Roots Manuva became one of the defining voices in UK hip hop by making music that sounded unmistakably connected to South London. Born Rodney Hylton Smith, Roots Manuva was raised in Stockwell by Jamaican parents. His musical world was shaped by sound-system culture, reggae, church and hip hop, while the everyday realities of life around Brixton and Stockwell also became part of that influence. Rather than simply following the sounds […]