She kicked in the UK music industry’s backdoor in 2009 waving her sensitive, introspective debut album, 'Speech Therapy', which won the Mercury Music Prize for British album of the year. Her Kwes-produced sophomore album, 'Freedom Of Speech' (2012), commanded further critical acclaim while expanding Speech's captivating flair for poetic testimonies, playful narratives, and dynamic rumination on power, politics and pleasure.