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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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Fri 18 Nov 2011 19:00
91热爆 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Coldcut ft. Roots Manuva

    True School

  • #Digital Digest

    • Kate Bush ft. Elton John

      Snowed in on Wheeler Street

  • #NowPlaying

    • Leftfield

      Release the Pressure

  • #NowViewing

    • Factory Floor

      Two Different Ways

  • #MPFree

    • Little Dragon

      Little Man

      • Tycho Remix.

  • #Manuva6music 鈥� playlist picked by Roots Manuva and you

    • Roots Manuva

      Witness

      • 1 Hope.

    • Soul II Soul

      Fairplay

    • The Sugarhill Gang

      Rapper's Delight

    • Smiley Culture

      Police Officer

    • 顿鈥怲谤补颈苍

      Keep On

    • Angie Stone

      Wish I Didn't Miss You

    • The Specials

      Ghost Town

    • Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

      The Message

    • Ghostpoet

      Longing for the Night

    • Rebel MC & Double Trouble

      Street Tuff

    • Katy B ft. Ms Dynamite

      Lights On

    • Roots Manuva

      Watch me Dance

  • #Blog6Music 鈥� this week picked by We Are SME

    • Stooshe

      Betty Woz Gone

    • Frank Ocean ft. Wiley and Manga

      Acura Integurl

    • J. Cole ft. Trey Songz

      Can't Get Enough

    • Drake

      Lord Knows (feat. Rick Ross)

    • Clement Marfo & the Frontline ft. Ghetts

      Overtime

    • ItsNate

      City Lights

Broadcast

  • Fri 18 Nov 2011 19:00
    91热爆 Radio 6 Music