Born Louise Amanda Harman in Wembley, Lady Sovereign was raised on the Chal… Read Full Bio ↴Born Louise Amanda Harman in Wembley, Lady Sovereign was raised on the Chalkhill estate. When she was 13, after having a liking for popular 90s artist, Ms. Dynamite, she started practicing rapping in the mirror with a hair brush. She left school when she was 16 and at the age of 17 she became one of the UK's few white female MCs. She has been cited often as part of the rising British grime scene, and has received outside appreciation from moviegoers for her relation to Rupert Grint. Lady Sovereign cites Ms. Dynamite as an influence.

Lady Sovereign now resides in North London, England.

Career
Lady Sovereign first received attention when she recorded "The Battle", a freestyle girls versus boys battle rap with Shystie, Suz Rock and Frost P. Each rapper who participated in the recording of "The Battle" has since been signed to a record deal.

Lady Sovereign signed to Island Def Jam Music Group in 2005, after auditioning for Def Jam Recordings president and CEO, Jay-Z and The Island Def Jam Music Group chairman, Antonio "L.A." Reid.

Shortly afterwards, "Random" was released. This was followed by "9 to 5" which entered the UK Top 40 at number 33. The follow-up single, "Hoodie" - produced by dance act Basement Jaxx - failed to reach the top 40, peaking at number 44. Lady Sovereign has since recorded with AdRock from the American rap group the Beastie Boys and American producer Dr. Luke.

When The Ordinary Boys released the single "Boys Will Be Boys", Lady Sovereign came back with her own reply remix, featuring the music and chorus of the original, but with mostly her own vocals to the tune of "girls will be girls". In May 2006, the favor was returned when she was featured on The Ordinary Boys single, "Nine2Five," a remixed version of her own "9 to 5," credited as "The Ordinary Boys vs Lady Sovereign." "Nine2Five" entered at number 38 in the UK top 40 singles on downloads only, and jumped to #6 upon availability as a CD and 7" vinyl single during the week commencing May 22, 2006. This was her highest chart position to date and has helped to increase the media attention garnered by Lady Sovereign.

Lady Sovereign is the first non-American female to appear on the Def Jam label. Her former lack of success in the UK may be due in part to her stigma as representative of chav culture. She was featured on a Sky One documentary on chavs produced by Julie Burchill, after having been the target of a barrage of abuse and ridicule on the internet forum ChavScum. However, she has a following in the United States and has co-headlined a tour with The Streets, with whom she appeared in a remix for his song "Fit But You Know It." Lady Sovereign's cult following was again boosted after she recorded an attack on singer Jentina with "Sad Ass Strippa," a play on words of Jentina's song "Bad Ass Strippa." Kitty Empire of The Guardian is known to be a fan of "Sad Ass Strippa" and mentioned it in an interview she wrote about Lady Sovereign.

Lady Sovereign recently served as the host and spokesperson for Adult Swim and Chocolate Industries' Chocolate Swim.

On October 31, 2006, her debut album, Public Warning, was released, featuring "Random," "9 to 5," "Hoodie" and her new single, "Love Me or Hate Me," which was also released on the same day.

On August 1, 2006, Lady Sovereign's new single "Love Me or Hate Me", a collaboration with American producer Dr. Luke, was aired on the radio for the first time in North America on Flow 93.5 in Canada. The song explains how she is almost the exact inverse of typical female rappers that sell very well, and shows some disgruntlement in pop culture. She explains she doesn't have looks, she can't sing, and can't dance, so love her or hate her. The harmony featured in this song references the Genesis track "I Can't Dance". She is also known for sometimes calling herself a midget (she stands at 5'1, or 152 cm), where she says: "This is officially the biggest midget in the game".

She began an American tour on October 23, 2006 and soon appeared live on CBS-TV's Late Show with David Letterman. On November 18, 2006, it was announced that Lady Sovereign had contracted a throat and chest infection, forcing postponement of her shows in Las Vegas.

As of late 2006, "Love Me or Hate Me" was played in a Verizon Wireless advertisement for the LG Chocolate. It also appears on the Need for Speed: Carbon and Ugly Betty soundtrack, as does "9 to 5" on the latter. On October 17, 2006 "Love Me or Hate Me" became the first video by a British artist to reach #1 on the U.S. (and original) version of MTV's Total Request Live. "Love Me Or Hate Me" was released in the UK on 29 January 2007, with the album following on 5 February 2007.

She has recorded a track for The O.C.'s new album, Music From The O.C. Mix 6 "Covering Our Tracks", where she sings The Sex Pistols' "Pretty Vacant".

On December 31, 2006, Lady Sovereign helped ring in the New Year with a performance of "Love Me Or Hate Me" during the MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007 special which aired on MTV.

Sov's full-length Straight Up Cheeky is supposedly coming out early summer, but as for other LS sightings: "Ch-Ching (Cheque 1, 2 Remix)" is on the first major-label grime comp Run The Road, and a 20-minute "FelineMix" has been floating around the p2ps for about a year now.

She returned with her new album Jigsaw which was released on April 7, 2009 on Sov's own label Midget Records.

Food Play
Lady Sovereign Lyrics

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This one's for the lover's out there,
For those who like their food to enhance their mood for love.
From the depths of the sea, to the heavens up above.

I just love the way Häagen-dazs drips down your cheek.
The way you munch your quarter pounder.
Oh my, the way you chew that cheese,
You sleez.

Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
I wanna try
Food play.

We can have a laugh with the talk of Häagen-dazs,
We can watch the moon cause I know you like the stars.
We're sharing two scoops with one spoon it's too cute
It's kinds turning me on isn't that what you wanna do?
We can food fight cause I'm in the mood tonight.
Dirty kisses, dirty dishes in my sink I'll be your dirty misses
What ya think, I think flirtin' is vicious
Especially after a meal when you start lickin' your fingers.

Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
I wanna try
Hey baby put out that cigarette and drive over here.

You make my lips hard just like cherry pits
And you can make me hit em high notes like Mariah Carey hits em'
We can share our pie and chips, check out my diet tips,
You don't need to eat that burger so lets just rub it round your lips
We can food fight cause I'm in the mood tonight.
Ice cubes in my room something we should try soon,
I like you, I like this, melt is down while my kiss is
Sugar coated from the seas
I'll be your genie, rock your wishes

Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
I wanna try
You wanna try? you wanna come and play with me?
You wanna come and lay with me? yeah. sexy sexy baby.

Spoons. ice cream, crisps, food blenders, fridges, lick that plate, lick that spoon

Push me, push me up against that fridger, I ain't frigid.
I'm just expressing myself as one really hungry midget.
Crack open them twiglets so we can munch them like piglets.
So we can get hot and heated now tell me are you really
Now chocolates, caramel, and runny honey
You can run it all over my face or even on my tummy.
Now what about an english breakfast that could be really yummy.
Or you could cover me in porridge, oh porridge

Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
You're doing something that I really like.
I wanna try

Smoke a little smoke, tell a little joke,
And go hahaha with the sovereign lady, english breakfast, a sexy english breakfast.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Lady Sovereign's song "Food Play" celebrate the combination of two of life's greatest pleasures: food and sex. It speaks to the lover in all of us who enjoy using food to set the mood for love. From ice cream to porridge, the lyrics run through a list of food items that can be used in a playful and sensual way. Lady Sovereign seems to be really turned on by watching her lover eat and take pleasure in their food. She finds their indulgence in food sexy and appetizing.

The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "Sugar, honey, sexy baby/Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately/Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie/You're doing something that I really like/I wanna try/Food play." Lady Sovereign's lyrics paint a deliciously erotic picture that is meant to arouse and amuse listeners. The song's playful tone evokes a sense of fun and flirtation, which makes it a great song to play during a night of relaxed, light-hearted romance.

Overall, the song celebrates the pleasures of food and how it can add a little extra spice to our love lives.

Line by Line Meaning

This one's for the lover's out there,
Lady Sovereign's song is about food and love.

For those who like their food to enhance their mood for love.
The song is for people who enjoy using food to bring them closer to their partner.

From the depths of the sea, to the heavens up above.
The song covers all types of food, from seafood to desserts.

I just love the way Häagen-dazs drips down your cheek.
Lady Sovereign is aroused by watching her partner eat ice cream.

The way you munch your quarter pounder.
Lady Sovereign loves the way her partner eats a hamburger.

Oh my, the way you chew that cheese,
Lady Sovereign is turned on by the way her partner eats cheese.

You sleez.
Lady Sovereign playfully teases her partner for being a bit naughty.

Sugar, honey, sexy baby
Lady Sovereign is flirtatiously addressing her partner.

Don't think I didn't notice you were teasing me with food lately
Lady Sovereign is acknowledging that her partner has been using food to seduce her.

Sugar, honey, hunky punky pie.
Lady Sovereign is continuing to flirt with her partner.

You're doing something that I really like.
Lady Sovereign is enjoying the food play with her partner.

I wanna try
Lady Sovereign wants to participate in food play with her partner.

We can have a laugh with the talk of Häagen-dazs,
Lady Sovereign and her partner can enjoy talking about ice cream.

We can watch the moon cause I know you like the stars.
Lady Sovereign and her partner can enjoy a romantic evening together.

We're sharing two scoops with one spoon it's too cute
Lady Sovereign finds it romantic that she and her partner are sharing ice cream with one spoon.

It's kinds turning me on isn't that what you wanna do?
Lady Sovereign is aroused by the romantic atmosphere with her partner.

We can food fight cause I'm in the mood tonight.
Lady Sovereign wants to have a playful food fight with her partner.

Dirty kisses, dirty dishes in my sink I'll be your dirty misses
Lady Sovereign is implying that she will be a naughty partner for her lover.

What ya think, I think flirtin' is vicious
Lady Sovereign believes that playful flirting can lead to an exciting and fun romantic experience.

Especially after a meal when you start lickin' your fingers.
Lady Sovereign is expressing her attraction to her partner when they lick their fingers after a meal.

Hey baby put out that cigarette and drive over here.
Lady Sovereign is inviting her partner to come over to her.

You make my lips hard just like cherry pits
Lady Sovereign finds her partner arousing.

And you can make me hit em high notes like Mariah Carey hits em'
Lady Sovereign is excited by her partner's sexual prowess.

We can share our pie and chips, check out my diet tips,
Lady Sovereign and her partner can share delicious food together and laugh about their eating habits.

You don't need to eat that burger so lets just rub it round your lips
Lady Sovereign is suggesting that her partner can still enjoy a burger in a sensual way without eating it.

Ice cubes in my room something we should try soon,
Lady Sovereign is suggesting that they experiment with using ice cubes during food play.

I like you, I like this, melt is down while my kiss is
Lady Sovereign is admitting her love for her partner and the excitement of the situation.

Sugar coated from the seas
Lady Sovereign is referring to the natural sweetness of seafood in a playful way.

I'll be your genie, rock your wishes
Lady Sovereign is offering to fulfill her partner's desires.

Spoons. ice cream, crisps, food blenders, fridges, lick that plate, lick that spoon
Lady Sovereign is listing food-related objects that can be used in food play.

Push me, push me up against that fridger, I ain't frigid.
Lady Sovereign is expressing her desire for her partner and confirming that she is not frigid.

I'm just expressing myself as one really hungry midget.
Lady Sovereign is using humor to describe herself as a small and passionate lover.

Crack open them twiglets so we can munch them like piglets.
Lady Sovereign is suggesting that her partner and her enjoy eating crispy snacks together.

So we can get hot and heated now tell me are you really
Lady Sovereign is asking her partner if they are also turned on by the food play.

Now chocolates, caramel, and runny honey
Lady Sovereign is excited about the potential of using different sweet foods in their play.

You can run it all over my face or even on my tummy.
Lady Sovereign is offering her partner different ideas for how to use sweet food in a sensual way.

Now what about an english breakfast that could be really yummy.
Lady Sovereign is suggesting using a traditional English breakfast as part of their food play routine.

Or you could cover me in porridge, oh porridge
Lady Sovereign is getting playful and suggestive with her partner about what they can do with food.

Smoke a little smoke, tell a little joke,
Lady Sovereign is suggesting that they enjoy each other's company with humor and maybe even a smoking session.

And go hahaha with the sovereign lady, english breakfast, a sexy english breakfast.
Lady Sovereign is setting the scene of a fun and sexy breakfast with her lover.

Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: GABRIEL OLEGAVICH, LOUISE HARMAN

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