Highly Flammable

Highly Flammable serves as the definitive introductory statement for Nadia Rose, a Croydon-born rapper who emerged as a vital voice in the UK's urban music landscape. Released in early 2017 following her shortlisting for the BBC Music Sound of 2017, the EP synthesizes the various threads of London's club culture into a cohesive hip-hop framework. The project is anchored by the hit single 'Skwod', which won a MOBO Award for Best Video and established Rose's visual and sonic identity as a leader of a new, female-fronted wave of British rap. Sonically, the EP is characterized by its 'elastic' flow, where Rose stretches and compresses her delivery to match the shifting rhythms of the production. It features contributions from producers like Bamz, who help craft a sound that is both gritty enough for the underground and polished enough for mainstream radio. Critically, the EP was praised for its humor and technical skill, marking Rose as a standout talent capable of bridging the gap between grime, hip-hop, and dance music.