This is what would happen if M.I.A. moved back to London and spent too much time with the Streets: She'd hang on tight to the dance-driven beats, turn up the thick British accent and develop the dirtiest little mouth in town. She would, in all telling measures, be MC Lady Sovereign.
The self-proclaimed "biggest midget in the game," Sovereign delivers on her heavily anticipated U.S. debut, Public Warning. After success in the U.K. with a pair of EPs, the 5'1" grenade has recently blown away the stateside scene with "Love Me or Hate Me," a single in which she ruthlessly criticizes her least flattering physical attributes, shamelessly endorses her most, and then proclaims the attitude of the entire album: "If you love me then thank you/If you hate me then f- you."
Turns out it's love: Look for Sov in Verizon Wireless promos, on upcoming episodes of The OC and even during TRL countdowns. You're welcome.
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