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Little Simz at Glastonbury review – triumphant coronation of a true UK rap great
The Mercury prize-winning north London rapper aces the sweet-spot slot before headliners Coldplay
It wasn’t an empty threat – over the last decade or so, she’s consistently outdone herself, releasing a string of acclaimed records, including the Mercury prize-winning Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, touring all over the world and staking herself as one of the UK’s strongest rappers both on home turf and further afield. After the menacing Venom (in which she delivers her quickest, tightest bar), Simz swaggers through Mood Swings and Fever, the trickling baile-funk-inspired numbers from her latest project Drop 7, accompanied by the record’s producer Jakwob and a crew of dancers in shiny silver motorbike helmets. As she spits, “Sim Simma, who’s got the keys to my bloodclaat bimmer?”, her take on the classic Beenie Man line, you realise it’s a perfect closer that embodies all of her strongest qualities: tight, razor-sharp and assertive.
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