Impose Magazine — Rodney Smith aka Roots Manuva is an English rapper, producer and one of the titans of Black British music. his debut album in 1994 as part of IQ Procedure through Suburban Base’s short-lived hip hop imprint Bluntly Speaking Vinyl. He debuted as Roo... more info

NME — Deerhunter, Roots Manuva and more have donated original artwork for housing charity Shelter more info

Nialler9 — Warpaint & Roots Manuva are lined up to play two separate gigs at the National Concert Hall this summer, Roots Manuva on Wednesday August 10th (€35) and Warpaint on Tuesday August 23rd (€32). Cool. It will be Warpaint’s only gig o... more info

Nialler9 — Having kicked off as a one-day festival in 2014, BARE in the Woods is back for its third year on June 11 in Garryhinch Woods, Portarlington, Co Laois  and they are hosting some legends after bringing Roots Manuva last year. Hip-hop originators T... more info

Nialler9 — My new music show is live every Thursday from 10pm to midnight on TXFM. Here’s what I played last night: Listen: Hour One | Hour Two  Part one Roosevelt – Night Moves Neon Indian –  Annie Roots Manuva –  Don’t Breathe Out The Drink –... more info

Core News — “Gilles speaks to Roots Manuva about his new album and Q-Tip and Phife Dawg about the A Tribe Called Quest classic ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’. As the deliverer of modern classics such as Witness (1 Hope) and Dreamy... more info

Nialler9 — Between this weird and wonderful patois wonk of ‘Facety 2:11′ featuring a beat from Four Tet and the B-side, ‘Like A Drum’, featuring production by Machinedrum, our Rodney Smith could be at the start of a rejuvenation period. Rodney Smith is... more info

Core News — “Gilles is back in the studio for another Saturday afternoon mix-up selection. It’s that time again… Worldwide on BBC Radio 6 Music with you for the next 3 hours, stay locked! Roots Manuva exclusive to come, and lots more…” Check out other ... more info

Nialler9 — Bank Holidays always mess with schedules, and so does illness. I was inflicted with the latter on the former this weekend so things were slow for me. All good now though. Here are the top 10 tracks of the last week: Roots Manuva – ‘Facety 2.11�... more info

Nialler9 — There’s always a worry that a talented rapper such as Roots Manuva will only be remembered for his greatest hit, in Rodney Smith’s case ‘Witness The Fitness’. In my opinion, his last great album was 2005’s Awfully Deep though 2008’s Slim... more info