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Lady Sovereign was raised in Britain, however, her father is Canadian/British. She
grew up on the Chalkhill Estate, a council housing estate in North-West London. Lady
Sovereign cites Ms. Dynamite as an influence and has supported The Streets, Obie Trice, Dizzee
Rascal and Basement
Jaxx on tour.
Lady Sovereign first received attention when she recorded "The Battle", a
freestyle girls versus boys battle rap with Shystie, Suz Rock and Frost P. Each rapper who
participated in the recording of "The Battle" has since been signed to a record deal.
Lady Sovereign signed to Island Def Jam Music Group in 2005, after auditioning for
Def Jam Recordings president and CEO, Jay-Z. Lady
Sovereign is the first non-American female to appear on the Def Jam label.
In May 2006, Lady Sovereign enjoyed her biggest success to date. She featured
on the latest 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.
On October 17, 2006, Lady Sovereign's music video, "Love Me or Hate Me", became the
first video by a British artist to ever reach #1 on the U.S. version of MTV's Total Request Live.
In late 2006, Lady Sovereign will embark on a 26-city North American tour.
