Little Simz - Gorilla (Official Video)

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  • Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
  • Official Music Video for "Gorilla" by Little Simz
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    CREDITS
    Music produced by Inflo and performed by Little Simz
    Directed by Dave Meyers
    Produced by Roisín Audrey Moloney & Nathan Scherrer
    Executive Producer Nathan Scherrer
    Production Company Freenjoy
    Director Rep Jamie Rabineau & Cheyenne Shannon for Lark Creative
    Production Managers Joe Keenan, Sina Pars
    Director of Photography Scott Cunningham
    Production Design NuCalifornia
    1st AD Kenny Taylor
    Gaffer Mike Van Meter
    Key Grip Dave Riggio
    1st AC Pergrin Jung
    Choreographer Sienna Lalau
    Simz Wardrobe Stylist Luci Ellis
    Simz Wardrobe Assistant Victoria Jackson
    Dancer Wardrobe Stylist Ann-Marie Hoang
    Dancer Assistant Stylist Kim Nguyen
    Simz Make-Up Nibras
    Simz Hair Salih Watts
    Dancer Hair Ar’Tavia Harris
    Dancer Hair Assistant Jasmine Williams
    Dancer Make-up Charde Rene
    Dancer Make-up Assistant Ashley Clemons
    Special thanks & photography reference:
    Musical Instruments - Image by Rafael Pavarotti and Ibrahim Kamara / Art + Commerce
    Special thanks & photography reference:
    Infinite, Backbone, Reborn - Images by Michael Aboya
    Special thanks & photography reference:
    Black puffa - Gabriel Moses
    Special thanks to Microsoft & BMW
    Check out the Online Microsoft Experience here: gorilla.little...
    Edited by Greg Scruton @ Cabin Edit
    Edit Producer Michelle Dorsch @ Cabin Edit
    VFX by Foreign Xchange
    VFX Producer Gosia Herman
    VFX Supervisor Les Umberger
    Color by Dante Pasquinelli @ Ethos
    Color Producer Nat Tereshchenko @ Ethos
    Dancers:
    Jared Allen
    Kalvin Trevonte
    James Dhaiti
    Jamal Deandre Green
    Josh Price
    Corey Turner
    Alekz Gerard
    Destiny Vaughan
    Crystal Jackson
    Patience Aquart
    Kayla Rae Zimmerman
    Darina Littleton
    Jada Walker
    Whitney Jones
    Dominique LaRaine
    Skaters
    Antonio Evans
    Lester Singleton
    Anthony Amedori
    Darius Heinrich-Hutton
    BTS Photography Annie Noelker
    BTS Photography Karolina Wielocha
    Label: Forever Living Originals / AWAL
    Label video commissioner: Bianca Bhagat
    Creative brand marketing lead: Stephanie Gaber
    #LittleSimz #Gorilla

Комментарии • 9 тыс.

  • @afrojunior5281
    @afrojunior5281 Год назад +6675

    whoever worked on these visuals knew the assignment and managed to make something as fire as the bars

  • @MaskedWolf
    @MaskedWolf Год назад +2337

    a breath of fresh air..

    • @Father_of_Internet
      @Father_of_Internet Год назад +6

      Fr fr

    • @franta7294
      @franta7294 Год назад +4

      omg asstronaut in the oceannn

    • @jesusisking3814
      @jesusisking3814 Год назад +3

      Jesus Christ wants a personal relationship with you through the Holy Spirit, not religion and blind faith. You see, we all have sinned, and have broken God’s law (The Ten Commandments). Wrong doing deserves justice and must be punished (just like how a criminal has to pay for the crime they have committed) but God saved us from the eternal punishment of our sins by sending His Son Jesus Christ, fullness of God in flesh, a perfect, sinless sacrifice to pay the penalty for our sins by dying on the cross and resurrecting, so that we may have everlasting life. It is all finished and now for you to accept the free gift of grace, you must repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ and Bible says that His Blood will cover all of your sins, you will be forgiven, saved from eternal punishment, and be given everlasting life. By faith you will receive the Holy Spirit, become born again, know Jesus personally and He will transform your heart and clean you from the inside out. Turn away from sin, read the Bible, pray for the Holy Spirit to fill you and change you, obey the Word. Much love and God bless you!

    • @FoxZoneYT
      @FoxZoneYT Год назад

      Fr tho

    • @brucef310
      @brucef310 Год назад

      What are you talking about. This entire flow and video even this beginning line is stolen from Redman.

  • @miloowyn
    @miloowyn Год назад +2459

    The creative direction in this went INSANE.

    • @dub7088
      @dub7088 11 месяцев назад +2

      no it didnt

    • @dylanclarke9497
      @dylanclarke9497 11 месяцев назад

      @@dub7088 your mum still doesnt love you big man

    • @TAN_409
      @TAN_409 11 месяцев назад

      ye it did@@dub7088

    • @Reubsssss
      @Reubsssss 11 месяцев назад +12

      I agree, really amazing

    • @guelbergoes
      @guelbergoes 11 месяцев назад +5

      fact.

  • @BigHern58
    @BigHern58 8 месяцев назад +659

    SHE NEEDS TO BLOW TF UP! This is the type of female rap the world needs.

    • @godddxd
      @godddxd 7 месяцев назад +21

      Fr bro not some ni ki minaj clones

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад +2

      I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

    • @curtisnielsen9540
      @curtisnielsen9540 7 месяцев назад

      this shit ass

    • @eduardorogel1243
      @eduardorogel1243 6 месяцев назад +4

      she is your favorite rappers favorite rapper

    • @MarianTaylor-zu4ho
      @MarianTaylor-zu4ho 6 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@godddxdbruhs sour as bad grapes in here

  • @demzaber9969
    @demzaber9969 Год назад +9179

    The rhymes, the flows, the visuals, the beat, everything was fire 🔥🔥🔥

    • @omoruyio
      @omoruyio Год назад +29

      Everything!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @kingsleyemmanuel3932
      @kingsleyemmanuel3932 Год назад +17

      no truer words than these were said

    • @thedon0516
      @thedon0516 Год назад +33

      Don't forget that 🔥ass accent, shit too hard

    • @slickflickcoolie2169
      @slickflickcoolie2169 Год назад +10

      Favorite song in the albulm .... The video smashed my expectations ... It could be one of her best .... I felt some Tribe , some Skepta , some Kendrick and some missy ....

    • @ree3197
      @ree3197 Год назад +2

      Honestly, sorry but, everything about this song is good.. but her. I'm just not feeling it. And the video would of been great if the talent were there.. but sense its not.. it feels like an American copy and paste without the Spark!
      Nothing original to see or hear here, on top of her lazy flow.
      Like this video could be great, muted.
      Maybe she should an actress...
      Her presence is the best thing about her.. 🤷🏾‍♀️

  • @milesmathonsi
    @milesmathonsi Год назад +3033

    im not dying before i see little simz live

    • @househead67
      @househead67 Год назад +27

      no one is guaranteed their next breath, let alone anything else.

    • @newbeginning2045
      @newbeginning2045 Год назад +30

      Nothing is impossible make it happen 🔥🔥🔥🔥

    • @luwikakoma
      @luwikakoma Год назад +2

      Last 😮‍💨🖤

    • @cityofembre2028
      @cityofembre2028 Год назад +2

      Facts

    • @ziriu1606
      @ziriu1606 Год назад +13

      I GOT ACL TICKETS AND I'M DYING WITH TENSION... Naija artists are so talented man, I swear I'm up next

  • @damonphillips579
    @damonphillips579 Год назад +895

    As an OG, I’m blown away by this homage to the 90s Golden Age of hip hop. I hear and see so many connections, and yet it is fresh and original. I might have to be one of those old heads at her concert when she comes in town. Extremely impressed by this and her body of work. When someone says hip hop is dead, turn them onto Little Simz.

    • @franmaga28
      @franmaga28 Год назад +19

      Same here, this is refreshing af this shi is dope. She has mad bars and the best funky af. Prolly best thing I’ve heard in 2023

    • @paulkelly873
      @paulkelly873 Год назад +11

      yes Damon! I struggled to explain how I felt about the "Old Head" connection to this track... But you already done it for me. So Thanks!
      Best Regards

    • @mvdstroom
      @mvdstroom Год назад +17

      Right?! I was getting total Missy Elliot vibes when she came in, but fresh and different...

    • @avyeris
      @avyeris Год назад

      cringe

    • @jonathanpotts5974
      @jonathanpotts5974 Год назад +15

      Bruh literally first thing I said halfway through was that it sounds like a Tribe track. Absolute bangar. I'm shocked right now.

  • @Liberatoryloft
    @Liberatoryloft 8 месяцев назад +79

    This is such an incredible ode to Missy’s videos. Has Missy ever commented? I cannot imagine the pride I’d feel knowing I helped inspire this level of genius.

    • @claudelk1719
      @claudelk1719 6 месяцев назад +4

      Never made the connection, good point! Inspired by Missy or not, I can now see some of her in this. Let’s just be happy good music is still being created 😊

    • @benjipesci5197
      @benjipesci5197 5 месяцев назад

      @@claudelk1719oh there’s a couple scenes that definitely are inspired

    • @Poeticfloetic
      @Poeticfloetic Месяц назад +1

      Busta has amongst others ❤

    • @SJ_Vibezz
      @SJ_Vibezz Месяц назад

      Don’t forget Beanie man

  • @biggydrake
    @biggydrake Год назад +1110

    That skateboarding scene was fantastic. This entire music video is fantastic. Just wow

    • @Soklay16
      @Soklay16 Год назад +81

      The guy falling in the background was kind of funny, didn’t expect that

    • @wingdingdmetrius8025
      @wingdingdmetrius8025 Год назад +5

      @@Soklay16 scripted like every other scene

    • @rrrobro8755
      @rrrobro8755 Год назад +10

      skateboard scene was also my favourite

    • @WuWei_94
      @WuWei_94 Год назад

      I thought that was only possible in the video game Skate lol

    • @LucasSantos-yh1mi
      @LucasSantos-yh1mi Год назад +7

      ​@@wingdingdmetrius8025 It looked like a real slam. The wheel falling off could be scripted tho. This has happened before to me but is pretty rare

  • @girlisdotie
    @girlisdotie Год назад +1085

    Little Simz is def getting that Grammy soon enough

    • @omoruyio
      @omoruyio Год назад +14

      It's coming!

    • @thetime670
      @thetime670 Год назад +39

      Who cares? She already won Mercury Prize

    • @mikelpelaez
      @mikelpelaez Год назад +47

      I don't know, I hope so, although the grammys are below simz's level

    • @missqt48
      @missqt48 Год назад

      WTF a Grammy.
      Stop waiting for these crazy Americans to validate greatness!
      You know they have their own agenda. In the UK we look for talent first then the rest follows.

    • @teacher1460
      @teacher1460 Год назад +2

      Overdue!!!! Recognition on its way!!!

  • @Perliux02
    @Perliux02 Год назад +439

    If I ever need to describe what a “masterpiece” is, I’m gonna show them this MV.
    It’s CRAZY

    • @곽태윤-x6o
      @곽태윤-x6o 9 месяцев назад

      Balming Tiger - 'Armadillo'

    • @big_sea
      @big_sea 8 месяцев назад

      yes

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад

      @@Perliux02 I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @syntheticteapot
    @syntheticteapot 7 месяцев назад +173

    girl the missy elliot influence is so amazing. You made it all your own along with all the other references. I'm in awe.

    • @nikotv9307
      @nikotv9307 6 месяцев назад +1

      Zim zimmer?

    • @ryantodd8414
      @ryantodd8414 5 месяцев назад +7

      I though the exact same, same video director for lose control, dave meyers and after the mac miller shoutout I can kind of hear his influence.

    • @panafrican.nation
      @panafrican.nation 4 месяца назад +2

      Ha! So I'm not the only who heard the Missy Elliot influence. I also hear A Tribe Called Quest etc in the instrumentals. Cheers from Kenya

    • @ace24680
      @ace24680 3 месяца назад +1

      I thought I was alone while reading comments like no one saw it? everyone saying things had me started thinking everyone must be young af :D

    • @johnchina4065
      @johnchina4065 3 месяца назад

      Her flow reminds me of project pat more

  • @haydenfrimpong
    @haydenfrimpong Год назад +5964

    Dont get why people call her best female rapper etc , honestly for me just best rapper, shes class

    • @Ko1ors
      @Ko1ors Год назад +25

      Onb

    • @jfulq
      @jfulq Год назад +253

      Little simz as number 1 is crazy 💀

    • @tetso7036
      @tetso7036 Год назад +128

      Best of the generation EASY! But Lauryn Hill best of all time

    • @keif6541
      @keif6541 Год назад +98

      ​@@tetso7036Too Early To Be The Best Artist Of This Generation. Also, Kendrick or Jid Is Better But It Is Your Opinion

    • @jfulq
      @jfulq Год назад +11

      @@tetso7036 wtf

  • @steezystudio
    @steezystudio Год назад +2667

    Been OBSESSED with this song since in came out, and now this video takes it to the next level 😤

    • @highgrade9
      @highgrade9 Год назад +3

      💯

    • @teem5945
      @teem5945 Год назад +4

      Listened to it so many times. No lazy work here.

    • @jsutton4612
      @jsutton4612 Год назад +1

      @@highgrade9 ++++

    • @dianeemanuel8541
      @dianeemanuel8541 Год назад +1

      I too love the video- but..Saw her in Atlanta Sunday - she performed it live and it was fantastic!

    • @alehandro7699
      @alehandro7699 Год назад +2

      same here. song was awesome on first listen and now with video is total domination

  • @Croatiauefaeuro
    @Croatiauefaeuro Год назад +825

    Now, this is somebody that gets it. This isn't just rap. This is Hip Hop!

    • @Lucyorangejuicy
      @Lucyorangejuicy 9 месяцев назад +1

      Slažem se s tobom! Drago mi je da i na Balkanu imate dobar glazbeni ukus ❤
      Pozdrav iz Njemačke (mama mi je iz Osijeka)

    • @brendancoyle6495
      @brendancoyle6495 9 месяцев назад +7

      Nailed it

    • @pizonmelissa8504
      @pizonmelissa8504 9 месяцев назад +4

      Grooveee 🎉

    • @notracistjustlazyiguess4090
      @notracistjustlazyiguess4090 7 месяцев назад +8

      yall are so corny this is conscious rap

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад +2

      I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @darkodasefx
    @darkodasefx 2 месяца назад +16

    Lyrics: 10/10, Beat: 10/10, Flow: 10/10, Video: 10/10, Banger: YES!
    This kind of creativity reminds me of Missy Elliott, the last truly creative MC in the game

  • @christopherpaul2940
    @christopherpaul2940 Год назад +673

    She deserves world recognition.

  • @inunezsaray
    @inunezsaray Год назад +542

    Such a complete artist… production is immaculate. So much quality in every sense, the script, the visuals, the sound, costumes, tones..it maches so well the vibe I’m just restarting it again and again. Also, this song is a masterpiece, nothing to object, just STUNNING✨

    • @TheTibbzify
      @TheTibbzify Год назад +3

      The perfect song!!

    • @dimskowire1867
      @dimskowire1867 Год назад +5

      Incredible hip hop excellence...bars of brilliance and creative visuals... track of the year...Mad props to Simz... UKs finest...

    • @TheEncouragementKid
      @TheEncouragementKid Год назад +2

      yeah this is inspiration on many levels!! glad i found sima

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@inunezsaray I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @Michelle_Schu-blacka
    @Michelle_Schu-blacka Год назад +483

    This tune gives me Tribe Called Quest vibes.
    If this was the early '90s, this would be a guaranteed classic. The beat is great, the MCing is tight and the video is a really cool concept. I hope it blows up.

    • @jezo-matic991
      @jezo-matic991 Год назад +37

      I'm getting Jurassic 5 seeing as she used the same sample

    • @natnatnat8064
      @natnatnat8064 Год назад +12

      she mentioned Tribe in her Genius video

    • @thingswelike
      @thingswelike Год назад +5

      @@jezo-matic991 yeah. Blacktop Beat.

    • @FREE_TEKNO
      @FREE_TEKNO Год назад +9

      Totally agree! Just came to the comments section to see this kind of comment 🤘😆🤘

    • @StephenOBG
      @StephenOBG Год назад +7

      Im getting goosebumps. ATCQ for realz, video is super stylin' Even with jazz beats could be ATCQ. Yup, this creative video is amaaaaazing!

  • @pickleshayley
    @pickleshayley 8 дней назад +15

    MANIFESTING A DOECHI AND SIMZ COLLAB

    • @belle6478
      @belle6478 6 дней назад

      Yes please. 🙏

    • @Rissa7300
      @Rissa7300 4 дня назад +1

      I don’t want to come off a hater but simz is so much better im sorry, she is!

  • @DBlackRocker
    @DBlackRocker Год назад +479

    Hip hop will never die while we still have artists like Little Simz 🙏🏾 This is a masterpiece already 🙏🏾

    • @lowlowseesee
      @lowlowseesee Год назад +5

      the fact that anyone thinks that hip hop can die is fucking hilarious hahahahahahaha. its a culture with a flourishing music culture that has never been able to be silenced with people still innovating away from the mainstream

  • @jimmyhatz
    @jimmyhatz Год назад +581

    Honestly, it’s just refreshing to hear a real MC bless the mic again.

    • @dinooo3293
      @dinooo3293 Год назад

      Bro this sounds like shit and her voice is so monotone

    • @ImNotEnoch
      @ImNotEnoch 11 месяцев назад

      This shit is not mc

    • @c_thom9833
      @c_thom9833 9 месяцев назад +6

      ​@@ImNotEnoch no way😂
      This shi is lit

  • @cankrgl
    @cankrgl Год назад +378

    she is a great performer of her art and an intelligent reformer of the music industry. definitely one of the best flows ever, coming up with an avant-garde music video

    • @renosance8941
      @renosance8941 Год назад +7

      For me it's both avant-garde and a throwback at the same time. I love it.

    • @LanceCorporalKitty
      @LanceCorporalKitty Год назад +7

      Lots of homages to other rappers videos here, really well done.

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад

      @@cankrgl I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @gTbeats_
    @gTbeats_ 2 дня назад +1

    We need a Little Simz x Doechii collab.

  • @doommega
    @doommega Год назад +128

    this woman has been delivering impeccable records for close to an easy decade & she just keeps getting better and better and the visuals stay improving - when will the world admit she is the ONE! Sims we Love you Keep rocking!

  • @smakusdod
    @smakusdod Год назад +103

    This art is what hip hop used to be, but can become once again. Thank you Little Simz for this gift.

  • @theghettoracle
    @theghettoracle Год назад +328

    Always appreciate the visuals from Little Simz, this being for 'Gorilla' is a treat, just displaying raw nature of emceeing from the core, one of the cleanest boom bap cuts really giving that golden era 90s feel again, thank you Simbi🙏🏾💛🎤👑

  • @KingKanja03
    @KingKanja03 7 месяцев назад +125

    No nudity, no explicit outfits, just hardcore bars, crazy flow and talent. She is definitely the Lauren Hill of our generation.

    • @King1Jizzel
      @King1Jizzel 6 месяцев назад +2

      Rhapsody exists .....

    • @lizanya6433
      @lizanya6433 6 месяцев назад +9

      there are literally shirtless men and women in bras.
      not discrediting her but this comment isn’t accurate. also. stop shaming people who don’t dress conservatively.

    • @lizanya6433
      @lizanya6433 6 месяцев назад

      @cjsvoiceworks6008 the point is stop shaming people who do dress sexually. there is nothing wrong with that. you can uplift her without shaming other women.

    • @lizanya6433
      @lizanya6433 6 месяцев назад

      @cjsvoiceworks6008 but you never bring this up about men who are shirtless in their videos or men who rap about murder, gang activity, and drugs. but let a woman show skin and they are what’s wrong with with rap?

    • @AnomalousNeesh
      @AnomalousNeesh 6 месяцев назад

      and you're one of the lames of our generation; you can give props without taking digs at other women rappers. Men do the same, people can decipher what they are to absorb. Literally it.

  • @Hijinx44
    @Hijinx44 Год назад +401

    You really dropped a masterpiece. The flow, the bars, the easy, the visuals...a MF MASTERPIECE SIMZ!!!!!!!!!

  • @StOasis
    @StOasis Год назад +35

    Simz never disappoints. Poetic Justice has been served!❤❤
    Kendrick and Simz
    I speak into existence 😊

  • @aminoplaysgames
    @aminoplaysgames Год назад +200

    The visuals are craaazy. And the bars just don't stop. Congratulations to everyone involved!

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад

      I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @JacoboWong
    @JacoboWong 8 месяцев назад +1

    0:45 esa es una jersey de rayados y del America?

  • @Landyachtz
    @Landyachtz Год назад +21

    1:45 That looks super fun to skate!

  • @MikeyMC0107
    @MikeyMC0107 Год назад +519

    This song definitely brings me back to a time when female rappers who put a lot of thought and heart into their rhymes and their lyrics received a lot of airplay. Rappers like Little Simz represent what is dearly missed not just about female rappers but rap artists.

    • @000s.
      @000s. Год назад +15

      Might just be me, but she reminds me of Lauryn Hill

    • @sainttheresetaylor2054
      @sainttheresetaylor2054 Год назад +21

      and all mainstream male rappers are ‘deep’?

    • @bosheepsheep
      @bosheepsheep 11 месяцев назад +4

      Yeah back when chicks wasn't rapping about farts 😂😂😂😂

    • @augustaseptemberova5664
      @augustaseptemberova5664 10 месяцев назад +7

      @@sainttheresetaylor2054 read OP's comment again, slowly, til the end, then revisit what you responded lol

    • @Demcurls
      @Demcurls 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@bosheepsheep Missy Elliot has been disgusting her whole career, and yet is one of the GOATs

  • @mishab4065
    @mishab4065 Год назад +426

    So old school yet feeling so fresh and new, everything so spot on. Every fan of rap should find it impossible to not love this song.

    • @jessbeez
      @jessbeez Год назад +15

      Visuals bring back memories of Missy videos

    • @TheSchokoxx
      @TheSchokoxx Год назад

      it sounds "old school" because it IS old (1998) ruclips.net/video/axoRYjwLZp0/видео.html

    • @williamberczy1705
      @williamberczy1705 Год назад +5

      ​@@jessbeezThinking the same thing. Her flow is Missy too!

    • @jesusisking3814
      @jesusisking3814 Год назад +2

      Jesus Christ wants a personal relationship with you through the Holy Spirit, not religion and blind faith. You see, we all have sinned, and have broken God’s law (The Ten Commandments). Wrong doing deserves justice and must be punished (just like how a criminal has to pay for the crime they have committed) but God saved us from the eternal punishment of our sins by sending His Son Jesus Christ, fullness of God in flesh, a perfect, sinless sacrifice to pay the penalty for our sins by dying on the cross and resurrecting, so that we may have everlasting life. It is all finished and now for you to accept the free gift of grace, you must repent of your sins and put your faith in Jesus Christ and Bible says that His Blood will cover all of your sins, you will be forgiven, saved from eternal punishment, and be given everlasting life. By faith you will receive the Holy Spirit, become born again, know Jesus personally and He will transform your heart and clean you from the inside out. Turn away from sin, read the Bible, pray for the Holy Spirit to fill you and change you, obey the Word. Much love and God bless you!

  • @damnnn3790
    @damnnn3790 9 месяцев назад +6

    crazy how underrated my girl is!!!!!!!! this is some raw ass talent the visuals, the beat, the lyrics. peak cinema

  • @j.t.footman4425
    @j.t.footman4425 Год назад +79

    Who said hip hop was dead? Y'all not looking in the right places. This was so dope, felt like a classic but fresh at the same time. Big ups to Simz

  • @frankiecole4186
    @frankiecole4186 Год назад +564

    This is genuinely one of the best songs I’ve heard in the last year. Why ain’t she in the charts?

    • @wilbalright3664
      @wilbalright3664 Год назад +3

      👳🦍

    • @placidiosilva5986
      @placidiosilva5986 Год назад

      @@user-wp8by2rr7iof course

    • @elfyinc
      @elfyinc Год назад

      J5 would be offended

    • @hanswurst-ej3qj
      @hanswurst-ej3qj Год назад

      she doesnt shake her ass nor does she dress like a stripper. and her lyrics are prolly too much to handle for the average rap fan nowadays... thats why. ist sad...

    • @zanberries
      @zanberries Год назад +32

      she doesn’t sexualise herself, thats why

  • @clevadeva
    @clevadeva Год назад +183

    Love hearing UK artists over beats like this the bounce is ridiculous, the rhymes and flow are hard! She’s quietly leading the way…..salute Queen!👏🏾❤️✔️👊🏾😎

    • @peaceloveandlight8431
      @peaceloveandlight8431 Год назад

      Nigerian you mean

    • @CptJumper
      @CptJumper Год назад

      ​@@peaceloveandlight8431Lool don't be an idiot. Pedantic for no reason 😂

    • @DogonChild
      @DogonChild Год назад

      Same here and she laced it❤

    • @SCrEenNaMe-i9h
      @SCrEenNaMe-i9h Год назад +1

      @@peaceloveandlight8431sounds like she’s British to me

    • @Sam-tu1on
      @Sam-tu1on Год назад

      ​@@peaceloveandlight8431This is UK rap bro. She was born and bred in London

  • @erwickdsouza
    @erwickdsouza 2 месяца назад +3

    It's criminal this video isn't in 4k. I want to drink it! Also, this is a sick track!

  • @youTubeByPhaRaoh
    @youTubeByPhaRaoh Год назад +102

    Everything, the song, the lyrics, the vibe, the flow, the music video. A WORK OF ART not just a song🔥🔥🔥

  • @nategawd813
    @nategawd813 10 месяцев назад +147

    Mac’s always been my favorite artist I didn’t even know she shouted him out before coming to listen, made the song sm harder and vids dope

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад +2

      I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @JJ_-fp9sj
    @JJ_-fp9sj 11 месяцев назад +28

    This needs WAY WAY WAY more noise and recognition. Amazing song, amazing video, amazing direction, amazing lyrics, amazing delivery, amazing everything.

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад

      @@JJ_-fp9sj I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @Lemaynation
    @Lemaynation 4 месяца назад +2

    I’m extremely amazed how this jewel of a song and video performance has only 8.3 million views in a year. This should be 100 million

  • @morales2821
    @morales2821 Год назад +163

    SHE SURPASSED HERSELF, THIS ARTWORK IS SURREAL.💯🔥

  • @QuizzicalLeo
    @QuizzicalLeo Год назад +356

    Hands down this video has to be talked about when discussing the top music videos of all time. This whole thing is perfection.

    • @swampy1234
      @swampy1234 Год назад +3

      That's a bit much my friend. Chill out.

    • @QuizzicalLeo
      @QuizzicalLeo Год назад +1

      @@swampy1234 it really is isn't "friend".

    • @christiantaylor9309
      @christiantaylor9309 Год назад +4

      @@QuizzicalLeo it's fantastic but definitely not one of the best of all time.

    • @HarryMaddison
      @HarryMaddison Год назад

      Isn't it a rip off of other music videos?

    • @QuizzicalLeo
      @QuizzicalLeo Год назад

      @@HarryMaddison no

  • @hemotheperson
    @hemotheperson Год назад +131

    There's no gimmick with her art. It's just straight skill. Super impressive, man. Thank you!

  • @withoutprejudice-ht1sg
    @withoutprejudice-ht1sg 4 месяца назад +3

    Clearly, the talent cannot be denied. See the Missy influence & yet distinct enough to make it her own style. Nothing but love from NYC❤. We be the Mecca to this. Little Simz is official!!!! 🫡.
    P.S. Would love to hear Simz & Young MA go tag team on this track on the remix.

    • @karlovanjak2576
      @karlovanjak2576 4 месяца назад +1

      She is like the mix of Kendrick Lamar, Missy Elliot and Lauryn Hill and I love it

  • @liveoak227
    @liveoak227 Год назад +172

    Dat beat and bass tho...big ups to this young woman, the music industry need to listen and take notes, this is how its done. 🔥

    • @cym634
      @cym634 Год назад +2

      Ant Banks for Too Short's, "Get In Where You Fit In". not sure if it is the original source though. but I know that badass groove anywhere

    • @jbs2246
      @jbs2246 Год назад +3

      @@cym634think that’s the original but the sample for this is close to Jurassic 5s ‘concrete schoolyard.’ The final verses beat is pretty much the same as this

    • @DaDashieFan
      @DaDashieFan Год назад +2

      @@jbs2246 Jurassic 5- Blacktop Beat

    • @1Rodric
      @1Rodric Год назад +1

      The drums were recorded specifically for the track by Chris Daddy Dave, the ultimate drummer of nowadays

    • @RuthwikRao
      @RuthwikRao 5 месяцев назад

      @@1Rodric bruh that makes so much sense now that Chris was on this lol, the groove is nuts as usual.

  • @KudzaiMukaratirwa
    @KudzaiMukaratirwa Год назад +225

    Two collaborations i need to see in this life time
    1. Little Simz x Coffee x Sampa the Great
    2. Little Sims x Missy Elliot
    These women are INFINITE in their talent and artistry.

    • @afrosamourai400
      @afrosamourai400 Год назад +11

      Simz with rapsody doechii and tiera whack in a rap video would be a perfect combo too...

    • @TheAsthmaticSeal
      @TheAsthmaticSeal Год назад +16

      Oh my god, Sims and Misssy would be incredible.

    • @destin3942
      @destin3942 Год назад +9

      Omgggg Little Simz with Missy Elliott would be a thrill

    • @Sonic_emperor
      @Sonic_emperor Год назад +2

      Little Simz and Ari would slap different

    • @coffeejabberwocky
      @coffeejabberwocky Год назад +2

      All iconic! If its Simz n a feminine energy, I'd like to hear her with Erykah Badu! That'd be jazzy beautiful vintage shit all day!

  • @rachelkeith8951
    @rachelkeith8951 Год назад +44

    I do not listen to many rap artists. That being said, my kids got me into Little Simz several years back. Everything she does is pure perfection.

    • @dublancdedinde
      @dublancdedinde Год назад +7

      always glad to see how great music can break barriers. welcome to the boat, friend!

  • @Reece-h8n
    @Reece-h8n 4 месяца назад +6

    As a representative of the 90’s real hip hop generation I concur her Unshakable Dopeness.

  • @PvtPuplovski
    @PvtPuplovski Год назад +37

    Love the way music videos are becoming more like performance art than corporate mandated commercials for music. Keep it up!

  • @chronically_illadvice
    @chronically_illadvice Год назад +72

    The way she can blow me away every time she drops, her fashion is so unique so her, she’s so unique and so her gd she’s incredible 🤯

  • @Kondwanisimwanza
    @Kondwanisimwanza Год назад +144

    The visuals are mad crazy....plus the flows and the beat can't ask for more. Mad talent plus this is my first time listening to your song Little Simz

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад

      I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @CADJewellerySkills
    @CADJewellerySkills 8 месяцев назад +3

    I keep coming back to this. Easily one of the best video and song combinations I've seen this year.
    The visuals feel like you're walking through an art gallery. Brilliant.

  • @joeyjane658
    @joeyjane658 Год назад +84

    Oh I’m OBSESSED obsessed. Vibes are unbeatable, voice is amazing, flow is unreal. Must see little simz live 🫠🫠🫠

    • @Linhang-pv8je
      @Linhang-pv8je 9 месяцев назад

      😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @tahleahthompson2785
    @tahleahthompson2785 Год назад +46

    Seeing Mac Miller and Little Simz live at Aus listen out 2017 is still one of my favourite days alive y'all

  • @Jack-lw5kh
    @Jack-lw5kh Год назад +44

    Loved all the nods to her favourite artists with the visuals! Great song, amazing artist, one of the most underrated in the game atm.

  • @Aurora-ok6sp
    @Aurora-ok6sp Месяц назад

    1:50 the fact the beat matches the visual, with all five fingers hitting on beat is so satisfying and I like what she did there

  • @Equalibeats
    @Equalibeats Год назад +67

    This is such a breath of fresh air. Thank you for keeping hip-hop alive.

  • @Astrollyth
    @Astrollyth Год назад +37

    Her flow is so crazy omg, she might just be my new favourite rapper too and this video was so well directed.

    • @mimmicman1
      @mimmicman1 4 месяца назад

      pffff sound like missy elliot

  • @Hebe-ek1ul
    @Hebe-ek1ul Год назад +76

    PERFECTION! The flow, the beats, the visuals... I love the creativity in this whole production. Little Simz, you've done it again.

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад

      I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @thegeenius
    @thegeenius 5 месяцев назад +1

    man.. the way this puts my faith ,, Back in hip hop culture,-- alive & well,,- - production heavy-,, visuals on point,, Lyrics,, and flow,, bonkers ,, DAmn!!

  • @ja4039
    @ja4039 Год назад +81

    One of the most bumpin tracks I have heard in quite a while. Love how the verses have that classic ATCQ sound. Hell yeah

    • @user-br7hg5mx4r
      @user-br7hg5mx4r 7 месяцев назад

      I plagiarized Balming Tiger-Armadillo, a Korean music. I don't like being brazen.

  • @haechshonen
    @haechshonen Год назад +451

    Wow, this feels like a breath of fresh air in the hiphop world. Wish the world for her.

    • @LadyAstarionAncunin
      @LadyAstarionAncunin Год назад +3

      Not to take away from Simz, but this has 90s written all over it, from the beat to the visuals. That's NOT a bad thing, though. It's just ironic when we call something recycled (and recycled WELL) "fresh." 😄They clearly did their homework!

    • @mateuszzdyb3547
      @mateuszzdyb3547 Год назад

      is she? i found it quite boring. first minute was nice, and after that: same, same, same, effectively a copy from 90ties

    • @haechshonen
      @haechshonen Год назад +4

      @@mateuszzdyb3547 good for you?i guess

    • @cooperpooper999
      @cooperpooper999 Год назад

      @@LadyAstarionAncuninNot entirely sure what 90s rap you are referring to? Have yet to hear anything from her discography that feels inspired by 90s rap.

  • @reubenlee6438
    @reubenlee6438 Год назад +55

    Music video of the year! This is art at its highest form. This song, with its visuals, hit deep for me. Little Simz has been goated. Amazing work!

  • @Drama_nook
    @Drama_nook 8 месяцев назад +27

    Here after hearing her song with the BTS guy on Twitter. They both absolutely devoured on Domodachi but her flow in this?!?! 🔥🔥I’m speechless . She gets hip hop in a way most rappers these days just dont. Glad I stumbled on that clip of their song. Just pure unadulterated talent

    • @Shotaros_bunny_teeth
      @Shotaros_bunny_teeth 8 месяцев назад +1

      Thank you so much for giving our RM a listen and talking about his song here. His name is RM (of BTS) and he just released an album of amazing sounds called Right Place, Wrong Person. One of the songs features Little Simz, an absolute banger called Domodachi, the reason why I came to stream her music because her verse on the song is pure fire. Please listen to the album if you're curious and wanna vibe to good music, thank you!

    • @gimmiefood1265
      @gimmiefood1265 8 месяцев назад +1

      Same! Amazing artists!

  • @ZestyFlawa
    @ZestyFlawa Год назад +50

    I don't even find the words to express how good this is. All of it. The music, the lyrics, the flow, the visuals, the swagger, the impact of it all. Chef's kiss!

  • @Pleyaddes
    @Pleyaddes Год назад +30

    MY GOD ! there is so much talent here! How much flow, how much style, how much authenticity... this could perfectly be the queen Missy Elliot of the 2020s in terms of audiovisual originality and flow. Sounds like a Supa Dupa Fly album.

    • @wt12354z
      @wt12354z Год назад +2

      I just checked and this is the same legendary director of classics like Get Your Feak On, Work It and So Fresh & So Clean. Dave Meyers!

    • @Pleyaddes
      @Pleyaddes Год назад +2

      @@wt12354z Thanks for the information ! I wasn't so wrong then, as a fan of Missy since I was a kid and I was in awe when a video of Missy appeared on MTV, I felt the same feelings with this video and that's why I put my comment, now almost 40 years old it makes me happy to see that there are still artists like Little Simz doing quality HIP HOP.
      It has a unique flow.
      But my queen Missy Elliott is incredible and incomparable.
      👑💎

  • @MariSashaV
    @MariSashaV 10 месяцев назад +18

    this kind of art brings me back to when I was watching MTV for hours.

  • @jay_elias__
    @jay_elias__ Год назад +241

    This is bananas, man. The delivery, the flow, the bars, the instrumental, the music video, the concept, the visuals, the storytelling... Damn. This is different.

    • @lobengone477
      @lobengone477 Год назад +5

      Dude that’s what I said. Like what the fuck!! Everything oh so on point. It’s sickening

    • @mrpink3630
      @mrpink3630 Год назад

      Its american..

    • @lobengone477
      @lobengone477 Год назад +5

      @@mrpink3630 it’s dope American or not

    • @KanyeDigget
      @KanyeDigget Год назад

      It's shit af 😅

  • @ViLLii
    @ViLLii Год назад +81

    I’m seriously at a loss for words this is incredible

  • @2ogres1cup50
    @2ogres1cup50 Год назад +64

    One of her best songs accompanied by her best music video. Couldn't ask for better days.

  • @sagat666
    @sagat666 2 месяца назад +4

    Young lady,
    I'm an old man.
    This is a banger*

  • @SamSteffanina
    @SamSteffanina Год назад +41

    I don't say this lightly.
    This is the best music video I've ever seen.
    Constant scene changes, choreography was LIT, solid visual effects, insane cinematography, multiple different art styles and constant references to old school hip hop.
    Oh yeah, and the song is a BANGER.
    Holy fuck, 10/10.

  • @2hotttt2care
    @2hotttt2care Год назад +137

    The visuals are magnificent. The lyrics stupendous. Pure poetry!!

    • @omoruyio
      @omoruyio Год назад +3

      Absolutely magnificent

  • @andycordy5190
    @andycordy5190 Год назад +36

    Totally out there. This woman is such an asset to British music.
    There is such a great fusion going on here. London is so huge and so diverse in all directions, somehow she seems to represent all of it. Amazing.
    Loving the design. Once again, great costume. Great directing.

    • @fartdukenukem5844
      @fartdukenukem5844 Год назад

      Lol London is not diverse, it’s predominantly black that’s why it’s so lame lol

  • @ogtalkchannel
    @ogtalkchannel 6 месяцев назад +3

    Im an old head, this is so fire. First time I ever heard of you, you are amazing. One of the most creative videos I have ever seen. New sub, big fan! I watch this video about 10 times in a row. Just amazing looking for your other music now❤

  • @TithiDBD
    @TithiDBD Год назад +21

    I thought a music video wouldn't do this amazing song justice, but this is insane!

  • @irwingjimenez77
    @irwingjimenez77 Год назад +90

    Dude eating it at 1:51 as his wheel busted out, just added to the dope dynamic of the video! Seemed unscripted but fit in perfectly 😂

    • @m00zic
      @m00zic 11 месяцев назад +4

      If this is live How is little Simz just so chill going down this crazy spiral like nowts happenin on her back n'al

  • @247-e2d
    @247-e2d Год назад +69

    this is the best ive heard in more then 10 years now, the talent is not to overlook

  • @BudoReflex
    @BudoReflex 4 месяца назад +1

    This is beyond a classic, what words can be used for something that is just beyond words? Before it’s time? Before words exist to express it?

  • @GizmoGary
    @GizmoGary Год назад +9

    sometimes i feel like i'm getting old and that all new music doesn't appeal to me... but then a song like this will come out and prove me wrong. thank you little simz for proving me wrong.

  • @ksoundwerx83
    @ksoundwerx83 Год назад +58

    Insane 🔥🔥🔥 great to see Simz repping the UK so hard lyrically, and stylistically. This track was already nuts, but with this video it’s become even more iconic! Respect to Simz and her crew! 🔥🔥🔥

  • @pankace3296
    @pankace3296 Год назад +10

    Simz is actually a genius. I don't understand why she isn't talked about more. One of the best rappers alive, but she's an artist in so many ways beyond just rap.

  • @benchemikal
    @benchemikal 8 месяцев назад +4

    this is like the hottest tune that has dropped in years. how is this not everywhere

  • @NotTooGoodAtReading94
    @NotTooGoodAtReading94 Год назад +55

    It's been such a long time since I've been completely blown away by a track. The mastery displayed here is absolutely next level. This is an instant classic. Little Simz has been repping (black) Britain for a minute and I couldn't be prouder. I can feel myself falling in love in REAL TIME. You're doing it sis, you're really doing it ❤😭

  • @khartoumlavage4253
    @khartoumlavage4253 Год назад +35

    This has got to be one of the coldest songs and videos I've seen in a minute. As Inspirational as it is intimidating. What an artist for the ages, man! Just when a guy begins to give up hope in quality being retained, that aforementioned hope becomes restored once more. Thank you, Little Simz. And Based God.

  • @ezramcmillan1066
    @ezramcmillan1066 Год назад +8

    Love from the 100’s in Chicago… Little Simz Queen of hip hop hands down. Can’t wait til they catch on. Fly on loved one 💯

  • @prettynikki3667
    @prettynikki3667 5 месяцев назад +1

    Love when this generation brings the 90"s era back it was a time to be alive

  • @STaSHZILLA420
    @STaSHZILLA420 Год назад +112

    This woman can single-handedly revive hip-hop.

    • @caoimhegoggins2653
      @caoimhegoggins2653 Год назад +9

      When did it die? I wasn't aware

    • @STaSHZILLA420
      @STaSHZILLA420 Год назад +11

      @@caoimhegoggins2653Its not dead. Its dying.
      Heck, we haven't even had a rap album or song top the charts for all of 2023.
      Its similar to how people say "rock is dead"
      Its not actually dead. Its more of a subjective thought on the state of the genre. Most new rock bands are over produced garbage. Same with the majority of rappers and several hip hop artists. Its more murder, drugs and sex then ever before. Theres no clever wordplay anymore. theres no high level symbolism. Metaphor game gone. Simile game gone.
      Little Simz has it all. Its super rare to see these days.

    • @enterthedragon9427
      @enterthedragon9427 Год назад

      Drill basically came in and killed rap temporarily, itll come back but drill is fucking stupid. i used to vibe with drill so hard but it got ruined after keef faded off and von and them blew up.@@STaSHZILLA420

    • @chloeeig
      @chloeeig Год назад

      @@STaSHZILLA420we did?

    • @dub7088
      @dub7088 Год назад

      this is the most dogshit song ive ever heard

  • @JamesReedMuindi
    @JamesReedMuindi Год назад +59

    This is such a masterpiece...🔥🔥Everything came together perfectly..Mad luv from Kenya. 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪 🇰🇪

    • @AmeZidi_
      @AmeZidi_ Год назад +2

      I'm from Kenya too, you're right this is straight 🔥

    • @FountainOfYoot
      @FountainOfYoot Год назад

      Tuko!

  • @joz411no8
    @joz411no8 Год назад +55

    So refreshing to hear that some Rap is still Hip Hop.

  • @benpaul5330
    @benpaul5330 26 дней назад +1

    Amazing!!! Just watched Top Boy and didn’t even realize she was an actress too. So talented. Also what a great series!!!!!

  • @ArmedRhymery
    @ArmedRhymery Год назад +24

    Simz does not miss! Visual was perfect for this track! I thought this was a standout on the album and we got an epic visual to go along with it, fire! 🔥

  • @TheDreamingJune
    @TheDreamingJune Год назад +18

    These are incredible visuals. Simz just keeps getting more impressive as an artist.

  • @rachaelquarcoo1517
    @rachaelquarcoo1517 Год назад +26

    Simz is entering her ICON era, been a fan since the EP and it's truly a blessing and honour to witness her growth as an artist! Like people are gonna be studying this video and album for sureee.

  • @lukaduby
    @lukaduby 8 месяцев назад +3

    its been so long since I saw something this groovy, this catchy, absolute gold! Love your cadence, even the video is super fun and groovy. I hope you get the recognition you deserve

  • @vanestream
    @vanestream Год назад +8

    Faceplant at 1:51 😂 This video has enough different concepts and visuals for 10 music videos. Great stuff!