Sometimes I Might Be Introvert

## **Singles from *Sometimes I Might Be Introvert***

1. "Introvert"
Released: 21 April 2021
2. "Woman"
Released: 6 May 2021
3. "Rollin Stone"
Released: Rollin Stone
4. "I Love You, I Hate You"
Released: 8 July 2021
5. "Point and Kill"
Released: 1 September 2021

***Sometimes I Might Be Introvert*** is the fourth studio album by British rapper Little Simz, released on 3 September 2021 by Age 101 Music and AWAL. It won the 2022 Mercury Prize on 18 October 2022, the Libera Award for Best Hip-Hop/Rap Record, and was nominated at the Brit Awards for British Album of the Year.

The album title is a backronym of Simbi, which is part of Simz's full first name, Simbiatu. Speaking on the album title to *The Guardian*, Little Simz commented: "I'm just very to myself and I didn't know how to really navigate that, especially coming in this industry where you're expected to have this extroverted persona all the time. I wanted to just let people know like, yo, I'm actually this way inclined […] When it comes to business and my work, I'm not shy at all, I don't hold back with that. I'm very serious and direct, but other stuff sometimes."

## Synopsis

"Sometimes I'll be in my own space, my own company, and that's when I'm really content," Little Simz tells Apple Music. "It's all love, though. There's nothing against anyone else; that's just how I am. I like doing my own thing and making my art." The lockdowns of 2020, then, proved fruitful for the North London MC, singer, and actor. She wrestled writer's block, revived her cult *Drop* EP series (explore the razor-sharp and diaristic *Drop 6* immediately), and laid grand plans for her fourth studio album. Songwriter/producer Inflo, co-architect of Simz's 2019 Mercury-nominated, Ivor Novello Award-winning *GREY Area*, was tapped and the hard work began. "It was straight boot camp," she says of the Sometimes I Might Be Introvert sessions in London and Los Angeles. "We got things done pronto, especially with the pace that me and Flo move at. We're quite impulsive: When we're ready to go, it's time to go."

Months of final touches followed—and a collision between rap and TV royalty. An interest in *The Crown* led Simz to approach Emma Corrin (who gave an award-winning portrayal of Princess Diana in the drama). She uses her Diana accent to offer breathless, regal addresses that punctuate the 19-track album. "It was a reach," Simz says of inviting Corrin's participation. "I'm not sure what I expected, but I enjoyed watching her performance, and wrote most of her words whilst I was watching her." Corrin's speeches add to the record's sense of grandeur. It pairs turbocharged UK rap with Simz at her most vulnerable and ambitious. There are meditations on coming of age in the spotlight ("Standing Ovation"), a reunion with fellow Sault collaborator Cleo Sol on the glorious "Woman," and, in "Point and Kill," a cleansing, polyrhythmic jam session with Nigerian artist Obongjayar that confirms the record's dazzling sonic palette.

## Track listing

All tracks written by Simbiatu Ajikawo and Dean Josiah Cover, except when noted. All tracks produced by Inflo, except when noted.

**Notes**

* "Introvert" and the five interludes feature additional vocals by Emma Corrin
* "Introvert" and "I See You" feature additional vocals by Cleo Sol

**Sample credits**

* "Two Worlds Apart" contains samples of "The Agony and the Ecstasy", written and performed by Smokey Robinson

## Personnel

**Musicians**

* Little Simz – primary artist (all tracks)
* Cleo Sol – featured artist (2)
* Obongjayar – featured artist (15)
* Inflo – production (all tracks)
* Jakwob – production (12)
* Miles James – production (10)
* Emma Corrin – additional vocals
* Rosie Danvers – orchestral arrangements
* Graham Godfrey - percussion
* Caroline Adeyemi – vocals
* Paul Boldeau – vocals
* Phebe Edwards – vocals
* Patrick Linton – vocals
* Desrinea Ramus – vocals
* Olivia Williams – vocals
* Qudus Adidas St. Patrick – vocals

**Technical**

* Matt Colton – mastering
* Ben Baptie – engineering, mixing
* Richard Woodcraft – engineering, mixing
* Jeremy Cole – creative direction, artwork

## References

1. ↑ "Rapper Little Simz: 'I Don't Hold Back – I Feel super Free'". *The Guardian*. 18 April 2021.

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