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80 out of 100

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9.0 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 15 Ratings

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  • Summary: This is the third album for London-based rapper Rodney Smith.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. The Guardian
    100
    Smith has crafted an album that is deft, addictive and profoundly musical, and it feels like a fresh-minted classic.
  2. Stylus Magazine
    91
    His best [album] yet, his most fully-formed, emotionally engaging and sonically rewarding.
  3. All Music Guide
    60
    Overall, Roots Manuva may have a lot to say during the verses, but when his choruses consist of little more than a repeated line shouted over and over ("Awfully Deep," "Too Cold"), listeners won't be hanging around long enough to decipher his rhymes.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. Jimmy
    10
    Pure Goodness
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  2. AndrewO
    10
    At times....dark, bright, sad, happy, serious, playfull...but entirely honest. Almost a "Brand New Second Hand."
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  3. ChickenSupreme
    9
    One of the albums of the year for sure as Mr Smith once again matches dub up with electro squelches to create a very personal and touching album.
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