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Previous generations would have hesitated to apply the epithet to a girl who swore like a trooper, challenged the audience to a burping contest and related a charming story about mooning a taxi driver.

However, we were watching one of the most promising British urban artists to appear for a long time.

Celebrating Halloween by sporting an evil doll mask, the 19-year-old revelled in her poison dwarf image as she launched into Blah Blah, fusing the tough synthetic sound of grime with elements of punk. It was all a bit overbearing.

Far better were songs such as Random, whose judicious use of the bass guitar allowed her frenzied - but intricately constructed - raps to shine.

While much of her inter-song banter was juvenile and just plain silly, she did a brilliant job of getting the crowd on side.

Like a tiny, southern Vicky Pollard, the self-styled "ragga midget" dedicated her latest "mean-spirited composition", Tango, to those who wear too much fake tan. The hilariously nasty chorus ends: "Bitch, you look like the Tango man."

As she wrapped up a short but energetic set with a rugged rendition of Public Warning, her rap skills, humour and natural showmanship emphasised the fact that her skin colour is her least interesting attribute.

Lady Sovereign