Little Simz - NO THANK YOU INITIAL REACTION

[@Matthew-xl5bc]

Little Simz continues to show why she is one of the best rappers in the world. This album was amazing from the content, to the production, and the rapping. There is much great albums this year so I can't decide where this album ranks yet.

[@BSideRapReviews]

You ain’t lied!! I been working on a top rappers right now list (hopefully will get that out soon) and even before this list - I had her pretty high up. I think this project not only cemented that but pushes her even bigger up the list. My AOTY list is in shambles. I got a general idea but i thought I had my top 5 or so solidified….that’s ruined now lol

[@Matthew-xl5bc]

@@BSideRapReviews Her album run of Grey Area, SIMBI, and No Thank You makes her top 5 caliber rapper rn. And as you said this album destroyed everyone's AOTY list. Making a top 5 is going to tough this year.

[@McCherrill]

Simz dropped this album at the end of the year. No fanfare, no marketing. As far as I understand, she has ditched all the commercial twats and she is doing it totally independently. Fucking love Simz

[@BSideRapReviews]

Not to mention she dropped it on a Monday! That’s pretty insane. I didn’t know anything of her label disputes before this album - hoping she continues to do everything independent. For mainstream artists who are just chasing hits I think the label system works, but for artists who value their art…they create so much better music without labels handcuffing them - with the exception of this artist ran labels that are becoming more and more popular

[@mikeylynch7260]

She's a UK treasure, easily one of the best artists of our time. Great review dude, loved your detailed breakdowns.

[@ded4_]

omg, literally the BEST reaction I've ever seen of this album. I lost it when u talked abt alliteration. Being someone who wasn't that much into rap, this album is a GEM to me. Silhouette the best rap track I've heard

[@jbfanclub1]

Simz is carrying the UK scene rn when it comes to the highest echelons. It’s mad cause I’m from the UK and I was expecting her to drop in summer next year or something and then she drops this shit that I now want on Vinyl more than anything else😭

[@BSideRapReviews]

I feel like y’all def getting some recognition with guys like Skepta, stormzy, and Dave (who I think is considerably better than the first two i named) but I think Simz is the first UK rapper where if you’re a fan of excellent rap you straight up can’t ignore. I’m happy about that for y’all too. I grew up in suburban GA and I didnt really understand how satisfying it is to have your fav artists from where you’re from until I moved to Atlanta as an adult. Also I love that shes putting on for the women in rap. Seem like all the other top female rappers never put out music lol like Tierra Whack, rhapsody, no name, etc.

[@PAINBODEE]

@@BSideRapReviews some UK artists that are definitely better than the three you named would be Ghetts,Kano,Chip, P Money and Swiss. All heavy on their lyrical content

[@clarktownsend8991]

Yo Broken is different, that might be one of the best songs, I've ever heard.

[@BSideRapReviews]

Bro I love that song so much!! Best song I ever heard I don’t even know where to begin haha but def my fav on the album and one of the best songs all year!!

[@FainaruFarewell]

Man, you have a real talent at breaking down lyrics on a deeper level, very quickly. Super impressed. Subbed

[@fargonotic]

really impressed that you gave each song it's due and actually gave your insights about your understanding a reaction that really enriched the album for me

[@BSideRapReviews]

Yoooo I’m so glad you rock with it! I really just went into making this channel tryna point out all the little intricacies of hip hop that I like….didn’t know there would be an big audience for it but y’all really been supporting. Thanks for the comment ✊🏾

[@ericlol1337]

haha nice reaction. nice seeing someone appreciate simz's little details

[@BSideRapReviews]

Fasho man! Simz is good enough to just throw 10 random songs together and it be really good but it’s really those intricacies - esp in here last 2 albums - that really make them special 🔥 Preciate the support brodie!!

[@sarahlara333]

Thank you for finding the words for her impact on music. Love it :) She's the best.

[@BSideRapReviews]

Fasho!! Preciate the support! 🙏🏾

[@quiksandd9949]

Might be my album of the year. The body of work is just amazing

[@BSideRapReviews]

It’s def in the convo!! That girl on a crazy run - she topped plenty AOTY lists last year too

[@McCherrill]

Its my album of the year

[@Doctor_Beats]

Tappin in. Great project. I think No Merci and Heart on Fire are the two tracks I’ve gone back to the most.

[@BSideRapReviews]

My guy! Salute and Preciate the support 🙏🏾 Heart on Fire is AMAZING!! My go toos so far have been Broken and Control. Control is so mesmerizing

[@94Eloise]

Best "No thank you" review I've seen so far, excellent job 👏

[@BSideRapReviews]

Preciate that!! 🙏🏾

[@tropicalua]

Great reaction and insight! She is one of my favorite lyricists for sure, she doesn't waste any line. You can tell she had a lot of things to say

[@BSideRapReviews]

Preciate that Fasho!! 🙏🏾 Yeah facts!! Every line feel so meticulously crafted - im becoming a bigger and bigger fan of her with every drop. Facts! I love how thought provoking and conscious she is - she a palette cleanse from all the coke rap I be listening to lmaoooo

[@lancelahra1668]

U definitely became of my favorite KZbin channels in almost a month keep bringing all the albums people sleep on

[@BSideRapReviews]

Big salute!!! Preciate the love bro - Ima keep em coming fasho!!

[@Kenpachi4207]

Incredible week for music. Boldy James, little simz, tomorrow we got Ransom and ab soul as well !! Crazy

[@BSideRapReviews]

Crazy week and it came out of nowhere (at least for me lol). I just peeped the Boldy joint - I’m dropping a reaction to that prob tomorrow. Ran getting first spin from me tonight/tomorrow. I’m excited bout that vdon production - only thing that can hold a Ran project back is production and I doubt that’ll be a problem on this one. Im hopeful for the Ab-Soul joint. Despite his talent I don’t have the absolutely highest expectations but he’s def capable. I liked do what thy wilt but I want him to get back to control system caliber of projects

[@kentekuzan]

100% agreed. Little Simz is so subtly versatile yet precise with language and delivery, and can rap a lot and well. also have you listened to/reacted to Manger On McNichols?

[@BSideRapReviews]

You spot on! I think she got really high musicality as far as song structure, ear for production, hell even just creating a vibe. And normally it seems like rappers with high musicality aren’t normally the best rappers like Travis Scott, Anderson paak (when he decides to rap lol), JPEGMAFIA (he good but not the greatest lyricist). But with Simz she got the really high musicality plus she can really rap. It’s only a couple other rappers with that same skill set and the normally go o to succeed mainstream too. Like Kendrick and JID come to mind. And ABSOLUTELY!! I’m a Boldy fan and that’s his best project imo. I didn’t have a the channel once it dropped but I still vividly remember hearing that project. Wasn’t expecting it cus it sounds nothing like any of his other projects. Medusa, Mommy Dearest and welcome to 76 stay in my rotation!

[@MF_Omar]

Bro your reaction/review/breakdowns are on another level. It enhances my listening experience. Mad respect to you.

[@MF_Omar]

Intrigued to hear your opinion on some of our other great UK rappers… did you like Kano’s Hoodies All Summer?

[@BSideRapReviews]

Ayyyy I really appreciate that!! So glad y’all rocking with em - thanks for the support! ✊🏾

[@BSideRapReviews]

Someone else mentioned Kano too but off top of my head I don’t think I’ve heard him before. Is he pretty lyrical like Simz? I’ll check him out!

[@MF_Omar]

@@BSideRapReviews ah mate he’s dope, for me he’s the bridge between hip hop and Grime, can hear influences of both. Hoodies is a modern classic imo, minimalistic but biting production, snappy grime MCing style covering politics/relationships/street life… conscious w/out being corny or preachy. He’s from Forest Gate (East London) where I was born, I think he captures perfectly what it’s like to live in London for a lot of us. Like Nas did for Queens or WSG for Buffalo.

[@harrison3322]

I'm half way through and this is a dope reaction to an incredible album! Great insights my bro. When Simz said on Angel - 'Flo and I coming like De Niro and Scorsese - she was not lying. Simz and Inflo are a perfect duo, his production is elite. Hope to see you check out more UK music

[@BSideRapReviews]

Preciate that brodie!! Nah facts - perfect description cus their songs are so grand and cinematic! I don’t listen to too many UK rappers but def open too it. Who you rock with the most out of the UK scene besides Simz?

[@Jaffa1975]

Love your insight, glad I found this channel. I was looking for Sims reactions specifically, but I will deffo check out you again. UKHipHop!

[@BSideRapReviews]

That’s dooope! Welcome to the channel and Preciate you checking the vid out ✊🏾

[@markheyliger533]

Nice surprise to see Little Simz on your channel. Dope, looking forward to watching this 🔥

[@BSideRapReviews]

It was a must!! SIMBI was right before this channel started so I didn’t react to that but she’s one of those artists I can’t miss reacting to! Might have to double back and review SIMBI one day too

[@xInsaneJuggernautx]

As soon as I saw you uploaded this I rushed as fast as I could to listen to this 😂. This album like many others threw a complete wrench in my final year list for sure and it’s crazy how many great albums just won’t be able to be considered top 20 this year. Need some more time with this to see how it compares to SIMBI but no doubt this will be a top 5/10 album for me!

[@BSideRapReviews]

Hahaha that’s always appreciated brodie! ✊🏾 Man what!?!? And seem like we ain’t even done with ab soul, Mike, and ransom all dropping still. I’ve recently said 2018 was the best year for rap that I witnessed as an active fan (so stuff when I was a kid don’t count) and I think this year might top it. Yeah I feel like this one will be solidly in my top 5. I think it’s at very least comparable to SIMBI. Simz having a crazy run right now!

[@McCherrill]

Love your reaction to this album; very intelligent, and perceptive. I totally love the way that you think and feel about this album. Anyway, I want just to add that on the track "Broken", I love the way that the last section of the track, in my opinion, musically depicts that part of the human soul that cannot be broken.

[@BSideRapReviews]

Yo I love how you described that - I think you summed it up perfectly! I love how the instrumental changes as she raps that section too - it’s amazing 🔥 Brooo thank you so much for the support man 🙏🏾

[@crazymoe8494]

The Bassline on Gorilla was also sampled by Jurassic 5 on Concrete Schoolyard.

[@BSideRapReviews]

Preciate that - I was in the right era haha! Salute! 💪🏾

[@SuchandSuchMaui]

Another artist you exposing new to me☔

[@BSideRapReviews]

DOOOOOPE!! She deserve new eyes Fasho - she cold af imo. Her whole discog pretty tough to me but gotta check out Sometimes I Might Be Introvert if you rocking with this one. That was my number 3 AOTY last year and a lot of peoples number 1

[@jbfanclub1]

1:25 “That’s why you need diversity of rap, you got rappers now rapping bout horoscopes”🤣😭

[@BSideRapReviews]

Lmaoo ay bro I gotta call myself out on my own BS cus I say that but meanwhile Kendrick and Kanye rap about being gemenis on every album and outkast got a whole album named after their astronomy signs 😂😂😂

[@RaviSingh-br7bw]

No idea why you don't have more subscribers, much higher quality of a review than anywhere else on KZbin

[@gcommodity4552]

awesome review

[@BSideRapReviews]

Salute!! 🙏🏾

[@Steve_W27]

Love this review/reaction ❤👍

[@BSideRapReviews]

Thank you bro! 🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@telescape808]

23:14 "she's pulling out the 4th verse, she's gonna have a posse cut with herself" had me dead lmfao

[@BSideRapReviews]

😂😂😂 4th verse was fire af though no cap!!

[@ryebails1687]

While I agree with Little Simz being a top UK rapper, dont sleep on the scene! Skepta, JME, J HUS, Knucks, AJ Tracey, Giggs, I could go on….they really got hits once you enter the portal

[@BSideRapReviews]

Skepta is dope! Different lane imo but I enjoy his stuff. Heard of Knick’s and j hus but haven’t really gotten I to them like that. Ima have to check out the other ones! You from UK? Uk scene is very alive right now

[@FamilyRoyalty]

Loved the review!! Just discovered your channel but trust I’ll def be looking out for you bro! Highly appreciate your perspective on this project!

[@BSideRapReviews]

Ayyy Preciate that! ! Welcome and thanks for tapping in 🙏🏾

[@williedynamite9369]

Infloo is the producer. He’s tough.

[@BSideRapReviews]

I’m checking in for him from now on! I haven’t heard him outside of Simz projects. You know any other stuff that’s dope that he produced?

[@williedynamite9369]

@@BSideRapReviews ….He is a collective group called Sault. Pretty dope

[@williedynamite9369]

Also produced for a guy named Michael Kiwanuka

[@Doctor_Beats]

@@williedynamite9369 and Michael Kiwanuka was the feature on Aquamarine off of Cheat Codes. It all ties together.

[@williedynamite9369]

@@Doctor_Beats ….Yep

[@gary1overton99]

A couple of other great rappers here in the uk are Avelino and Wretch32, both pure Fire! Bars for days with real content and message. Avelino daily duppy grm daily and Wretch32 fire in the booth part 5 and a fire in the booth with Avelino. Little Simz is my top favourite female rapper!

[@BSideRapReviews]

Havent heard of either but I gotta check em out! Esp that fire in the booth - they drop my favs freestyles right now! Yeah I got Simz as best female rapper but a good lil margin right now. Only female rappers who stack up imo are Tierra whack and rapsody but I think they both allergic to dropping music 😂😂

[@gary1overton99]

Ha, bro! Agreed! But let me tell you something, bro ! I'm easing you in gently. There are another dozen or so top-tier rappers here in the uk . And I mean Top Top Tier right up there! Ok here's another uk Female rapper for you! Lady Leshurr, Div .!. Checkout her. this one DIV is actually a dis track. Other rappers we got top tier are (Dave! ) Heart attack. And Black live at the brits!(Fredo!) Independence day freestyle and Money talks! (Ghetts!) (Clavish!) Traumatised and No Difference!. (Chip! )Flowers and killer MC tracks. WRETCH32 turns 32 daily duppy's. Also, Wretch32 Redemption and the Baton! Avelino and Wretch32! Young Fire Old Flame!. Start digging, bro !!! You're in for the journey of your life, Trust me! The talent we have is holding down hip hop / rap the world over! No Cap!

[@augustkorsholm-madsen4662]

No merci is just different

[@BSideRapReviews]

You can say that bout pretty much every song here hahah! But yeah Fasho! Wasn’t my fav beat but the rapping was phenomenal. My favs have been Broken, X and Control

[@Santancoin]

genuinely was dying for a minute at the kitchen knife comment

[@BSideRapReviews]

Lmaoo ay for real though - heard they be wildin out with the knives across the pond 😂😂😂

[@TariqAmazin]

2:32 CLEO SOL IS THE NAME OF THE SINGER. PEEP HER BRUH

[@BSideRapReviews]

She sound heavenly! I ain’t a huge RnB person but check her out

[@TariqAmazin]

@@BSideRapReviews she’s more neo-soul than rnb imo

[@senorfumansh629]

I might dig in this later, but her last album still is heavy in rotation ... I'm hooked on "Fair Exchange No Robbery" at the moment man ... Jeez Anyways, being born and raised in germany, growing up with american hip hop, british rap is kinda a challenge for myself How about you mate? Did you have difficulties getting accustomed to it? As always man, amazing reaction! Cheers

[@BSideRapReviews]

What’s up brotha! Yo I’ve been hooked on power nap from that album but I really been hooked on Mr. Ten08 since it dropped! That’s dope - does Germany have a hip hop scene? For me, I find the British accent a little harder to understand depending but that’s not a huge deal to me. For me, the biggest reason I don’t listen to a lot of UK rap is I’m big on lyricism and there just ain’t a ton of elite uk lyricists. Like i can listen to a slow Thai or Skepta as like turn up music or background music…but as far as just lyricists - i think Simz and Dave are great but can’t think of too many more outside of them who I think are on par with rappers I typically like Preciate the love man!!

[@senorfumansh629]

@@BSideRapReviews Germany has a really big hip hop scene but I mostly listen to American though The reason is the same as your view on UK rap and lyricism ... You gotta dig deep to find really talented rappers in Germany

[@K1LLERBEE11]

Go back and review Grey Area!

[@cpringle_6167]

Please react to hugo by Loyle Carner!! An album fueled by raw emotion from a very talented UK rapper but I've not seen anyone mention him on your videos yet - would be great to hear your perspective on it!!

[@BSideRapReviews]

Can't promise a reaction (I'm horrible at getting to stuff that isn't know music lol) but I'ma check him out fasho. I haven't heard his name before so predicate you putting me on!

[@paulkelly873]

B side.. find a way to go MAINSTREAM. (you're a little ahead of your time).. go get it!

[@BSideRapReviews]

Yoooo Preciate that for real!! It’s gon happen for sure - im just tryna lay the foundation and keep focusing on improving the vids and growing organically. Also gon try to add some more fun stuff like live streams next year. I really appreciate y’all who’ve come along for the ride! Salute ✊🏾

[@TariqAmazin]

WISH RAPSODY DROPPED A VERSE ON 'ANGEL'

[@BSideRapReviews]

Ay at this point I just want rhapsody to drop some verses period 😂

[@TariqAmazin]

@@BSideRapReviews word!

[@amonro83]

The bass line in gorilla is jurassic 5

[@BSideRapReviews]

Oh word?? Yeah similar vibe and era to what I was thinking. You know what song? Good look!

[@amonro83]

@@BSideRapReviews blacktop beat, off their self titled album, I knew it as soon as I heard it, grew up listening to J5

[@McCherrill]

Actually, I want to highlight how perceptive and intelligent you are, because I've seen so much dumb-ass crap that has wasted my time. Please, everyone take note of what B-Side Rap Reviews says, because he is a thoughtful human being.

[@BSideRapReviews]

Yo my brotha you’re a real one! I appreciate the insights you had on this album and the support means a lot 💪🏾

[@McCherrill]

@@BSideRapReviews I need to confess that i'm a 63 year old white guy. I first heard Simz on the radio on 6 Music; it's a uk radio station. Bear in mind that i'd never previously listened to any rap music, but in 2021 September, I was driving my car listening to 6 music, and "I might be introvert" came on It blew my mind. I'd never heard anything like it; and I for the first time, realised that rap music might be a serious form of art. Anyway, it was the cinematic scope of the production and the soundscape of what she was producing ( I understand that the production also includes Inflo) that caused me to realize that she is a very significant artist. So, I'm a white boy, but I happen also to be a born again Simz fan.

[@McCherrill]

I forgot to add that I'm also an old man

[@BSideRapReviews]

@@McCherrill Born again simz fan 😂😂😂 that’s a dope orgin story haha. So what’s your go to genre before you started listening to rap? Pretty impressed that you were able to pick up on simz talent off one listen - I feel like it took a while for my ear to get adjusted to listening to really lyrical artists. I’ve pretty much always listened to rap but I didn’t really see it as an actual art form til i was about 13-14. I had a similar experience as you, but it was an extremely unpopular song called “escape earth” by a rapper named Diverse and that’s where I realized how much meaning art could have. Then as my knowledge grew I realized that great rap is just a combination of poetic devices…it just has beats behind it. Preciate you sharing man! Any other rappers you really rock with?

[@McCherrill]

@@BSideRapReviews So, my go to music currently would be bands like Wet Leg, Dry Cleaning, Squid, Sleaford Mods and a few others. The music that formed me was Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, David Bowie, then prog rock, then blues; particularly John Lee Hooker, then punk followed by post punk. I also listen to some classical music. Regarding rap, I just assumed that I was not the target audience, so I didn't pay any real attention to it. The reason why Introvert, the track, hit me so hard that day, was that she was expressing what it is to be an introvert navigating the world; and that makes it universal.It's not about being, say black, although she has a well developed sense of cultural identity, but it's about a way of being in the world as a psychological type; and _that's_ how I was able to relate. Even taking the next track on the album, Woman; she makes it so universal, that I, a man can feel that I'm identifying with women. It's insane what she achieves. Another point to make about Introvert, the track, is that you need to see the accompanying video; and then you realize that she is not a musician, but a mixed media artist. Anyway man, please suggest other rap artists that I should explore.