Nemzzz | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Mr. DND |
| Born | Nemiah Emmanuel Simms 28 March 2004 Manchester, England |
| Genre | UK rap |
| Occupation | Rapper |
| Years active | 2018–present |
| Website | https://www.nemzzz.com/ |
Nemiah Emmanuel Simms (born 28 March 2004), known professionally as Nemzzz, is a British rapper who 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.
Nemzzz began rapping in 2018 by practicing 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. He collaborated with Stay Flee Get Lizzy and Knucks on the November 2022 song "No Refunds". He continued a steady stream of single releases until the May 2023 EP Nemzzz Type Beat.
In October 2023, Nemzzz released the track "Money and Vibes," the first single to his debut mixtape. He followed up with the track "8AM In Manny" in November, which gained him a cosign from Drake. Another song, "Therapy", was released in December. In February 2024, the mixtape Do Not Disturb was announced alongside the release of the single "L's". The track "PTSD" was released in the same month. 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. The mixtape debuted at number 17 on the UK Albums Chart, number one on the UK R&B Albums Chart, number 3 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, number 129 on the Belgium Albums chart, number 81 on the Irish Albums Chart, number 3 on the Scottish Albums Chart, number 38 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart, number 99 on the Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa chart and number 69 on the Swiss Hitparade chart.
On 16 May 2024, Nemzzz released the single "ATM". It was followed by "WYA" the following month, and then "Escape" in July. In September 2024, Nemzzz released his On The Radar Freestyle. In the same month, he featured on the UK remix of A Boogie Wit da Hoodie's single "Body" and on the remix of "Beckham" by Dee Billz. On 17 October 2024, the single "Evicted" released. On 13 November 2024 he featured on the single "Spinnin" with Australian drill collective Onefour. The following month, he released the single "Us vs Them".
On 16 January 2025, Nemzzz featured on fellow rapper KidWild's single "Redemption". On 13 February he released the single "Cold", which was the lead single and intro to the mixtape Rent's Due. The single charted number 92 on the UK singles chart, number 36 on the UK Independent Singles Chart and number 19 on the New Zealand singles chart. On March 6 he released the second single "Bad Decisions". It charted number 22 on the New Zealand singles chart. Nemzzz released his second mixtape Rent's Due on March 28 and featured guest appearances from Central Cee and Kyle Richh. The deluxe released three days later on March 31 adding an additional four songs alongside guest appearances from D-Block Europe and Chy Cartier. Rent's Due debuted at number 6 on the Official Album Chart, number 1 on the UK R&B Albums Chart, number 2 on the UK Independent Albums Chart, number 43 on the Belgium Albums chart, number 38 on the Irish Albums Chart, number 25 on the Official New Zealand Music Chart and number 7 on Scottish Albums Chart. The song "Dilemma" featuring Central Cee, debuted at number 39 on the UK Official Singles Chart, marking his highest charting song to date, number 8 on the UK Independent Singles Chart and number 84 on the Irish Singles Chart.
Nemzzz released the lead single to his third mixtape Locked In, "Geekin" featuring Lil Yachty, on 8 May 2026. Nemzzz would released the second single "Killn Em" on 26 June 2026. The third single, "Prince of the Scene", was released 30 July 2026. The fourth and final single "4AM" was released on 13 August 2026. Nemzzz would release his third mixtape Locked In on 4 September 2026. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Lil Yachty, Cash Cobain, Latto, Travis Scott and Tunde.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
UK R&B |
UK Ind. |
AUS |
BEL |
IRE |
NZ |
POR |
SCO |
SWI | |||
| Do Not Disturb |
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17 | 1 | 3 | — | 129 | 81 | 38 | 99 | 3 | 69 |
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| Rent's Due |
|
6 | 1 | 2 | — | 43 | 38 | 25 | — | 7 | 25 | |
| Locked In |
|
64 | 2 | — | 45 | 165 | — | 29 | — | — | 28 | |
| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Nemzzz Type Beat |
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| From Me 2 U |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
UK R&B |
UK Ind |
CAN |
IRE |
NZ Hot | ||||
| "Youngest in Charge (Freestyle)" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Pull Up" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Replies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Deep End" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Paranoid" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Can't Slip" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Transparent" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Move" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Ratings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Elevate" | 78 | 37 | 16 | — | 98 | 32 |
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| "2MS" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
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| "LSW" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "DL4V" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "ABC" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Lie" (with A1 x J1) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Daily Duppy" (featuring GRM Daily) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "W2L" | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Nemzzz Type Beat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nemzzz Type Beat | ||
| "Fenty Beauty" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Money and Vibes" | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | Do Not Disturb | ||
| "8AM in Manny" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Therapy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "L's" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Do Not Disturb | |
| "PTSD" | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | |||
| "ETA" (featuring Luciano) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Kitchen Stove (Remix)" (with Pozer and JS x YD) |
— | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Non-album singles | |
| "ATM" | — | — | 48 | — | — | 11 | |||
| "WYA" | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "Beckham (Remix)" (with Dee Billz, Kyle Richh, Kai Swervo, KJ Svervo and 41) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Escape" | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||
| "Evicted" | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |||
| "Spinnin" (with Onefour) |
— | — | — | — | — | 29 |
|
Look at Me Now | |
| "Us vs Them" | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | Non-album single | ||
| "Redemption" (with Kidwild) |
2025 | 77 | — | 30 | — | — | — | Distro Kid | |
| "Cold" | 92 | — | 36 | — | — | 19 | Rent's Due | ||
| "Bad Decisions" | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |||
| "Art" (featuring Latto) |
97 | 31 | — | — | — | 14 | Non-album singles | ||
| "AP Freestyle" | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | |||
| "8PM" | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | From Me 2 U | ||
| "Geekin" (featuring Lil Yachty) |
2026 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | Locked In | |
| "Locked In Freestyle" | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Killin Em" | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | Locked In | ||
| "Prince of the Scene" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "4AM" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "OK" (featuring Latto) |
— | — | — | — | — | 18 | |||
| "Gass" (featuring Travis Scott) |
61 | 13 | — | 69 | — | 4 | |||
| "—" 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 |
| "Brilliant Mind II" (Blanco featuring Nemzzz) |
Gilberto’s Son | |
| "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 singles | |
| "Maintenance Man" (41 featuring Nemzzz and Dee Billz) | ||
| "Figura Pública" (Veigh featuring Nemzzz) | ||
| "Station" (Genezio and Tiakola featuring Nemzzz) |
2026 | Fara Fara Gang |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
UK Indie |
GRE Int. |
IRE |
NZ Hot | |||
| "Dilemma" (featuring Central Cee) |
2025 | 39 | 8 | 58 | 84 | — | Rent's Due |
| "Today" | 2026 | — | — | — | — | 34 | Locked In |
| 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 |
| "Head n'Shoulders, p.II" | 2025 | Yc | Swang |
| "3am" | PlaqueBoyMax, 5STAR | London | |
| "1942" | |||
| "Talking Stage" | AJ Tracey | Don't Die Before You're Dead | |
| "Private Flights" | D-Block Europe | PTSD 2 | |
| "TNT" | 2026 | Kidwild | Job's Not Done |
| "Doing The Most" | K-Trap | Trapo 2 | |
| "Open Top" | Headie One | MMM |
The APRA Music Awards were established by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) in 1982 to honour the achievements of songwriters and music composers, and to recognise their song writing skills, sales and airplay performance, by its members annually.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | "Spinnin'" (Onefour featuring Nemzzz) (Jerome Misa / Salec Su'a / Hoi Tang / Nemiah Simms / Robin Turrini) |
Most Performed Hip Hop/Rap Work | Won |
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