Freedom of Speech (Speech Debelle album)

Freedom of Speech
Studio album by
Speech Debelle
Released13 Feb 2012
RecordedLondon, UK
GenreHip Hop
Length53:02
LabelBig Dada
BD193
ProducerKwes.
Speech Debelle chronology
Speech Therapy
(2009) 		Freedom of Speech
(2012)
Singles from Freedom of Speech
  1. "Studio Backpack Rap"
    Released: 9 November 2011
  2. "I'm With It"
    Released: 20 February 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic62/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
MTV[3]

Freedom of Speech is the second album by British rapper Speech Debelle. The record was recorded in London, United Kingdom and produced entirely by Kwes.[4] It was her second album release on Big Dada Recordings.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Freedom of Speech received an average score of 62% based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

The album prompted Trebuchet Magazine to describe Debelle as 'a fiery, if naïve, seeker of justice and truth', and said "she has a cracked lusciousness to her voice that strongly recalls Martina Topley-Bird's most meltingly sexy moments on Tricky's Maxinquaye."[5]

MTV gave the album 5/5 stars, and said, "What makes this a truly great hip hop album is that her words, piling up on one another, take on the quality of incantations — and that those incantations take on a life of their own."[6] According to AllMusic in a review, "Speech Debelle is now the most interesting and possibly the most exciting British MC on the scene."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Studio Backpack Rap"Elliot, C; Sey, KwesiKwes.4:01
2."Live for the Message"Elliot, C; Sey. K; McKoy, JKwes.3:51
3."Blaze Up a Fire" (featuring Roots Manuva and Realism)Elliot, C; Richards, D; Sey, K; Smith, RKwes.4:19
4."Elephant in the Living Room"Elliot, C; Ryan, L; Sey, KKwes.4:02
5."X Marks The Spot"Elliot, C; O' Fathaigh, CKwes.3:49
6."Angel Wings"Elliot, C; O' Fathaigh, CKwes.3:29
7."Shawshank Redemption"Elliot, C; Sey, KKwes.4:23
8."I'm With It"Elliot, C; White, FKwes.3:43
9."The Problem"Elliot, C; Sey, K; Wynter, LKwes.4:15
10."Collapse"Elliot, C; Sey, KKwes.5:04
11."Eagle Eye" (featuring Realism)Elliot, C; Richards, D; Sey, KKwes.4:53
12."Sun Dog"Elliot, C; Sey, KKwes.7:13

References

  1. ^ a b "Freedom of Speech by Speech Debelle". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 22 January 2017.
  2. ^ AllMusic
  3. ^ MTV
  4. ^ a b "Freedom of Speech - Speech Debelle - Releases - Ninja Tune". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  5. ^ a b Keenana, Sean (12 February 2012). "Speech Debelle - Freedom of Speech Album Review". Trebuchet Magazine. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Freedom of Speech by Speech Debelle". MTV. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
  7. ^ a b "Freedom of Speech". Allmusic. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
"Sun Dog"
Excerpt of "Sun Dog", the last track off Freedom of Speech
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