Bleeds (Explicit)

Roots Manuva

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Release Date:

30/10/2015

Record Label:

Big Dada

zdigital What we said: There’s an air of maturity surrounding the follow-up to 2011’s 4everevolution, and, no, we’re not talking about what cheese Rodney Smith’s putting on his toast nowadays. Declaring that he’s “ready to bleed for the artform”, the UK hip-hop veteran uses this ninth LP to foreground personal experiences, resulting in a frequently fraught lyrical focus. Stripped-back and solemn, Bleeds blends poignant subject matter with a myriad of grime, dub and neoclassical influences, further bolstering Smith’s genre-defying “bass culture” legacy. More than that, this ninth LP cements the Stockwell rapper’s reputation as the older, wiser and more affecting voice of urban Britain.

Track Number	Track Title	Track Length
1	Hard Bastards (Explicit)	5:18
2	Crying (Explicit)	3:03
3	Facety 2:11	2:43
4	Don’t Breathe Out	3:20
5	Cargo	4:15
6	Stepping Hard	5:19
7	Me Up!	3:46
8	One Thing	3:48
9	I Know Your Face	5:22
10	Fighting For?	3:46