Little Simz at Brighton Dome – Review

By Frankie Elliott
Published 14th Dec 2021, 17:40 BST
Since 2019, the Islington artist – whose real name is Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo – has released two critically acclaimed albums and EP, as well as giving a standout acting performance in Netflix’s revival of the British crime drama – Top Boy.Since 2019, the Islington artist – whose real name is Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo – has released two critically acclaimed albums and EP, as well as giving a standout acting performance in Netflix’s revival of the British crime drama – Top Boy.
Since 2019, the Islington artist – whose real name is Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo – has released two critically acclaimed albums and EP, as well as giving a standout acting performance in Netflix’s revival of the British crime drama – Top Boy.
The British Rapper lights up the Brighton Dome with a performance filled with love and reflection.

Over the last couple of years, Little Simz has been going from strength to strength.

Since 2019, the Islington artist – whose real name is Simbiatu Abisola Abiola Ajikawo – has released two critically acclaimed albums and EP, as well as giving a standout acting performance in Netflix’s revival of the British crime drama – Top Boy.

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Simz has come a long way from when she signed her first record deal with AGE: 101 Music in 2015. And when she took to the Brighton Dome stage on Friday night (December 10), there was a real sense that she belonged with the big hitters sitting at British rap’s top table.

It is clear the SIMB album has been received positively by the fans in attendance, as Simz gets a very vocal call and response from the crowd on all three opening tracks of the seIt is clear the SIMB album has been received positively by the fans in attendance, as Simz gets a very vocal call and response from the crowd on all three opening tracks of the se
It is clear the SIMB album has been received positively by the fans in attendance, as Simz gets a very vocal call and response from the crowd on all three opening tracks of the se

The performance opened with the first single of Simz's new record, Sometimes I Might be Introvert (SIMB), which was released back in April this year. The dramatic, bond-like song 'Introvert' announced the rapper’s arrival, and the audience was hooked instantly by Ajikawo and her band’s stage presence.

Two more songs from the latest album followed, "Two Worlds Apart" and "I Love You, I Hate You”. Both tracks demonstrated Little Simz development as an artist as they blended elements of soul, grime and hip-hop to fit around her naturally punchy lyrical flow.

It is clear the SIMB album has been received positively by the fans in attendance, as Simz gets a very vocal call and response from the crowd on all three opening tracks of the set.

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