Pop Quiz: Lady Sovereign

Pop Quiz: Lady Sovereign

Aidin Vaziri | She has gone from selling doughnuts at Britain's Wembley Arena to giving Jay-Z a private performance in his New York office. Now British rapper Lady Sovereign (born Louise Harman) is being hotly tipped as the future of hip-hop. The only catch is she's white, barely out of her teens and, at 5 feet 1, considerably more petite than Def Jam label mates such as LL Cool J, Nas and Ludacris. After an appearance with the Streets at the Fillmore earlier this year, Lady Sovereign now returns with her major-label debut, "Public Warning," and the single "Love Me or Hate Me." We did a little of both when we chatted with her recently.

Lady Sovereign
Q: Why don't you wear clothes that fit you?
A: Pardon?
Q: Your clothes are humongous!
A: I'm a bit skinny. No, I don't know, man. I just feel more comfortable when it's all baggy.
Q: Is it because you're too embarrassed to shop in the little girl's department?
A: Shut up! I don't know, man. The tightest I'll go is a tank top, and they don't even fit me.
Q: But what if you have a knockout body under there?
A: I do, but really little people notice.
Q: Wait, do you mean "little people" or "just a few people"?
A: No, hardly anyone notices. What am I talking about?
Q: How you wear size XXXXXL shirts.
A: Yeah, man. I wear tents. I don't know. It's just me. It's just comfortable.