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Public Warning - Lady Sovereign
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67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critics What's this?

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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

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  • Summary: The South London grime artist becomes Def Jam's very first female MC with the release of this solo debut LP.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Observer Music Monthly
    100
    From production to persona, rhymes to flow, Public Warning is almost flawless.
  2. Playlouder
    60
    'Public Warning' is a good record. It's just unfortunate that (no doubt at the behest of the major label moneymen) Sov's Stateside commitments have led to it emerging here rather bloated, feebly, and late.
  3. Filter
    36
    A thin and innocuous stretch of yawners. [#22, p.97]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 20
  3. Negative: 7 out of 20
  1. JamalKing
    10
    Some really amazing songs on it. Pretty energetic. Rhymes and flow are great. A lot of catchy tunes that actually have sense. "Those were the days" is my absolute favorite.… Expand
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  2. SimonB
    5
    I found her promising, but after getting her album. The result was a blatant "meh". She's good and funny but her songs sound like Eminem material. Even if she claims she isn't to be compared to him, she plays the exact same role he does except more rashly and more teenagery. I know she's 24 or something but she really acts like a teenager. Probably uses this for her image or from her image. Her lyrical prestations are okay. Nothing grand. I don't think she should've aimed for a world-wide market. Probably just stayed in England. Not everybody's ready for an artist that is already hated as she comes on. I find her album's okay and at times just pointlessly bad. So a five is what it deserves. I know she said Jay-Z auditioned her and she passed, but Jay-Z's about as good as they come... And that's not saying much. So I don't know. I think she's a one-hit wonder and her album shows this. She already sonuds like she's half-way through her carreer and is looking for her identity. Buy it if you want, but you'll be dissapointed.… Expand
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  3. NeilS
    3
    Battle Jelly Donut!
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