Nemzzz is a rapper and artist from Gorton, South Manchester, and one of the most distinctive voices of his generation in British rap.
Growing up surrounded by music, with a reggae and bashment vocalist father and producer mother, he began uploading tracks to SoundCloud as a teenager before breaking through with “Elevate” in 2021. The viral success of “Elevate” and “2MS” introduced his signature combination of laid-back delivery, introspective writing and meticulous production to a rapidly growing audience.
His new 17-track mixtape, Locked In, marks a defining new chapter in that rise. Led by “GASS” featuring Travis Scott, the project brings together major international collaborations with Lil Yachty, Cash Cobain and Latto, alongside Manchester’s Tunde, while retaining the understated confidence and distinctly Mancunian identity at the heart of Nemzzz’s music. The project follows Do Not Disturb and UK Top 10 mixtape Rent’s Due, and arrives after a run of releases including viral collaboration “GEEKIN” featuring Lil Yachty, “KILLIN EM”, “Prince Of The Scene” and “4AM”.
Nemzzz has grown into one of the UK’s most streamed rappers, amassing billions of streams globally, with multiple tracks surpassing 100 million Spotify streams and an increasingly international fanbase. His wider collaborations include Central Cee, AJ Tracey, Lil Yachty and Latto, while his live presence has taken him across the UK, Europe and Australia. He is now set to return to Europe and Australia, while also heading to North America for the first time, bringing Locked In to a stage near you.
His influence increasingly extends beyond music into fashion and culture. Nemzzz has become a familiar presence at Paris Fashion Week, including appearances at Vetements, alongside collaborations with cult British streetwear brand Carsicko, features in Vogue and attendance at GQ’s Men of the Year Awards. His approach to fashion mirrors the music itself: instinctive, understated and centred around forging an identity of his own.
Still based in Manchester as his profile expands globally, Nemzzz represents a generation of British rap increasingly unconstrained by geography. With Locked In, he brings together the focus, discipline and quiet confidence that have defined his journey so far, while signalling the increasingly international scale of where he is heading next.