I don't think this is a discussion as to who is the whitest etc. with regards to "the white guy in SLK".
I think a lot of people don't feel sov due to the accent she uses when she spits. Whether she's white or black that voice is a proper marmite one. U either love it or hate it.
Sov is definitely grime. But she is definitely not a flagship artist by a long shot. I'm glad the UK press are taking notice of grime - whoever it may be getting the column inches. But I must admit i do frown every time I read her described as one of the biggest things in the grime scene.
She is not one of the biggest things IN the grime scene however she is definitely one of the biggest grime artists in the music industry.
I hope I haven't confused matters further. Basically I'm stating that Sov is not big to the grime followers who attend the raves and buy the records. But she is one of the biggest names affiliated with grime due to Casual records excellent work and PR with her.
My personal opinion on Sov is that she is definitely marketable - she sticks out like a sore thumb. However her sound isn't totally true to herself and for me - one of grime's biggest attributes is the fact that 90% of the time you're getting real people, real life, real stories behind the tracks and the lyrics and the voices spitting.
Sov is a wicked lyricist but I'm not 100% sure of her jamaican yardie accent. And for me, the mc's voice is 70% of the package.