“My phone’s always on DND; I’m very anti. I’m more like an introvert and I tend to keep to myself a lot,” confesses 19-year-old Manchester native Nemzzz.

This reclusive and reserved approach to life, fuelled by ambition and driven by an unwavering commitment to music, has left a trail of remarkable achievements in the rapper’s wake. In the midst of a competitive music industry, with only a few solo singles out since his arrival in 2018, Nemzzz has relentlessly chipped away at his craft, carving out a lane for himself like a mountain climber scaling a steep face—inch by inch—to reach the summit of success. Ever since his 2021 breakout hit, “Elevate”, which blew up on TikTok and resulted in him racking up over 54 million streams on Spotify (and counting), Nemzzz’s name has been on the lips of every UK music critic.