This news surprised me. I didn’t think she would win.
Via BBC News
Rapper Speech Debelle is the surprise winner of the Mercury Prize for the best British album of the past year.
Her debut Speech Therapy, released last month, has not appeared in the UK album chart but sales will get a huge boost from her win.
The 25-year-old, from south London, performed single The Key at the ceremony for the 18th Mercury Prize. Continue Reading…..
Congratulations Speech Debelle.
[Thanks AKS]
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No worries!
congrats!!!!
folks are scrapping on twitter on this topic!!
go on girl, congrats
She got some good publicity b4, and her story i think many will be able 2 relate to. Her rap is soft and listening friendly, i guess she is a good story teller.:-)
I must be so late I haven’t heard of her till now. She must be good as no one has a bad thing to say, will check the back catalogue.
Congrats regardless a Black sister doing well is always a thumbs up.
Congrats 🙂