Its already been three years since Lady Sovereign broke out with the widespread success of her debut album, Public Warning, garnering praises from music magazines all across the globe as well as the great H.O.V.A himself. Since then, not much has been heard of the self-proclaimed Biggest Midget in the Game, but with the recent release of her sophomore album, Jigsaw, Lady Sovereign is back and bigger than before.
Although Lady Sovereign first emerged as the breakout star back in 2006, a three-year hiatus was ample amount of time to forget she even broke out in the first place. Performing at the El Rey Theatre this past Tuesday, I found myself surprised by the number of fans who came in attendance. I found myself even more surprised by their dedication and enthusiasm of her highness, especially after such a long break. And despite the fact that she went on a break, doesnt mean her fans did too.
Following the opening acts of Hollywood Holt and Chester French, DJ Annalyze turned out some juice to warm up the crowd, making a smooth entrance for Lady Sovereign who was welcomed to the stage by screaming fans.
Lady Sovereign performed songs off both her albums, Public Warning and Jigsaw to which fans sang along word for word, which is impressive considering that Jigsaw was released a month ago. Fans were dancing in frenzy when Lady Sovereign performed Random and Love Me or Hate Me, a throwback to when she first arrived from across the sea. In between grunts, snarls and Ois!, drawing attention to her breasts and throwing beers onto the audience, she intermittently fell out of her hardcore-boyish persona with smiles and quips with the audience members.
Lady Sovereign also performed Jigsaw, which showcased the different direction and display of maturity and growth for her second album of the same name. Clenching her heart singing (yes, singing, not rapping) about her broken heart was pleasantly unexpected from this formally aggressive Adidas tracksuit wearing rapper.
In her short set, Lady Sovereign also covered Metro Stations Shake It, whilst kicking around a beer bottle as if it were a soccer ball. Which I guess goes to show that boys will always be boys.
