According to the Searching Songfacts, Debelle was a heavy cannabis user in her teens. The resulting strain on her relationship with her mother led to her moving out. She spent the next few years living in living in homeless hostels and mistrustful of the idea of getting a 'proper’ job. Debelle explained to The Sun that this song is “about needing to get away from the harshness surrounding me and contemplating how.”
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According to the Searching Songfacts, Debelle was a heavy cannabis user in her teens. The resulting strain on her relationship with her mother led to… read more
According to the Searching Songfacts, Debelle was a heavy cannabis user in her teens. The resulting strain on her relationship with her mother led to her moving out. She spent the next f… read more
Speech Debelle (1983, London, England) is a British rap artist, winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize. Debelle is signed to the Big Dada record label. Debelle's debut album, Speech Therapy, was released in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2009. The album has had three singles released, "Searching", "The Key", and "Go Then, Bye". It won the Barclay Mercury music prize in 2009. The Mercury judges said she was a "remarkable new voice in British hip-hop, tough, warm and reflective". One judge, the broadcaster and conductor Charles Hazlewood added: &qu… read more
Speech Debelle (1983, London, England) is a British rap artist, winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize. Debelle is signed to the Big Dada record label. Debelle's debut album, Speech Therapy,… read more
Speech Debelle (1983, London, England) is a British rap artist, winner of the 2009 Mercury Prize. Debelle is signed to the Big Dada record label. Debelle's debut album, Speech Therapy, was released in the United Kingdom on 31 May … read more