Who is Little Simz? Rapper's net worth and her surprising career before music

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London rapper Little Simz won big at last night's Mercury Prize ceremony as she was awarded with both the Album of the Year and Best New Artist trophies.In her acceptance speech for Album of the Year, she told the ceremony she was "very overwhelmed and grateful" to win the Mercury Prize.The rapper was up against Yard Act, Wet Leg, Self Esteem, Sam Fender, Nova Twins, Kojey Radical, Joy Crookes, Jessie Buckley and Bernard Butler, Harry Styles, Gwenno and Fergus McCreadie for the coveted award.She was crowned winner at Hammersmith Apollo in London on Tuesday night (October 18), after the ceremony was delayed by a month following the death of Queen Elizabeth II in September.The judging panel said: "In a year that has, to put it mildly, presented rather a lot of challenges, British and Irish music has thrived more than ever."When it came down to it, the judges were so impressed by Sometimes I Might Be Introvert by Little Simz that everyone could get behind it."But who is Little Simz and what did she do before she became a rapper?

Here's everything you need to know:Little Simz, whose real name is Simbiatu "Simbi" Abisola Abiola Ajikawo, is an award-winning rapper from Islington in London.She was raised on a council estate by her mother and father alongside her siblings .Little Simz rose to fame with the independent release of her first three albums, A Curious Tale of Trials + Persons (2015), Stillness in Wonderland (2016) and Grey Area (2019).When Grey Area was released, it was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and won the awards for Best Album at both the Ivor Novello Awards and the NME Awards.

Her fourth album and recent Mercury Prize winning record, Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, also earned her the 2022 Brit Award for.