Born and raised in North London, the young wordsmith known as Little Simz brings a new level of intelligence, creativity and musicality to the global Hip Hop arena. At just 21 years of age, nothing could have prepared Little Simz for her meteoric rise over the past year. Charismatic, fierce and lyrically mature, the rapper and musician caught the attention of Jay Z's Life + Times platform in 2013, seeing them premiere her fourth mixtape Blank Canvas; Simz catapulted into a whole new arena.