Speech Debelle
Freedom of Speech
Two years since winning the 2009 Mercury Music Prize for her debut album, “Speech Therapy,” and having ridden a rollercoaster through life since then, Speech Debelle is ready to drop her second collection of music.
Following the commercial failure of her debut, this follow-up needed to pack some clout to pick up the pieces of her reputation and, it does just that.
With producer Kwes, she's fashioned a fresh, synthy sound that takes in 80s soft rock and 90s swing, peppered with quirks of British hip-hop. Studio Backpack Rap, Eagle Eye and Collapse offer deft accompaniment to smart rhymes about anger, society and last year's riots.
A great, accessible and fresh UK hip hop album.
Tracklist
01. Studio Backpack Rap
02. Live for the Message
03. Blaze up a Fire feat. Roots Manuva and Realism
04. Elephant
05. X Marks the Spot
06. Angel Wings
07. Shawshank
08. I'm With It
09. The Problem
10. Collapse
11. Eagle Eye
12. Sun Dog
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