Lady Leshurr

Lady Leshurr in a performance (2017)

Melesha Katrina O'Garro (* 15. December 1988 in Solihull , West Midlands , England ), known as Lady Leshurr , is a British rapper , singer , record producer , radio - DJ and actress from Birmingham . Her style can be assigned to the hip-hop sub-genre Grime , but also takes up elements from the genres garage , reggae , house , dancehall and pop . Leshurr has been repeatedly referred to in the media as the "Queen of Grime" and "Queen of British Rap".

Surname

The pseudonym Lady Leshurr causes confusion over and over again, as English native speakers often pronounce it incorrectly due to the distorted spelling. Leshurr is correctly pronounced like the last two syllables of O'Garro's first name Melesha , ie "Lee-sha" or, in German translation, "Lie-scha". (  [ left: ʃə ] ). In the very beginning of her career when she rapped still in youth clubs and their first mixtape produced it used the pseudonym Lady L . A friend of her older brother used to call her that. When she was sixteen she wrote a song she called Lady Leshurr and then stuck to that name. Lady L still uses them occasionally, for example when she appears in films.

Career

Leshurr was constantly surrounded by music in her childhood. The whole family loved music. Her siblings played music and rapped too. Leshurr began to write texts at the age of 6, which she raped on her mother's mailbox. The song Bam Bam by the reggae singer Sister Nancy gave her a decisive impetus and cover versions of Bam Bam are still part of Leshurr's live repertoire.

Her discovery of hip-hop culture, which her older sister introduced her, had a musical impact. She was particularly impressed by the music of Eminem and had a lasting influence on her. When she met them at the age of 12, she decided that she wanted to be a musician.

At the Kingshurst Youth & Community Center , a local youth center, she learned the techniques needed to mix and record her own songs. She also learned to play drums and practiced both rapping and dancing. During her time at secondary school, she regularly rapped at parties and worked as a DJ, continuously refining her skills .

At 14 years and published Leshurr produced as Lady L her first mixtape Needle In A heystack . She also promoted and sold the mixtape herself. She sold it over the counter at parties and passers-by in downtown Birmingham. The CD was also available in local record stores. When the legendary [independent] record store Tempest Records agreed to include Needle In A Heystack in their program, Leshurr was so overjoyed that she gave the store the CDs for free. She also gave away CDs to strangers or simply left them on buses and park benches in the hope that someone would find them there and take their attention. She began performing live but kept it a secret from her parents.

In the following years Leshurr performed all over England, took part in numerous rap battles, played at the Sidewinder Festival , her first pieces were played on the radio on stations such as Kiss FM and BBC 1Xtra . In 2009 she released her first official mixtape The Last Second under the name Lady Leshurr . Already the 25 pieces of the first tape showed Leshurr to be a versatile artist who allows different styles to flow into her music. In the same year another mixtape followed with Unleshurr .

Also in 2009, Leshurr - again under the pseudonym Lady L - played the role of Shakia in the film 1 Day by director Penny Woolcock . The film, the action of which is set in the gang milieu of Birmingham, was not shown in various cinemas in the city because the authorities feared riots. 1 Day received mixed reviews and was not a commercial success. For Leshurr, who also rapped in the musical, the film should prove to be decisive. The artists and producers in London, the center of the British hip-hop scene, became aware of Leshurr through the film. This opened important doors for her and can be seen as the artist's first breakthrough.

Leshurr, who had already taken acting lessons in her youth, also worked in films in the following years, for example in 2010 in Fifty by director Ryan Vernava or in 2015 in Lapse of Honor by Rayna Campbell .

In 2010 Leshurr released the mixtape 01:21 AM and the EP Every Little Counts , a compilation of collaborations with other grime musicians such as Dot Rotten , P. Money and Mz. Bratt . In September Leshurr founded her own label Gutter Strut Limited to sell her music and the merchandising products she designed. In October 2015 she dissolved the company again.

Leshurr achieved her national breakthrough in 2011 when the video for her cover version of Chris Brown's Look at Me Now on Worldstarhiphop.com was viewed over 80,000 times in just one day. The first English daily newspapers started reporting on her and she was honored with an Official Mixtape Award for "Best Female Artist" . In the same year she released the EP Off the Lesh as well as the two mixtapes L Day and Friggin L, on which Look At Me Now is included. Friggin L also calls Leshurr a clothing line that she launched in 2011. Friggin L products , which Leshurr designs and sells itself, are extremely popular. She turned 2011, five video clips and in November their first single, which was released by Wizzy Wow produced Lego . The accompanying video was published in advance on October 30, 2011 by Hottesttracks.com. Lego was also released as an EP, along with some remixes.

In 2012, Leshurr released the 2000 and L mixtape. Again she received an Official Mixtape Award for "Best Female Artist" and an Urban Music Award in the same category. Leshurr plays concerts with the reggae band The Rasites . In addition to the classic roots reggae pieces by the Rasites, the band and Leshurr also played reggae versions of some pieces from Leshurr's repertoire, such as Lego and Look At Me Now . As part of the event series Bass Culture - The Influence Of Reggae On British Music , she gave her first concert in the United States with the band on March 17, 2012 in Austin (Texas) . Also as part of Bass Culture , Leshurr and the Rasites toured all of England in early 2013. Leshurr not only took part in the events as a life performer, she also took part in panel discussions as a speaker.

The Mona Leshurr EP and the L Yeah! Mixtape was released in 2013. The song Blazin ' , which Leshurr had recorded with the electro / dub step musician Torqux , reached number 1 on the MTV Base Charts and ousted Justin Timberlake from this position. On August 10th of that year, Leshurr performed at the BBC Classic Urban Prom with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Albert Hall . Lady Leshurr played Blazin ' , Look At Me Now and Let The Dogs Run Wild . The BBC broadcast the concert nationwide.

In early 2014 Lil Bit Of Lesh was released , as well as videos for three songs (Chase The Dream, Been A Long Time, The Worst) from the mixtape.

After the release of nine mixtapes and four EPs, numerous collaborations with other artists, years of tireless touring and winning several awards, Leshurr's career was, despite initial chart successes and widespread acceptance and recognition, both in the hip-hop community and even in mainstream media, stalled. Although she had received offers from various record companies - including Atlantic Records , Kanye West's GOOD Music and Lil Wayne 's Young Money label - no contract had been concluded. Leshurr, who had always attached great importance to independence, had ultimately signed a contract with a management team, but the collaboration didn't work. Leshurr had achieved a lot, but there was no real commercial success. Despite her notoriety, she was still poor. Then an event occurred that shook her deeply and fell into a depression. A person close to her had gained access to her social media accounts and deleted them completely.

As a result, Leshurr more or less withdrew from the music scene for a year. Of course, she was not completely inactive during this time either. As a guest musician, she was involved in the production of at least 10 songs by other artists. She managed her colleague and friend Paigey Cakey . She traveled all over England with her Lady Leshurr's Rap College - a series of events where she teaches young people tips and tricks about making music. Leshurr got its own broadcast on Reprezent Radio . The Mona Leshurr Show premiered on May 3, 2014. Leshurr moderated the show every two weeks until at least the end of July. At the end of 2014 Leshurr released the song Shurraq on Youtube.

In early 2015, Leshurr finally reported back and on February 1st released Queen's Speech # 1 , the first in a series of freestyles that would prove to be groundbreaking for her career. On June 25, 2015, the first video Leshurrs ( Queen's Speech # 3 ) reached 1,000,000 views. This event led her to the song One Million Views , which was later released on the Queen's Speech EP . On July 30th of the same year, their first official website LYeah! on-line.

Leshurr achieved international fame as Queen's Speech # 4, which went viral on the Internet, after Samsung used the song in a commercial for the Galaxy S6 Edge + smartphone and its wireless charging station. In just three days, Queen's Speech # 4 had 18 million clicks on Facebook.

Leshurr also resumed her activities as a live performer in 2015. In the spring, Leshurr signed a contract with a new booking agency . On March 18, MN2S announce that Leshurr has signed with them. MN2S organized Leshurr's first tour as headliners. The Mad Ting Tour was sold out. Leshurr was nominated in three categories (Best Female Act, Best Hip Hop Act and Best Music Video) at the Urban Music Awards and won all three prizes.

In 2015, graffiti artists Chu , Gent 48 and Title painted an exterior wall of the six-story Custard Factory , an independent cultural and commercial center in Birmingham, as part of a nationwide campaign to promote the country's creative minds . Lady Leshurr was one of the four artists from the city depicted in the picture in oversized portraits. In the Custard Factory , Leshurr had taken part in music workshops and dance classes in her youth.

In spring 2016 Leshurr signed a contract with the Sony subsidiary RCA Records . The first releases for the label were the singles Where Are You Now? and Queen's Speech # 6 . On January 1, still under the Signet was already Gutter Strut , the Queen's Speech EP appeared on the Queen's Speech # 1-5 and one million views were included.

Leshurr is touring worldwide for the first time in 2016. She has given concerts and festivals all over England and numerous European countries, the United States and Canada, the Caribbean, Australia, Dubai and East Asia (Vietnam, Singapore, Hong Kong). On November 11, 2016, Leshurr performed at Jazz Voice , the opening gala of the London Jazz Festival . Accompanied by a 42-piece orchestra, she played Bam Bam and Queen's Speech 4 . The performance was badly received by the audience and critics.

In February 2016, the Guinness Brewery released a four-part series of videos in honor of music producer and civil rights activist John Hammond , who died in 1987, each with an artist paying tribute to Hammond . In one of the three-minute clips, Leshurr rapped about her respect for Hammond and its importance. The fashion designer Alexander Wang used Queen's Speech # 3 as background music for the fashion show where he presented his collection for spring / summer 2016. Leshurr was featured on the cover of the August issue of the New Musical Express . In November she received the prestigious MOBO Award for "Best Female Act".

On March 22, 2017, Leshurr thanked her fans on Facebook for the fact that the 21 videos on her YouTube channel had reached a total of 100,000,000 views. The EP Mode and the single Juice were released on April 29th of that year .

In 2019 Lady Leshurr was, alongside Lioness and Ms. Banks, one of three guest rappers on the Will.i.am- produced track Pretty Little Thing . She herself published the track Your Mr in 2019 . During the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, she published the track Quarantine Speech , based on her Queen's Speech series, as a video .

reception

For the most part, Leshurr is received very positively in the media. Matthew Trammel of the New Yorker called her a "nimble, mischievous copywriter." Angela H. Brown of Slug magazine praises the “perfect diction” of her “rhymes spat out at the speed of light”. Leshurr's lyrics are “extremely funny”, says Alexis Petridis of the Guardian , contained some of the “ heaviest punchlines in British rap” (Joylon Webber, Hunger Magazin ) and were “ delivered in perfect flow, ” says Milly McMahon of Complex UK .

Leshurr was included in the 2016 list of the “Five Artists of the Year” by the Internet platform Complete Music Update . According to MTV's Nikki Sehgal , Leshurr “set the bar incredibly high for female MCs ”. Ann Prowers from Esquire sees her as “proof that female rappers are defining the next era of hip hop”, while for Isabelle Hellyer from iD she is “living, breathing, rapping proof” that “you are both the class clown and the smartest person in the room ”can be.

Ludovic Hunter-Tilney from the Financial Times attests to the “charismatic, sharp-tongued” Leshurr “precision, playfulness and perfect timing”. Rahmon Agbaje of Keakie TV thinks her "funny, cheeky and extremely talented" and Ben Ratliffjan of the New York Times calls her a "fresh, proud" and "nimble rapper". For Mosi Reeves of Rolling Stone , the “boisterous rapper” makes an “exciting sound”, and Sam Moore of the New Musical Express considers Leshurr “one of the most exciting and thrilling rap talents”.

Vogue's Marjon Carlos calls Leshurr "Britain's hottest rapper". For T: P of Bespoke Magazine she is “one of the best British grime MCs” and for the organizers of the SXSW Festival “one of the best voices of her generation”. Guardian's Paul Lester finds "their music - their whole approach - a pleasure" ; Q Magazine's Rupert Home , Mic Magazine's Chris Riotta and MTV Australia called Leshurr the "Queen of Grime"; Gracie Taylor of the New Zealand Herald and Milly McMahon of Complex Magazine called her the "Queen of British Rap".

Biographical and personal life

Lady Leshurr was born Melesha Katrina O'Garro in the Kingshurst housing estate in Solihull near Birmingham and grew up with her parents, a brother and two sisters under one roof. Ten other brothers and one other sister lived across the city of Birmingham. Leshurr describes her family environment as "violent and isolated". The relationship with her "very strict, very violent" father was always broken and she tried to avoid him. However, there is a close relationship with the mother. She used the income Leshurr made with Queen`s Speech # 4 to finance a house for her mother.

Leshurr attended Archbishop Grimshaw Catholic School in Solihull. She was a good student, except at math. She mostly used the math lessons to write texts.

Before starting her career, she worked as a security guard at concerts and football matches. She also worked for the fast food chain Subway as a "sandwich artist", as the company calls its sales staff.

Leshurr has lived in London since 2013 . She is unmarried and has no children.

Publications

Lady Leshurr Logo (since 2015)

Mix tapes

• Needle In A Haystack (unofficial, 2002)
• The Last Second (2009)
• Unleshurr (2009)
• 01:21 AM (2010)
• Friggin L (2011)
• L Day (2011)
• 2000 and L (2012)
• L Yeah! (2013)
• Lil Bit of Lesh (2014)

EPs

• Every Little Counts (2010)
• Lego (2011)
• Off the Lesh (2011)
• Mona Leshurr (2013)
• Queen's Speech (2016)
• Fashion (2017)

Singles / published one-offs

2009

• Look Into My Eyes featuring That Man Fox
• Skank

2010

• What I'm doing

2011

• Boom boom
• Lego
• Too Much

2012

• It's For Real featuring Darrell Parkes
• Stars

2013

• It's on me

2014

• Own ting
• Shurraq

2015

• Back It Up A Little
• Born Ready
• Lukatar
• Shurrprise!
• Take it back
• Truiffle Butter Remix

2016

• Mobo Flow
• Queen's Speech # 6
• Real Friends Remix
• Represent
• Where are you now? featuring Wiley
• Unleshed

2017

• Juice
• Queen
• Queen's Speech # 7
• Unleshed 2
• Unleshed 3

2018

• Black Madonna featuring Mr Eazi
• Black panther
• OMW
• On the road
• New Freezer
• RIP

Pieces published in cooperation with other artists

2009

• What Have They Done (Lady Leshurr & P Money)

2010

• Game Over (Female Takeover - Lady Leshurr, RD, Amplify Dot, Envy, Cherri V, Baby Blue, RoxXxan, Lioness and Mz Bratt)
• So So Sik (Grime Partners - Lady Leshurr, SP, Lil Smasha and Screwface)

2011

• Let Me Have A Go (Lady Leshurr & Marvell)

2013

• Ballin (Lady Leshurr & Paigey Cakey)
• Clique (Lady Leshurr & Paigey Cakey)
• Dam City (Lady Leshurr & Paigey Cakey)
• My Money (Lady Leshurr & Paigey Cakey)
• Nasty (Lady Leshurr & Paigey Cakey)

2014

• Don't Waste My Time Remix (Lady Leshurr & Amplify Dot & Shystie)

As a guest musician

2009

• Cool Safe (P Money featuring Lady Leshurr, OG'z and Drifter)
• Shower (Rhymestein featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Stomp (Whitee featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Where We Come (Tinie Tempah featuring Lady Leshurr and Black the Ripper)

2010

• Gimme Gimme (KMD featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Haters Around (KID featuring Lady Leshurr, Discreet, Tiisha and Jeancy)
• This Is SRE (Drop the Funk) (SRE featuring Lady Leshurr, Jaykae and Hitman)

2011

• Finally (Leon & Harvey featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Gangster Remix (Zdot featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Money And Power (The Unit featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Move (Fire Camp featuring Lady Leshurr and Scrufizzer)
• Murder (Lea-Anna featuring Lady Leshurr Lioness and Ce'Cile )
• Ready Remix 2 (Cons featuring Lady Leshurr, Tor, Kasay, Tempa and Nolay)
• So Much More (Manga featuring Lady Leshurr and KOF)
• Tear The Roof Off (Gorilla Sawnoff featuring Lady Leshurr)
• We Know (Trilla featuring Lady Leshurr and RIO)
• Wonky ( Orbital featuring Lady Leshurr)

2012

• Boring Bitches (Etta Bond featuring Lady Leshurr and Raf Riley)
• Da Cypher (Bigz featuring Lady Leshurr and Mistah Fab)
• Delorean Remix (Smiler featuring Lady Leshurr)
• ET (Daddys Girls featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Heart Of Stone ( Bashy featuring Lady Leshurr, Black the Ripper and Dot Rotten)
• Hoods Up Remix (Teddy Music featuring Lady Leshurr, Lil Nasty, Double S, Scrufizzer and Dot Rotten)
• I Wanna Rock Remix (Maxsta featuring Lady Leshurr, Tinchy Stryder and Rizzle Kicks )
• Level Up Remix ( Sway featuring Lady Leshurr and Kelsey)
• Mercy (Igniterr featuring Lady Leshurr, Detox, Impact and Nang Gang)
• Move to Da Gyal Dem (Donae'o featuring Lady Leshurr, Lioness and Mz. Bratt)
• Rock The Mic (Mikey J featuring Lady Leshurr, Mz Bratt, RoxXxan, Amplify Dot, Baby Blue and Lioness)
• Run Your Mouth (Noisses featuring Lady Leshurr, Foreign Beggars and Rtkal)
• Step In The Dance (Mike Delinquent Project featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Sick Love (Vince Kidd featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Va Heter Det (Max Peezay featuring Lady Leshurr)
• WAVY ( Kano & Footsie featuring Lady Leshurr, Jme , D Double E and Sway)

2013

• Bet On It (Young O featuring Lady Leshurr and Griminal)
• Blazin (Torqux featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Donish (Dee Shae featuring Lady Leshurr and Cory Gunz)
• Hardest Out (Tazzle featuring Lady Leshurr)
• I Ain't Rich ... Yet (J. Appiah featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Let the Dogs Run Wild ( Labrinth featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Not Your Hair Remix (Lady Lykez featuring Lady Leshurr, Stush and Lioness)
• Now That You're Gone Remix (Tanya Lacey featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Off the Leash (Teddy Music featuring Lady Leshurr and Double S)
• Sick In The Head (Reflect featuring Lady Leshurr and Sicnis)
• Spitfire (Big Shizz featuring Lady Leshurr, Jammer, Realz and Villain)
• Swag Fi Dem (RSXG featuring Lady Leshurr, Juki Ranx and Brooklynne)

2014

• Bother You Remix ( D'Banj featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Blow It Up (Zdot and Krunchie featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Don't Like Me (Cashtastic featuring Lady Leshurr, Amplify Dot and Yungen)
• Faded (Zdot featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Got It (Zdot and Krunchie featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Hell & Back (Flyboy Junior and Noni featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Hours (Son Of Kick featuring Lady Leshurr and Paigey Cakey)
• Lyrics 4 Lyrics (The Heavy Trackerz featuring Lady Leshurr, Maxsta, Jammin and Big Shizz)
• OK (Dot Rotten featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Party Til We Fight (Tanika featuring Lady Leshurr and Yungen)
• That's What It Is (Hybrid Theory featuring Lady Leshurr and Trilla)
• Vibe (Geko featuring Lady Leshurr)

2015

• Bagheera (Mr. Flash featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Let The Beat Breathe (Dragg featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Supermodels Remix (Mic Lowry featuring Lady Leshurr and Wiley)
• Ting Tun Up! (Jahdan Blakkamoore featuring Lady Leshurr and Melodic Yoza)

2016

• All On Me Distorzion Remix ( Gyptian featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Brand New One (Fizzy featuring Lady Leshurr, Mighty Mo and Gracious K)
• Nothing On Me (Delirious featuring Lady Leshurr and RoRo Benson)
• Rock It (MK The Leader featuring Lady Leshurr)
• Run (Tiggs Da Author featuring Lady Leshurr)

2017

• Bling (Autoerotique featuring Lady Leshurr)

Music videos

2010

• What I'm doing

2011

• Friggin L Director: PacmanTV
• Lego Director: Dego Vizionz
• Look At Me Now Director: Igniterr
• Pizzin On Em Director: Igniterr
• Too Much Directed by Hyperfrank

2012

• Good God Directed by Dego Vizionz & Igniterr
• Like A Winner Director: Lady Leshurr
• LYeah! Directed by Igniterr

2013

• Emotions Directed by Igniterr
• Freak Directed by Lady Leshurr & Urban Flash
• It's On Me Directed by Igniterr
• Upset Director: Dready

2014

• Been A Long Time Director: JDZ
• Chase The Dream
• Shurraq Director: Jay Goodz
• The Worst Directed by Danny Streetz & Kaylum Dennis

2015

• Back It Up A Little
• Lukatar Director: Marcel Beckford
• Queen's Speech # 1 Director: Wowa (Amir Mekkaoui)
• Queen's Speech # 2 Director: Wowa
• Queen's Speech # 3 Director: Wowa
• Queen's Speech # 4 directed by Lady Leshurr & Wowa
• Queen's Speech # 5 Director: Wowa
• Take It Back Director: Leon Alzner

2016

• One Million Views Director: Vowa
• Queen's Speech # 6 Director: Wowa
• Represent Director: Rohan Blair-Mangat
• Unleshed Director: Kaylum Dennis & Vowa.
• Where are you now? Directed by Carly Cussen

2017

• Juice Director: Vowa
• Queen's Speech # 7 Director: Vowa
• Unleshed 2 Director: Vova
• Unleshed 3 Directed by Wowa & Kaylum Dennis
• F My Ex Director: Vowa

2018

• Black Madonna Director: Vova
• Black Panther Director: Vova
• F My Ex Director: Vowa
• OMW Director: Daniele Cernera
• On The Road Directed by Adem Boutlidja & Sam Olaechea
• New Freezer Director: Kaylum Dennis
• RIP Director: Vova

Filmography

• 1 Day Director: Penny Woolcock (2009)
• Sacrilege Director: Daniel Alexander (2009)
• Fifty Director: Ryan Vernava (2010)
• What If Directed by Max Giwa & Dania Pasquini (2012)
• Lapse of Honor Director: Rayna Campbell (2015)
• Legacy Directed by Davie Fairbanks & Marc Small (2015)

Awards

DJ Mag BOB Awards

• 2016 Best MC

MOBO Awards

• 2016 Best Female Act

Official Mixtape Awards

• 2011 Best Female Artist
• 2012 Best Female Artist

Screen Nation Film and Television Awards

• 2016 Best Music Promo Video ( Queen's Speech # 4 )

UGG Female Hip Hop Honor Awards

• 2016 Best Female Artist International

Urban Music Awards

• 2012 Best Female Act
• 2015 Best Female Act
• 2015 Best Hip Hop Act
• 2015 Best Music Video ( Queen's Speech # 4 )

Web links

• L Yeah! Official Lady Leshurr Webpage (English)
• Lady Leshurr at Discogs (English)
• Lady Leshurr in the Internet Movie Database (English)
• Lady Leshurr at Allmusic (English)

Remarks

1. ↑ All of the sources we have checked give 1988 as the year of birth. Only Melesha O'Garro's entry in the British commercial register mentions 1987 as the year of birth.
2. ↑ In an interview with the Guardian , Leshurr reports that during a screening of the film there were arguments between different gangs and stabbings. This is obviously a rumor, as nothing corresponding can be found in other press reports about the non-performance of 1 Day . Compare for example articles in the Birmingham Mail , the Daily Express or the Independent
3. ↑ 01 21 is the phone code for Leshurr's hometown Birmingham.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Melesha Katrina O'Garro . Entry in the UK commercial register.
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Lady Leshurr Biography . Lady Leshurr Page on Progresslink.
3. ↑ ^{a b} Lady Leshurr's 'The Mona Leshurr Show' launches . Announcement from Reprezent Radio.
4. ↑ ^{a b} Lady Leshurr . Artist page in the Internet Movie Database.
5. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} The Rebirth of Lady Leshurr , The Fader December 10, 2015. 
6. ^ Reggae in the UK . National Public Radio, March 21, 2012.
7. ↑ ^{a b c} All Hail the new Queen of Grime . Q Magazine, November 2016.
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Get fkn ready for the Queen of Grime . MTV Australia, October 13, 2016.
9. ↑ ^{a b c} Introducing UK's Queen of Grime . Mic Magazine, February 9, 2016.
10. ↑ ^{a b} Meet Lady Leshurr, the new Queen of British rap . NZ Herald February 10, 2017.
11. ↑ ^{a b c d} All Hail Lady Leshurr, the new British Queen of Rap . Complex Magazine, February 2016.
12. ↑ Lady Leshurr reveals the origin of her name and correct way to pronounce it . Interview on You Tube, 2016.
13. ↑ 5 Minutes with Lady Leshurr . The Rainbow Venues, July 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 7, 2017. Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 16, 2017. 
14. ↑ ^{a b} Lady Leshurr on flying the flag for female grime & rap . Life Without Andy, February 14, 2017.
15. ↑ ^{a b c d} Lady Leshurr portrait . SXSW Schedule, March 2012.
16. ↑ Bam Bam , live in Paris, 2016. Video on You Tube. 
17. ↑ ^{a b c d} Lady Leshurr talks touring, 2012, and the real meaning of “Lego” , Huffington Post, December 27, 2011. 
18. ↑ Kingshurst rapper returns to where it all began . Other Side Of Solihull / North Solihull News, Jan. 8, 2017.
19. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} 'I Can Do Everything': Soon-To-Be Queen Of Grime Lady Leshurr Talks Ten Years Of Hard Graft , New Musical Express, August 25, 2016. 
20. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Lady Leshurr: 'They wanted to pit me against Nicki Minaj' . The Guardian September 1, 2016.
21. ↑ Profile >> Lady Leshurr . on Banger.cz, April 6, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
22. ↑ Lady Leshurr portrait . on UK Festival Guides, undated.
23. ↑ 1 day . in the Internet Movie Database.
24. ↑ movie did exposes city's gangs is banned in Birmingham . The Independent, October 30, 2009.
25. ↑ ^{a b c} Lady Leshurr isn't having it anymore . Noisey, October 27, 2015.
26. ↑ Fifty . in the Internet Movie Database.
27. ^ Lapse of Honor . in the Internet Movie Database.
28. ↑ ^{a b} Gutter Strut Limited . Entry in the UK commercial register.
29. ^ ^{A b} New band of the week: Lady Leshurr . The Guardian, Oct. 24, 2011.
30. ^ The British Rap lady Lady Leshurr . Discovery Fest, November 2015.
31. ↑ Lego . on Discogs.
32. ↑ Lego . on the You Tube channel of Hottesttracks.com.
33. ↑ OMA Mixtape Awards 2012 - Who went home with what? . Ghetto Geeks, June 17, 2012.
34. ↑ UMA 2012 Winners . Urbanmusicawards.com, 2012.
35. ↑ Lego , live in Austin, 2012. Video on You Tube. 
36. ↑ Look At Me Now , live in London, 2012. Video on Artist Trove.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.   
37. ^ Bass Culture , documentation page from Blue Lotus Music. 
38. ^ Bass Culture Clash , Itz Caribbean, February 27, 2013. 
39. ^ Bass Culture , photo series by Getty Images, 2012. 
40. ↑ Lady Leshurr: 'The industry just doesn't know what to do with women' . The Guardian, April 20, 2013 ..
41. ↑ Lady Leshurr: Blazin '- Urban Classic Prom 2013 . on the BBC homepage, August 2013. Videos of the performance can be found on YouTube here and here .
42. ↑ Lady Leshurr Turns Down Lil Wayne And Kanye West . BeBox Music, September 27, 2016.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
43. ↑ This Year All I've Done . Post published on Leshurr's Facebook page, October 7, 2015.
44. ↑ I had my very first DJ show tonight , message on Leshurr's Facebook page, April 4, 2014. Further corresponding messages will follow, for example on May 2, 2014 and July 10, 2014 . 
45. ↑ The Mona Leshurr show eKwat, July 20, 2014. 
46. ↑ We did it! 1 million views! , Message on Leshurr's Facebook page, June 25, 2015. 
47. ↑ Guess what's launching tomorrow? My first official brand new website . Message on Leshurr's Facebook page, July 29, 2015. Further message: July 30, 2015 .
48. ↑ Samsung Wireless Charging TV Commercial . on iSpot.tv.
49. ↑ Lady Leshurr's Queen's Speech 4 goes viral . What's Trending ?, August 2015.
50. ↑ New Sign Went: Lady Leshurr . Announcement on the MN2S homepage, March 18, 2015.
51. ^ Words Can't Even Express How I Feel Right Now . Posted on Leshurr's Instagram account, September 29, 2015.
52. ↑ UMA 2015 Winners . Urbanmusicawards.com, 2015.
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