Freedom of Speech (Speech Debelle album)

Freedom of Speech
Studio album by Speech Debelle
Released	13 Feb 2012
Recorded	London, UK
Genre	Hip Hop
Length	53:02
Label	Big Dada BD193
Producer	Kwes.
Speech Debelle chronology
Speech Therapy (2009) Freedom of Speech (2012)
Singles from Freedom of Speech
"Studio Backpack Rap" Released: 9 November 2011 "I'm With It" Released: 20 February 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	62/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Studio Backpack Rap"	Elliot, C; Sey, Kwesi	Kwes.	4:01
2.	"Live for the Message"	Elliot, C; Sey. K; McKoy, J	Kwes.	3:51
3.	"Blaze Up a Fire" (featuring Roots Manuva and Realism)	Elliot, C; Richards, D; Sey, K; Smith, R	Kwes.	4:19
4.	"Elephant in the Living Room"	Elliot, C; Ryan, L; Sey, K	Kwes.	4:02
5.	"X Marks The Spot"	Elliot, C; O' Fathaigh, C	Kwes.	3:49
6.	"Angel Wings"	Elliot, C; O' Fathaigh, C	Kwes.	3:29
7.	"Shawshank Redemption"	Elliot, C; Sey, K	Kwes.	4:23
8.	"I'm With It"	Elliot, C; White, F	Kwes.	3:43
9.	"The Problem"	Elliot, C; Sey, K; Wynter, L	Kwes.	4:15
10.	"Collapse"	Elliot, C; Sey, K	Kwes.	5:04
11.	"Eagle Eye" (featuring Realism)	Elliot, C; Richards, D; Sey, K	Kwes.	4:53
12.	"Sun Dog"	Elliot, C; Sey, K	Kwes.	7:13

References

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

External links

• Freedom of Speech at Discogs (list of releases)