Roots Manuva
UK
Born: 09 September 1972
Genres: Rap, Reggae, R&B, International
Styles: British Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Underground Rap, Dancehall, Reggae/Caribbean, Reggae/Caribbean
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British rapper/producer Rodney Smith established himself as Roots Manuva in the late '90s and began releasing a series of highly regarded albums through Big Dada. Smith's work was firmly rooted in dub and ragga but also incorporated much of the trip-hop style often associated with Ninja Tune, the U.K. imprint that often distributed Big Dada releases. The MC debuted in 1999 with Brand New Second Hand, a promising album that garnered a sizable amount of attention from the international hip-hop crowd and won Britain's coveted MOBO award. Beginning...
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