Speech Debelle: Power Up Music Creator
Speech Debelle
Hip-hop/Rap
Speech Debelle kicked in the music industry’s backdoor in 2009, waving her sensitive, introspective Mercury Prize ‘British Album of the Year’ and debut album ‘Speech Therapy’. Making this, the first rap album to win the prestigious award, and one of only a handful of Black women to win since its inception. The album became a cornerstone of UK hip hop in its style, and Speech’s unique voice and delivery.
Her 2012 Kwes-produced sophomore album ‘Freedom Of Speech’ commanded further critical acclaim. She accompanied her third album ‘Tantil before I breathe’ with her own cookbook and memoir expressing that ‘music and food are art – they heal and inspire’. The nine songs spanning all three of her albums tell a story of abandonment, the artistic process, critical acclaim, record label mistakes and healing, with with a delicious, inspired recipe for each.
Speech has become well known for her home chef talents. Her zeal for cooking tantalised the nation with her inventive recipes as a semi-finalist on Celebrity MasterChef 2013. Although only three years from her last full album release, her voice is still being heard as a voice over artist for acclaimed voice over agency ‘The Joneses’, who fell in love with her ‘husky, lyrical and distinctive tone’.