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Roots Manuva

Background information
Birth name Rodney Smith
Also known as Lord Gosh, Hylton Smythe,Pusss Claataa Rodrick Manuva, Brigadier Smythe, Cecil P. Y. L. M. Pim Pimpernel
Born 1972
Origin Stockwell, South London, UK
Genre(s) Hip hop/Brithop
Dub
Occupation(s) Vocalist, Rapper, Producer, Remixer
Instrument(s) Vocals, Rapping
Label(s) Big Dada
Website rootsmanuva.co.uk

Roots Manuva (born Rodney Smith, 1972) is a rapper from Stockwell, South London. Stockwell is an Inner city area of London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with British hip hop is a genre of music, and a culture that covers a variety of styles of Hip hop music made in the United Kingdom. Dub is a form of music which evolved from Reggae in the late 1960s Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing A remix is an alternative version of a song different from the original version A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Big Dada is the Hip Hop imprint of London -based Independent record label, Ninja Tune. Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Stockwell is an Inner city area of London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. South London is the southern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes He is currently signed to Big Dada. Big Dada is the Hip Hop imprint of London -based Independent record label, Ninja Tune.

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Biography

Smith grew up around Stockwell in South London. Stockwell is an Inner city area of London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. His parents were from a small village in Jamaica called Banana Hole where his father was a preacher and tailor. Jamaica (ˈdʒəˈmeɪkə} is an Island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length and as much as in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies A tailor is a person whose occupation is to sew and scissor menswear style jackets and the skirts or trousers that go with them Spending much of his early years in poverty, this and his strict Pentecostal upbringing clearly had an influence on his music as can be seen in many of his tracks such as "Sinny Sin Sins" and "Colossal Insight". Pentecostalism is a renewalist religious movement within Christianity that places special emphasis on the direct personal experience of God through the Baptism

A quote from Smith himself sums up his early discovery of music:

“ I was a big kid. Before I even knew what a soundsystem was. I was walking past Stockwell skateboard park and there was this sound being set up. They were probably just trying out their speakers. I was with my mum, holding my mum's hand. And I remember my mum being quite intimidated by the whole affair. Such a barrage of bass coming from it! And these dodgy-looking blokes standing beside it just admiring the sound of their bass. It's just a bass thing. A volume thing. I don't know if I rose-tint the memories, but I remember it sounded so good, so rich. It's not like today when we go to clubs and it hurts. It was more of a life-giving bass. ”

Smith made his recorded debut in 1994 as part of IQ Procedure through Suburban Base's short-lived hip hop imprint Bluntly Speaking Vinyl. Suburban Base Records was one of the biggest British jungle / Drum and bass Record label based in Romford, Essex, UK He debuted as Roots Manuva the same year on Blak Twang's "Queen's Head" single, before releasing his own single, "Next Type of Motion" the following year through the same label, the hugely influential Sound of Money. Blak Twang, born Tony Olabode in Manchester, England who also uses the Pseudonyms of Taipanic and Tony Rotton, is a British rapper 1996 saw the release of his collaborations with Skitz ("Where My Mind Is At"/"Blessed Be The Manner") on 23 Skidoo's Ronin label. The release of "Feva" on Tony Vegas' Wayward imprint followed in 1997. This was also the year that saw the first releases from Big Dada, a collaboration between Coldcut's Ninja Tune label and hip hop journalist Will Ashon. Big Dada is the Hip Hop imprint of London -based Independent record label, Ninja Tune. Coldcut is a Dance music duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More best known for their hit "Doctorin' The Ninja Tune is a London -based Independent record label started in 1991 by DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More, better known as Coldcut

Releasing for Coldcut's renowned experimental/hip-hop label Ninja Tune in 1998, some of his music may be seen as a predecessor of grime. Grime is a genre of music which emerged in London, UK, primarily a development of UK garage, Dancehall, and hip hop. The following year he released his groundbreaking debut album, Brand New Second Hand. Brand New Second Hand is the debut album by Roots Manuva, released on Big Dada in March 1999 A reference to his family's modest lifestyle as a phrase his mother used for presents he often got as a youngster that were pre-used. He had such an impact on the UK rap scene that The Times declared that "his is the voice of urban Britain, encompassing dub, ragga, funk and hip hop as it sweeps from crumbling street corners to ganja-filled dancehalls, setting gritty narratives against all manner of warped beats. The Times is a daily national Newspaper published in the United Kingdom since 1785 when it was known as The Daily Universal Register. Raggamuffin music, usually abbreviated as ragga, is a sub-genre of Dancehall music or Reggae, in which the instrumentation primarily consists Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul Cannabis ( Cán-na-bis) is a Genus of Flowering plants that includes three putative species Cannabis sativa subsp " Manuva was rewarded for his breakthrough with a MOBO as Best Hip Hop Act that year.

The lyrics of his songs are usually known to take a distinctly British edge, with many critics highlighting his references of eating cheese on toast and drinking bitter as examples of this. Cheese on toast is a simple snack made by melting cheese on a slice of toast Bitter is a British term for a style of Beer or Pale ale. The expression first appeared in the UK in the early 19th century as part of the development His warm and easily recognizable voice can be heard on many songs he performed with other artists such as Chali 2na (of Jurassic 5 & Ozomatli), DJ Shadow, Mr Scruff, U.N.K.L.E., Nightmares on Wax, The Cinematic Orchestra, Beth Orton, Leftfield, Saian Supa Crew and most recently Coldcut. Chali 2na is an American rapper and Hip-hop artist formerly associated with the groups Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. Jurassic 5 was an American Alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 by rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir aka Soup, Mark Ozomatli is a multiethnic currently eight piece band (although they have had as many as ten members and as few as six playing primarily Latin hip hop and rock formed in DJ Shadow (born Josh Davis, June 29, 1972) is an American music producer, DJ and Songwriter. Mr Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy (born in 1972 in Macclesfield, England) a British DJ and artist Unkle (also written as UNKLE and UNKLE) is a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy Nightmares on Wax is DJ and musician George Evelyn (born c 1970 also known as DJ EASE (Experimental Sample Expert from Leeds, UK. The Cinematic Orchestra is a British -based Jazz and electronic outfit created in the late 1990s by Jason Swinscoe Elizabeth Caroline Orton, commonly known as Beth Orton, (born December 14, 1970) is a BRIT Award –winning English Singer-songwriter Leftfield were a duo of Electronica artists and Record producers Paul Daley (formerly of The Rivals, A Man Called Adam and the Coldcut is a Dance music duo comprising English DJs Matt Black and Jonathan More best known for their hit "Doctorin' The He also made an appearance on the Gorillaz latest album, Demon Days, lending his distinctive vocals to the track, "All Alone". Gorillaz is a Virtual band created in 1998 by Damon Albarn of alternative rock band Blur, and Jamie Hewlett, co-creator of the Comic Demon Days is the second Studio album and a Concept album by Gorillaz, released on May 23, 2005 in the United

Now with his own record label, Banana Clan Records, which he is using to blood young British based talent, Roots Manuva continues to release his own style of Funked up, dub style, U. K. Hip-Hop.


Trivia

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

EPs

Guest appearances

Other

The blacknificent 7 -(Riding thru Da Undaground) Dark horizon rekordz -feat Seanie T, rodney P, Skeme, Roots Manuva, Est'elle, karl Hinds, Jeff3

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