Lady Sovereign

Real name: Louise Harman

Age: 24

Best Known For: The singles Love Me Or Hate Me and Nine2Five (vs The Ordinary Boys)

Early Life: Raised on a council estate in Wembley, north-west London, she was influenced by her mother’s Salt-n-Pepa albums and inspired by the success of Ms Dynamite.

Aged 14, she began writing raps and uploading them to a So Solid Crew fan forum.

Harman met DJ Frampster online and they started uploading sets online as the garage/grime duo Heavy Like Dat.

Career High: Meeting Jay-Z, then president of record label Def Jam, in 2005. He asked her to perform freestyle and she was immediately signed, although later left the label.

Love Life: Single

Don’t Mention: The night she spent in a Brisbane police cell in September after spitting in the face of a nightclub bouncer. The rapper pleaded guilty to assault and to being drunk and disorderly.

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