A star-studded, 14-track LP, Speaking In Tongues sees Shay D link up with some of the most respected names in British music. On ‘Slice Of The Pie’, a track released as a single back in May, she joins forces with grime legend P. Money, with the pair trading slick verses amidst a menacing production. June single ‘Best Shot’ is a collaboration with fellow London rappers Lioness and Dibo, with the trio dropping lucid, hard-hitting verses over gunshot samples and punchy trap snares. Both tracks were supported by BBC Radio 1Xtra and Kiss FM.

Elsewhere the unapologetic ‘Cor Blimey’ and smooth ‘Talkin To Me’ feature grime royalty RoxXxan and Capo Lee respectively, ‘Dreams’ sees Shay D and Dorset rapper Isaiah Dreads rap about self-improvement and becoming the best version of yourself, while the affecting ‘The Break Up Song’ is an ode to letting go featuring Yanti.

Further highlights come in the form of July single ‘Cold World’, a punchy ode to the streets and doing what you need to do to get by, and the empowering ‘#NoMakeUpDay’. Closing things out, ‘Send Them Home’ sees Shay D sound off the LP in typically bombastic fashion as she declares: “Persian queen Imma take my throne!”.

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