Lady Sovereign

The self-proclaimed “biggest midget in the overall game,” MC Female Sovereign comes with an unmistakably Uk delivery and style, but a string of singles showcasing her sly wit and brash charisma over bottom-heavy beats induced an internationally buzz. Blessed Louise Harman, Sovereign grew up in northwest London’s notorious Chalkhill Property, a public casing project known to be especially tough and ragged. Although she admits her upbringing could easily get harmful or depressing in these environment, Sovereign centered on the initial unity within the Chalkhill community, and the road cred she was gaining there would shortly be crucial to the grime community acquiring her seriously. Inspired by her mother’s Salt-N-Pepa albums, Sovereign started writing her very own raps at age 14 and published her Chalkhill tales to some So Solid Staff Internet fan community forum. It had been there where she fulfilled her longtime DJ, Frampster. 2 yrs later she slipped out of college and arrived a gig performing within an educational film about the life span of the up-and-coming MC. She confident the makers that she could create a soundtrack for the film, the demos that landed within the hands of Medasyn. The maker partnered his finding with Frost P, Zuz Rock and roll, and Shystie for any male MC vs. feminine MC 12″ he was focusing on entitled “The Fight.” Released in 2003 on Informal Records, “The Fight” started a string of singles that could push Sovereign in to the limelight. While “A small amount of Shhh!,” “9 to 5,” and “Ch Ching” had been flying from the record bins, free of charge Internet-only freestyles like “Tango” and “Cheeky” had been becoming just like favored by the grime faithful. She started 2005 by showing up on the essential grime compilation Work the street — both like a single designer and with the Roads — then gathered some singles and released the Vertically Challenged EP on Chocolates Sectors. She capped off the entire year by ending up in hip-hop megastar and label CEO Jay-Z. With Usher and L.A. Reid sitting alongside him, Jay-Z asked for just one on-the-spot freestyle from Sovereign before giving her a agreement with Def Jam. Using the fist-raising solitary “Hoodie” at the forefront, Woman Sovereign released her full-length debut, General public Caution, on Def Jam in 2006.