Nemzzz

Nemiah Emmanuel Simms (born 28 March 2004), known professionally as Nemzzz, is a British rapper who gained recognition in 2021 with the tracks "Elevate" and "2MS". He released his first mixtape Do Not Disturb in 2024, which debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart.

Early life Nemiah Emmanuel Simms was born in Manchester, England and was raised in the Gorton area. His mother and uncle were beatmakers and his father was a reggae and bashment singer. Simms is of Jamaican descent.

Career 2018–2023: Beginnings and Nemzzz Type Beat Nemzzz began rapping in 2018 by practicing with YouTube instrumentals. His first viral track "Elevate" released in November 2021 and received a music video from GRM Daily. Nemzzz followed up with the song "2MS" in February 2022 which garnered further attention. He collaborated with Stay Flee Get Lizzy and Knucks on the November 2022 song "No Refunds". He continued a steady stream of single releases until the May 2023 EP Nemzzz Type Beat.

2023–2024: Do Not Disturb In October 2023, Nemzzz released the track "Money and Vibes," the first single to his debut mixtape. He followed up with the track "8AM In Manny" in November, which gained him a cosign from Drake. Another song, "Therapy", was released in December. In February 2024, the mixtape Do Not Disturb was announced alongside the release of the single "L's". The track "PTSD" was released in the same month. On 15 March 2024, Do Not Disturb was released with features from Luciano and JayG. Three days later, a deluxe edition with additional features from K-Trap, Headie One, and Lil Yachty released. The mixtape debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart, number one on the UK R&B Albums Chart, number 3 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, number 129 on the Belgium Albums chart, number 81 on the Irish Albums Chart, number 3 on the Scottish Albums Chart, number 38 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, number 99 on the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa chart and number 69 on the Swiss Hitparade chart.

On 16 May 2024, Nemzzz released the single "ATM". It was followed by "WYA" the following month, and then "Escape" in July. In September 2024, Nemzzz released his On The Radar Freestyle. In the same month, he featured on the UK remix of A Boogie Wit da Hoodie's single "Body" and on the remix of "Beckham" by Dee Billz. On 17 October 2024, the single "Evicted" released. On 13 November 2024 he featured on the single "Spinnin" with Australian drill collective Onefour. The following month, he released the single "Us vs Them".

2025–present: Rent's Due and Locked In On 16 January 2025, Nemzzz featured on fellow rapper KidWild's single "Redemption". On 13 February he released the single "Cold", which was the lead single and intro to the mixtape Rent's Due. The single charted number 92 on the UK singles chart, number 36 on the UK Independent Singles Chart and number 19 on the New Zealand singles chart. On March 6 he released the second single "Bad Decisions". It charted number 22 on the New Zealand singles chart. Nemzzz released his second mixtape Rent's Due on March 28 and featured guest appearances from Central Cee and Kyle Richh. The deluxe released three days later on March 31 adding an additional four songs alongside guest appearances from D-Block Europe and Chy Cartier. Rent's Due debuted at number 6 on the Official Album Chart, number 1 on the UK R&B Albums Chart, number 2 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, number 43 on the Belgium Albums chart, number 38 on the Irish Albums Chart, number 25 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and number 7 on Scottish Albums Chart. The song "Dilemma" featuring Central Cee, debuted at number 39 on the UK Official Singles Chart, marking his highest charting song to date, number 8 on the UK Independent Singles Chart and number 84 on the Irish Singles Chart.

Nemzzz released the lead single to his third mixtape Locked In, "Geekin" featuring Lil Yachty, on 8 May 2026. Nemzzz would released the second single "Killn Em" on 26 June 2026. The third single, "Prince of the Scene", was released 30 July 2026. The fourth and final single "4AM" was released on 13 August 2026. Nemzzz would release his third mixtape Locked In on 4 September 2026. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Lil Yachty, Cash Cobain, Latto, Travis Scott and Tunde.

Discography Mixtapes + List of mixtapes, with selected details and peak chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK UKR&B UKInd. AUS BEL IRE NZ POR SCO SWI Do Not Disturb Released: 15 March 2024 Label: Self-released Format: CD, cassette, digital download, streaming 17 1 3 — 129 81 38 99 3 69 BPI: Silver Rent's Due Released: 28 March 2025 Label: Self-released Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 6 1 2 — 43 38 25 — 7 25 Locked In Released: 4 September 2026 Label: Self-released Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download, streaming 64 2 — 45 165 — 29 — — 28

EPs Title Details Nemzzz Type BeatReleased: 19 May 2023 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming From Me 2 UReleased: 21 November 2025 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles As lead artist + List of singles as a lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, year released, and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK UKR&B UKInd CAN IRE NZHot "WYA": "Escape": "Evicted": "Cold": "Bad Decisions": "Art": "AP Freestyle": "8PM": "Geekin": "OK", "Gass" and "Today": "Youngest in Charge (Freestyle)" 2018 — — — — — — rowspan="17" "Pull Up" 2019 — — — — — — "No Replies" — — — — — — "Deep End" — — — — — — "Paranoid" 2020 — — — — — — "Can't Slip" — — — — — — "Transparent" — — — — — — "We Move" 2021 — — — — — — "No Ratings" — — — — — — "Elevate" 78 37 16 — 98 32 BPI: Silver "2MS" 2022 — — — — — 32 BPI: Silver "LSW" — — — — — — "DL4V" — — — — — — "ABC" — — — — — — "Don't Lie" — — — — — — "Daily Duppy" — — — — — — "W2L" 2023 — — — — — — "Nemzzz Type Beat" — — — — — —Nemzzz Type Beat "Fenty Beauty" — — — — — — "Money and Vibes" — — — — — 25 Do Not Disturb "8AM in Manny" — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Therapy" — — — — — — "L's" 2024 — — — — — —Do Not Disturb "PTSD" — — — — — 26 "ETA" — — — — — — "Kitchen Stove (Remix)" — — — — — — BPI: Silver rowspan="6" "ATM" — — 48 — — 11"WYA" — — — — — 33 "Beckham (Remix)" — — — — — —"Escape" — — — — — 33"Evicted" — — — — — 29 "Spinnin" — — — — — 29 ARIA: Gold Look at Me Now"Us vs Them" — — — — — 26 "Redemption"2025 77 — 30 — — — Distro Kid"Cold" 92 — 36 — — 19 Rent's Due"Bad Decisions" — — — — — 22 "Art" 97 31 — — — 14 rowspan="2" "AP Freestyle" — — — — — 34"8PM" — — — — — 22 From Me 2 U"Geekin"2026 — — — — — 11 Locked In"Locked In Freestyle" — — — — — — "Killin Em" — — — — — 20Locked In"Prince of the Scene" — — — — — —"4AM" — — — — — —"OK" — — — — — 18"Gass" 61 13 — 69 — 4 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

+ List of singles as a featured artist, showing year released, and album name Title Year Album "Up Suh" 2021 "Like Dat" 2023 M1onTheBeat the Mixtape "Brilliant Mind II" Gilberto’s Son "No Refunds"2024 Stars Aligned "Body (UK Remix)" rowspan="3" "Maintenance Man" "Figura Pública" "Station" 2026 Fara Fara Gang

Other charted songs +List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK UKIndie GREInt. IRE NZHot "Dilemma" 2025 39 8 58 84 —Rent's Due "Today" 2026 — — — — 34 Locked In

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, showing year released, other artist(s), album name, and credit(s) Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Zoom" 2020 Re Up Tee Jungle Activities "Headline" 2022 Rimzee Cold Feet "Trenchezzz" 2023 Kitschkreig German Engineering 1 "Hakkasan" Adzmilli, Kidwild Lo(v/s)er "Love You More" 2024 Luciano Seductive "Head n'Shoulders, p.II" 2025 Yc Swang"3am" PlaqueBoyMax, 5STAR London "1942" "Talking Stage" AJ Tracey Don't Die Before You're Dead "Private Flights" D-Block Europe PTSD 2 "TNT" 2026 Kidwild Job's Not Done "Doing The Most" K-Trap Trapo 2 "Open Top" Headie One MMM

Awards and nominations APRA Music Awards The APRA Music Awards were established by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually.

References

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