Nippa’s music has always been rooted in authenticity, but his latest chapter marks a powerful evolution—one that has seen him go deep into himself and open up more. His latest release, “Homegoing,” is an indicator of this chapter in his musical journey.

Joining forces with friend and US Rapper Blxst, it's more than a song for the Tottenham rapper; it is a celebration and celebration of his family as well as an anthem for his day-ones and supporters who have been alongside him for the journey.

As he gets ready to embark on a new chapter in his career, he opens up about the making of his new project, how family and community have shaped his journey, and why coming full circle means more than just success—it’s about redefining what it means to represent where you’re from.

I know, obviously, you just put out the single with Blxst. How did that collaboration come about?

Blxst and I have been tapped in from the start of my career. He, um, I supported him in 2021 when my single Situation came out. Um, and he kind of just showed me love and put me on this stage. So we've been tapped in since then. We actually made Homegrown in LA. I needed help on the hook, so I called Blxst to come and help me, but by the time he came here, I'd already got a hook, and he was like, you know, I love the song, man, can I jump on the second verse? And I was like, yeah. I think it made sense for the message. It's about family, coming from nothing, sticking with your day ones, all things that, you know, sit in my moral compass, and Blxst has been there since day one with me, so I thought, why not? It just makes sense for him to be on a song that's about being with your day ones.

‍Even in terms of, like, I know you guys did the video, and just, you know, having that sort of link and that collaboration already having. Relationship. How did you feel like working with him?

For me, it was a full-circle moment. Um, again, man, you know, it's good to see Blxst's journey. I've been seeing it from before I even knew him; he's inspired a lot of my sound choices. So, yeah, man, it was probably good to work with him. Obviously, as I said, we've known each other for a while, so it was, like, it was seamless, man. The video was seamless; it was just fun, man. You know, he knows my people. So yeah, it was kind of like a family barbecue.

In terms of the specific inspiration of the song and how you made it, where did that come from?

I actually had heard the beat sometime last year, and I just felt that the beat was just so spiritual. I knew from the moment that it had to be about family, my mom, my grandma, my sister, and I just felt that it had to feel like a spiritual hug. But I couldn't get it. I couldn't get it for so long. I just kept on making a lot of rubbish songs on the beat. And then, you know, one day. I was chilling with Sam; I gave him a melody, we got somewhere. We were going back and forth on the writing. Didn't really go anywhere. I went to Campus Studio, and I just started spitting the flows out, and it's like we had the whole song done in that day, and then that's the day, obviously, I called Blxst to come help with the hook, but before he'd even come, I'd already spat it all out.

It's a big moment, and even just in terms of it being the song for Tottenham Hotspur and that whole situation. And so even in terms of like what you said about, you know, it is representing like where you're from and like, you know, your family and everything like that, like, how does that feel like in terms of even being a part of such a big moment?

So, I've got a love-hate relationship with my hood; it's a proper full circle moment to see myself be the face of Tottenham, or have the, you know, the soundtrack for Tottenham. being from Tottenham, knowing that I've strived, suffered cried, been happy, all in this area, and now it's like I've got the main football team of this area behind me and representing me, it's definitely a full-circle moment, and it's definitely inspirational to myself, do you know what I'm saying, to see how far I've come, but, like, it also provides me the responsibility to now. Show the next generation of kids in Tottenham that, like, we can do it without going to the other side of what they expect us to. They expect us to, you know, just in the way where they would label us as, like, we're more than that. We're more than just the statistics, so I'm happy; I'm definitely happy it's a full-circle moment.

‍Getting to this point in your career, and being on this journey how key that's been for you in getting to this point, like, your support of your family, and all of that?

100%, man, it's super important. I'd say it's the most important thing, especially across this whole project. I wanted to take a deep dive into myself, of who I am.  All my friends around me I've known for 24-plus years; obviously, my family's known me since I was born, so‚ everyone around me knows the true, authentic version of me, and I try, and I take that with pride. Having them around me everywhere I go, when I can, you know, keeps me grounded, keeps me from losing myself, and keeps me true to who I am.

What does this moment feel like in terms of where you are in your career and just the journey that you're on right now?

Right now, I try not to take in anything. I try not to take in a lot of, like, the distractions, like the social media distractions, and, you know, certain international love that I may be getting. I kind of want to keep it on the work. For me, I'm just loading out new music. I try to keep in that creative mode, whether it's with my visuals or with my music itself. Of course, I'm happy that the love is getting there, but it's like, for me, it just shows me that it's time to show them what's next, and keep going and show them what's next, and how can I one-up myself in everything that I do.

You have new music that you're working on at the minute. This new era that you're in what can you tell us about where you are, and how do you think it's shifted from where you were like a year ago?

I think last year, I was in a place where, like, I was talking about my love life, and, like, what's affecting me in terms of my relationship with women. At the same time, this time, I feel like it's got a bit deeper, and it's not about women; it's about what affects my life as a whole, like, who is Nippa behind the mic, you know, what does Nippa stand for? You know, who does he hold dear to him? Like, what's made Nippa who he is today? And I think that is the key thing in this project and this rollout. I want to show the world who I am behind the mic, and what makes me. And that's obviously my ends, my hood, where I'm from, Tottenham, my community, my family, my friends, so it's extended into that kind of aspect, getting a bit more deeper; it's just all the intricate stuff, and the things that people really don't talk about as much, innit

How has this felt different, if it has at all, in terms of just who you're working with and just the processes as a whole

It's been really fun. I feel like I've definitely grown a lot in my music and in my musical intelligence and knowledge. I'm definitely excited, and it's been different because I've been able to really take control of how I want things to sound. I've been, you know, diving really deeper into the production value of things, diving really deeper into the mixing value of things, and diving deeper into the writing of things. I feel like I've levelled up across all aspects and all attributes of the music. It's just been a whirlwind of learning, and, you know, I'm a sponge. I like to learn, and I am gonna keep getting better, gonna keep learning from my mistakes, keep learning from what I can do better, and just, you know, progress.