mos Def. She killed it.

[@Rorogee1]

And then 6 years later she drops an album with one of the most fire tracks about the relationship with her dad 😌

[@digitalvitamines]

which track is it?

[@laztiz1396]

@@digitalvitamines i love you i hate you is the song

[@luaz.4808]

Ahh, im so happy for you Simbi. Been hype since the first time I heard you like a year ago haha ♡ :)

[@ss-iz9px]

representing london

[@ronaldmczee3886]

Need another Sway album lets go

[@OrganicTrap]

Honestly the dopest female rapper out period

[@Scythesyn]

She's chill even in person, I saw her in Rome and she killed at ttw!

[@florianedlinger636]

To look back on that, she was so sweet back than and now shes such a boss. Unreal.

[@NyakzOTSD]

Shes come a long way from one of her first headlining shows at the roundhouse in camden!! Congratulations

[@AmyElizabethFrith]

Beautiful

[@demarcuspollard9117]

FINALLY! FUCKING FINALLY!!!!

[@Martinelavinialove]

Kendricks right, Simz is one of the best that ever did it, she will be up there with the greats on an international level...and she hasn't yet dropped an album! She's too dope

[@sage5610]

She's awesome

[@petroniloe1589]

I love her

[@marfomedia]

I love America and I got alotta US friends and supporters but what infuriates me at times is the lack of knowledge about the UK in general. There's the INTERNET > Use it Big up Sway! It's platforms like this show that shine light on the undiscovered music. NB. Theres more to the UK than Dizzee Rascal, Estelle and Floetry...

[@loverofrnbnsoul]

Ukno lyk that it is fully starting to irritate me how Americans only know about those who have blown n not those on the come up in contrast to us who know those on the come up over there

[@figuringdad-out525]

Clement Marfo Word Up Omanhene Tell em! wholeheartedly agree

[@-M0LE]

Clement Marfo that's Americans for you ignorant to the rest of the world

[@newera5238]

Clement Marfo ...I'm American, and respect and feel you! I've been saying this for years, that it's talent all around the world. I'll admit most of us are closed minded!

[@sueyyness3642]

Yeah I definitely don't see a lot of UK on my radar and I work in music. I learned about Simz a few years back when she was on a television show. Went on IMDB, found out she was musician, and went on a little quest to find her music. I don't how big she is in the UK but there are some fire MCs that should be out here and we just don't get exposed to them unless we search. I hear what you are saying though. I have been telling people for years that Simz is one of the best MCs out here no matter the gender.

[@jayjayt135]

The first time I've ever heard her song Marilyn Monroe was on GGN that shit bangs!

[@zoeydelacreme]

She's dope!

[@sonalj4081]

Yesssss

[@remixedrhythms6661]

I don’t make music exactly in the same way, although I really love what your doing. Beautiful work! 😶💝😶✨💛

[@Tojoj22]

Her accent is off the chain, it mesh well with hiphop

[@in-trestinnetwork8269]

Simz holding it down, well done. #TeamUk

[@masterp678]

I-love-simmz

[@livfredom]

Y’all need little simz back on the show her and obongjayar 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@drdread9896]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ouassim4142]

point to kill got me hooked on her bruh

[@livfredom]

Yesss me too I do as I want I do as I like I no watch and I no fear Nobody 💃🏾

[@Dave....]

I always see her music on hip hop blogs but I never really took a chance to listen. She's a beautiful chocolate girl with a nice chill vibe. Anybody up on her music who could recommend her best songs to me?

[@TheStuttafly]

Intervention is a good place to start

[@Dave....]

***** thanks I'll check that out

[@jelanivirgo7663]

Dave I would recommend E.D.G.E. I'm in love with that project.

[@Dave....]

JA VEIX ok cool. I just listened to Intervention. I can say I'm definitely a fan now.

[@bugsymax9256]

Dave The Square, Time Travels, Devour

[@grocolder1432]

Simz is the truth. Why didn't they mention that she's the face of Soundcloud.com???

[@jamainewinfield6046]

nice

[@tupakchatkuhr650]

dat smiiiiiiile

[@Kudagraz]

Weird watching Sway treat her like a little girl. Simz is a force in rap. Has she been back on? Regardless I'm glad she is getting recognition.

[@lailamorf1654]

what did cole say about her?

[@jermycampbell8900]

What about skepta?

[@newLEGACYFLEKZ]

Any Americans on here interested in the UK music scene look up: Izzie Gibbs, OpiumE3, Grim Sickers, Jammer, Flirta D and Dirty dapz

[@DMXhill]

Lol fam, they are some of the worst artists to suggest for newcomers to the UK scene.

[@G-Man78]

DMXhill u dun know lol. Flirta d and Jammer Loooooool. That guy is probably a 14 year old white/Asian kid smh

[@newLEGACYFLEKZ]

FukcKKKBNP 20 year old grown fukkin yardie man from Nw. Get your shit right fam

[@G-Man78]

newLEGACYFLEKZ then u better rep ur ends g. Stop tryna promote them dibby dibby artists lol.

[@ABiscuitandTea]

@@DMXhill I know this comment is 3 years old, but can you explain why they are the worst artists to suggest?

[@chrisn.b4308]

London Town stand up

[@jeromemick4512]

There really isnt much difference between north and south London just that we have morleys and they dont🍗

[@ehaze]

been impressed since "Barz simpson"

[@LeftLaneDreams]

Got to get me an English girl. Love that accent.

[@hajiletaylor4793]

LeftLaneDreams ikr

[@carlin_agyei]

She's not english

[@nathan332000]

Just discovered her two months ago, she's hot

[@YourBoyAdexM]

Wow she's 21

[@raphael7252]

She lied about "the scene" leaving out JME Skepta Wiley, etc.

[@RigbyHuxtable]

Ratta Touillie i think she was talking about who is up and coming. Not established

[@raphael7252]

***** hmm not sure but she still could have mentioned them. So many Americans have no knowledge of anything outside of their country.

[@RigbyHuxtable]

Ratta Touillie she probably would have if she wasn't so nervous

[@sionerichter1507]

+Ratta Touillie She was being cheeky and only shouting out her team and close affiliate. You can tell by her giggle and by Sway saying "I'm not mad at you". lol

[@ItsMeStubbsy]

I'm from the Uk and she's not big in the hh scene

[@1234BLISTEX]

[@chairwood]

eon001 You're so lucky to have seen Mos Def. That's so sick.

[@TheHugooooooo]

Do people seriously say chocolate for skin colour outside of porn!? wtf

[@iLLustrious85]

lol um yeah... lol

[@foreverhiddenpabz]

I thought remus was in her click

[@skeamz21]

Nah she didn't rep the scene at all. Didn't answer the questions about London without talking about her album wtf man and she's cussing artists that do an American accent and she's gonna say space age is the scene? I'm from London and I don't know who the fuck they are. I rate her music I seen her perform for schoolboy q and she killed it but wtf was that.

[@livingforever93]

+skeamz21 Man get over yourself.

[@jollytunes7163]

Fresher, better looking version of Estelle.

[@RipDoesEverything]

"Thats what american artists do... they just follow the leader" Thats not true Sway... i swear i been trying to do my own thang this whole time. and yeah sometimes i get in the mainstream but its just to add my color to the colors they produce. everything else is from my brain to the people

[@Crudeoil310]

Wnter the void-little simz thank me later

[@dr.octagon9450]

SWAY YOU AINT AT THE WARRIORS PARADE????? SMH

[@G3TtoKNOW]

I dont get it, she's not even big here in the UK how is she on sway..?

[@RigbyHuxtable]

Makaveli she is big on the underground scene I guess. She's not mainstream.

[@G3TtoKNOW]

SteveStevens i assume your not from the uk. we have sooo many rappers, new and established and none of them exept from tinie tempah has ever been on a respectable us radio show. She isn't at all big in the underground either

[@G3TtoKNOW]

and tinie blew first in the us, like 7 years after he blew in the uk

[@RigbyHuxtable]

Makaveli tinie blew up in like 2010 with pass out and frisky and written in the stars. He went over to America when he did that (rubbish) song with Wiz Khalifa. I remember seeing him on 106 & Park on BET in the UK lol. Anyway, my point is he tried to crack America in 2011, 1 year after becoming a big artist in the UK.

[@G3TtoKNOW]

***** i get you, but i meant in our 'underground' scene, and that would mean when wifey riddim came out and that was like 06/07. Little simz is virtually unknown here in regards to my original point

[@wotabottle]

Microphone murderer.

[@wunademones]

This interview is a bit of a car crash, as an artist i don't understand why she's so nervous

[@RigbyHuxtable]

wunademones that's insensitive. You're in a new country and you don't know how you are going to be received. You've seen so many big artists on KZbin sitting in the exact same seat that you are in right now and you want to present yourself in the best light possible. It's a lot of pressure.

[@Bonitaymorena]

***** Completely insensitive gosh!! This is a big deal to be interview on Sway. So most artists would be nervous this one of her first US interviews on such a popular radio station.

[@wunademones]

Respectfully, i disagree. She is an artist, it's what her line of work is all about! and for your records little sims has been to the states many times before so it's not totally new to her. My point is she knows how to rock shows and shes a good performer she puts smiles on other artists faces. What's sad is how genuine she is, but we all know sadly some, big record label will probably scoop her up and turn her into one of these typical arrogant us artists like Azaelia how ever you spell her name and Nikki

[@Bonitaymorena]

wunademones Dude shut up!!! Azealia Banks and Nikki are both talented artists. How dare you try to pit female artist against each other simply don't like some of them. Stop with you're misogynistic bullshit. Kanye and every other rapper that came before them were arrogant that a part of hiphop. Not to mention you have to over compensate when you fell insecure sometimes and don't have as much support in the music industry. You have no idea what Azealia or Nikki has a had to go through in an industry who could give to shits about them. Not to mention Azealia abusive childhood and the abusive relationships she was in before blowing up. That would make anyone hardened AND DEFENSIVE!!! People were always coming at her side ways even from the beginning from in 2012. Yet if she was a mane they'd say ohh wow he's funny he's so sarcastic he must be trolling. Which half the time she is. Men can be outspoken obnoxious complex artists and individuals brut if their black they get dragged and called arrogant which sucks. But at least the rest of the industry will try to give them props or someone will try to mentor them. Azealia has received none of that treatment!!! Even when 212 just came out she had to deal with the bullshit from other rappers who just dismissed her for being a dark-skinned girl, called her ugly or they recognized her talent and became intimidated by her and treated her like shit. That would make anyone annoyed and hurt!!! So why don't you actually learn about a person's and look at them with some nuance before you make judgement. I'm not a huge Nicki fan but iI know she's gone through some shit too. But what ever she's doing what she wants with her career and she's successful. Azealia has done everything on her own with only some help from some of her independent label. But all her success has come from her own creativity, song writing ability, the fact that she can perform her ass off and she's toured in Europe and Asia for the past 3 years. Just from realizing an EP and mixtape and once she release an album last November she was alble to tour even more LAST month and sold out her show. Not to mention she's always been consigned by real artist who don't care about mainstream popularity. Thaat's not what give you a long career. Especially for someone like her who is going into jazz in the future and has already be trained in acting as a child/ teenager. Now she's got the starring role in a movie directed by Rza. Little Simz would probably get along with Azealia anyways because Azealia a fan of her music. She only gets defensive with people who attack her but she's getting counselling to deal with her insecurity and anger issues. But honesty with the dynamic life she's lead so far and having very little guidance from adult figures. I'm surprised she's managed to be this successful up this point being so young. So please do not start you're… oh which black girl is more worthier trope!!! Little Simz doesn't need that she can stand on her on two feet. Hiphop was built on bravado. It's like people are solo insecure these days and cannot properly express confidence… especially young black kids growing up having people telling them… .ohhh you're too cocky!!! Dude bye!! You have to love yourself and have confidence if you want to survive in the industry. Because people will turn on you if you're popular !!!!! Having confidence is not wrong!!! Even if some rappers and singers/actors have to overcompensate in the beginning…. they eventually believe in themselves and can relax more once they've grown older and have success and failures and survived through both. But black female artists don't need you pitting them against each other they already have industry people doing that. They need solidarity. It sucks having a mentor female rapper/singer dislike you too which is often what happens if people are intimidated by you. Nikki manage is 31 year old women always you can't compare her level of confidence to little simz and azealia anyways.Their both in their early twenties. Meanwhile Nikki's lived longer and experienced more. I'm not trying to be mean!!! Maybe harsh and I'm okay with that because noeone else seems to stick up for female rappers besides their fans. And call out the blatant misogyny and judgment the receive which is not issued to male rappers who can what the want and people will respect them as complex individuals.

[@Bonitaymorena]

wunademones Are you an artist though. Stop trying to dictate how she's supposed to respond in an interview!! Get off her vagina!!! You're allowed to be nervous she still answered all their questions thoroughly. Even artists who've been working longer than her like D'angelo get nervous because they know journalists want to be pick and prose their brains. She handled her self fine. She'll only improve as time goes on. But just stop she doesn't need to be a chatty cathy!!! You have to leave some mystery about yourself as a artist in the beginning because it incises people. Even in everyday life. But as the years go bye she grow into herself as a woman and an artists and feel more comfortable expressing herself.

[@richkidd9997]

She's awkward and clueless asf. I don't like the fact that she thought so hard about lying, thats not HipHop.

[@BIGREDXXXL]

Or should could be nervous as hell?

[@Kudagraz]

wth you on about?

[@TulipaBigDipa]

What did she lie about. Americans think that when someone’s not loud and abrasive like you lot then there’s something wrong with them.