Lady Sovereign Love Me Or Hate Me
|
|
|
|
Reviews Hip Hop and RnB
|
|
Monday, 15 January 2007 |
 ‘The biggest midget in the game’ AKA Lady Sovereign collapsed during a performance on stage last month. According to her spokesperson, it was all down to exhaustion as the pint sized Eminem has been continuously working hard during her venture in the States. This statement is easily backed-up by her new album dubbed ‘Public Warning’.
When it comes to music, Lady Sovereign sticks to the original blueprint: a conversational flow style of rap meshed with the tempo and energy of dancehall, plus a serious but entertaining edge (hence the earlier comparison to Eminem). The 13 carefully constructed tracks on ‘Public Warning’ are pure uncut UK garage which shows the genre is slowly reaching the States. Those who are unfamiliar of garage may find the album as a great intro into the genre, though others may see it too humorous for their liking. Sovereign’s voice sounds varied between tracks (one moment she is rapping, the other, moaning) and sounds very squeaky. However, she manages to release a roar of her own signature assertion which overall sounds amazing (as demonstrated in her hit track ‘Love Me or Hate Me’). The lyrics ‘I had a hamster but it died because I ignored it’ are damn right real and Lady Sov, manages to this all on her own. Unlike many other rap albums, Sov refuses to fill void spaces with D-list cameos however; Missy Elliott’s appearance on the album does make for pleasurable hearing.
Which other UK artist can boast Missy E on their first album? The collection of Lady Sovereign’s earlier hits including ‘9 to 5’ and ‘A little bit of shhh’ is a very clever idea, being that the tracks were created on UK turf. It gives the Americans a brief outline of what us Brits are made of. That being said, Lady Sovereign's Public Warning is a solid debut. It manages to do what other U.K grime/garage albums haven't been able to achieve, that is interest a large U.S audience! Bravo Sov, bravo.
Rating: 4/5
Release date:
February 5th 2007
Label: Def Jam Records
Words by: Bertan Budak
Editor review : Lady Sovereign Public Warning
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
|
|
Overall rating
|
|
4.4 |
| Originality
|
|
4.0 |
| Lyrics
|
|
5.0 |
| Memorability
|
|
4.0 |
| Melody
|
|
4.0 |
| Production Quality |
|
5.0 |
|
Was this review helpful to you?
Report this review
User reviews
Average user rating from: 2 user(s)
|
|
Overall rating
|
|
4.9 |
| Originality
|
|
5.0 |
| Lyrics
|
|
5.0 |
| Memorability
|
|
5.0 |
| Melody
|
|
4.5 |
| Production Quality |
|
5.0 |
|
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
loved sov even before this, Wednesday, 24 January 2007 Written by Stevee
|
|
Overall rating
|
|
5.0 |
| Originality
|
|
5.0 |
| Lyrics
|
|
5.0 |
| Memorability
|
|
5.0 |
| Melody
|
|
5.0 |
| Production Quality |
|
5.0 |
|
Was this review helpful to you?
Report this review
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful
its out in the U.S and it rocks, Thursday, 18 January 2007 Written by ashley
|
|
Overall rating
|
|
4.8 |
| Originality
|
|
5.0 |
| Lyrics
|
|
5.0 |
| Memorability
|
|
5.0 |
| Melody
|
|
4.0 |
| Production Quality |
|
5.0 |
|
Was this review helpful to you?
Report this review
|
