“Tottenham is where the talent is at. What can I say?” These are the words of north London-raised Nippa, one of the slickest lyricists on London’s R&B scene. Tottenham’s extensive list of musical alumni includes Skepta, JME and Headie One, so really, Nippa has a point.
The 23-year-old first caught our attention in 2021 with his breakout single ‘Situation’, but since then has worked with Craig David and toured Europe supporting American rapper Jack Harlow. “Jack Harlow just DM’d me, then we linked up and I ended up touring around the whole of Europe with him. It was the best time of my life. Going to countries with different languages and singing songs when not everyone knows you is hard.”
