Roots Manuva - Highest Grade - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Witness Dub - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Witness - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Brand New Dub- Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Styles Dub - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Colossal Insight - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - A Haunting - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Too Cool - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Nobody's Dancing - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Again Again - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - The Struggle - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - Do Nah Bodda Mi - Big Dada
Roots Manuva - The Show Must Go On - Big Dada
Fireside Chat
Roots Manuva
Big Dada, London
With his marquee voice, laid-back style, and Banana Klan backing, Rodney Smith is the undisputed cool ruler of UK hip hop. From a moment of spiritual awakening when he walked past a soundsystem in his home area of Stockwell as a kid, Rodney Smith went on to become one of the genre's defining artists after he started to listen to Rakim and "run tings" with his crew IQ Procedure in the mid '90s. His solo debut, 1999's Brand New Second Hand on Big Dada, was riddled with dub-heavy beatsmithery and fierce wordplay straight outta South London, and did a lot to pave the way for the grime movement. And Rodney's been on a roll ever since: To date, he's knocked five more albums for Big Dada and delivered sizzling guest 16's for the likes of Coldcut, TY and Mr Scruff, all boasting a singular aesthetic that is equally aware of its roots as it is innovative. Witness the fitness!
Click to watch the video of the artist's lecture session at the Red Bull Music Academy.
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