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 ...

what you hold in your hands is largely a series of re-works by a talented producer who, for reasons best known to himself, goes by the moniker wrong tom. it covers all four of roots manuva's main ...

Back in the days before grime, Roots Manuva seemed like the great hope for UK rap. His heavy, craggy voice could’ve only come from a man who has seen some things, and his 2001 album Run Come Save Me ...

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.

UK hip-hop star gives over his catalog to dub producer Wrongtom for a radical makeover. Save this story Save this story American pop's relationship with Jamaican music has always been superficial.

A British hip-hop pioneer who never quite got his commercial dues, Roots Manuva is back with a new single, " Facety 2:11," produced by fellow maverick Four Tet. It marks the first piece of music ...

-- Feist/Jamie Lidell collaborator Chilly Gonzales will release his new album Ivory Tower September 14 via Arts&Crafts. Boys Noize produced, and the album accompanies a film of the same name. Gonzales ...

For those who remember it, Roots Manuva's "Witness (1 Hope)" is the zenith of the one-man genre known as UK Hip-Hop That Sounds Like Dubplates From 2076. When it came out in July 2001, the world was a ...

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 ...