Louise Amanda Harman (born 1985),[1] better known by the stage name Lady Sovereign, is a British rapper, best known for the songs "9 to 5" and "Love Me or Hate Me".

She released a number of solo records and opened for Basement Jaxx, the Streets, Dizzee Rascal, D12 and Obie Trice.

On 15 November 2005, Chocolate Industries released the Vertically Challenged EP, which collected most of her singles recorded to date.

With Usher and L.A. Reid seated next to him, Jay-Z asked for one on-the-spot freestyle from Sovereign before offering her a contract with Def Jam.

With the single "Hoodie", Lady Sovereign released her full-length debut, Public Warning, on Def Jam in 2006.

[10][11] The music video for the single features Lady Sovereign mocking stereotypical ideals of femininity by satirizing popular dress and mannerisms.

[citation needed] On 17 October 2006 "Love Me or Hate Me" became the first video by a British artist to reach number 1 on the United States (and original) version of MTV's Total Request Live.

It also appears on the soundtrack of the video game Need for Speed: Carbon, and became the theme song for the first season of reality TV show Bad Girls Club.

"9 to 5" also appeared on an episode of the aforementioned Bad Girls Club, as well as on the soundtrack of the Xbox 360's version of EA Sports' FIFA World Cup 2006 video game, on the Ugly Betty soundtrack and features in the 2007 film St Trinian's, "Random" appears on the Midnight Club 3: DUB Edition Remix soundtrack, and features on an episode of Malcolm in The Middle, "I Got You Dancing" was featured in Need for Speed: Nitro, "Hoodie" was used for a Mario Party Nintendo DS commercial.

Bizarre Creation's Project Gotham Racing 4 video game on the Xbox 360 features the song "Blah Blah" by Lady Sovereign, EA's Fight Night Round 4 video game features Lady Sovereign's "Bang Bang" track, "So Human" appears in season 2 episode 1 of the television series '90210', "Jigsaw" was featured in the second episode of the fifth season of MTV reality show The Hills, called 'Everything Happens For A Reason'.

[citation needed] On 22 January 2010, Sovereign was due to appear on This Week, a BBC political review show, to discuss the laws regarding self-defence for householders.

However, when the segment began, presenter Andrew Neil apologised to viewers and explained the rapper had "done a runner."

Neil instead discussed the topic with regular contributors Michael Portillo and Diane Abbott and concluded by joking "Who needs Lady Sovereign?

"[18] Lady Sovereign appeared on the British game show Total Wipeout's eighth celebrity special.

[19] In September 2009, while in Brisbane, Australia for the Parklife Festival, Lady Sovereign was arrested for assault and drunk and disorderly behaviour after spitting on a nightclub bouncer.

[22] In a 2010 interview with Diva magazine, Lady Sovereign said she came out as a lesbian[23][24] in the house during Celebrity Big Brother but that her declaration did not end up in the broadcast show.