Nemzzz | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nemiah Emmanuel Simms |
| Born | 28 March 2004 Manchester, England |
| Genres | UK rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2018–present |
Nemiah Emmanuel Simms (born 28 March 2004), known professionally as Nemzzz, is a British rapper from Manchester. He 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.
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. [1]
Nemzzz began rapping in 2018 by practising 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. [2] He collaborated with Stay Flee Get Lizzy and Knucks on the November 2022 song "No Refunds". [3] He continued a steady stream of single releases until the May 2023 EP Nemzzz Type Beat. [4]
In October 2023, Nemzzz released the track "Money and Vibes", the first single to his debut mixtape. [5] He followed up with the track "8AM In Manny" in November, which gained him a cosign from Drake. [6] Another song, "Therapy", was released in December. [7] In February 2024, the mixtape Do Not Disturb was announced alongside the release of the single "L's". [8] The track "PTSD" was released in the same month. [9] 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. [10] [11] The mixtape debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the UK R&B Albums Chart. [12]
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] | UK R&B [14] | BEL [15] | IRE [16] | NZ [17] | POR [18] | SWI [19] | ||
| Do Not Disturb |
| 17 | 1 | 129 | 81 | 38 | 99 | 69 |
| Title | Details |
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| Nemzzz Type Beat |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [13] | UK R&B [22] | IRE [16] | NZ Hot [23] | ||||
| "Youngest in Charge (Freestyle)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Pull Up" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Replies" [24] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Deep End" [25] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Paranoid" [26] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Slip" [27] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Transparent" [28] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Move" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Ratings" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Elevate" [29] | 78 | 37 | 98 | — | |||
| "2MS" [31] | 2022 | — | — | — | — |
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| "LSW" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "DL4V" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "ABC" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Headline" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Lie" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Daily Duppy" (featuring GRM Daily) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "No Refunds" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "W2L" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nemzzz Type Beat" | — | — | — | — | Nemzzz Type Beat | ||
| "Fenty Beauty" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Like Dat" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Money and Vibes" | — | — | — | — | Do Not Disturb | ||
| "8AM in Manny" | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Therapy" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "L's" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | Do Not Disturb | |
| "PTSD" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "ETA" (featuring Luciano) | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Kitchen Stove (Remix)" (with Pozer and JS x YD) | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "ATM" | — | — | — | 11 | |||
| "WYA" | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "Escape" | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "Evicted" | — | — | — | 29 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
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| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Up Suh" (Zeddy featuring Nemzzz) | 2021 | Non-album single |
| "Like Dat" (M1onthebeat featuring Nemzzz and SL) | 2023 | M1onTheBeat the Mixtape |
| "No Refunds" (Stay Flee Get Lizzy featuring Nemzzz and Knucks) | 2024 | Stars Aligned |
| "Body (UK Remix)" (A Boogie wit da Hoodie featuring Nemzzz) | Non-album single |
| 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 |
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