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June 14, 2025 50 mins
Démar and Adriel break down Little Simz's sixth studio album 'Lotus', how the production sounds nothing like a hip hop album and whether this is Simz's best written album.

Démar’s rating: 9 / 10
Adriel's rating: 9 / 10

The Love List: Thief, Hollow, Free, Blood, Lotus, Lonely

Timecodes:

3:08 - The view over her career because she is from the UK
4:55 - Black Thought comparison as a rapper
6:09 - 
7:39 - That’s their Dominic Fike
10:38 - Thief sets the tone for the album
11:35 - Non-Traditional Hip-Hop beats in this era on this album
12:09 - Did they get it right with the singles?
12:51 - Pharrell singing on the song – that should be the single
13:24 - Thief is more indicative of the album
14:13 - SAULT explained
15:58 - Hollow – haven’t heard some one making subs since Drake on Scorpion
19:41 - Songs that made me think of the creation of this project (rap rock mixes)
23:08 - Young’ is the actual song good
25:24 - I’m a little teapot with her whole chest
29:58 - You are learning about who she is as a person through her music
34:04 - What this means for her career
34:18 - Not an album that anyone else has made
40:59 - No Skips
42:04 - The Cover
44:00 - The Scores

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Little Simz - Lotus / 2025 / hip hop, rap, uk hip hop, uk rap
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