Public Warning - Lady Sovereign
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6.1 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 26
  3. Negative: 8 out of 26

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  1. melaniem
    Nov 4, 2006
    9
    I can tell this album is my new favorite. Lady Sov gives a strong message and has a whole lotta 'tude- in a good way. My favorite song is "Love Me Or Hate Me."
  2. kenb
    Nov 5, 2006
    8
    If Mike Skinner and Dizzie Racal had a female child it would probably be Lady Sovereign. Not a bad album. Lyrics are fresh but arent real enough. Seems to rap about how british she is alot.
  3. Laury
    Oct 30, 2006
    7
    She's brash and fun, but does she have the credibilty to be the female Eminem? I seriously doubt it. Her music will most certainly appeal to 14 year-olds, but somehow I don't see this lightweight kind of rap being played in Harlem or places like that.
  4. MarieR
    Jan 10, 2007
    9
    Thank god for Lady Sov! SO nice to see a non-Barbie-lookin chick on the charts who truly kicks a*s ands has fun doing it! I am blown away by her incredible rapping skill and awesome lyrics. And she doesn't take herself oh-so-seriously like so many artists do.
  5. NeilS
    Jan 20, 2007
    3
    Battle Jelly Donut!
  6. ChrisG
    Feb 2, 2007
    0
    This is honestly the worst music I have ever heard. It's annoying and gives me a headache everytime i hear it. I have the unfortunate luck to work at a store who has this crap on their cd. I want to kill myself everytime it comes on. Please no more from Lady Sucks
  7. Chris
    Apr 3, 2007
    0
    After the hype, I found the CD to be incredibly monotonous. One song, OK, but the cutting remarks and the repetetive beats just got annoying.
  8. ZachB
    Jun 13, 2007
    10
    A sight of thing to come from this great talent.
  9. MarcelB
    May 30, 2009
    8
    Lady Sovereign is the most courageous singer I seen in a long time. The album is one of the bests in the style I ever hear. Loved her!
  10. annab
    Dec 5, 2006
    9
    lady sov is always great the cheeky lyrics that make no sense but we know them anyway and swears thta just arn't the biggest thing in the song like some rappers make swears the focal point of their songs
  11. JG
    Jan 18, 2007
    5
    Ultimately not enough new material for those who knew she was before she went to America. I also feel shes dummed down some of the tracks for the States moved away from Grime and dark garage beats in favour of 10 a penny beats. But still, I think she got skills, but needs the right canvas
  12. freakfrak
    Feb 16, 2007
    0
    her noise is so incredibly annoying, you would have to pay me to actually buy her cd! her annoying facial expressions don't help either! Go home to Croydon, you piece of trash!
  13. steffy
    Feb 4, 2007
    10
    totally rad
  14. joannan
    Apr 10, 2007
    0
    horrible! i couldnt even listen to this
  15. ashs
    Jul 27, 2007
    0
    i genuinely believe she should be shot for the utter travesty which is her and her (for want of a better word) music.
  16. SimonB
    May 14, 2008
    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
  17. EspenS
    Nov 3, 2006
    10
    Simply amazing in every way. The beats, the flow, the lyrics, it all fits so well together.
  18. ErikH
    Dec 9, 2006
    0
    Absolute garbage. Ken B, please refrain from ever comparing this to artist like Dizzee Rascal (btw nice work spelling his name wrong) and the Streets. Their music has real credibility. It isn't dumbed-down-wannabe-grime-commercial-filtered to-appea- to-tweens-shit like this nonsense.
  19. [Anonymous]
    Nov 11, 2006
    8
    Great album, unfortunatley half the songs arent new. All of the music is great, its nice to see a different type of hip hop.
  20. JamalKing
    Aug 18, 2010
    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.

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
67 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 34
  3. Negative: 2 out of 34
  1. Filter
    36
    A thin and innocuous stretch of yawners. [#22, p.97]
  2. PopMatters
    70
    On Public Warning, Lady Sovereign explores the natural edges of her characteristic sound and emerges a more fully-realised artist.
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  3. Blender
    50
    Her subject matter is goofier, her flow is dumbed down and her beats are staler.
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