Speech Debelle: 'I thought it was a brilliant album'

After a troubled childhood and years living in hostels, Speech Debelle came out on top – with the Mercury music prize. She always knew she could do itMercury prizewinning rapper Speech Debelle is exhausted. She won the Mercury prize for her debut album, Speech Therapy, less than 24 hours ago and her day is jam-packed with interviews, phone calls and taxis. "That's the first thing to have passed my lips since last night," she says, grimacing at a cup of pallid-looking coffee. For someone...

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