Published 21:11, May the 4th, 2009
Tough, tiny, grimy
INTERVIEW. Britain’s Lady Sovereign has cornered the market on being the toughest, tiniest white female rapper. Promoting her sophomore album, “Jigsaw” (somewhat begrudgingly, we might add), Sov speaks on a public shaming from Robert Smith, her departure from Def Jam Records and exposing herself to the country (in whichever way you’d care to imagine).
“Jigsaw” is coming out on your new imprint, Midget, since you were dropped from Def Jam. How are things between you and Jay-Z?
We weren’t exactly best friends, anyway. I met him a few times and the whole thing was blown out of proportion. ... I’ve got no regrets. I did get a bit like, upset about it and drowned my sorrows with champagne.
Seems like with this album, you are sharing more, exposing yourself a bit.
Oooh ... calm down, now. Yeah, I exposed myself to the nation. I mean yeah, it’s a bit more personal. I sing about a relationship issue that I had, and it’s also the first time that I was singing on a track.
The Cure’s Robert Smith has said he doesn’t like your song “So Human,” which has a sample of the band’s “Close to Me.”
If that was me, and someone sampled one of my songs and I wasn’t too keen on it, I wouldn’t let it happen. ... He approved it and he’s just a hypocrite if he says that he doesn’t like it. Maybe he’s broke.
Lady Sovereign
Tonight at 7
Highline Ballroom
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