Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Speech Debelle - Better Days (Revox) ft. Micachu and Wiley (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pete Lawrie - Black & Blue (featuring Speech Debelle) (MP3) "Speech Debelle won this year's Barclays Mercury music prize last night, making her the first woman in... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Little-known U.K. rapper Speech Debelle won the 2009 Mercury Prize in London today, defying the odds makers. more info

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Guardian Music — • Rapper is first woman to win award for seven years• Sales surge predicted for debut album Speech TherapySpeech Debelle won this year's Barclays Mercury music prize last night, making her the first woman in seven years to scoop the covet... more info

The Independent — The rapper Speech Debelle, who brought her wayward teenage experiences of life in London hostels for the homeless to her debut album, last night confounded the verdict of the record-buying public by becoming the lowest-ever selling artist to win the... more info

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