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==Career==
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"The Battle" began a string of singles that would push Sovereign into the spotlight. While "A Little Bit of Shhh!," "Random," "9 to 5," were selling well, free Internet-only freestyles like "Tango" and "Cheeky" were becoming just as popular. She began 2005 by appearing on the grime compilation ''Run the Road'' - both as a solo artist and with ] - then collected some singles and released the ''Vertically Challenged'' EP on Chocolate Industries.

She capped off the year by meeting with the ] ] star and ] of the labels ] and ], ]. With ] and ] seated next to him, Jay-Z asked for one on-the-spot ] from Sovereign before offering her a contract with ]. With the single "Hoodie", Lady Sovereign released her full-length debut, '']'', on Def Jam in 2006.<ref name="NewsComAU1" /> Lady Sovereign is the first non-American female to ever be signed to Def Jam.<ref name="Inde1">{{cite news|url=http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article2259365.ece |title= Lady Sovereign, Scala, London |publisher=The Independent |date=February 11, 2007 |author=Simon Price}}</ref><ref name="Voice1" />

When ] released the single "Boys Will Be Boys", Lady Sovereign came back with a reply remix, featuring the music and chorus of the original, but with mostly her own vocals to the tune of "girls will be girls". In May 2006, she was featured on the Ordinary Boys single, "Nine2Five", a remixed version of her own "9 to 5", credited as "The Ordinary Boys vs Lady Sovereign." "Nine2Five" entered at #38 in the UK top 40 singles on downloads only, and jumped to #6 upon availability as a CD and 7" vinyl single during the week commencing ], ]. This was her highest chart position to date.

Lady Sovereign served as the host and spokesperson for ] and ]' '']''.

On ], ], her debut album, '']'', was released, featuring "]," "]," "]" and single, "]," which was also released on the same day.<ref name="SovHomepage1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ladysovereign.com |title=Lady Sovereign: Official Site |publisher=Def Jam}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://uk.news.launch.yahoo.com/dyna/article.html?a=/060717/340/gh3ur.html&e=l_news_dm |title=Lady Sovereign's Warning |publisher=Yahoo! Launch |date=July 17, 2006}}</ref>

On ], ], Lady Sovereign's single "Love Me or Hate Me", a collaboration with American producer ], was aired on the radio for the first time in North America on ] in Canada.

She began an ] tour on ], ] and soon appeared live on ]'s '']''.

In late 2006, "Love Me or Hate Me" was played in a ] advertisement for the ] Chocolate. It also appears on the '']'' soundtrack, and is also the theme music for the show, '']''. "9 to 5" also appears on '']'', as well as being among the dozens of songs on the soundtrack of the ]'s version of ]' ] 2006 video game and on the '']'' soundtrack. Also "Random" appears on the ] soundtrack. On ], ] "Love Me or Hate Me" became the first video by a British artist to reach #1 on the ] (and original) version of ]'s '']''.<ref name="NewsComAU1" /><ref name="Voice1" /> "Love Me Or Hate Me" was released in the UK on ], ],<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/chart/playlist.shtml BBC Radio 1 Playlist</ref> with the album following on ], ].<ref>http://www.hmv.co.uk/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;-1;-1;-1&sku=401163</ref>

She has recorded a track for '']'''s new album, ''Music From The O.C. Mix 6 "Covering Our Tracks"'', where she butchers ]' "]".<ref name="NewsComAU1" />

She opened for ] in her 2007 ].

Unlike many British artists who sing or rap with American accents (this is no longer the case for the majority of British rappers), Sovereign raps with a thick working-class London accent. She often makes fun of her peers for trying to sound American in their work.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newsweek.com/id/45087|title=Homegirl From London|publisher=Newsweek|date=2006-10-30}}</ref>

While performing at Studio B in ], ], Lady Sovereign told the crowd she was experiencing money problems and battling depression before exiting the stage<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2007/05/lady_sovereign_12.html|title= Lady Sovereign freaks out @ Studio B (video)|publisher=Brooklynvegan|date=2007-05-22}}</ref>. However, in a later performance at Avalon in ], she completed her set without incident.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laist.com/2007/06/26/_while_we_were.php|title=Lady Sov at Avalon|publisher=LAist|date=2007-06-26|accessdate=2007-06-30}}</ref> She later said that it was simply a bad day.

"Hoodie" was used for the Mario Party Nintendo DS commercial.

According to her MySpace bulletin a second album is due for release in Spring 2008. Plans for a tour are also mentioned.<ref>http://www.myspace.com/ladysovereign</ref>


==Television Appearances== ==Television Appearances==

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Lady Sovereign
Musical artist

Louise Amanda Harman (born December 19, 1985), known as Lady Sovereign, is an English rapper.

Early life

Lady Sovereign was born to Lynette Parsons and Aden Harman. She was raised in northwest London's Chalkhill Estate, a public housing project where she says her upbringing could get dangerous or depressing. She was influenced by her mother's Salt-N-Pepa albums and words, and began writing her own raps at the age of 14.

She began uploading some of her songs and a picture to various music Web sites. Then she dropped out of school and landed a job acting in an educational film about the life of an up-and-coming MC who also dropped out of Preston Manor High School at 16.

She convinced some producers that she could construct a soundtrack for a film, the demos for which landed in the hands of record producer Medasyn. He partnered Sovereign with Frost P, Zuz Rock, and Shystie for a male vs. female MC freestyle battle, titled "The Battle". It was released in 2003 on Casual Records. Every artist that was featured on "The Battle" has gone on to be signed by a record label.

Harman's moniker refers to a large sovereign ring that she wears.

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Television Appearances

Lady Sovereign has appeared on Soccer AM several times. She has appeared in a feature story on the Cartoon Network and in an educational movie called X-ED which can be viewed on YouTube.

On October 23 2006, Sovereign made an appearance on American talk show Late Night with David Letterman. The lyrics "If you hate me, then f*ck you" were changed to "if you hate me, then I hate you" for the show.

Feud with Jelly Donut

In 2006, a fan named Zach Slow made online plea to raise $10,000 for a "random" night with Lady Sovereign. The effort garnered wide media coverage, and was successful in both raising the required funds and securing the agreement of the artist to attend.

The aftermath was acrimonious, with both sides exchanging insults in the San Francisco Chronicle . A local DJ known as "Jelly Donut", originally involved with the "random night" endeavour, attended a January 7, 2007 show in San Francisco. At the show, he dressed in a large jelly doughnut costume and organised fans to chant "Battle Jelly Donut" while they attempted to lift him onstage, ostensibly to "duel" Lady Sovereign. After much disruption, Lady Sovereign threw a drink on Jelly Donut, and spat towards his face. Security escorted Jelly Donut out of the concert.

Discography

Albums

Year Album UK U.S. CAN
2006 Public Warning 80 48

EPs

Year Title
2006 Vertically Challenged
2006 Blah Blah
2007 Those Were the Days

Singles

Full singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK U.S. AUS IRE
2005 "Random" 73 — — — Vertically Challenged EP
Public Warning
2005 "9 to 5" 33 — — — Public Warning
2005 "Hoodie" 44 — — — Public Warning
2006 "Nine2Five" (vs. The Ordinary Boys) 6 — — 25 -
2006 "Love Me or Hate Me" 26 45 48 — Public Warning
2007 "Those Were the Days" 88 — — — Public Warning

Promo singles

Year Title
2004 "The Battle" (Featuring Frost P, Shystie & Zuz Rock)
2004 "Ch Ching (Cheque 1 2)"
2005 "A Little Bit of Shhh"
2006 "Blah Blah" (featuring Kalie Burgess)

Notes and references

  2. ^ Catriona Mathewson (February 22, 2007). "Sovereign hits her gold mine". News.com.au.
  3. Jasmine Dotiwala (February 13, 2007). "Jasmine's Juice". The Voice.
  4. http://www.winamp.com/media/music-artist/691765
  5. http://www.helpmegetrandomwithladysovereign.com/
  6. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/10/29/PKGMQKFJDC1.DTL
  7. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/11/19/PKGMQKFLP11.DTL
  8. http://music.yahoo.com/read/news/39176929

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