{"id":654861,"date":"2025-02-27T05:15:45","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/little-simz-makes-realness-a-life-or-death-struggle-on-flood\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T05:15:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:15:45","slug":"little-simz-makes-realness-a-life-or-death-struggle-on-flood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/little-simz-makes-realness-a-life-or-death-struggle-on-flood\/","title":{"rendered":"#Little Simz makes realness a life-or-death struggle on \u201cFlood\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3db8376f8c1\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span 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class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/little-simz-makes-realness-a-life-or-death-struggle-on-flood\/#The_London_rappers_first_new_single_of_the_year_feels_like_a_return_to_sanctified_ground\" >The London rapper\u2019s first new single of the year feels like a return to sanctified ground.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"deck\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_London_rappers_first_new_single_of_the_year_feels_like_a_return_to_sanctified_ground\"><\/span>The London rapper\u2019s first new single of the year feels like a return to sanctified ground.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"content_blocks\">\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268391\" class=\"content_block paragraph image triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<p>  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_760,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/FloodAltIimageCreditTHIBAUTGREVET_HD_9_py8wgr\/little-simz-photo-by-thibaut-grevet.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_220,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/FloodAltIimageCreditTHIBAUTGREVET_HD_9_py8wgr\/little-simz-photo-by-thibaut-grevet.jpg 220w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_300,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/FloodAltIimageCreditTHIBAUTGREVET_HD_9_py8wgr\/little-simz-photo-by-thibaut-grevet.jpg 300w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/FloodAltIimageCreditTHIBAUTGREVET_HD_9_py8wgr\/little-simz-photo-by-thibaut-grevet.jpg 400w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_600,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/FloodAltIimageCreditTHIBAUTGREVET_HD_9_py8wgr\/little-simz-photo-by-thibaut-grevet.jpg 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1800w,https:\/\/thefader-res.cloudinary.com\/private_images\/w_2400,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:best\/FloodAltIimageCreditTHIBAUTGREVET_HD_9_py8wgr\/little-simz-photo-by-thibaut-grevet.jpg 2400w,\" sizes=\"60vw\" alt=\"Little Simz makes realness a life-or-death struggle on \u201cFlood\u201d\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"img_caption\"><\/p>\n<p>    <span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n      Little Simz. Photo by Thibaut Grevet<br \/>\n    <\/span><\/p>\n<p>  <span class=\"credit\"><br \/>\n      \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268412\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<div class=\"\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 20px; text-align: left;\">\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268396\" class=\"content_block paragraph text triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"paragraph_wrapper center_align\">\n<p>\n            Don&#8217;t look now, but Yung Lean could be flirting with a tradcath reinvention. His recent <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on the hit viral <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> SubwayTakes, wearing a massive crucifix and extolling the virtues of a quiet family life and decrying the &#8220;Diddy-ness&#8221; of modern partying, reflect a broader cultural shift: what was once considered liberated is increasingly seen as depraved and hollow. It&#8217;s disconcerting, even if the concerns are not entirely misplaced: the music industry is full of demons (not literal ones, conspiracy theorists, but close) who require more than just a bit of burning sage. Little Simz is here to show the way without, you know, buying into the vibes that have helped the far-right gain more power than they already do.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            Simz has been on the ghostbusting tip for years now. Five albums in, the 22-year-old artist \u2014 one of the best rappers in her age bracket and possibly working today, of any age, period \u2014 has made exorcising unwelcome presences into a cornerstone of her art. &#8220;I ain&#8217;t got one threat to consider \/ Heaven and Earth attached on one pillar&#8221; she rapped on &#8220;Gorilla,&#8221; a standout from 2023&#8217;s <i>NO THANK U<\/i>. &#8220;Flood,&#8221; her lead single from <i>Lotus<\/i> (out May 29), is more urgent but no less confident in its appraisal of the stakes.\n          <\/p>\n<p>\n            This time around someone or something has breached Simz&#8217;s defences and left her vulnerable. &#8220;How dare you, how dare you \/ I was shutting down the world and it scared you&#8221; she raps at the beginning, rage simmering to match the beat&#8217;s war-ready drums and post-punk bassline. Obongjayar, Simz&#8217;s longtime collaborator, brings things directly to the spiritual realm, singing &#8220;As I walk this wicked ground, keep me away from the devil&#8217;s palm \/ I am the light.&#8221; Simz offers her own commandments in the song&#8217;s second half: don&#8217;t trust an outstretched hand, keep your feelings in check, and watch every aspect of your health. Like everything Simz does, there are many layers to each, and sometimes even good versus evil isn&#8217;t as simple as it appears.\n          <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n<\/style>\n<div id=\"content_block-268390\" class=\"content_block paragraph video triple_gutter_right triple_gutter_left center_align\">\n<div class=\"content_inner_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"media_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"video_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"fluid-width-video-wrapper\" style=\"padding-top: 56.25%;\">\n<p>    <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Little Simz - Flood (Official Music Video)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GvrNPiz7rHw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n \/\/trackYouTubeVideo('268390');\n<\/script><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n    <span><br \/>\n      By <span class=\"credit_name\">Jordan Darville<\/span><br \/>\n  <\/span><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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