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THE RETURN OF THE UK’S GREATEST MC ON WHAT COULD BE HIS BEST ALBUM YET! WITH EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN BONUS TRACK!
RODNEY SMITH aka
ROOTS MANUVA returns with his 4TH full album and the man’s voice and musical vision sounds as fresh as ever on this marvellous, freewheeling summation of his career so far. His dub tinged, uniquely UK take on hip hop is taken to its heights on this album.
Smith’s inspiration for the new record has come from looking back to his roots. “With this record I was trying to tune into that old
CHANNEL ONE, STUDIO ONE (reggae) aesthetic... to me that was a special period in music.” Alongside his own productions, Smith works with young producers
TODDLA T & METRONOMY. Do not underestimate the popularity of this artist! He has a very solid sales history here. Inertia version contains totally exclusive bonus track “Run Dem We Run”
THE UK PRESS ON THIS ALBUM IS ALREADY FANTASTIC! OBSERVER “ His best work so far....a work of genius... Smith’s best shots prove that uplifting music needn’t be shallow.”
WORD “...further testimony that fertility of Roots Manuva’s mind and his status as one of hip hop’s genuine mavericks.”
TIMES “4/5. The most unpredictable rapper to emerge from this country.... part dancehall, part 1980s electro, part woozy distortion and part genial street mumbling.”
iDJ “Glorious.. undiluted and unbowed, this is the Roots Manuva we know and love.”
NME “An ambitious selection of productions have reinvigorated his approach... here e’re reminded who’s the UK’s big dawg.”
THE SUN “Britain’s best hip hop artist.”
TIME OUT (Critic’s Choice) “A bracingly moderne record that throbs with enthusiasm and chucks techno-ragga, electronica, warped gospel/black spirituals, grime and eight-bit dancehall... into an invitingly spicy stew.”
WORD “Provides further testimony to the fertility of Roots Manuva’s mind and his status as one of hip hop’s genuine mavericks.”
OMM “The rapper’s best work so far... a work of genius.”
24/7 “Wow... you need to buying and hearing it for yourself as soon as you can.”
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