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The 28-year-old, previously nominated in 2019
for album "Grey Area", was among favourites to scoop the award
for her critically-acclaimed record.
She beat 11 other contenders for the prize, among a list of
people she mentioned in her acceptance speech.
"We all made incredible albums, we all changed people's lives
with our music and that's the most important thing, so this is
for us really," Little Simz said.
In an interview with The Guardian newspaper last year, the
British Nigerian said of the album: "It’s me being this
introverted person that has all these crazy thoughts and ideas
and theories in my head and not always feeling like I’m able to
express it if it’s not through my art."
Like other nominees, Little Simz took to the stage at Tuesday's
ceremony, originally due to be held last month but postponed
following the death of Queen Elizabeth.
First handed out to rockers Primal Scream in 1992, the annual
25,000 pounds ($28,307) prize shortlists 12 albums released by
British and Irish acts in the United Kingdom in the past year.
This year's nominees included Scottish jazz pianist Fergus
McCreadie for "Forest Floor", Welsh singer Gwenno's "Tresor"
which is almost fully sung in Cornish and former One Direction
member Harry Styles for his chart-topping album "Harry’s House".
Oscar nominated actress Jessie Buckley and former Suede
guitarist Bernard Butler were nominated for their
critically-acclaimed collaboration "For All Our Days That Tear
The Heart", as were singer Joy Crookes for her debut album
"Skin" and rapper Kojey Radical for his debut album "Reason to
Smile".
"Supernova" by rock duo Nova Twins, musician Self Esteem's "Prioritise
Pleasure", singer-songwriter Sam Fender's chart-topping
"Seventeen Going Under", Wet Leg's hit self-titled debut album
and post-punk Yard Act's debut album "The Overload" completed
the list.
($1 = 0.8832 pounds)
(Reporting by Marie-Louise Gumuchian; Editing by David Gregorio)
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