Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva, the father of the UK rap scene returns with his fourth album on Big Dada records.
When Roots Manuva released his second album “Run Come Save Me” in 2001, featuring the cult hit single “Witness (1 Hope)”, which gained him a Mercury Music Prize nomination, he achieved a taste of the [...]

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Council Estate, the brand new single from Tricky, is released on June 30th.
Taken from his debut album for Domino, Knowle West Boy, released on July 7th, the single features Tricky’s first solo vocal performance to appear on a single.
‘Council Estate is just me… that song is the upbringing me and friends had. It’s the first [...]

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Glastonbury headline act Jay-Z has hit back at criticism from Noel Gallagher over his role in the mid summer festival.
Unlike Gallagher, the hip hop star chose his words carefully and intelligently while calling for respect between those artists that make different genres of music.
“We don’t play guitars, Noel, but hip-hop has put in its work [...]

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Tricky is set to return with a new single, Council Estate, and new album Knowle West Boy this summer.
Following some anonymity living in the Bronx with his Jamaican cousins then moving to LA, setting up a record label and making a film amongst other things, Tricky returns with his most personal album to date.
Knowle West [...]

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Eminem has confirmed that he will play at the Nelson Mandella 90th birthday bash at Hyde Park on June 27th, possibly as the headline act.
Reports in the Sun suggest that Eminem was contacted by Queen’s Brian May on the off chance, and was surprised that the rapper was interested. Eminem is currently working on new [...]

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