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Rapper Dave won the Mercury Prize for his debut album, Psychodrama.

A thought-provoking reflection on his upbringing in London, it was hailed as "".

The Streatham star of the hit born to the likes of foals, Anna Calvi , and in 1975, to win The Prize , which recognises The Best British album of the past year.

in March of Psychodrama Published in the UK charts at Number One and 129,354, copies date has sold.

Mercury Prize judges, Annie Mac , said The Album "showed a remarkable level of musicianship, and true artistry, courage and honesty".

"I did not expect," said Dave, whose full name is David Orobosa Omoregie, as he came on stage.

He went on to dedicate the award to His Family and friends, especially his brother, Christopher, is serving a Life Sentence for murder.

Psychodrama was inspired by the therapy Christopher receives in prison, the offenders role in events from your past games to help with rehabilitation, and the 21-year-old casting a eye to his own life, to see what lessons he can learn.

Its lead single, Black, focuses on The Perception of black people in Britain.

"Black is pain black is the joy, black is clear", Dave knocked on the door. "It will work twice as hard as the people you know, you're better than that. "

When it was played on BBC Radio 1 , The Song provoked complaints from a small minority of listeners who said it was "racism against white people".

Annie Mac spoke in defense of The Song , by saying: "If you are truly offended by the idea of A Man talking about the color of his skin and how it has shaped his identity, then that is a problem For You . "

the rest of The Album is framed as vignettes from a year in the course of therapy, such as Dave with grief, pain, domestic violence, depression, and his brother in captivity.

The 21-year-old Music Is as pensive and introspective as his lyrics, dusted with melancholy Piano Chords , and textured beats that set it apart from the grime scene he rose to the top.

The rapper previously won an Ivor Novello for his 2018-track issue of the time, which rails against Grenfell, drone warfare, and NHS cuts.

"I think it's [expletive], that the government's fight / the care of a person said to a person", of the musician, whose mother is a nurse.

"This is surreal, a huge honour," he said backstage after The Ceremony . "I am glad to repay that I have been able to, the belief that the human in me. "

controversy

in Addition to Dave's victory in this year's Mercury Prize ceremony, a chaotic had urgency, and even award shows has been missing since the heyday of Britpop.

a Post-punk band Idles, jumped into The Crowd , while one of The Members of the Black Midi headlong ran into a piano before you try, and if that fails, perform a Somersault .

Slowthai brought a sense of anarchy to the method

But the Northampton-based rapper Slowthai caused the biggest stir, he lifts into the air, like he's a bouncer carried out, a track about prosperity differences in modern Britain.

in an interview with the BBC, he, as The Song said, like the rest of his album, has just give a voice to "the people from small communities that have been forgotten".

"It's time To Let go of the people," he said. "Each, of the under layer, The Middle layer, and those in the upper, the my, your life is hard. "

two hundred entries

It was the 28. The year of the Mercury Prize , with previous winners including pulp, Dizzee Rascal , elbow, Skepta, Arctic Monkeys and last year's winner, Wolf Alice .

the judges for 2019 include Radio 1 's Clara Amfo , Supergrass front man Gaz Coombes , Glastonbury headliner, Stormzy and rock critic, Will Hodgkinson . Their deliberations were chaired by Jeff Smith , head of music at BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music.

albums by British and Irish artists with a UK release date between 21. July 2018 and 19. July 2019 were entitled to, and More Than 200 were submitted.

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Source of news: bbc.com