Lady Sovereign is a Female British rapper. Right from the get go we can see two things outside of the norm at least from a popular American music perspective. She's a white, female rapper, and she's a British Rapper. She is also a lesbian, admittedly so, making her one of the first mainstream LGBT rappers. I think Lady Sovereigns songs exemplify two things. One: be who you are and do what you want. Two: she goes back to the basics when rap was more simplistic and just about real life.
Lady Sovereign falls into a small group as she is a female singer. She falls into an even smaller, I'd go so far as to say a minuscule group being a female rapper. Try naming female rappers. Here's what I could get without looking any up.
Female: Foxy Brown, Missy Elliot, Fergie (depending the day of the week), Khia, Lil' Kim, Lil' Mama, M.I.A., Nicki Minaj, and Lumidee ( a Puerto Rican rapper in America).
Male: Eminem, Obie Trice, Akon, T-Pain, Lil' Wayne, Drake, Notorious B.I.G., Redman, 50 Cent, Tupac, Chamillionaire, Nate Dogg, Dr. Dre, Birdman, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Ludacris, Pitbull, Busta Ryhmes, Ray J, Xibit, T.I., Young Jeezy, and the list goes on and on...
It would be easier to add to the male list, not so easy to add to the female list. Note that I avoided groups.
The song below is entitled "Love Me or Hate Me." She makes many "unflattering" comments about her personal appearance including her height, weight, and personal grooming. I feel this song in particular is very non-stereotypical of a female, and especially of a wrapper or celebrity.
I'm not much for censor ship so none of the wording has been altered in anyway. IF you're offended by "vulgar" language now is your chance to stop reading.
"Love Me Or Hate Me"
Yeah,
It's officially the biggest midget in the game.
I dunno.
Make way for the S.O.V.
[Chorus (x2):]
Love me or hate me, it's still an obsession.
Love me or hate me, that is the question.
If you love me then thank you!
If you hate me then fuck you!
I'm fat, I need a diet.
No, in fact I'm just here lying
And I ain't got the biggest breast-s-s, but I write all the best disses.
I got hairy armpits, but I don't walk around like this.
I wear a big baggy t-shirt that hides that nasty shit.
Ugh!
Never had my nails done.
Bite them down until they're numb.
I'm the one with the non-existent bum,
Now I don't really give a....Ugh!
I'm missing my shepherd's pie
Like a high maintenance chick missin' her diamonds.
I'm missin' my clippers lighters.
Now bow down to your royal highness.
No! I don't own a corgi.
Had the hamster - it died 'cause I ignored it.
Go on then, go on report me,
I'm English, try and deport me!
[Chorus (x2):]
Love me or hate me, it's still an obsession.
Love me or hate me, that is the question.
If you love me then thank you!
If you hate me then fuck you!
I'm that funky little monkey with the tiniest ears.
I don't like drinking fancy champy,
I'll stick wit Heineken beers.
Whoops, might burp in ya face,
A little unlady-like,
What can I say?
Well oh gosh I'm not posh, me, I wear odd socks.
I do what I'm doing, yeah!
So everybody's entitled to opinions,
I open my mouth and shit I got millions.
I'm the middle kid, the riddle kid,
I'll make you giggle till your sick
Cause my nose jiggles while I spit.
Yeah I do have some stories
And its true I want all the glory.
Go on then, come on support me,
I'm English, try and deport me!
[Chorus (x2):]
Love me or hate me, it's still an obsession.
Love me or hate me, that is the question.
If you love me then thank you!
If you hate me then fuck you!
Love me or hate me
Love me or hate me
So I can't dance and I really can't sing.
I can only do one thing,
And that's be Lady Sovereign!
So I can't dance and I really can't sing.
I can only do one thing,
And that's be Lady Sovereign!
[Chorus (x4):]
Love me or hate me, it's still an obsession.
Love me or hate me, that is the question.
If you love me then thank you!
If you hate me then fuck you!
[x2:]
Love me or hate me
Love me or hate me
Love me or hate me
I can only do one thing,
And that's be Lady Sovereign!
I love Lady Sovereign!
ReplyDeleteFew people are aware of it, but Blondie was really the first female rapper; her song "Rapture" contains the first example of a female performing rap lyric/poetry, in the style of early male rappers.