Bashy wins best album at Mobo Awards after 15-year hiatus as ...

This year's album of the year award has been given to...Bashy, for his record Being Poor Is Expensive.

"This has been a 20+ year journey, he tells the crowd upon accepting the award.

"It's been hard work, tenacity, a lot of ups and downs, dedication, but this is God's timing," Bashy says.

"If you're seeing this whether you're on year one or 20...don't give up, keep going," he adds.

"I wanted this one," he says about album of the year. "I deserved it".

He thanks his family, team and collaborators, as well as the Windrush generation - which receives a big woop from the audience.

"We did this independently, we backed ourselves, believed in ourselves, and now here we are," he says.