Just when the British hip-hop community seemed on its last legs, the victim of an over-powerful American marketing machine, Roots Manuva hit the stratosphere with his second record, the nearly Mercury prize-winning Run Come Save Me. A stunning record, it balanced the stark digital soul of British ragga with lurching beats, and Rodney Smith's star-making delivery and wide-ranging repertoire. "Witness (1 Hope)" earned its place as the best British rap single since Tricky's {&"After...   [ read more ]

CD $11.38

VINYL FORMAT. HIGHLY LIMITED to 100 copies! The latest 12" from UK's Roots Manuva, the bridge between his last album, Slime and Reason, and the upcoming Slime and Version. The original of "Do Nah Bodda Mi" was produced by Toddla T. This 12" also features reworkings from Wrong Tom, XRABIT, and Red Light.

12" $10.99

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VINYL FORMAT. On Slime & Reason, his fourth album, Rodney Smith, a.k.a. Roots Manuva, returns with voice and musical vision as fresh as ever on this marvelous, freewheeling summation of his career so far. Smith looks back to his roots, the music that moved him even before he heard hip hop--in his words, "the old Channel One, Studio One aesthetic." Nevertheless, there's no shortage of individuality on Slime & Reason. Manuva's own productions range from the skanking carnival anthem "Again & Again," through...   [ read more ]

2xLP $21.99

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