Lady Sovereign is dropping a new single on the US, "Love Me Or Hate Me." It couldn't be timed more perfectly, since we are focusing on our favorite female musicians doing big things and be filthy or dirty or rude or whatever, in essence, being themselves.
Lady Sov is a perfect example of this new generation of female artists who are killin' it of late. First off, she came out of the hyper-masculine grime scene, a scene that makes hip hop seem kinda open and girly. I'm not gonna get into the debate about how grime she is, as I don't feel like having the authenticity debate now. Suffice it to say, she's making waves in genres, grime and hip hop, that have been boys' clubs. Best of all, she's done it her way, with skills and a degree of realness as opposed to short skirts and cleavage (not that there's anything wrong with that). Secondly, she's got her own style and doesn't appear to be adapting it at all as she comes to America. I love the side ponytail, can't wait for the Williamsburg and South Philly girls to start rocking that soon. That's the template we're dealing with, talented, great music, stylish, confident, real, etc.
This song is perfect to kick off this grrl power theme. The title should give away the message, basically a love me or hate me, I don't give a shit thing. Even better, the whole song is witty and funny and sees Sov being the girl from the block, albeit a British one. The beats are decent, nice arcade sound at times, nothing too special. Sov runs the show, though. This is the dirty version with the f-word, which you can't get at the other sites. Can't wait for the full-length album on Def Jam, which is scheduled to be released October.
-Speaking of women doing big things, check out Dispatches from the Dancefloor, Kitty Laverne's great blog dedicated to dance music. She covers music that actually plays in clubs, the house and disco tunes that are popular, while also keeping an eye on the classics and remixes that probably have a bigger following among bloggers. Of special note, check out the Jacques Lu Cont stuff (you must download The Faint remix), the look at KLF and Liberty City's "Some Lovin'."
-Where my Dylan fans at? Check back later tonight for the next installment of Bob Dylan Sunday. Not sure how this fits in with the grrl power thing, but whatever.
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