Lady Sovereign "Jig-Raw!"

Lady Sovereign's next cd is "Jigsaw" and it has an April release date. The first single "I Got You Dancing" is already out there.

Since her first release, "Public Warning" heralded "Love Me or Hate Me", "Random" and other tracks, I think that there is some build up for this Lady Sov project.

I've had the pleasure of listening to "Jig-Raw" - a mashup of Lady Sov material by Jack Beats.

It's pretty cool. I don't know that I can hear much growth in her as an emcee and her style pretty much remains the same. I can dig that. It's a damn if you do and damn if you don't kind of thing. If she changes or adapts her style, people get critical and the same if she doesn't change a thing. What's a girl to do? I'm hoping down the road that she does go in a different direction or she will be here today and gone tomorrow.

I know that I should save my comments for when the full project drops, but I think I have a pulse on this one hip hoppers. kfox.

The Lady is Back ...

... and that Lady would be Lady Sovereign. Nice to have a female emcee on the block. Some folks think that she is just a lot of hype. I think she has some skills and that there is room for her in this ever expanding arena called hip hop.

This first track is called "I Got You Dancing!" and has some of the signature craziness heard previously on Lady Sov projects. Just kinda quirky. Her style will not be digestible to some. Especially on this particular track it's missing a heavy bass line; has more of a techno, airy - well, dance vibe to it.

At any rate, you can judge the young, British hip hopper for yourself. Rolling Stone has the song for download on their site:

• Lady Sovereign "I Got You Dancing!" download on Rolling Stone

The full disk won't drop until April '09. So get ta gettin hip hoppers. kfox.

Little or no advice

...hey hip hoppers, it seems that you are on your own in terms of what music you might spend your hard earned bennies on. This day, I can only tell you what is available for purchase. I know that you are sad-faced and heavy hearted with that information, but I aim to boost you up in the near future.

Here is what I am diggin:

• Rhymefest "Blue Collar" - ChiTown is reppin
• Loer Velocity "Ready for a Renaissance" - this one is a must have!
• X:144 & SPS "m.e." - ooooh la la
• Dan the Automator "presents 2k7" - I love hoops!

Now, here is what is new to my four sets of eyes:

• Lady Sovereign "Public Warning" - foul mouth, but fun
• JRK "JRK" - crazy beats and rhymes
• Hi-Tek "Hi-Teknology2" - Ohio reppin
• Jazzy Jeff "Hip Hop Forever III" - everything that's old is new again
• Fat Jon & Styrofoam "The Same Channel" - Cincy meets Berlin
• The Green Brothers "Everybody's Green" - fun and funky
• K-Os "Atlantis - Hymns for Disco" - not all hip hop, but original and organic

I'm exhausted from what my students call "election day hangover", but from the looks of this list, it is indeed a hip hop hangover.

Lovin you, lovin you and lovin you some more ... kfox