In 1999, Roots Manuva dropped Brand New Second Hand—a cornerstone of UK hip-hop that sparked a brilliant, if often underappreciated, wave of creativity in the scene. In this exclusive excerpt from David Kane’s new book, What Do You Call It? From Grassroots to the Golden Era of UK Rap, Wax Poetics takes a closer look at the story behind the album’s creation.
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