“Free”

Little Simz is a rapper from England who put out her first album in 2015. She’s won the Mercury Prize, a Brit Award, and three MOBO awards. She also starred in the Netflix series Top Boy. Her most recent album is called Lotus. It came out in June 2025, and it followed a pretty tumultuous time in her career. For this episode, I got to talk to Little Simz about one of the songs from that album, called “Free,” along with Miles Clinton James, who produced the track.

You can buy or stream “Free” here.

Illustration by Carlos Lerma.

Alex Bonfanti – co-writer and bass player
Rosie Danvers – string arranger
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