BeatCrave Fav: Lady Sovereign

Lady Sovereign is a bit unconventional by standards typical to the hip-hop genre – a fair-skinned, petite, twenty-something female who doesn’t push out her chest or wear barely-there skirts, she’s not the one in music videos being played up as expendable arm candy. Rather, she dons what she likes and is verbally/rhythmically as balls-y as her male counterparts.

Her “I’m likable, but feel free to be intimidated” attitude is thick and her lyrics are sharp, served with an edge of the Grime music genre. On general physical terms she can be described as a British female Eminem, but with not-so-general intent they can still be compared as having broken molds and shifted perceptions of what hip-hop should look like. The best thing about her is that she is so self-explanatory (unfortunately, when capturing her in words, it can also be not so wonderful a thing). As an MC, Lady Sovereign can speak for herself. She is a force to be reckoned within her genre and wherever else she sees fit.

Check her out below, and if you dig such un-assumed outspokenness and razor sharp edge as much as I do, vote for her in Friday’s poll!

Pick of the Day: Lady Sovereign
Type: Hip Hop, Grime
Label: Midget Records
Albums:

• Jigsaw, 2009 (to be released)
• Those Were the Days, 2007
• Blah Blah, 2006
• Vertically Challenged, 2006
• Public Warning, 2006

Videos:

So Human

Blah Blah

Love Me or Hate Me

I Got You Dancing

A Little Bit of Shhh!

Upcoming Tour Dates:

• 5/1, Toronto, ON – Lee’s Palace
• 5/2, Montreal, QC – Club Soda
• 5/3, Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club
• 5/4, New York, NY – Highline Ballroom
• 5/6, Brooklyn, NY – Music Hall of Williamsburg
• 5/7, Philadelphia, PA – Church-Sanctuary
• 5/9, Washington DC – 9:30 Club
• 5/11, Baltimore, MD – Sonar Club Stage
• 5/12, Cleveland Heights, OH – Grog Shop
• 5/14, Chicago, IL – Metro
• 5/15, Milwaukee, WI – The Rave Bar
• 5/16, Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café
• 5/18, Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
• 5/19, Salt Lake City, UT – Club Sound
• 5/21, Seattle, WA – Crocodile Café
• 5/22, Vancouver, BC – Richard’s On Richards Cabaret
• 5/23, Portland, OR – Doug Fir Lounge
• 5/24, San Francisco, CA – Popscene @ Rickshaw Stop
• 5/26, Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theatre
• 5/28, San Diego, CA – House of Blues

More Lady Sovereign Info:

• Lady Sovereign Official Website
• Lady Sovereign Myspace

Check out other BeatCrave Favs! This week’s Fav includes:

• Nightwish

*** Remember to vote in Friday’s BeatCrave Fav poll for your favorite artist!