Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo listenⓘ[1][2] (born 23 February 1994),[2] better known by her stage name Little Simz, is a British rapper and actress.[3] She rose to prominence with the independent release of her first three albums: A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons (2015), Stillness in Wonderland (2016) and Grey Area (2019), the last of which was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and won the awards for Best Album at both the Ivor Novello Awards and the NME Awards.

Little Simz
Rayuwa
Haihuwa Islington (en) Fassara, 23 ga Faburairu, 1994 (32 shekaru)
ƙasa Birtaniya
Karatu
Makaranta Highbury Fields School (en) Fassara
Westminster Kingsway College (mul) Fassara
Harsuna Turanci
Sana'a
Sana'a rapper (en) Fassara, mawaƙi, mai rubuta waka, jarumi da mawaƙi
Kyaututtuka
Wanda ya ja hankalinsa Lauryn Hill
Artistic movement UK rap (en) Fassara
Kayan kida murya
IMDb nm3787576
littlesimz.com

Kundin ta na huɗu, Wani lokaci Ina iya zama Introvert (2021), ya sami yabo mai yawa, tare da wallafe-wallafe da yawa suna ɗaukar shi mafi kyawun kundin 2021. Ya lashe Kyautar Mercury ta 2022, kuma ya ba ta kyautar Brit ta 2022 don Kyautar Sabon Mai Kyau da Kyautar Libera don Kyautar Hip-Hop / Rap ta Kyautar . [4][5] An saki kundi na biyar, No Thank You (2022), zuwa yabo mai mahimmanci. A cikin 2024, an nuna ta a kan "We Pray" ta Coldplay, tare Ɗan Burna Boy, Elyanna, da Tini . An saki kundi na shida, Lotus, a ranar 6 ga Yuni 2025.

Baya ga kiɗa, Ajikawo ta fito a cikin jerin wasan kwaikwayo na farfadowa na Netflix Top Boy . Ta kuma bayyana a matsayin kanta a fim din Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021).

Rayuwa ta farko

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An haifi Ajikawo a Islington, London, ga iyayen Najeriya.[3] An haife ta ne a wani yanki na majalisa tare da 'yan'uwa mata biyu.[6][7] Mahaifiyarta ita ma mai kula da ita ce a lokacin yarinta.[8] Ita 'yar asalin Yoruba ce.[9]

Ta yi karatu a Makarantar Highbury Fields School a London kuma ta halarci St Mary's Youth Club a Upper Street, Islington, tare da taurari masu suna Leona Lewis da Alexandra Burke . Ajikawo ta yaba wa kungiyar matasa ta Maryamu saboda tasirin da ta yi a kan aikinta, ta bayyana shi a matsayin "wurin da duk ya fara a gare ni ... gida na biyu".

Ajikawo daga baya ta yi karatu a Kwalejin Westminster Kingsway da Jami'ar West London [10] inda ta ci gaba da aikinta na kiɗa. [11]

Ayyuka na zane-zane

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Ta bayyana kiɗanta a matsayin rap da gwaji.[12] Yayinda take da alaƙa da nau'in grime, ta kuma jawo wahayi daga wasu nau'ikan ciki har da reggae, blues, synth-rock da jazzy R&B.

Ajikawo ta girma tana sauraron masu fasahar rap Busta Rhymes, Nas da Biggie Smalls, wanda ya rinjayi ta ta bi aikin rap. Lauryn Hill sau da yawa ana ambaton ta a matsayin daya daga cikin manyan tasirinta.[13][14] Ajikawo ya bayyana cewa "Ina tsammanin Miseducation of Lauryn Hill shine ainihin ilimina. Lauryn Hill na ɗaya daga cikin masu zane-zane na farko da suka sa ni ji ikon kiɗa. " Ta kuma jawo wahayi daga mawaƙa na jazz Nina Simone, John Coltrane da Billie Holiday don kundin ta Wani lokaci Ina iya zama Introvert .[15] Sauran wahayi sun haɗa da gunkinta Kendrick Lamar, wanda ya kira ta "mafi muni da ke yin hakan a yanzu" a cikin 2015.[16]

Ajikawo ta sadu da furodusa Inflo na ƙungiyar R & B Sault a cibiyar matasa, kuma zai samar da kundi uku ciki har da Wani lokaci Ina iya zama Introvert . [1] Rikicin kudi tare da Inflo ya sa Ajikawo ya rabu da shi kuma Miles Clinton James (wanda aka sani da samar da Kokoroko) ya samar da kundi na shida Lotus a maimakon haka.[2]

Manazarta

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  2. 1 2 "Little Simz". IMDb (in Turanci). Retrieved 2022-03-01.
  3. 1 2 "Little Simz's long path from council estate to Brit awards podium". the Guardian (in Turanci). 11 February 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  4. "Mercury Prize: Rapper Little Simz wins album of the year award". BBC News (in Turanci). 18 October 2022. Retrieved 18 October 2022.
  5. "Little Simz on the power of being true to who you are: 'How I choose to present myself is up to me'". Glamour UK (in Turanci). 23 November 2022. Retrieved 1 March 2022.
  6. "Little Simz". Notion (in Turanci). 8 January 2020. Retrieved 23 December 2020.
  7. Ekanayake, Manu (10 December 2016). "Who is… Little Simz?". Red Bull. Retrieved 14 January 2017.
  8. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Guardian1
  9. Day, Peter (26 April 2023). "Rap virtuoso Little Simz says "No thank you" to exploitive record companies on her new album". WYSO. Retrieved 27 March 2024. [...]and Yoruba background,[...]
  10. "Little Simz Turned Confusion into Her Bravest Work So Far". Vice.com (in Turanci). 5 March 2019. Retrieved 2022-03-06.
  11. "Double MOBO nominations – Westminster Kingsway College". Archived from the original on 18 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  12. "BBC Introducing and AIF presents...Lil Simz". Wikifestivals.com. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
  13. "Little Simz". BRICK (in Turanci). Archived from the original on 23 April 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  14. "Little Simz interview: 'If you get offended by me, that's on you'". The Independent (in Turanci). 6 March 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  15. "The Gentlewoman – Little Simz". thegentlewoman.co.uk (in Turanci). Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  16. "MistaJam Speaks To Kendrick Lamar". BBC Radio 1Xtra. 9 June 2015 via YouTube.