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Even if Sov doesn't live up to the hype, there is enough quality material on Public Warning to warrant more music from the self-proclaimed "biggest midget in the game."
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UncutThe contrived newer stuff suggests she should stop trying to impress US hip hop royalty. [Mar 2007, p.91]
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'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.
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Q MagazineA cheap production slightly undermines, but the world is hers. [Mar 2007, p.111]
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Her subject matter is goofier, her flow is dumbed down and her beats are staler.
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She undoubtedly has a great record or two in her. This, sadly, isn't one of them.
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Every song seems like it all went through a grime factory conveyor belt, and at the expense of being cohesive, Public Warning grows a bit repetitive.
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It's all very funny and cheeky, but after a full album's worth it grows cloying, like a good Saturday Night Live skit that's two minutes too long.
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MojoThe joke's pretty much over after one listen. [Feb 2007, p.106]
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Public Warning is the sound of a fantastic artist seemingly intent on compromising all her strengths.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 17 out of 28
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Mixed: 2 out of 28
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Negative: 9 out of 28
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Aug 18, 2010
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MarcelBMay 30, 2009Lady 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!
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SimonBMay 14, 2008