Spotlight: Lady Sovereign
If music is a universal language, then British import Lady Sovereign speaks it with a hip-hop accent. Lady Sov (born Louise Amanda Harman) grew up in Chalkhill Estates--one of North London’s grittiest housing developments. She later dropped school and picked up odd jobs to support a rising passion for hip-hop and grime. Sov went on to hone her mic skills via underground rap battles in London clubs. But, it was her aggressive self-promotion (mainly on a pre-MySpace site known as Facepix.com) that garnered her an internet following. The subsequent buzz earned S-O-V an audition and a deal with the go-to hip-hop major, Def Jam Recordings.
Lady Sovereign--whose choice of bling is her house keys--will attempt to unlock the U.S. rap market when her Jay-Z-helmed debut Public Warning hits stores on October 3rd, 2006. Until then, peep the fast-tongued rapper's first single, "Love Me or Hate Me," for a taste of Warning. Don't forget to tell us if you love or hate her in the comment section.
Lady Sovereign - "Love Me or Hate Me" (Explicit)
Lady Sovereign - "Love Me or Hate Me" (Clean)Public Warning Tracklist
- "9 to 5"
- "Gatheration"
- "Random"
- "Public Warning"
- "Love Me or Hate Me"
- "My England"
- "Tango"
- "A Little Bit of Shhh"
- "Hoodie"
- "Those Were the Days"
- "Blah Blah"
- "Fiddle With the Volume"
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Comments
uhh.. well shes… something out of the ordinary..i suppose im trying to say…
haha
sorry i had to let go of the eff part
Don’t worry Henry, your job is more valuable then my banter
… seriously though very few of these gimmick rappers, like a white female from the UK turn out to be any good, then again Jin was an exception I feel a lot of his stuff
meh it feels like a party track. i find it sad because her lyrics are pretty good but obviously u wont pay attention when your dancing. cuz her lyrical jokes is better than average but i bet u the chorus will get freakin annoying after a while. for a single id disregard this. she has to do better if she wants cred. n her other songs shouldnt warp her voice
LOVE IT. Sov is the TRUTH. great 1st single
Hate to admit it, but I’m really feelin’ this song. It’s catchy in an annoying way, but catchy nonetheless.
all hail to the SOV! i’m so glad to see her covered here! you really can’t possibly dis something as hot as ch-ching!
She’s f**king brilliant. This little girl can spit hot sh*t at the best of them, and she’s got the energy to move a crowd. Her shows are exciting as hell.
I can’t wait for a full length album, I’m getting sick of the same old songs remixed a million ways.
Her track on the Chocolate Swim EP is much better.
I also realized that I hate “hi this is who i am” tracks by new rappers.
The jury is still out on Sov IMO, but I listened to her Vertically Challenged EP and it’s fire. She’ll do well if she gets god produciton.
Wats up sov? well heres ur two biggest fans in the world! Tyler and Shelby well we think ur the best in the hole world and we think all of the other singers in the world freakin suck compaired to u so keep that awsome stuf up! u da best!> ahh one more thing if u could um could u emaile me bak wen ur comin to va beach so we can come and see ya well thanks
Not bad for a “UK” chick RESPECT…
I really like “Love me or Hate me” but I agree with Zero; rappers do need to stop the my-life-was-hard-so-feel-sorry-for-me act. I think we can all relate to Eminem in this sense. haha
SheIsOneBossLadyFukinInspirationILoveHerTunes*&&*Styles xx
MAKE way 4 the S.O.V. OMG I luv her i love her songes love me or hate me , hoodie., and random omg. LADY SOVEREIGN ROCKS.STAY FLY!!!!!!!
ela é massa mesmo