Speech Debelle Wins 2009 Mercury Prize

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Photo September 8, 2009 5:37 PM By Amrit Singh

Speech Debelle Wins 2009 Mercury Prize

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Photo September 8, 2009 5:37 PM By Amrit Singh

Just today people were talking about big money bets coming in for Speech Debelle to win the Mercury Prize, and what do you know, the British rapper rode Ladbrokes' 4/1 odds and the votes of the Mercury High Council Of Accomplished Elders to bag the coveted, Barclays-sponsored music prize. When she won everybody yelled "Speech!" but it was unclear if ...

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