Welcome to UK Rap List, where elite MCs represent the essence of UK rap culture. This week that means new music from Little Simz’s Lotus album, the MC’s first full-length project since 2022’s widely celebrated NO THANK YOU. Little Simz fans have been chomping at the bit for words from the MC since she was reported to have filed a lawsuit against longtime collaborator Inflo, accusing him of failing to repay a £1.7 million loan. While there may be allusions to that decoupling on the album, there’s also plenty of fun to be had—like the Afrobeat-descendent “Lion”. The song features Obongjayar on the chorus and finds Simz walking in her truth, rapping lines like, “I got the power in me, not afraid no more/Is the world gonna keep up?/Clear to see they can’t do what she does.” Listen to Simz wield her pen on the UK Rap List, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.