Listen to Nadia Rose - Tight Up
Listen to the unstoppable Nadia Rose's “Tight Up”, an early cut from her 2017 EP Highly Flammable. Klaxons, signature razor-sharp raps and garage production confirm Nadia as one of the most exciting MCs to emerge this year and marks her as someone bound for an explosive 2017.
Nadia Rose came in 5th on BBC's Sound of 2017 list.
About Nadia Rose:
Young UK rapper Nadia Rose has taken fifth place on the BBC's Sound of 2017 list, which showcases emerging artists for the coming 12 months.Alongside the likes of Little Simz and Lady Leshurr, she's part of a groundswell of female voices in the male-dominated world of UK hip-hop and grime.
Two years ago, the 23-year-old was studying for a degree while working 12-hour shifts in a betting shop to make ends meet.
She would scribble down lyrics in her spare time as her male contemporaries - Section Boyz, Bonkaz and her cousin Stormzy - were starting to break through. Realising the job was holding her back, she packed it in and started to make her name with her savage, witty lyrics and sense of fun.
Her breakthrough video, Station, was shot, without permission, at a local railway station, with Nadia dancing nonchalantly on the tracks as a train pulled in. (BBC)
