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By: Max Fuega

🎶Little Simz Brings Lagos 2 Houston 🇳🇬🔥| Live at the House of Blues...

The first time I ever heard Little Simz I was having a bad day. Recognizing those who weren't friend, identifying my foes seeing the snakes in the grass (don't trust them... Point and Kill lyric reference). I was taking a walk to get my steps in for the day and her 2022 song "Silhouette" blared in my eardrums; London thick expression I heard :

Step into the shadow if you're tryna hide your silhouetteWhen they stab you in the back, trust me, they ain't finished yetHad 'em on they toes got em doing PirouetteAll this fake love got me feeling I'm the realest hereYou know what the deal is here

Every line felt like it was being punctuated with exclamation marks! I became an IMMEDIATE fan. That song is over 6 minutes long but I gave it "I let my tape rock until my tape popped" (Biggie Juicy lyrics reference) rotation in my ear.

Her song resonated with so much empowerment and strong vulnerability — not the kind that is drowned in a puddle of tears. The kind that fights through tears until they become static white residue on your cheeks; no longer wet enough to wipe away.

The kind of vulnerability forged from spitting out blood in the middle of a fight and sneering maniacally with a look that asks "Is that all that you've got?" That let's the duplicitous and deceptive know I see you and have always seen you and now the consequence of your decisions will be revealed through me. I felt like I had found a musical kindred and that song rocked on repeat the remainder of my way.

Ever since then I have always said that...

...listening to Little Simz is like the sunset to who I was and the sunrise to who I aspire to be.

But after this concert I had to tweak it...

...listening to Little Simz is like the sunset to who I was and the sunrise to who I'm DESTINED to be.

YES, she was that inspiring. More than just a spoken word lyricist and surprisingly also a DJ - I haven't seen a music artist in a long while who connects with the crowd at their base levels of identity. Regardless of race, gender, nationality and the gambit of things that separate. She operated as a force that unified. And even though she couldn't possibly have looked everyone of us in the eye...she made an entire crowd feel seen, and heard, and included. She gave us an authentic performance that was so much better than the fanfare of a "show." Below are some of the details...enjoy.

Some nights land in your memory before you even realize you’re forming one. That’s the kind of night it was at House of Blues Houston.

Little Simz came out steady and sure — not rushing, not trying to fill space she didn’t need. The band locked in right away: bass carrying the low end with confidence, drums keeping everything honest, guitar cutting in at the right moments, piano filling whatever space she didn’t take up herself.

Nothing about it felt overproduced. It felt lived-in. Like she’s been doing this long enough to know she doesn’t have to force anything. And being front row meant not missing one single moment.

She moved with so much intention. When she came off the stage and walked through the crowd, it didn’t feel like a “moment.” It was casual in the best way. She danced through the crowd like someone who actually enjoys the people who show up for her. That hug she gave — not about social media content. It just looked like she saw someone who needed acknowledgement and gave it to them. The positive and genuine energy of it was so superb and allowed everyone in the front to turn around and truly take in the eclectic attendance of fans from every walk of life. Clusters of people coming together as fans to celebrate the arrival of a MARTIAN MUSIC QUEEN.

**And then Point & Kill began — and the whole room shifted gears.**

It was at THIS moment Little Simz TRULY brought Lagos 2 Houston 🇳🇬🔥

This wasn’t a slow build. The second that opening groove landed, the crowd woke up like they’d been waiting for that exact beat all night. People didn’t sing along politely; they shouted it back at her. Phones went up, shoulders loosened. Fans who were almost static aside from mild shoulder shakes and micro head nods got drenched in the tidal wave of groove coming up off that bass guitar. Simple words over b-b-b-bass and then the beat DROPPED and put the entire room in a chokehold; holding them hostage. But there were no complaints... only the wish for more and a relief that the entire song was performed. The entire crowd gave way to a completely undeniable vibe. It was the one track where the energy jumped rows. The band leaned in, Little Simz leaned in, and the room stopped being an audience and turned into a full fledged declaration of intention under her command. Top of the lungs voices and unapologetic confidence of self swirled amid the room as shoulders bopped and swaying hips caught the rhythm. She did not miss with that performance and it is CONSTANTLY played on repeat on YouTube. Check it out for yourself.

The mid-show shift caught everyone off guard in the best way. One moment she was behind the decks dropping something with an electronic pulse, the kind that makes the room feel like it’s a few degrees warmer.

The next, she had a guitar in hand and the whole space pulled in a little closer. Absent of drama — it was controlled, like she knew exactly when the room needed to jump and when it needed to breathe.

There were parts she shared openly and parts she kept for herself, and the room never pushed. People listened. Really listened. The song Lonely especially. The way she introduced it made it clear it wasn’t for the mass moment. It was hers. And the crowd respected that boundary without question.

The balance of the night was evident in the way she moved between modes: storyteller, rapper, musician, DJ, observer, participant. She never stayed in one place long enough for it to feel predictable, but nothing felt random either. So beyond a vibe. More profound than mere performance.

So beyond a vibe. More profound than mere performance.

By the end of the night, it didn’t feel like you had watched a show. It felt like you had watched someone in their element, surrounded by people who understood what that meant.

She left the stage like the night was over, then came back out and gave Houston one more run just because the room still had something left in it. The encore landed like a final exhale, not an extension. Once she wrapped that last song, the night felt properly closed. Nothing more was needed...except of course to share it with you.

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