London, England, United Kingdom emcee, singer & actress Little Simz returning with her 10th EP & the 7th installment of the Age 101: Drop series. Getting her start at the beginning of the previous decade, she would go on to drop 4 mixtapes along with her 9 previous EPs & 5 full-lengths LPs. GREY Area showed some serious artistic evolution, S.I.M.B.I. (Sometimes I Might Be Introvert) wound up being my 2021 Album of the Year after giving it a perfect 10 & No Thank You was a late AOTY contender in the following winter. However after 4 years, Simz is returning to put out a successor to Drop 6.

“Mood Swings” starts things off dabbling with hip house a bit talking about her mood abruptly changing on the regular whereas “Fever” tells the story of being in São Paulo, Brazil with her friend over a more tribal beat. “Torch” gives off a glitchy EDM trap vibe a bit advising not to be afraid of the bounce & that she’s trying to be the force but after the 3-minute instrumental cut “SOS”, we have Simz explaining that “they gon’ have to give me more of your soul when I’m needin’” over cloudy trap production. “Power” gives us off-the-top verse for nearly a minute as it sonically gives me a bit of a misty vibe & “Far Away” ends the EP with a jazzy UK drill fusion singing for her lover not to wait around for her.

Little Simz is by far my favorite UK artist in recent memory since S.I.M.B.I. (Sometimes I Might Be Introvert) is one of the best albums of this decade & No Thank You was near-flawless in it’s own right, but this has to be amongst the best installments of the Age 101: Drop EP series in my opinion. She’s demonstrating her range as an artist by rapping AND showing her singing voice as the overall sound here draws from electronic dance music, funk mandelão & of course grime.

Score: 4/5

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