seems like the grime cognoscenti dont like sov because she isnt part of the scene and didnt come from 'within'. which makes it sound like some sort of old boys club. nothing wrong with a scene being somewhat protective of itself though, grimes still in the early stages.
sov is gimmicky though, she isnt much of an MC, even if she does have bags of charisma, quirkiness, and personality. shes got that gimmicky quirkiness of a grime missy elliot, as opposed to the out and out weirdness of say, a grime kool keith (should there ever be one). its kind of the same reason i dont see whats so great about ears' happy days - he seems like a thoroughly lacklustre MC, save some whimsy and youthfulness. similarly, sov seems like a great personality, just without the skills (for lack of a better word) to back it up. i rate the girls from fannypack higher than sov as MCs, strange as that might seem!
