• Album of the Week: 'Lotus' by Little Simz | KAXE | June 16, 2025, 7:54 p.m.
'Lotus' by Little Simz is KAXE's Album of the Week for June 16-22, 2025.

• Little Simz : Lotus | Album review | Treble | June 16, 2025, 1:45 a.m.
Emerging from a period of personal turmoil with 'Lotus', Little Simz delivers a standout set that's at once inspired and frustrated

• A Refusal to Be Definitive: Little Simz Blooms Anew On "LOTUS" | OFFKEY | NBHAP | June 14, 2025, 1:46 p.m.
London rap icon Little Simz is back with a new release. OFFKEY's Felicia Ete Aghaye takes a closer look at the record.

• Little Simz’s Lyrical Gifts Blossom Anew on Confident, Captivating ‘Lotus’ | Album Review | Albumism
Little Simz’s sixth studio affair is a triumph of self-expression and singular artistic vision. And her rediscovered confidence is expressed to thrilling effect in many places on the album.

• Little Simz’s album of big beef | loudandquiet.substack.com
Lotus is a record of rage, but Simz knows to reframe a public and painful betrayal as a moment of recovery, by Skye Butchard

• Little Simz: Lotus | Pitchfork
Read Matthew Ritchie’s review of the album.

• Little Simz - Lotus | The Needle Drop | June 12, 2025, 5:52 p.m.
Even with its potentially confounding detours, Lotus delivers the impressive bars and production Little Simz is known for.

• Bijna was het nieuwe album van Little Simz er nooit gekomen: ‘I bossed up, just in time’ | de Volkskrant | June 9, 2025, 2:02 p.m.
De Engelse artiest en actrice Little Simz heeft lang getwijfeld of ze nog wel muziek wilde blijven maken. ‘Ik was de hele bedrijfstak beu.’ Gelukkig kwam er toch een nieuw album: Lotus, over een persoonlijke crisis, maar ook vrolijkheid.

• Little Simz’s new album Lotus might not feature her face on the cover, but… | Creative Review | www.linkedin.com
Little Simz’s new album Lotus might not feature her face on the cover, but it says more than ever. A weathered lotus in black and white sets the tone: calm after the storm. No portrait, no distractions, just space for the music to speak. Created in collaboration with Yout, the visuals reflect the themes of betrayal, resilience and growth.   From still life to flashes of post-punk rock that burst through the design, cinematic music videos and immersive tour design, the campaign around Lotus is a masterclass in worldbuilding and in what creative freedom can look like outside the major label system. How much do visuals shape your connection to an album? Let us know below. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/eiWsDu5h

• Little Simz’s album of big beef | substack.com
Lotus is a record of rage, but Simz knows to reframe a public and painful betrayal as a moment of recovery, by Skye Butchard

• How Little Simz Found Her Way Back to the Light | Vogue | June 9, 2025, 9:03 p.m.
The genre-bending British rapper shares the story behind the turbulent few years that led to her brilliant new album ‘Lotus.’

• Little Simz Channels Growth and Grit on Transformative New Album ‘Lotus’ | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008 | stupidDOPE.com | June 9, 2025, 12:34 p.m.
Little Simz returns with Lotus, a bold, introspective album tracing growth through layered sound. Listen to the project here!

• Little Simz: Lotus review - conscious prime | The Line of Best Fit
Lotus toes the line between disparate emotions, ripping apart betrayal, mourning loss, and celebrating Simz as the revenant messiah of Conscious Rap.

• The Radio 1 Interview - Little Simz - BBC Sounds | BBC
Jack Saunders gets a breakdown of the brand new album Lotus from Little Simz.

• Lotus: Little Simz says she almost quit music before new album | BBC News
Lotus is the award-winning London rapper's first work since her split from producer Inflo.

• Little Simz Showcases Her Most Vulnerable Side In Honest New Album, "Lotus" | HotNewHipHop
The Southbank Centre recently announced Little Simz as the curator of the 30th edition of its iconic contemporary music festival, Meltdown.

• Little Simz on breakthroughs, betrayal and becoming one of the UK’s best-ever rappers: ‘I don’t want to shy away from how I feel’ | The Guardian | June 7, 2025, 5 a.m.
Critics’ favourite and curator of this month’s Meltdown festival, the British artist is flying high. But a nasty legal battle with her closest collaborator and a crisis of confidence left her close to calling it quits. Instead, she put it all on the new album

• Little Simz Shares Latest Studio Album, 'Lotus' | HYPEBEAST | June 6, 2025, 11:28 p.m.
The rapper's most personal project yet.

• Little Simz - Lotus | Review | Hip Hop Golden Age | June 6, 2025, 2:12 p.m.
Little Simz - Lotus | Review: Lotus may not be an instant classic like Sometimes I Might Be Introvert, but it’s another gem in the crown of one of the most exciting artists active in Hip Hop today.