Roots Manuva 'Tweet In'
British hip hop pioneer Roots Manuva takes control of Now Playing @6Music, collaborating with his fans via Twitter to build a playlist of inspirations, influences, and favourites.
British hip hop pioneer Roots Manuva takes control of Now Playing @6Music, collaborating with his fans via Twitter to build a playlist of inspirations, influences, and current favourites. Hailing from Stockwell, South London, Roots - or Rodney Smith to his family - first shot to fame in the late 90s, releasing a striong of killer singles on Coldcut's Big Dada imprint.
His sophomore album Run Come Save Me thrust him into the public eye with Witness and Dreamy Days, trailblazing a path for a new wave of UK hip hop artists. Since then Roots has carved a niche as the elder statesmen of British hip hop, collaborating with DJ Shadow, Toddla T, Gorillaz and many more.
His new album 4everevolution markes a return to a more commercial, electronic sound, but still keeping his distinctively British lyrics and flow. In this edition of Now Playing, Roots plays a selection of his favourite tunes from the last three decades and collaborates online with the audience using Twitter to shape the rest of the playlist in real time. There's also a selection of the best music streaming right now, and in the final 30 mins, another blogger hijacks the show to play a selection of tunes generating a buzz online.
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Coldcut ft. Roots Manuva
True School
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#Digital Digest
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Kate Bush ft. Elton John
Snowed in on Wheeler Street
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#NowPlaying
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Leftfield
Release the Pressure
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#NowViewing
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Factory Floor
Two Different Ways
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#MPFree
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Little Dragon
Little Man
- Tycho Remix.
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#Manuva6music 鈥 playlist picked by Roots Manuva and you
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Roots Manuva
Witness
- 1 Hope.
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Soul II Soul
Fairplay
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The Sugarhill Gang
Rapper's Delight
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Smiley Culture
Police Officer
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顿鈥怲谤补颈苍
Keep On
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Angie Stone
Wish I Didn't Miss You
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The Specials
Ghost Town
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Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
The Message
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Ghostpoet
Longing for the Night
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Rebel MC & Double Trouble
Street Tuff
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Katy B ft. Ms Dynamite
Lights On
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Roots Manuva
Watch me Dance
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#Blog6Music 鈥 this week picked by We Are SME
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Stooshe
Betty Woz Gone
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Frank Ocean ft. Wiley and Manga
Acura Integurl
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J. Cole ft. Trey Songz
Can't Get Enough
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Drake
Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross)
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Clement Marfo & the Frontline ft. Ghetts
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- Fri 18 Nov 2011 19:00大象传媒 Radio 6 Music