Roots Manuva

d-T-r · Post by **d-T-r** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:13 pm

Deserves a thread of his own surely?

if you dont know, you really should...

the flow,delivery,content and production is all one of a kind imo. guy makes ridiculous beats.

hope he comes out of hibernation again soon.

sofabed · Post by **sofabed** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:13 pm

Of course absolute legend.

He'll be at Global Gathering along with Caspa & Rusko ;]

Definatly need to try and make that!

horse · Post by **horse** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:26 pm

man is playing at koko in london on 12th april
two days before my birthday!!

sofabed · Post by **sofabed** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:30 pm

That's kinda sick.

Bristol bit of a trek though..

fused_forces · Post by **fused_forces** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:49 am

Roots Manuva is 1 of the best hip hop artists out there standard, every album his dropped has been on point, legand.

d-T-r · Post by **d-T-r** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 10:07 am

horse wrote:man is playing at koko in london on 12th april
two days before my birthday!!

ah nice. may have to consider getting down to that. although i've heard hes not great live. but then again i suppose it varies every time.

Roots Manuva is 1 of the best hip hop artists out there standard, every album his dropped has been on point, legand.

no doubt. i dont even class him as hip hop anymore. guys in his own league all together. always loved the introspective lyrics and contemplative tone. and thats just on the 'downbeat' tracks.

his beats are fucking insane everytime. they draw elements and influences from alot of obvious places but they always turn out unique--cant compare.

skavoovie_blind9 · Post by **skavoovie_blind9** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:12 pm

Roots manuva is sick!!!

Saw him play in Manchester a couple of years ago, didn't think it was amasing but then again I stood near the back coz the missus at the time was pretty short and couldn't see fuck all towards the front.

thomas · Post by **thomas** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:31 pm

True artist there, ill have to dig out his Big daddy interview coz its proper funny.

datura · Post by **datura** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:33 pm

Anyone know the track 'Son of The Soil'?

auan · Post by **auan** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:39 pm

Dub Come Save Me one of my all-time faves.

legend4ry · Post by **legend4ry** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:46 pm

Take it I am the only person who things he is pretty so-so?

corpsey · Post by **corpsey** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 3:13 pm

It's his production that does it for me, on the first album especially.

skipple · Post by **skipple** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 10:28 am

he's playing @ Koko in camden in a month or so.

ramadanman · Post by **ramadanman** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:08 am

my mate told me he got sectioned under the mental health act?

concept_ · Post by **concept_** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:35 pm

It was me and my bold self with five bags of coppers
Splashed out on the counter at PJ Patel's
He's far from happy with my method of pay
I shrug my shoulders, I'm like what can you say?
It's money, ain't it? I ain't begging you jack
And mood I'm in, I might just give you a slap
I grip my Jack&s and I leave in peace
As I stepped through the door he heard the kiss of my teeth

Roots Manuva - Strange Behaviour

Big fan of the song he did with Cinematic Orchestra as well - All Things To All Men. Though that third (proper) album wasn't all that.

@ Ramadan, how recent was this? My mates saw him at fabric about 2 weeks ago? Said he was on form.

linear · Post by **linear** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 1:54 pm

my mate told me he got sectioned under the mental health act?

i dont think theres much truth in this, although there were rumours that he was losing the plot a bit, some of the lyrics on his latest LP seem to go into this a bit as well.

apparently hes got a habit of turning up at shows completely fucked, my mate saw him in portsmouth and said he could barely stand up, but was rhyming perfectly! man just likes his booze a bit too much i guess, along with other stuff.

all that aside, hes easily the best UK hip hop artist ever, by a fucking mile. run come save me is classic, and awfully deep is really underrated as well, along with the remixes.

horse · Post by **horse** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 9:49 am

the track "dub styles" rules so hard!

i cant get past that track on the album cuz i have to keep skipping back and listening to it over and over

fused_forces · Post by **fused_forces** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:42 am

Brand New Second Hand is 1 of the best hip hop albums ever, timeless classic.

addict · Post by **addict** » Sat Mar 29, 2008 7:09 pm

man just likes his booze a bit too much i guess, along with other stuff.

tis because 'at breakneck speeds he down's ten pint's of bittaaa'

fucking legend.

jonnyt · Post by **jonnyt** » Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:12 am

Anyone that doesn't know his music needs to listen to 'Chin High' immediately. I saw him at Brixton Academy a couple of years ago and that track in particular tore the roof off.

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