Lady Sovereign

Subsequently ditched by Def Jam, she then encountered pretty much widespread indifference to comeback record ‘Jigsaw' (these pages excepted…).

Not only do her fans not mind waiting (it probably helps that there's free booze laid on by the soft-drink company sponsoring the gig) but when Lady Sovereign does appear they greet her with possessive joy.

Dropping in for one UK show before setting off to support Gwen Stefani's American tour this is a slicker Lady Sovereign than the one who went to try her luck in the US a year ago.

She stands at five foot nothing in her trainers she's wearing goofy shades and has her hair scraped sideways into her trademark ponytail but you wouldn't want to cross her.

This irony dawns on Lady Sovereign tonight as the nation's newest street-chic mascot takes to the stage to begin rapping about herself only to realise that this has become her job - and it's a bank holiday weekend.

So I went to the Toronto Comic Art Festival this past weekend. One of the guests was Kagan Mcleod. Dude does a wicked comic called 'Infinite Kung Fu' as well as amazingly beautiful pieces for the National Post. He's also getting well known in rap circles for his ‘History of Rap’ poster. I purchased the first

Promoting her new album Jigsaw, noticeably more commercial than 2006’s Public Warning, Sov managed to throw a temper tantrum, flash her tits, and get the crowd all riled in up in just one set.