“Free”
Little Simz is a rapper from England who put out her first album in 2015. She’s gained the Mercury Prize, a Brit Award, and three MOBO awards. She additionally starred within the Netflix series Top Boy. Her most recent album is called Lotus. It got here out in June 2025, and it adopted a reasonably tumultuous time in her profession. For this episode, I received to speak to Little Simz about one of many songs from that album, referred to as “Free,” together with Miles Clinton James, who produced the monitor.
You should purchase or stream “Free” here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
Alex Bonfanti – co-writer and bass participant
Rosie Danvers – string arranger
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