At just 27, Queen Millz is quickly cementing her place in the UK music scene—and far beyond.
A Leicester-born independent artist with the swagger of a star and the work ethic of a mogul, Millz is fresh off a writing camp in Ibiza and already thinking about her next big move.
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Though she operates independently, this talented local rap queen has built a solid team around her, including management and a publishing deal. “It’s second nature to me,” she says of creating music. “Sometimes I wake up, scroll through my emails, find a beat and just write—it’s impulsive.”
With a catalog of over 2,000 songs, she’s never short of material to drop.
Her creative process is deeply personal. Lyrics come fast, driven by real-life experiences—goals, relationships, womanhood, and growing up away from the music capital of London.
“Being from Leicester, you feel the distance from the heat of the industry. But that just pushes me more,” she says.
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Despite performing across Europe and the US—New York, LA, Germany, Paris, Texas—Millz is focused on putting
her hometown on the map. “People don’t even realise I’m from Leicester,” she laughs. “I’m working on changing that. Leicester’s lit. The energy here is different.”
She’s no stranger to the stage, having supported artists like JLS, Centre C, and NEMS, and performing at international showcases including South by Southwest in Texas, where she made history with the largest crowd the British Embassy venue had ever seen.
“That was a moment,” she beams. “I had people watching from outside the doors. I did my thing.”
From megaphones in Brick Lane to studio sessions in LA, Queen Millz has always been about making noise— literally. Her track “Millz” saw her take to London streets on the back of a tuk tuk, blasting music and performing
to passersby. “It was raw, real, and it worked,” she says. “That’s when things really started to pop off.”
But her path hasn’t been without obstacles. Expelled from school at just ten years old, she was grounded at home until she joined a poetry workshop at Leicester’s 2Funky Arts. “I won a competition against people way older than me,” she remembers. “That’s when I thought, ‘Maybe I’ve actually got something.’”
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That spark led her to the Highfields Centre, where she recorded her first EP. Then came Studio 79, a dance college where she trained for three years before switching to Echo Factory for music. Though university didn’t quite stick, it was there that she learned to record and mix her own tracks—and where her manager discovered her via a self-made promo video.
Her evolution from “Lil Millz” to Queen Millz marked more than just a name change. It symbolised maturity, confidence, and a growing desire to take full control of her artistry. These days, she co-directs and edits her own music videos, spending weeks in pre-production to perfect each concept.
“ I love dressing up, being someone I can’t always be in real life. Performing and video-making—it’s therapeutic.
I overthink a lot, but music helps me release all of that.“
“I’m a confident person, but it’s amplified on stage,” she shares. “I kind of picture myself as a superstar already and embody that character. I want people to think ‘wow, who is this girl and why haven’t I seen her before?”
Queen Millz blends bold ambition with grounded self- awareness. She admits her anger can be a weakness, yet she channels that intensity into her art. A black belt in Taekwondo, she jokingly says, “I can fight—I’m hard—but I’m a nice person.”
Her ultimate goal? Nothing short of superstardom. “I want to be a household name, change my family’s life, go down as a legend,” she declares. “This isn’t just music for me—it’s my whole life.”
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And as for advice to others navigating a harsh, often critical world: “Love yourself and you’ll succeed. If you don’t love yourself, you’ll fall apart the minute people start talking about you,” she says.
With summer bangers on the way, a growing international fanbase, and plans to give back to her community through performance masterclasses and events in Leicester, Queen Millz is well on her way to achieving exactly that—and more.
Catch her at the ‘Home Grown Leicestershire’ festival this summer, which aims to showcase the best of Leicestershire’s established and rising musical talents.
It takes place on August 23 at Leicester Racecourse.
For more information on Queen Millz, follow her on Instagram @queenmillzofficial
