Can Lady Sovereign Make It in America?

We're fans of U.K. rapper Lady Sovereign. Buzz about her has been building among the underground music cognoscenti in America for well over a year now. But it is with her second disc and her first full album on Def Jam (approved by Jay Z himself) that she formally and finally makes her big debut in the U.S.A. The question is can she make it as a star in America? Or will she meet with only moderate success and remain an indie hip-hop star, in spite of much critical acclaim. This was the case with several British hip-hop and rap artists to hop the pond, as it were, in the past few years, notably The Streets (aka Mike Skinner), Dizzee Rascal, and M.I.A. We love the music of all of these artists, especially M.I.A., whose music, courtesy of DJ Diplo, is some of the freshest we've heard in years. But none of them have managed to appeal to an audience much wider than the urban hipster base in the U.S. Lady Sovereign might change that. We'd love to see her on BET.

Posted by Supercore at November 7, 2006 11:17 PM