37 minutes with … Speech Debelle

The London rapper sounds off about Lady Gaga, the riots and how she knew she was going to win the MercuryHi Speech. Let's go back to 8 September 2009 …Right. And what's that date?It's when you won the Mercury Music prize (1) for your debut album, Speech Therapy.Oh, was it the 8? I didn't even realise! I knew it was in September.What were you thinking five minutes before the result was announced?Five minutes before, I still thought I was going to win. I thought that the whole time.Where did ...

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