Public Warning
by Lady Sovereign
  • Record Label: Def Jam
  • Release Date: Oct 31, 2006
User Score
6.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 28
  3. Negative: 9 out of 28

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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. ZachB
    Jun 13, 2007
    10
    A sight of thing to come from this great talent.
  6. 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!
  7. 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
  8. steffy
    Feb 4, 2007
    10
    totally rad
  9. EspenS
    Nov 3, 2006
    10
    Simply amazing in every way. The beats, the flow, the lyrics, it all fits so well together.
  10. [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.
  11. 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.

Awards & Rankings

99
#99 Most Shared Album of 2006

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

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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