Speech Debelle wins Mercury music prize

Speech Debelle, real name Corynne Elliot, got her pseudonym from her Jamaican grandmother. As the 26-year-old rapper from south London explains, she got a lot more from her — drive, work ethic, self-belief. Her gran’s original surname is Deeble, means “to explode with great force”. She is certainly doing that.

Debelle's album was written when she was a teenager living alone in a hostel. Asked in the post-award press conference what she would do with money she replied calmly "probably be smart and invest it."

Track lists

1. Searching

2. Key, The

3. Better Days - Speech Debelle & Micachu

4. Spinnin'

5. Go Then Bye

6. Daddy's Little Girl

7. Bad Boy

8. Wheels In Motion - Speech Debelle & Roots Manuva

9. Live And Learn

10. Working Weak

11. Buddy Love

12. Finish This Album

13. Speech Therapy

Speech Therapy