Little Simz - Introvert (Official Video)

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  • čas přidán 20. 04. 2021
  • "Introvert" is taken from my album 'Sometimes I Might Be Introvert'.
    Check out Simz's new video for "Gorilla": • Little Simz - Gorilla ...
    Music produced by Inflo
    Director: Salomon Ligthelm
    Production Company: PRETTYBIRD UK
    MD/Exec Producer: Juliette Larthe
    Exec Producer: Chris Murdoch
    Producer: MrMr
    Production Manager: Lucy Bradley
    Production Assistant: Ella Knight
    DOP: Joel Honeywell
    1st AD: Joshua Loftin
    1st AC: Hopi Demattio
    2nd AC: Kairo Jones
    Steadicam: Richard Lewis
    Camera Trainee: Trey Joèl Robinson
    Grip: Viz Sopjani
    Gaffer: Yan Murawski
    Spark: Serkan Cetin
    Spark: Yuri
    Production Designer: Laura Little
    Art Department Assistant: Chris Dent
    Stylist: Luci Ellis
    Stylist Assistant: Natalie Asare
    Stylist Assistant: Elizabeth Beh
    Artists Hair Stylist: Chantelle Fuller
    Hair & Makeup Artist: Nibras
    Hair Assistant: Diana Francis
    Make Up Assistant: Sandra Hadi
    Choreographer: Kloe Dean
    SFX Supervisor: Nigel Cripps
    Runner: Daisy Smith
    Runner: Lucia Ritucci
    Runner: Apolo Wilson
    Production Runner: Tyshan Dwyer
    BTS: Tamiym Cader
    Artists Assistant: Tilla Arcé
    Medic/Covid Supervisor: Richard Hayward
    Action Vehicle Driver: Brent-James Pinder
    Minibus Driver: Roger Rose
    Camera Car Driver: Grump Transport
    Casting: Lane Casting
    Develop & Processing: Cinelab London
    Editor: Elise Butt
    Edit Producer: Polly Kemp
    Colourist: Simon Bourne
    Color Producer: Chris Anthony
    Dancers
    Chantelle Dawe
    Cherilyn Albert
    Claire Hough
    Dani Harris-Walters
    India Bowen
    Koby Turner
    Lewis Bramble
    Stefano A Addae
    Cast
    Fady Elsayed
    Amber Lowe
    Georgia Neath
    Ayomide Plufidipe
    Narisha Nawson
    Samuel King
    James Mace
    Charlie Shaw
    Adam Hafez
    Glody Kinkiani
    Jabari Ngozi
    Warrick Simon
    Antony Francis
    Hannah Kumah
    Janelle Kumah
    Cullen Kumah
    Label: AWAL
    Commissioners: Bianca Bhagat & Cheyenne Miller
    Camera supplied by MCX Films
    Lighting supplied by SHL Lighting
    Thanks to Chris & Nikki Snode
    Cinelab & Aarti Mahtani
    With thanks to @Timberland
    Lyrics
    The kingdoms on fire
    The blood of a young messiah
    I see sinners in a church
    I see sinners in a church
    Sometimes I might be introvert
    There’s a war inside
    I hear battle cries
    Mothers burying sons
    Young boys playing with guns
    The devils a liar
    Fulfil your wildest desires
    Now I don’t wanna be the one to doctor this
    But if you can’t feel pain then you can’t feel the opposite
    The fight between the ying and yang is a fight you’ll never win
    I studying humans that makes me an anthropologist
    I’m not into politics
    But I know it’s darks times
    Parts of the world still living in apartheid
    But if I don’t take this winners flight
    That’s career suicide
    Though I should’ve been a friend when your grandma died
    I see the illness eat my aunt laying in her bed
    I see her soul rising as her body gets closer to death
    Find a way I’ll find a way
    The worlds not over
    I will make it don’t you cry
    In God we trust
    Cos we’re not alone
    I need a licence to feel
    Internal wounds and I’m not tryna be healed
    I sabotage what we are trying to build
    Cos of feelings I keep inside but it’s time to reveal
    I hate the thought of just being a burden
    I hate that these conversations are surfaced
    Simz the artist or Simbi the person
    To you smiling but really hurting
    I dedicate my life and gave my heart over 20 something years left wondering how I even feel
    Or was it was even worth it
    I bottle up and then spill it verses
    One day I’m wordless next day I’m a wordsmith
    Close to success but to happiness I’m the furthest
    At night I wonder if my tears will dry on their own
    Hoping I will fulfil Amy’s purpose
    Angel said don’t let you ego be a disturbance
    Inner demon said mother fucker you earned this
    Like they strip you of everything your deserving
    Realise there is a prison is us
    We are conditioned as fuck
    Man It’s like they can’t sleep till our spirit is crushed
    How much fighting must we do we been fearless enough
    All we see is broken homes here and poverty
    Corrupt government officials lies and atrocities
    How they talking on what threatening the economy
    Knocking down communities to re up on properties
    I’m directly effected It does more than just bother me
    Look beyond the surface don’t just see what you wanna see
    My speech ain’t involuntary
    Project with intention straight from my lungs
    I’m a black woman and I’m proud one
    We walk in blind faith not knowing the outcome
    But as long as we unified then we’ve already won
    Find a way I’ll find a way
    The worlds not over
    I will make it don’t you cry
    In God we trust
    Cos we’re not alone
    And so it begins
    The base is an amalgamation of everything
    Rules are not to be played by rebels
    The story of never ending
    Your introversion led you here
    Intuition protected you along the away
    Feelings allowed you to be well balanced
    And perspective gave you forsight
    The top of the mountain is nothing without the climb
    Only the strong will survive
    Only the strong will survive
    Alone but not lonely
    Your truth unveils with time
    As you embark on a journey
    Of what it takes to be a woman
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Komentáře • 4,3K

  • @ibmalik84
    @ibmalik84 Před 3 lety +2331

    She didn't put this out before coz she was waiting for us to mature like some fine wine.

  • @carrerarose1973
    @carrerarose1973 Před 3 lety +5786

    I think she deserves a Grammy for this

  • @babyleafsaladd5322
    @babyleafsaladd5322 Před rokem +820

    fr this has to be the most epic opening to an album ever written. it feels almost like she's charging into battle - she really deserved that Mercury Prize

    • @lyrickissman7176
      @lyrickissman7176 Před rokem +8

      It’s so beautiful it makes you cry, talk about tugging at heart strings

    • @kidc2004
      @kidc2004 Před rokem +3

      Mercury prize? Can you teach me? What's the Mercury prize?

    • @Wonderfullism
      @Wonderfullism Před 9 měsíci +7

      @@kidc2004 It's like the Grammys but just for the UK

    • @GhandiPandi
      @GhandiPandi Před 12 dny

      It’s a good name for it acc, does what it says on the tin

  • @AbbeyAdeb
    @AbbeyAdeb Před 2 lety +1106

    In my 50s now, and been a lifelong connoisseur of music in most forms. THIS YOUNG LADY IS EXCEPTIONAL.

    • @wedoish3350
      @wedoish3350 Před 2 lety +8

      For sure and big things coming for sure 👸

    • @futureprooffuture40
      @futureprooffuture40 Před rokem +1

      Couldn't agree more 👏 👌 🙌

    • @Bluebuthappy182
      @Bluebuthappy182 Před rokem +1

      Agreed

    • @nikiforosstaveris2484
      @nikiforosstaveris2484 Před rokem +17

      Its almost like if you didnt say “young lady” we wouldnt believe youre in your 50s lmao

    • @AbbeyAdeb
      @AbbeyAdeb Před rokem +8

      @@nikiforosstaveris2484 🤣 Emphasis, my friend, emphasis. 😇

  • @panosss
    @panosss Před 3 lety +4334

    She gave us visuals
    She gave us rhymes
    She gave us a killer instrumental
    She gave us EVERYTHING !!!

    • @datguylz7299
      @datguylz7299 Před 3 lety +36

      She gave me goosebumps for 6 minutes straight 🥶🥶🥶

    • @veronikkaxanadu9492
      @veronikkaxanadu9492 Před 2 lety +7

      She's no Cardi B. Cardi is the epitome of talent and a role model for young women!! ❤️

    • @billz4692
      @billz4692 Před 2 lety +16

      She gave us her.

    • @ramen_was_here5094
      @ramen_was_here5094 Před 2 lety +16

      @@veronikkaxanadu9492 ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!!! SO WHAT YOU THINK EMPOWERING WOMEN SHOULD BE IS MAKING MAKE UP ARTISTS CRY AND TALKING AND YELLING ABOUT YOUR GENITALIA!!!?

    • @joshforeman1648
      @joshforeman1648 Před 2 lety +7

      @@ramen_was_here5094 I’m hoping their comment was ironic….

  • @williejhonlumintad5177
    @williejhonlumintad5177 Před 3 lety +2021

    This is not just a music video.This is a movement.

    • @LordBlvck
      @LordBlvck Před 3 lety +3

      Yes you are right my album will have the same kind of musical production

    • @Keatsy12
      @Keatsy12 Před 3 lety +29

      @@gabmichael8546 seek help this isnt healthy

    • @KevKavanagh
      @KevKavanagh Před 3 lety +2

      @@gabmichael8546 Huh?!

    • @idkproductions01
      @idkproductions01 Před 3 lety +19

      @@gabmichael8546 As a Christian, the message you're spreading makes not only you look bad, but makes us look bad. Keep science fiction and God separate.

    • @rodney9387
      @rodney9387 Před 3 lety +2

      This shit was trash 🗑 JUST 🛑

  • @1234willali
    @1234willali Před 2 lety +541

    Her art speaks for itself. No grammys needed to certify that

  • @DamaLiam
    @DamaLiam Před 2 lety +544

    Can’t listen to this without crying. Not in a sad self pity way, but in the most empowering, doubt conquering way. Thank you simz, this record is incredible.

  • @gnajonsdottir9175
    @gnajonsdottir9175 Před 3 lety +842

    feeling like I'm at the front seat to a new era

  • @Hdidbi_3049
    @Hdidbi_3049 Před 3 lety +820

    she’s here for world domination 😳

    • @BlaqAlice
      @BlaqAlice Před 3 lety +18

      Where I sign up for her army ?

    • @HeroineK
      @HeroineK Před 3 lety +2

      That would be nice thx

    • @misstiffanee7589
      @misstiffanee7589 Před 3 lety +4

      Same thing we do everyday Pinky🧚🏾‍♀️🧚🏾‍♀️ I'm here for it.

    • @esconis5304
      @esconis5304 Před 3 lety +1

      The next Eminem

  • @ikerina
    @ikerina Před rokem +129

    Just found her music last night. The album is definitely fire. You listen to this first song and gotta keep listening till the end of the album.

    • @jbh2025
      @jbh2025 Před 7 měsíci +9

      Damn, got favorited by Little Sims herself! Lucky...

  • @cheekyhazelnut
    @cheekyhazelnut Před rokem +80

    This song is quite possibly the best album opener ever. The mood, the atmosphere, the instrumentals, the vocals. Everything about this song is glorious. There’s so much raw emotion being out on display and it never fails to strike a cord in me. I’ve never heard a song as powerful as this before.

    • @teste_juggler
      @teste_juggler Před 8 měsíci +5

      very well said. also fire pfp

    • @iamamogus7702
      @iamamogus7702 Před 8 měsíci +5

      i think wesley's theory is up for debate but i have nothing against this take. Valid.

    • @SteBrazier2K9
      @SteBrazier2K9 Před 3 měsíci

      Reminds me of a modern day Turn the Page

    • @SteBrazier2K9
      @SteBrazier2K9 Před 3 měsíci

      Reminds me of a modern day Turn the Page

  • @CalvinJohn
    @CalvinJohn Před 3 lety +966

    Change my mind, Little Simz is by far the most underrated.....

  • @craving4198
    @craving4198 Před 3 lety +1614

    "I'm a black woman and a proud one" one of the most underrated artists

    • @L1ghtning407
      @L1ghtning407 Před 3 lety +6

      are people rating her low ? or are they just asleep? King Simbi

    • @marquinhosgameplay3699
      @marquinhosgameplay3699 Před 3 lety +19

      @@L1ghtning407 asleep

    • @solitude8102
      @solitude8102 Před 3 lety

      Im the 100th like 😁

    • @andrewfairbrother259
      @andrewfairbrother259 Před 3 lety +21

      She’s not underrated by they who know of her. I discovered her on Later With Jools Holland. I’m a music fan, I like to think a discerning one. Authentic quality is authentic quality. Many do not discern what is authentic from ephemeral pop. If she’s underrated, it’s by they who cannot recognise how truly masterful she is. By the way, I’m a 59 year old man, she’s probably not aiming at my demographic, but I love her music. Her melodies are sublimely soulful, something of another time. Beautiful.

    • @theclockworkinsomnia6483
      @theclockworkinsomnia6483 Před 3 lety +1

      @@L1ghtning407 in all fairness the rap scene expectially in England is cramped whilst I have started viewing this.. song in a sort of negative light like most things she is definitely unique however that’s stopping her from becoming popular

  • @unerevuese
    @unerevuese Před 2 lety +152

    I would LOVE to see a performance of this song with a full orchestra. 🥰🥰🥰

    • @biggene245
      @biggene245 Před 2 lety +6

      Look up Gustavo Cerati "Verbo Carne" (11 episodios sinfonicos) for the music to this song with a full orchestra..... you're welcome

    • @zraquel89
      @zraquel89 Před 9 měsíci +1

      Omg yes!!

    • @yonaalbuquerque
      @yonaalbuquerque Před 3 měsíci

      YESSSS

  • @lucacaruso4697
    @lucacaruso4697 Před rokem +120

    Her music is SOOOO UNDERRATED!!!! I think she is one of the best female rappers in the world

    • @CameronFubler
      @CameronFubler Před 10 měsíci +25

      Respectfully, I think you're wrong. She's one of the best rappers in the world period

    • @ItsCAKES_144
      @ItsCAKES_144 Před 9 měsíci +2

      ​@@CameronFublerSALUTE

    • @DrJones1
      @DrJones1 Před 5 měsíci

      She’s definitely the best female rapper

  • @Katy-sh3ru
    @Katy-sh3ru Před 3 lety +314

    'AS LONG AS WE'RE UNIFIED, THEN WE'VE ALREADY WON' 🖤✊🏾✊🏽✊🏿✊🏼✊🏻🖤

  • @nickyroseroshini
    @nickyroseroshini Před 3 lety +171

    "I'm directly affected, it does more than just bother me"

  • @nah26475
    @nah26475 Před 2 lety +49

    You rarely find music this rich and meaningful nowadays. I am mesmerized.

  • @moonqueen2037
    @moonqueen2037 Před 2 lety +163

    Give this woman the awards she absolutely deserves already. We need more people like HER.
    I am sick of most songs being about love, breakups, sexual themes, …. etc.
    This young woman tackles strong amazing messages and ideas throughout her songs, and the way she delivers OMG.

    • @94Eloise
      @94Eloise Před rokem +2

      Just coming back to comment here after her Mercury Prize win 😍

    • @Kingofthenet2
      @Kingofthenet2 Před 7 měsíci

      I agree

  • @lorenzocarrelli4302
    @lorenzocarrelli4302 Před 3 lety +472

    “I’m a black woman and I’m a proud one” I can’t define the amount of goosebumps I’m getting with this piece of art

  • @TheOfficialFNG
    @TheOfficialFNG Před 3 lety +4585

    this is a masterpiece.

  • @sarahfraoun5035
    @sarahfraoun5035 Před 2 lety +152

    There's a war (there's a war)
    The kingdom's on fire, the blood of a young messiah
    I see sinners in a church, I see sinners in a church
    Sometimes I might be introvert
    There's a war inside, I hear battle cries
    Mothers burying sons, young boys playing with guns
    The devil's a liar, fulfil your wildest desires
    Now I don't wanna be the one to doctor this
    But if you can't feel pain then you can't feel the opposite
    The fight between the Yin and Yang's a fight you'll never win
    I study humans, that makes me an anthropologist
    I'm not into politics but I know it's dark times
    Parts of the world still living in Apartheid (there's a war, there's a war)
    But if I don't take this winner's flight that's career suicide
    Though I should've been a friend when your grandma died
    I see the illness eat my aunt laying in her bed
    I see her soul rising as her body gets closer to death
    Find a way, I'll find a way
    The world's not over
    I will make it, don't you cry
    In God we trust
    'Cause we're not alone
    I need a license to feel (I can't feel)
    Internal wounds and I'm not tryna be healed (no I don't, no I don't, no)
    I sabotage what we are trying to build
    'Cause of feelings I keep inside but it's time to reveal (reveal, reveal)
    I hate the thought of just being a burden
    I hate that these conversations are surfaced
    Simz the artist or Simbi the person?
    To you I'm smiling but really I'm hurting
    I dedicate my life and gave my heart over twenty-something years
    Left wondering how I even feel
    Or was it was even worth it?
    I bottle up and then spill it in verses
    One day I'm wordless, next day I'm a wordsmith
    Close to success but to happiness I'm the furthest
    At night I wonder if my tears will dry on their own
    Hoping I will fulfil Amy's purpose
    Angel said, "Don't let you ego be a disturbance"
    Inner demon said, "Motherfucker, you earned this"
    Like they strip you of everything you're deserving
    Realize there is a prison in us, we are conditioned as fuck
    Man, it's like they can't sleep 'til our spirit is crushed
    How much fighting must we do? We've been fearless enough
    All we see is broken homes here and poverty
    Corrupt government officials, lies and atrocities
    How they talking on what's threatening the economy
    Knocking down communities to re-up on properties
    I'm directly effected, it does more than just bother me
    Look beyond the surface, don't just see what you wanna see?
    My speech ain't involuntary
    Project with intention straight from my lungs
    I'm a black woman and I'm a proud one
    We walk in blind faith not knowing the outcome
    But as long as we're unified, then we've already won
    Find a way, I'll find a way
    The worlds not over
    I will make it, don't you cry
    In God we trust
    'Cause we're not alone
    And so it begins
    The base is an amalgamation of everything
    Rules are not to be played by rebels
    The story of never ending
    Your introversion led you here
    Intuition protected you along the way
    Feelings allowed you to be well balanced
    And perspective gave you foresight
    The top of the mountain is nothing without the climb
    Only the strong will survive
    Only the strong will survive
    Alone but not lonely
    Your truth unveils with time
    As you embark on a journey
    Of what it takes to be a woman

  • @CezaMVO
    @CezaMVO Před 2 lety +29

    Anthony melon fantano gave you best single of the year. I can see why. That's better than any award.

  • @cicciopatacca1365
    @cicciopatacca1365 Před 3 lety +312

    💿✨ This is what we call ART ✨💿

  • @kth6854
    @kth6854 Před 3 lety +892

    This should be winning awards... Hope Simz gets the recognition she deserves!

    • @MakenaOdongo
      @MakenaOdongo Před 3 lety +7

      what awards this is not entertainment , this is life and a message she is passing . take what is helpful , we rise again

    • @Truthseaaker
      @Truthseaaker Před 2 lety +15

      She would have to get involved with all the wrong people and her music will get turned into a tool of negative forces. Watch the BET awards? The black community doesn't need anymore "award winning" artists. Those award winning artists are doing more destruction than any other thing ever has to black culture. She needs to stay away from all that trash.

    • @dekuscrubbed1411
      @dekuscrubbed1411 Před 2 lety +9

      she better win a fucking grammy for best music video

    • @beesmonk
      @beesmonk Před 2 lety

      yeah cause thats what matters to you people these days innit? awards, money,. designer gear, silly haircuts, her lyrics are ok but for fucks sake don't over do it

    • @pardontheplay
      @pardontheplay Před 2 lety

      Where's Miss @Eilish on this? She should tip her hat. Beautiful. "Everyone's mamma is a llama." Do unite on this, say it your own way, as a pleading of pleasure. Wonderful. A+ edits. Be well.

  • @matttheking1655
    @matttheking1655 Před 2 lety +16

    Simz, Fantano just named introvert as his best track of 2021.... and what a track it is....👌

  • @Juaph
    @Juaph Před 2 lety +72

    This is one of the greatest hip hop songs i’ve ever heard, the message and the instrumentation is mind blowing

  • @DFMusic811
    @DFMusic811 Před 3 lety +315

    Oh she's coming for another album of the year.

  • @fefobobo
    @fefobobo Před 3 lety +318

    This song deserves to win multiple Grammys

    • @EalesOnWheels
      @EalesOnWheels Před 3 lety +5

      im putting my money on it! shes gotta get a grammy for this

    • @TheDominicProject
      @TheDominicProject Před 3 lety +33

      fuck the grammys they disrespected quality, revolutionary, and obviously black artists like this for years, decades. Even as they try and get it right recently they still reveal their ignorance and bias. The future we're fighting for won't have something as hollow as 'Grammys'.
      soz song got me pumped and pandemic got everyone at the end of their tether...

    • @sunghi8645
      @sunghi8645 Před 3 lety +2

      Im not even 1 minute in and i think youre right

    • @alana9926
      @alana9926 Před 3 lety +3

      @@TheDominicProject true, record labels pay for a grammy.

    • @sophxo2570
      @sophxo2570 Před 3 lety +2

      Grammys only like songs that give messages out they agree with :/ keep people distracted from real things going on.

  • @connerjackson1714
    @connerjackson1714 Před 2 lety +18

    So ol melon has guided me to some fire once again.

  • @zom7724
    @zom7724 Před rokem +20

    This song, the art, the dancing. It sends chills down my spine. Everything about this music video is perfect.

  • @abhisahni7880
    @abhisahni7880 Před 3 lety +1572

    came to hear this after I heard "woman" and I'm literally crying. I don't have the words to describe the enormity of what this makes me feel. powerful melody, powerful words, powerful woman!!!

    • @gracepowell5868
      @gracepowell5868 Před 3 lety +3

      Same 😊

    • @Imjustabarbiegirll
      @Imjustabarbiegirll Před 3 lety +2

      same man fr

    • @natv55
      @natv55 Před 2 lety +7

      This woman deserves it ALL 🙌🏽👏🏽👏🏽

    • @rj-tr4ch
      @rj-tr4ch Před 2 lety +2

      SAME😂

    • @MissOJAY
      @MissOJAY Před 2 lety +13

      I'm not crying but i felt everything she put into this song. The production is stellar, her bars are soul food. The singing is magic. That beat change is gold

  • @Akshaylive
    @Akshaylive Před 2 lety +563

    The orchestral assembly is out of this world and Little Simz killed it.

  • @all-caps3927
    @all-caps3927 Před 2 lety +56

    Beautiful, so raw, so intense, yet so sincere. She sees the world from a perspective and then perfectly conveys that perspective without censorship. This is authentic music, I can’t wait for more.

  • @meechy9166
    @meechy9166 Před 2 lety +32

    Genius track from a flawless album from a GOD sent, most uplifting and beautiful Queen!!! Such a fantastic opening track!!! Easily one of the best albums of last year and to come out in the past 5+ years!!! Simz is truly one of the best out!!! Already at legendary status and she's so young!!!

  • @alagiejatta7223
    @alagiejatta7223 Před 3 lety +763

    "I study humans that makes me an anthropologist, I'm not into politics but I know it's dark time, part of the world still living Apartheid." what a line🧠 🖊️.#respect 🙌🏿

    • @yungmentalproblems
      @yungmentalproblems Před 3 lety +3

      Which part of the world exactly?

    • @kodybreakell
      @kodybreakell Před 3 lety +24

      @@yungmentalproblems I don't know what she was talking about specifically but Palestinians are under Apartheid

    • @krzysztofg3572
      @krzysztofg3572 Před 3 lety +1

      Yes I'm curious, which part of world is still living Apartheid?

    • @alagiejatta7223
      @alagiejatta7223 Před 3 lety +23

      @@yungmentalproblems probably you're not into politics as well. If you're critical and politically conscious, you wouldn't ask or having doubts on that statement.#Peace

    • @krzysztofg3572
      @krzysztofg3572 Před 3 lety

      @@alagiejatta7223 Please educate me which part of world is still apartheid?

  • @tzfsr
    @tzfsr Před 2 lety +2296

    I love how she's willing to sink into the background of her own video to offer others space and to help push her narrative as well. An amazing artist.

    • @sillysillyme8150
      @sillysillyme8150 Před 2 lety +111

      Its also reflective of how she says she'd rather hide in the background like an introvert

    • @skilled-person
      @skilled-person Před 2 lety +1

      this world can survive only if lead by whom who tasted inequality, who are born without superiority complex are the saviors.

    • @axiocean1081
      @axiocean1081 Před 2 lety +10

      @@skilled-person Saviors? That's an awful lot of pressure to put onto backs that have lived their lives under pressure.

    • @mrsmith7936
      @mrsmith7936 Před 2 lety +3

      the only narrative is skin tone

    • @United_Wings
      @United_Wings Před rokem +2

      True

  • @cmclbeats
    @cmclbeats Před 2 lety +19

    From my own original opinion this is the best song of 2021

    • @fernhausluv44
      @fernhausluv44 Před 2 lety +1

      Melon 🍉

    • @sugeknight2664
      @sugeknight2664 Před 2 lety

      try listening Kanye West - Diamonds are forever , cuz this song is copy of it :D

    • @karlovanjak2576
      @karlovanjak2576 Před měsícem

      ​@@sugeknight2664 LMAO NO...two completly different tracks. Wtf you smoking

  • @watermelon2223
    @watermelon2223 Před 2 lety +10

    The needledrop track of the year!!

  • @olgamazurek590
    @olgamazurek590 Před 3 lety +209

    can y'all believe Lil Simz just invented music? she did it againnn

  • @iamolivehatake
    @iamolivehatake Před 3 lety +149

    The amount of talent in the uk is beyond what this universe could ever handle !

    • @risernotme
      @risernotme Před 3 lety +3

      True!

    • @kaithleen3872
      @kaithleen3872 Před 3 lety +6

      i'm sayinnnnn!! i just watched hustle by the sons of kemet and i'm like what y'all got in the water out there cuz that shit is DELECTABLE TRUE MASTERPIECES

  • @sendmebleach
    @sendmebleach Před 2 lety +7

    here after fantano named it number one single of the year and wow i’m amazed i didn’t catch onto this sooner

  • @kavlara
    @kavlara Před 10 měsíci +7

    Ever just remember this song was the best thing you’ve heard in ages and gotta revisit? Yeah that.

  • @armitchell86
    @armitchell86 Před 3 lety +160

    It's been years since hip hop hit me like this. Full body high

    • @curto201
      @curto201 Před 2 lety +1

      You clearly havent bothered to find the right artists.

    • @armitchell86
      @armitchell86 Před 2 lety +9

      @@curto201 Or again haven't provided a physical response such as a body high. I said what I said for a reason. Lol

    • @Solaire_of_Astora13
      @Solaire_of_Astora13 Před 2 lety +3

      Coincidentally it's also been years since Kendrick dropped a record 👀

    • @mxlxok3483
      @mxlxok3483 Před 2 lety +1

      Agree mun. I haven't heard mainstream hip hop stuff this good since early 00s days

  • @nivaseesghosts
    @nivaseesghosts Před 2 lety +558

    now this is top tier rap. one of the greatest intros i have ever heard to an album.

    • @jobeiden4630
      @jobeiden4630 Před 2 lety +11

      @Gravy Talks Music Wesley's Theory too

    • @jobeiden4630
      @jobeiden4630 Před 2 lety +2

      @Gravy Talks Music it's also my GOAT rap album but what do you mean when it compares to the rest of the album? It might not be the best song on there but it's still a killer intro

  • @AmyLetitia
    @AmyLetitia Před 2 lety +37

    Lyrical genius. Artistic mastery of visuals. A true goddess!

  • @angelicachiau3448
    @angelicachiau3448 Před rokem +18

    She is just amazing. I am speechless!!! God bless her.

  • @HenryHooverWorld
    @HenryHooverWorld Před 3 lety +1336

    Keep playing this, keep spreading this, this is the truth!

    • @duskytraveller8261
      @duskytraveller8261 Před 3 lety +5

      Indeed we must ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

    • @djjlc
      @djjlc Před 3 lety +3

      That’s nice but I listen to music to escape reality not to be badgered at lol you can keep this little simz While I listen to the old one Marilyn Monroe

    • @missyjackson6686
      @missyjackson6686 Před 3 lety +2

      Truths truths truths 💯 FACTS

    • @davepollison4333
      @davepollison4333 Před 2 lety

      Not as good as "Gimme Some Truth" by John Lennon. Or Generation X.

    • @sahirde
      @sahirde Před 2 lety +4

      @@djjlc this music isn't made for you bud. It's made for people who want to engage in reality. Listen to whatever you want, we don't care.

  • @emmalucygordon3594
    @emmalucygordon3594 Před 3 lety +163

    If I don’t hear this at the start of some film or musical I will be disappointed. THIS WAS FUCKING INCREDIBLE! I have goosebumps

  • @chilldadofthree8943
    @chilldadofthree8943 Před rokem +13

    I feel like I'm one year late to the party. Little Simz is killing me!!!! So much talent, production team is on point. Art in motion! Way to go young heart.

  • @jbm8167
    @jbm8167 Před 8 měsíci +6

    how few people know of this song is just criminal tbh. one of the best artists out there

  • @Psalm2Charity
    @Psalm2Charity Před 2 lety +1470

    this song feels like a sacred text… it feels like we don’t even deserve art like this. every verse packs a different punch, leaves tears rolling from my eyes

    • @beesmonk
      @beesmonk Před 2 lety +4

      have you ever in your life read a sacred text? I feel not but I'll let you into a secret they are FULL OF SHIT

    • @wladchk
      @wladchk Před 2 lety +5

      Idk for me feels just ok, not something iconic or anything like that. But I had this feeling of sacred text, something written by not a human when I listened to a written testimony, a very good album, my advice is to have a listen

    • @nerysjones9498
      @nerysjones9498 Před 2 lety +3

      Literally this.

    • @parentaladvisory9826
      @parentaladvisory9826 Před 2 lety +2

      so corny wtf

    • @lautashac1212
      @lautashac1212 Před 2 lety +1

      @@beesmonk What

  • @keiththevisionary
    @keiththevisionary Před 3 lety +146

    This Masterpiece was a sign that a Global Rebellion needs to start now.

  • @username-1999
    @username-1999 Před 2 lety +6

    this really is the anthem of 2021

  • @izaa6189
    @izaa6189 Před 5 měsíci +2

    This song is so relevant right now. In our thousands, in our millions....

  • @mariadxlmar
    @mariadxlmar Před 3 lety +287

    No words, no fucking words. No one on this level. You created this level queen. Now is up to us to reach it.

    • @ghostrider2664
      @ghostrider2664 Před 3 lety +1

      Whoa tiger. Its good but it aint no Sinatra, ya dig?

  • @anaconiglia5796
    @anaconiglia5796 Před 3 lety +179

    god she's so underrated it's unfair

    • @orcajesus6621
      @orcajesus6621 Před 3 lety +1

      Truth

    • @rodney9387
      @rodney9387 Před 3 lety

      🤣😂 you need to upgrade your level of UNDERRATED that shit was hot garbage

    • @orcajesus6621
      @orcajesus6621 Před 3 lety +12

      @@rodney9387 name your favourite artist

    • @Ms-Vlogs.
      @Ms-Vlogs. Před 3 lety

      Truth

    • @bun-e9361
      @bun-e9361 Před 3 lety +8

      @@orcajesus6621 Probably Eminem.

  • @dyonissiszoes3747
    @dyonissiszoes3747 Před rokem +25

    Some write hits and get 200M views and some write masterpieces and get less views but get the respect of the whole artistic community. This clearly is a masterpiece. This is filled with raw emotion. Just wow!

  • @megandarkes5456
    @megandarkes5456 Před rokem +24

    Well deserved mercury award!!!!!! Sing it girl speak it!!!!

  • @einjix
    @einjix Před 3 lety +257

    Lyrics fro the rebels:
    The kingdoms on fire
    The blood of a young messiah
    I see sinners in a church
    I see sinners in a church
    Sometimes I might be introvert
    There’s a war inside
    I hear battle cries
    Mothers burying sons
    Young boys playing with guns
    The devils a liar
    Fulfil your wildest desires
    Now I don’t wanna be the one to doctor this
    But if you can’t feel pain then you can’t feel the opposite
    The fight between the ying and yang is a fight you’ll never win
    I studying humans that makes me an anthropologist
    I’m not into politics
    But I know it’s darks times
    Parts of the world still living in apartheid
    But if I don’t take this winners flight
    That’s career suicide
    Though I should’ve been a friend when your grandma died
    I see the illness eat my aunt laying in her bed
    I see her soul rising as her body gets closer to death
    Find a way I’ll find a way
    The worlds not over
    I will make it don’t you cry
    In God we trust
    Cos we’re not alone
    I need a licence to feel
    Internal wounds and I’m not tryna be healed
    I sabotage what we are trying to build
    Cos of feelings I keep inside but it’s time to reveal
    I hate the thought of just being a burden
    I hate that these conversations are surfaced
    Simz the artist or Simbi the person
    To you smiling but really hurting
    I dedicate my life and gave my heart over 20 something years left wondering how I even feel
    Or was it was even worth it
    I bottle up and then spill it verses
    One day I’m wordless next day I’m a wordsmith
    Close to success but to happiness I’m the furthest
    At night I wonder if my tears will dry on their own
    Hoping I will fulfil Amy’s purpose
    Angel said don’t let you ego be a disturbance
    Inner demon said mother fucker you earned this
    Like they strip you of everything your deserving
    Realise there is a prison is us
    We are conditioned as fuck
    Man It’s like they can’t sleep till our spirit is crushed
    How much fighting must we do we been fearless enough
    All we see is broken homes here and poverty
    Corrupt government officials lies and atrocities
    How they talking on what threatening the economy
    Knocking down communities to re up on properties
    I’m directly effected It does more than just bother me
    Look beyond the surface don’t just see what you wanna see
    My speech ain’t involuntary
    Project with intention straight from my lungs
    I’m a black woman and I’m proud one
    We walk in blind faith not knowing the outcome
    But as long as we unified then we’ve already won
    Find a way I’ll find a way
    The worlds not over
    I will make it don’t you cry
    In God we trust
    Cos we’re not alone
    And so it begins
    The base is an amalgamation of everything
    Rules are not to be played by rebels
    The story of never ending
    Your introversion led you here
    Intuition protected you along the away
    Feelings allowed you to be well balanced
    And perspective gave you forsight
    The top of the mountain is nothing without the climb
    Only the strong will survive
    Only the strong will survive
    Alone but not lonely
    Your truth unveils with time
    As you embark on a journey
    Of what it takes to be a woman

  • @wafflechai
    @wafflechai Před 3 lety +51

    I love randomly finding a musical masterpiece on youtube

    • @duskytraveller8261
      @duskytraveller8261 Před 3 lety +1

      Same especially when you follow the artist's story 👑💯

  • @spookyfish24
    @spookyfish24 Před rokem +7

    This song.. elevated by the visuals. Every time I listen to this, I feel transformed. She's incredible.

  • @junglemandude
    @junglemandude Před 11 měsíci +2

    "The top of the mountain is nothing without the climb", so true

  • @pragyasingh2297
    @pragyasingh2297 Před 3 lety +148

    You took the words right out of my soul. These past 1.5 years weren't about finding out that introversion was the only way so many of us could cope with the pain. The way we can all heal collectively is by each of us finding the strength from deep inside us and sharing it with each other, and then form a force so strong that nothing can break past it.

  • @kaithleen3872
    @kaithleen3872 Před 3 lety +198

    y'all in the UK make art like my lil eyes have never seen before, this is the shit i wanna see played in museums

  • @illzee4048
    @illzee4048 Před 2 lety +20

    Sounds like old school hip-hop Much respect

    • @sugeknight2664
      @sugeknight2664 Před 2 lety

      to be more precise sounds exaclty like KanyeWest - Diamonds Are Forever haha :)

  • @chocofro3
    @chocofro3 Před 8 měsíci +3

    The music in this is theatrical! don't know how I hadn't heard this one from Simz until now. This might be my favorite from her.

  • @darkkitty22
    @darkkitty22 Před 2 lety +190

    As a black introverted woman. I’ve never related to a song this much. My inner infp is screamingggggg!!

  • @RandolphUK
    @RandolphUK Před 3 lety +1280

    So so amazing. I had to reload this so many times.

  • @yvonnejackson3248
    @yvonnejackson3248 Před 17 dny

    I love Little Simz flow ...and her subject content....it means something, so much significance and she's consciously rapping about the struggle. I'm 68 years old and the times seem to repeat itself. Her LP reminds me of Marvin Gaye's album "What's Going On" back in 1969. I pray God continue blessing you in life and thru your journey.

  • @jimmyheights5143
    @jimmyheights5143 Před 11 měsíci +3

    Wow. Jesus Christ this my second song I’ve heard from this Messiah. Two songs in and she is artist of the 21 century worthy.

  • @Kung_fu_doctor_87
    @Kung_fu_doctor_87 Před 3 lety +77

    She need to get the credit she deserves from everyone

  • @esconis5304
    @esconis5304 Před 3 lety +87

    I feel society needs this song right now

  • @thenameless2016
    @thenameless2016 Před 2 lety +4

    It’s an anthem. Literally an anthem.

  • @thecinematicmind
    @thecinematicmind Před 2 lety +6

    *WINNER*
    Single of 2021
    TheNeedleDrop

  • @rachelkoyama1122
    @rachelkoyama1122 Před 3 lety +37

    only someone like Little Simz can come out with a 6 minute song and have every second of it be equally enthralling.

  • @crisslmndr147
    @crisslmndr147 Před 3 lety +97

    Introvert is not only a state of mind but a new artistic movement and this is the beginning.

  • @chuju_hua1
    @chuju_hua1 Před rokem +5

    "I study humans, that makes me an Anthropologist." - This was well said.

  • @jessesfilms1269
    @jessesfilms1269 Před rokem +2

    could be the greatest instrumental in rap oat

  • @JetpackGamer456
    @JetpackGamer456 Před 2 lety +518

    I can't get over how incredible this song is in every aspect. The production is immaculate, the lyrics are consistently sharp and hard-hitting, the beat transition is perfect, and the small musical flourishes added by the symphony make it so you hear something new in the instrumental every time you listen. This is probably my favorite opening track from any album in the last decade and, while the rest of the album is also great, it almost suffers from how big of an impression the opening track makes.

    • @TokyoBalletReprise
      @TokyoBalletReprise Před 2 lety +17

      This isn’t a beat bro, it’s a full on instrumental done with an actual orchestra and choir.

    • @rivsrivers
      @rivsrivers Před 2 lety +6

      honestly fully agree, nothing in the rest of the album even really comes close to this in production quality and really just...quality in general. its still a good album but but this track is on a whole other level

  • @luiscv360
    @luiscv360 Před 3 lety +97

    she’s the real queen of rap

  • @codylakin288
    @codylakin288 Před 3 měsíci +1

    This whole song, for me, was a progression of saying “Oh my god” with increasing volume and enthusiasm

  • @danielmelo2205
    @danielmelo2205 Před 2 lety +2

    gossip girl closed season one with this song damnnn fire

  • @emilyd6259
    @emilyd6259 Před 2 lety +282

    She’s incredible. I can’t help it but she reminds me of Lauryn Hill. We’ve been needing another artist who comes and positively influences a new generation. I think she’s finally here. Thank you.

    • @parentaladvisory9826
      @parentaladvisory9826 Před 2 lety +1

      she’s literally a black woman. the only similarity

    • @nasraabdi6153
      @nasraabdi6153 Před 2 lety +14

      @@parentaladvisory9826 how about the fact that they (despite obviously being black women) also discuss real life issues such as racism and inner turmoil. Maybe if you'd stop focusing on something so trivial u could find the similarities😟

    • @edgarwalk5637
      @edgarwalk5637 Před 2 lety +10

      Other similarities:
      1. Both great rappers.
      2. Both sing to the roots of hip hop, with meaningful lyrics.
      3. Both have made some marvellous videos.

    • @Charlie_Alpha_Lima
      @Charlie_Alpha_Lima Před 2 lety +1

      She gives me shades of Jean Grae. I love her energy!

    • @stevepickford3004
      @stevepickford3004 Před 2 lety +1

      Wasn't Lauryn Hill a well known racist? From what I gather Simz is against that.

  • @Joe__Ramos
    @Joe__Ramos Před 3 lety +334

    IM A BLACK WOMEN AND A PROUD ONE" 😭😭😭😭😭QUEEEENNNNNN

    • @tenderisthenightvid
      @tenderisthenightvid Před 3 lety +5

      My thoughts exactly! 👸🏾

    • @alltonic
      @alltonic Před 3 lety +5

      She's not a queen, she's a revolutionary.

    • @kiddfruit
      @kiddfruit Před 3 lety +1

      king**

    • @rodney9387
      @rodney9387 Před 3 lety

      None of you are Kings and Queens like EVER!! You left Kings and Queens were the ones that kidnapped and sold you into slavery go read a history book 📚

    • @tf9482
      @tf9482 Před 3 lety +7

      @The incredible HULK nooopee❤

  • @lebogangedwards6888
    @lebogangedwards6888 Před 11 měsíci +3

    She bout to phuck the game up fr! 😭🔥

  • @jaybdan9615
    @jaybdan9615 Před 2 lety +5

    This song and this music video is just so beautiful. The lyrics, the visuals, every time I come back it just moves me to tears. Such a beautiful album.

  • @Hani-nj7rl
    @Hani-nj7rl Před 3 lety +350

    Lyrics:
    There's a war (there's a war)
    The kingdom's on fire, the blood of a young messiah
    I see sinners in a church, I see sinners in a church
    Sometimes I might be introvert
    There's a war inside, I hear battle cries
    Mothers burying sons, young boys playing with guns
    The devil's a liar, fulfil your wildest desires
    Now I don't wanna be the one to doctor this
    But if you can't feel pain then you can't feel the opposite
    The fight between the Yin and Yang's a fight you'll never win
    I study humans, that makes me an anthropologist
    I'm not into politics but I know it's dark times
    Parts of the world still living in Apartheid (there's a war, there's a war)
    But if I don't take this winner's flight that's career suicide
    Though I should've been a friend when your grandma died
    I see the illness eat my aunt laying in her bed
    I see her soul rising as her body gets closer to death
    Find a way, I'll find a way
    The world's not over
    I will make it, don't you cry
    In God we trust
    'Cause we're not alone
    I need a license to feel (I can't feel)
    Internal wounds and I'm not tryna be healed (no I don't, no I don't, no)
    I sabotage what we are trying to build
    'Cause of feelings I keep inside but it's time to reveal (reveal, reveal)
    I hate the thought of just being a burden
    I hate that these conversations are surfaced
    Simz the artist or Simbi the person?
    To you I'm smiling but really I'm hurting
    I dedicate my life and gave my heart over twenty-something years
    Left wondering how I even feel
    Or was it was even worth it?
    I bottle up and then spill it in verses
    One day I'm wordless, next day I'm a wordsmith
    Close to success but to happiness I'm the furthest
    At night I wonder if my tears will dry on their own
    Hoping I will fulfil Amy's purpose
    Angel said, "Don't let you ego be a disturbance"
    Inner demon said, "Motherfucker, you earned this"
    Like they strip you of everything you're deserving
    Realize there is a prison in us, we are conditioned as fuck
    Man, it's like they can't sleep 'til our spirit is crushed
    How much fighting must we do? We've been fearless enough
    All we see is broken homes here and poverty
    Corrupt government officials, lies and atrocities
    How they talking on what's threatening the economy
    Knocking down communities to re-up on properties
    I'm directly effected, it does more than just bother me
    Look beyond the surface, don't just see what you wanna see?
    My speech ain't involuntary
    Project with intention straight from my lungs
    I'm a black woman and I'm a proud one
    We walk in blind faith not knowing the outcome
    But as long as we're unified, then we've already won
    Find a way, I'll find a way
    The worlds not over
    I will make it, don't you cry
    In God we trust
    'Cause we're not alone
    And so it begins
    The base is an amalgamation of everything
    Rules are not to be played by rebels
    The story of never ending
    Your introversion led you here
    Intuition protected you along the way
    Feelings allowed you to be well balanced
    And perspective gave you foresight
    The top of the mountain is nothing without the climb
    Only the strong will survive
    Only the strong will survive
    Alone but not lonely
    Your truth unveils with time
    As you embark on a journey
    Of what it takes to be a woman

  • @TheXpacegirl
    @TheXpacegirl Před 2 lety +183

    You make me feel powerful! Your music, your delivery your energy! A Nigerian that makes me proud to be Nigerian, A black that makes me proud to be Black, A woman That makes me proud to be a woman.

  • @VxDRAGONSLAYERxV
    @VxDRAGONSLAYERxV Před 2 lety +6

    Congrats on having the best single of the year! Feeling a strong balding Sicilian in a red faux plaid shirt on this one.

  • @jeremiahhammerling4466
    @jeremiahhammerling4466 Před 2 lety +6

    Well. That was the realest, most soulful, most hype, most beautifully crafted song I've ever laid eyes or ears on. I felt that with ever fiber of my body.

  • @stevan8437
    @stevan8437 Před 3 lety +536

    I've missed heartfelt rap songs tbh

  • @kushiarnav973
    @kushiarnav973 Před 3 lety +117

    *What a SLAP. I went for so many raw emotion:speechless, disturbed, impressed, shocked,mesmerized!*
    *She has everything: flow, stage presence, visual/style, deep lyrics attached to a strong story telling and symbolism, myth & culture. She is a new movement!*

  • @yourhottestgemini
    @yourhottestgemini Před 2 lety +3

    thank u gossip girl for showing such a beautiful and powerful song

  • @humayunsctrl
    @humayunsctrl Před rokem +4

    This is one of the greatest hiphop songs I've ever heard.

  • @smwtdmgd
    @smwtdmgd Před 3 lety +101

    I got goosebumps

  • @philpheburbs
    @philpheburbs Před 3 lety +38

    WOW, this is a movie, a stage show, a documentary and an art installation all in one music video. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

  • @Elias-cs3ol
    @Elias-cs3ol Před rokem +6

    This is so unbelieveably powerful, already one of the best albums of the 20s

  • @alm9535
    @alm9535 Před 11 dny

    Powerful. Brilliant artistry, musicianship, poetry, mesmerizing contemporary dancer, choreography and storytelling. Love the instrumentation of this song. Feels like an overture.