Vertically Challenged (EP)

Vertically Challenged
EP by
Lady Sovereign
Released15 November 2005
Genre
LabelChocolate Industries[1]
Lady Sovereign chronology
Vertically Challenged
(2005) 		Blah Blah
(2006)
Alternate Cover
Limited Edition and Australian Cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
Los Angeles Times[4]
Pitchfork6.5/10[5]
Stylus MagazineA−[6]

Vertically Challenged is the debut EP from UK hip hop artist Lady Sovereign.[7][8][9] It was only released in the United States and Australia.

The EP features the UK hit single "Random" and a remix of her limited edition white-label single "Ch Ching (Cheque 1 2)".

In the United States, a limited edition was manufactured containing a bonus DVD. The limited edition was not released in Australia.

Critical reception

The Detroit Metro Times wrote that the EP "suitably reps Lady Sovereign’s ample cockiness and lyrical zing."[10] Slate commended Sovereign's "tunefully bratty delivery."[11] Billboard praised Vertically Challenged's "hands-in-the-air breakbeats, Colecovision sound effects, [and] nut-job lyrics delivered in great Cockney fashion."[12]

Track listing

CD:

  1. "Random"
  2. "Ch Ching (Cheque 1 2) (Remix)"
  3. "Fiddle with the Volume"
  4. "Random" (Menta Remix featuring Riko)
  5. "A Little Bit of Shhh"
  6. "The Battle" (Featuring Frost P, Shystie & Zuz Rock)
  7. "A Little Bit of Shhh" (Smallstars Remix by Adrock)
  8. "Fiddle with the Volume" (Ghislain Poirier Remix)

Limited Edition DVD:

  1. 30-minute documentary - including the videos for "Random", "Ch Ching (Cheque 1 2)", "A Little Bit of Shhh" and "Random (Menta Remix featuring Riko)."

12" Vinyl:

Side A

  1. "Random"
  2. "Ch Ching (Cheque 1 2) (Remix)"

Side B

  1. "Fiddle with the Volume"
  2. "Random" (Menta Remix featuring Riko)

Side C

  1. "A Little Bit of Shhh"
  2. "The Battle" (Featuring Frost P, Shystie & Zuz Rock)

Side D

  1. "A Little Bit of Shhh" (Smallstars Remix by Adrock)
  2. "Fiddle with the Volume" (Ghislain Poirier Remix)
  3. Ch Ching (Spank Rock Remix)
  • The EP was only available in a "Censored" or "clean/edited" form, which removed all profanity with backmasking.

References

  1. ^ "Lady Sovereign: Vertically Challenged". PopMatters. 17 November 2005.
  2. ^ "Vertically Challenged: Lady Sovereign". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Artist 5554". robertchristgau.com.
  4. ^ "For now, just a small taste of Sov's sonic onslaught". Los Angeles Times. 17 December 2005.
  5. ^ "Lady Sovereign: Vertically Challenged EP". Pitchfork.
  6. ^ "Lady Sovereign - Vertically Challenged - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
  7. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (28 October 2006). "Pint-Sized Rhymes". Billboard – via Google Books. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  8. ^ Tribune, Joshua Klein, Special to the. "No hiccups in Lady Sovereign's real-deal act". Chicago Tribune.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Friedman, Andrew. "Lady Sovereign". Riverfront Times.
  10. ^ Loftus, Johnny. "Vertically Challenged EP". Detroit Metro Times.
  11. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (16 December 2005). "A critic mixes his recent favorites". Slate.
  12. ^ "LADY SOVEREIGN, "Vertically Challenged"". Billboard. 20 January 2006.