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When his second album, Run Come Save Me, appeared in 2001, Rodney Smith–aka ROOTS MANUVA–seemed like the great hope of British hip-hop, making a crucial move away from the example set by American ...

Rodney Smith was a upcoming rapper and producer until he started recording in his own right as Roots Manuva. Taking in elements of ragga, dancehall, and trip hop, his albums became required listening, ...

'What moves me are beautiful songs on the piano on the guitar and really, really heavy music.' - Roots Manuva. Photo / Supplied Roots Manuva has a reputation as a sweet but somewhat grumpy interview ...

Roots Manuva has had his Mercury Prize trophy returned after moving house and accidentally leaving it behind. Manuva – whose real name is Rodney Hylton Smith – took home the award at the 2002 Mercury ...

It’s not easy to get a handle on what Roots Manuva is about anymore, beyond being a UK hip-hop stalwart. His last few albums have leaned on wonky digi-dancehall, positioning him as a cartoonish party ...

After a tremendous, er, three-star performance at Glastonbury festival, the Maccabees have a new scheme on the horizon – a collaboration with Roots Manuva. First intimated in March, the rock-rap ...

Today, British rapper/production vet Roots Manuva returns with a brand spanking new single, "Facety 2:11," which features some gritty, tumbling production from none other than Four Tet (whose ...

American pop's relationship with Jamaican music has always been superficial. Every five or 10 years, we remember the island nation to our south still exists. We briefly import a few Jamaican crossover ...

With Run Come Save Me having established Roots Manuva as a vital cog in the engine driving hip-hop from the UK to respectability, this project has been issued as a stopgap as we await what he'll come ...

Jamaican music is a defining element of the modern London sound. For the past 30 years, Jamaican vibrations have animated the capital’s sonic nervous system: from hip-hop to jungle, grime to dubstep.

ROOTS MANUVA with AIRBORN AUDIO at Lee’s Palace (529 Bloor West), tonight (Thursday, May 5). $17.50. 416-870-8000. Rating: NNNNN When I catch Roots Manuva, he’s at London International Airport about ...