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HIP HOP CONNECTION LP REVIEW DEC 07
HIP HOP CONNECTION FEATURE 07
Manage/Speaker's Corner piece (BIG SMOKE Magazine)
Review: By Anna Nathanson
Manage/Speaker's Corner
South London MC Manage has been on the underground scene for nearly ten years now, and is clear about how he defines his sound. "I represent raw, no holds barred UK hip hop. I haven't really got in touch with the bling side of things; I'm trying to make real good music. I don't mind bling hip hop; if people are gonna be into that then they'll also discover the underground, but it's not really me, it would be too much of a lie and I make music from the heart". Known for his conscious lyrics, Manage holds strong views about how he views the political mess in this country. "It's shit. Everything's controlled and there's no allowance for minority views. It's like a police state. I want people who live in this country to run this country, they're the people who should have a say". Asked how he became so political, Manage's words are simple. "Going through life, you become angry at certain injustices you see, like being arrested for something you haven't done. You see it every day around you and a man can only take so much before he has to become political. Politics is in every day life and if you don't pay attention then you're just a sheep".
Manage's latest album 'Live in Protest' has been described on road as one of the best things to come out of modern day UK hip hop and it's not hard to see why. With subject matters ranging from politics, life in this country to trying to find space to be creative whilst being on the daily grind, he keeps it conscious whilst retaining that gritty edge. "I wanted to do an album that flows from start to finish and goes through different chapters and so far, it's been really well received, I haven't heard one bad word against it", the 26 year old MC says. "A lot of people pigeon-holed me from previous releases as a 'dark MC'. What many don't understand is that if I'm going to an open mic, I'm not gonna go up there and try and rap conscious, I'm going to show my skills, come up with the sickest punch lines, rhyme schemes, metaphors that I can. My favourite track on the album is 'Soul Cry', as it's different to what a lot of people think of me, they're used to the gritty raw stuff but this is different".
Citing KRS1 as his main early influence in hip hop, Manage grew up learning from the greats, all the time perfecting his craft whilst grinding hard. He also juggles producing, writing and rocking the mic with family life. "I've got a family, a wife, a son, a dog. I love football, trips out with my boy. And me and DJ Snuff link up, get wasted. I try and live for the day".
Manage is the first signing to come out of Merciless Records, and is also an ambassador of Speaker's Corner, the free monthly hip hop night at The Jamm in Brixton, also pioneered by Merciless. Founder Snuff breaks it down, "We don't wanna be the big UK hip hop label, running the whole conglomerate. We're just gonna do it if no-one else is- we wanna see artists get supported". "There's a lot of good music out there and it just needs an outlet", adds partner Steas. "The mainstream music industry isn't interested as they don't see it as profitable, so we've got to do it ourselves".
Speaker's Corner was set up two years ago to provide a platform for underground artists to showcase their skills in a era where love in the game is increasingly hard to come by, and as the name suggests, is all about free speech and increasing the level of communication and integration in the community. "There's a massive underground hip hop scene and we've known that for a long time, just through open mics, squat parties, house parties and demos", explains Snuff. "We started the night because there was about 15-20 artists that we knew who were all sick. They all had material out but none of them were getting any gigs. So we started the night and it's free, we're not trying to make any money off it, it's just about coming down, vibing off other people and networking". "I know people who have met at Speaker's Corner and gone on to record tracks together", adds Manage. "It's so inspiring, I've seen so much talent grow here. You get MCs coming and spitting simple lyrics and then you see them again six months later and they're blowing your mind".
The future looks bright as the team have just linked up with End of the Weak, the equivalent to Speaker's Corner in New York, and plan to bring the night over to the Big Apple soon, giving UK MCs a transatlantic portal.
So how do we get involved? I hear you cry. With Speaker's Corner it's not about getting your manager or PR to sort it out. "Just speak to us, get to know us", says Snuff. "You can contact us on myspace but you might as well come down, introduce yourself and you should be able to get a gig within two months. Or you can come and spit on the open mic anytime. And if you've got something to sell, bring it down".
www.myspace.com/speakerscorner
www.myspace.com/manage
www.myspace.com/expectnomercy
Speaker's Corner is held every first Thursday of the month at The Jamm in Brixton.
Tune in to the Speaker's Corner radio show, every Sunday from 8-10 on 105.1 Itch FM and online at www.itchfm.com
Manage's album 'Live in Protest' is out now on Merciless Records, and look out for the Speaker's Corner compilation, landing soon.
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HIPHOPGAME.CO.UK LP REVIEW & INTERVEIW
(Live) in Protest
Written by Manage
Friday, 15 September 2006
Manage - Behind the Science
1. Live in Protest
Produced by Beat Butcha
This was originally titled "They lie" and featured shortman singing vocals but when we was mixing the LP down we thought that it just didnt sound right. No disrespect to shortman cos he's a amazing artist, but sometimes things just dont work one way and do work another way so we changed it up with the theme of the song and LP into a protest vibe.
2. City of Satan (featuring CLG, Big P and Nickels)
Produced by Chemo
This track is heavyweight, from the beat to the bars. Its a description of london town.. the darker side. The thing about this track which I love is all the emcees on it come from a slightly different view point. Not really a club banger, this is a listener one.
3. Stop Lying
Produced by Chemo
This is me after watchin tv for a while, the music channels ya know. it gets me frustrated that people who just speak plain rubbish can blow up n become overnight celebrities without even trying or payin dues. I heard the beat n just vibed of it straight away, kinda took me back to the boombap style. This one always goes down well live, the hook is real easy to get into so crowds always shout the words with us.
4. Mics 4 Life (featuring Syanyde, reveal and CLG)
Produced by Chemo
This is from the rise up single I released earlier. This one was a banger from start, as soon as people heard this they was loving it. It's just raw. No particular topic behind it apart from raw, gritty hip hop. DJ Snuff did the cuts and it's also the first track I recorded with syanyde which led to us doing a whole load of stuff together.
5. The Game (featuring Conflix and the Antiheroes)
Produced by Chemo
This is probably the rawest track on the album, the beat is mighty, it booms on soundsystems so well. Once again this is a track for the emcee to get down, no confines of a particular topic. We upped the bar for a lot of spitters out there with this one. All the features tear this one to bits. This is another one me n conflix do live n always gets a big response. Hip Hop the way it's supposed to be done.
6. Industry Strike ( featuring King Kaiow )
Produced by Ed Strong / Plan B
This is a big track that got good feedback from the radio plays n media, it's kinda ironic cause the name of the track was industry strike but the industry seemed to really feel this one. Me and Kai originally did this on a completely different beat then Ed called me up n said he put it on a next beat. I heard it when we was up at new cross at some bbq. We played it on the system and it sounded large, so we re-recorded the vocals and it came together really well. Kai smashed this, we was having fun recording this one. IRS Crew was in the studio and we was all high and the final product is banging.
7. Right here
Produced by Chemo
This is me straight spittin. I couldn't let the album go without lettin loose some straight bars. It's a kind of call to arms for all the heads, real anthem style with the hook. This one smashes it live too. I think this is the track I've had the most feedback about and people seem to really like it. I'll be honest I was in 2 minds about this one so I tested it on a few people then decided yeh it should be on the album. Since then and after doing it live its really grown on me. Straight rawness as expected.
8. Change the theme (featuring syanyde n conflix)
Produced by Beat Butcha
This is one of my favourites on the album, from the way it rolls in from the previous track, its dark, its moody but at the same time the lyrics are kinda positive, this is about stress n pressure n tryna find the time to do music with all the shit going on in life, social attitude. The beat is crazy, big big track when i heard this beat n had a rough concept I had to holla at syanyde. It fits him proper good and i also wanted to test conflix on suttin different. He's well known for battle raps, it was good for him to do it n show people he can do all styles of spittin. He got that kinda talent where he can rip anything if he sets his mind to it, and he did that on this track for sure. Big big track.
9. Speakers Corner (featuring Shameless, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Orifice Vulgatron and Skinnyman)
Produced by Danny Blends
Woah..this is the big posse cut, representing the movement speakers corner, its the anthem, this track is overweight! When danny sent me the beat I was like yeah this can be a anthem. So I holla'd at heads who I feel in the game and they all come n blessed it proper, seeing as it was a anthem style track I let Doc Brown handle the hook cos aswell as being a sick spitter he is the hook king, second to none, he even mentions it in his verse. Skinnyman freestyled his verse in jay z fashion, he layed the first 4 bars n then punched in with the second 4 barrs, its kinda jokes cos he says suttin bout " manage paid me " and people ask me bout this all the time, so just to clarify, I'm too broke to pay people. I would if I could afford it nah mean. Props to skinny same way for blessin it.
10. Rise Up
Produced by Chemo
This is where it all restarted basically. I had been out of the rap thing for a while, I was tryna do things but people kept hating on me or not taking me serious and I was looking for a good producer so I could bring suttin proper n then I met Chemo. He gave me a cd of beats, I thought they were sick, I called him up went to his studio the next day then he played me some other beats and thats where I heard the rise up beat. It got me straight away and I recorded 2 verses n i had a lil hook I saved in my phone. So I dropped that n rise up was born. In about half hour we had a banging track and a product for me to get my foot in the door (again). Then chemo played the track to Natty from Defcon records n Natty hit me up sharpish and everything came together. Defcon helped me out n got the single out there. Then the album plans got put into motion. Big track not only musically but because of what it means to me.
11. Soul Cry
Produced by the Last Skeptik (featuring Kashmere, Verb T and Katarina)
This is my favourite track on the album. Something very soulful and very different to what people expect from me. It feels good to break out of the pigeon hole of being a dark n raw emcee. This track is about having goals and when u get close to them they seem to fade away, that struggle of trying to rise. Kashmere n Verb T are amazing on this and Katarina captured the track so well. Amazing song, Skeptiks production is heavyweight on this. Yeah, it's definately my favourite.
12. psycho bitches
Produced by Chemo
This is a very old track i used, originally produced by J-stretch. It's a short track, we decided to re-do it because its just classic, comedy style story telling. Chemo laid this lil old school funk break n we just did it with the old school flava. Still a banger.
13. Riot (featuring Syanyde)
Produced by Chemo
Ok, I met Rob (Konshus sounds) at a squat rave in new cross n we got speaking about hip hop n politics etc. he was saying he can get funding maybe for a pressin if it has a political cause and seeing as the g8 was comming up I was asked if I can do a track about the g8. With a short amount of time left I cracked on n got hold of syanyde n chemo. We wrote n recorded the track in like 24 hours, I knew this would be a big track cos of the timing. So konshus sounds "Rob and Kate" kept to their word and it was pressed up as a e.p. with a few other tracks in a week or so. We then went up to scotland during the g8 and preformed the track live at a big stage in sterling. The track kinda explains itself. Its against the lies the world leaders propose but never deliver. It's anger in its rawest form. This one is another that always smashes it live.
14. I Realise ( Stand Strong )
Produced by Chemo
I originally did a track called I Realise in 1999 and I wanted to revisit the meanings of that track. This is about understanding, seeing the things that u done wrong or see as wrong and learning from them. Its dedicated to my son Kane and maybe he will listen to this when he's a little older n take some knowledge from it. I hope so. It's like a come down track, it's relaxing, a good way to leave the LP.
15. Speakers Corner (Chemo Remix)
Produced by Chemo
This is Chemo's version of Speakers Corner. It's so much different from the original but still very good, got a dark street kinda vibe to it. Big.
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BRITISHHIPHOP.COM | LP REVIEW | OCT 06
WRITTEN BY ADMINISTRATOR
Manage .. (Live) In Protest LP [Merciless]Manage is a heavyweight MC. We remember him from his Early Life Crisis and work with Def-Con and he has always been on the more conscious side of Hip Hop spitting meaningful lyrics with consummate ease. For the last year or so he has been one of the organisers of, and the main host for the Speakers Corner nights which go off in Brixton and have been proving themselves to get the best talent down there for some action packed nights.
So here we have a full 16 track LP which for me hits the spot in all the right places. The LP opens with the clich..d Intro a quick little plea to the Devil to help before a slowed down Tubular Bells type instrumentation kicks in with great kick drum rolls for Live In Protest. This what Manage is all about and if you haven..t heard f Manage before you will appreciate his local Lewisham accent as he drops his personal intro and this is serious stuff beware.
Manage .. (Live) In Protest LP [Merciless]
Tracklist:
01. Intro
02. Live In Protest
03. City Of Satan ft. CLG, Big P, Nickels
04. Stop Lying
05. Mics For Life ft. Syanyde, Reveal, CLG
06. Game ft. Conflix, The Antiheroes
07. Industry Strike ft. King Kaiow
08. Right Here
09. Change The Theme ft. Syanide, Conflix
10. Speaker's Corner ft. Shameless, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Orifice, Skinnyman
11. Rise Up
12. Soul Cry ft. Verb T, Kashmere, Katarina
13. Psychobitches
14. Riot ft. Syanyde
15. I Realise (Stand Strong)
16. Speaker's Corner (Chemo Bonus Mix) ft. Shameless, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Orifice, Skinnyman
City Of Satan has a severe bass note which busts the beat apart as MCs CLG, Big P, and Nickels combine as they describe their local manors and what it is like there. Stop Lying has a creeping Pink Panther type beat with great breakdowns as Manage verbally takes down all the MCs who act like playas when really they are greatly overstaing their cases. On the other hand Manage ably proves that he could back up any boast he has made.
Mics For Life features spaghetti western type production as MCs Syanyde, Reveal and CLG combine again for another top notch offering, dropping semi autobiographical verses, this track is a bit less focussed than some of the other tracks. Game follows with a slower tempo beat which makes good use of pianos and strings as Conflix and the Antiheroes join Manage to drop knowledge in the stylistic and well rehearsed manner you would expect from talented wordsmiths such as these.
Industry Strike sparks with a great sample from a film before another sold beat. Delving into how the music biz works in this country Manage and King Kaiow are curious as to why we constantly get nowhere. Piercing strings underpin the head nodder Right Here although the sample could become repetitive on repeated listens. Regardless Manage drops some tight war zone rhymes.
Change The Theme is another cold and deep offering in which the MCs .. Manage, Syanide and Conflix stoke up the desperation in their voices and really make you feel they are teling you the truth of grim realities. Speaker's Corner is a major anthem with a deep purpose. The MCs are determined to make a new era of consciousness and if you can..t take on board the things that the stellar line up of Shameless, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Orifice and Skinnyman are telling you then frankly there is little hope for you.
Rise Up was the first single from the LP and it seems that this dropped time ago, but as a call to arms it is rowdy and engaging, but as with a lot of tracks like this I fear it just goes over peoples heads, and whilst they may agree with the sentiments they wont take that next step and do something about their situation.
Soul Cry is a step change in vibes from the previous works as the pitch slows down and features the contrasting styles of Verb T and Kashmere that work together so well. Apparently Kash doesn..t want to be tied to being associated with Verbs after the double EP they released together on Low Life, but each has such a unique style I don..t think there is any fear of that. The track also features Katarina on the vocals. Psychobitches is a track that we had for download back in 2002, but it is still sounding as fresh as ever as Manage lets us know about some dirty double crossing New Cross yatties.
The second single from the LP was Riot on which Mr Manage is joined on the mic again by the furious Syanyde. This piano rolling political assault was released to highlight the G8 summit and the hypocrisy displayed by certain first world leaders. The theme chimed with many listeners and the track was picked up by numerous international DJs.
A lovely Spanish guitar forms the basis for one of the more relaxing tracks on the LP. I Realise (Stand Song) still has an important message, but it is not forced upon you quite as much as the others. Manage expresses his hopes for the future and if we take his advice it will not be all bad. The LP finishes off with the Chemo Bonus Mix of Speaker's Corner which appears earlier on in the record. It has got the same MCs on it, but the production is sparser and more minimalistic.
The packaging and design is tight with a Ralph Steadman inspired design in yellow of Mr Manage letting off his venom through a megaphone.
This LP is truly heavyweight and with the plethora of guest talent assembled here we are witness to a coming together of some of the UK..s finest talent. The themes and sentiments encapsulated in this release are thought provoking and stand out as a beacon of quality to all those other acts that spend their time rapping about nonsense. This is grown up music for men. Make sure you cop this, and then do something to improve your life.
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http://www.myspace.com/manage
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LP REVIEW | 247 magazine
Review: Peter king
Out now. 9/10
Manage, a London based MC and for those who don't know one who is never scared to step up to a mic in any jam and blast his verses. The overall feel of this album from the sampled intros to the verses is one of political disenchantment. The beats are generally in the head nodding category slightly smoked out but always on point. From the feel of the album you know Manage is living for hip hop and not waiting for the hip hop pay cheque. When you have guests like Skinnyman, Foreign Beggars, Lowkey, Big P and similar then that is an idea where Manage is at and the standard he gives and is certainly up there with people such as Taskforce. Manage has certainly proved himself on this release and has put in the groundwork to be noticed and if you wind back ten years in Plymouth you may have seen Manage taking some early steps to the mic at various shows in and around town.
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LP REVIEW | WWW.RAPNEWS.CO.UK
Review: Tony
'(Live) In Protest' is executively produced by Chemo, who's previously worked with the likes of Kyza, Jehst, Skinnyman and many more. The album features guest spots by Skinnyman, Foreign Beggars, Doc Brown and a wealth of other UK heavyweights, and throughout the sixteen tracks, Manage drops lesson after lesson, through well executed verses that consistently provide food for thought. A lot of UK rappers dabble in politics, but it's Manage who does so in the greatest fashion, with an awareness seemingly far greater than many 'Fuck George Bush' rappers.
Every track has a strong theme, from 'The Game' featuring Conflix and The Antiheroes, which deals with the hiphop scene, to 'Riot' which references various social issues. Produced by Danny Blendz, 'Speakers Corner' named after the incredible live London event, features a wealth of talent including Shameless, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Orifice Vulgatron and Skinny. It couldn't be more of an anthem if it tried. 'Mics 4 Life' features Syanyde, Reveal and CLG and is a really hard underground track. 'Right Here' and 'Rise Up' sees Manage go it alone, and prove that he doesn't need guest features to make an entertaining and heavy song.
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LP REVIEW | SKINNYMAG.COM | DEC 07
Written by Gareth K Vile
Sunday, 29 October 2006
Manage - Live In Protest
An apocalyptic waste-land of concrete and sin, freedom of speech is the only salvation
UK hip-hop has been disrespected by a media that associates rappers with the caricatures of East or West Coast American crews - Manage is one UK rapper who has remained in the shadows, honing his craft and discovering a distinctive British identity. ..(Live) In Protest.. features a roll-call of English talent: he hits his politics hard, twisting the Yankee style around a British vernacular and calling the government to account for its hypocrisy and corruption. London is re-imagined as an apocalyptic waste-land of concrete and sin, the police are the enemy, freedom of speech is the only salvation and collectivism the sacred path. Inevitably, there is a great deal of macho posturing and political incorrectness ("you better dodge me like an AIDS victim dodges flu"), but the consistency and certainty of Manage..s vision is gripping.
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LP REVIEW | WWW.SPINNERMAGAZINE.CO.UK | SEPT 06
review - SEEDS
ohhhhhhhhhhh this ones the anticipated.. whats the man Manage gonna come with?
well he's come with 16 tracks of fuckin heavy business if ya want me to sum it up..
fuckin heavy business
hardcore
and it hits the spot like robin hood arrows.. targetbound ..on lock.
I aint always feeling real hardcore stuff, i'm a hippy kna mean.. so i like to chill and sometimes avoid the harsh just cos thats what my ears like. However.. as soon i started checkin this LP i'm like.."this is real real smooth. The productions off the chain.." And it makes sense when you look at the credits. You got the panels manned by the likes of Chemo himself, Beat Butcher, Danny Blendz, The Last Skeptik.. thats just on the boards yea?
To accompany the man Manage Ryhmes wise.. we're talking.. CLG, Big P, Nickels, Syanyde, Reveal, Conflix, The Antiheroes, King Kaiow, Shameless, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Orifice, Skinnyman, Verb T, Kashmere and Katarina?!?!?! hows that for a sick list??
So we got all these dope producers and rappers, and we got Manage's opinions..
he aint a happy man neither. Plenty to say.. i aint gonna break every track down cos theres so much in all these tracks you just gotta listen. But across the 16 tracks, i'm feeling every one to be honest. Which really don't happen much these days..
Really feeling track 3 "city of satan" beats reminscent of Paris.. dreamy. many a metaphor in this one..And track 4 "stop lying" this is the ill shit.. Mr Manage on the solo track. Absolutely dope as..
"mics for life" is dark as hell with appeareances from Syanyde, Reveal and CLG. Killer.
Conflix tears it up on track 6 "The Game" all these beats are mad heavy.. all the way. Another thing you notice is loads of real quality "London" vocal samples that fix it all together beautifully.. This aint a collection of tracks Manage has made, this is a proper ALBUM that follows a path, and has a fluid connection through its themes, beats, ryhmes and samples. They just keep coming..
"Speakers Corner" is a proper anthem.. epic break, Shameless, Lowkey, Doc Brown, Orifice and Skinnyman with Manage on this one. Absolutely all star posse cut. everyones well on point as well.. particularly Lowkey. massive track.. gwwarrrnnnnnn lads..
the whole LP is strong, really strong..
Manage you are reppin hard man, don't stop this is probably the best LP i have heard this year...
big up Manage, Speakers Corner.. all crew
BUY THIS and play it to people and then make them buy it!
they need too.
check the mans myspace, all links from there int'it - myspace.com/manage
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LP REVIEW | COUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE.COM
Review: KRIS DREW
This album was sent to me as a surprise. I don..t know who sent it or where it came from but it definitely did impress me. This album was released on the 1st of September so everyone out there can get their grubby little hands on it now. ..Live in Protest.. has quite a dark feel to it; you can often hear the sounds of an eerie organ throughout a number of the tunes. The entire album has been produced by Chemo. Chemo has worked with some of the most talented artists in both Britain and America; Kyza, Yungun, Verb T, Jehst, Kool G Rap, Rass Kass.......The list goes on and on.
The flows that Manage spits are powerful and can leave you knocked back into your seat at the worst of times. The album is also enhanced with some knock out artists and some quirky little samples that we all know and love. You can have a sample listen to this album at the myspace website written above. So check it out and go buy it. Its £10 for the cd and £12.50 for the double album. What a bargin!
KRIS DREW
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LP REVIEW | WWW.BEATMAG.NET | NOV 06
UK hip hop has vastly improved in the last five years although there..s still a tendency for new acts to play exclusively to their head-nodding b-boy peers, regarding the wider musical world as a sell-out. Fortunately Manage, who organizes successful London hip hop event Speakers.. Corner and is a true hardcore head, has come out with a surprisingly approachable album. From the same school of production as Skinnyman, he combines unlikely pop-rock samples, DJ Chemo..s tough hissing beats and his own hard-nosed none-more-London lyrics to tasty effect.
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LP CATALOGUE REVIEW | SUSPECTPACKAGES.COM | AUG 06
After having blessed open mic jams for more than 10 years, alongside releasing 12"s and a mini LP south east london's illest mc returns with this 16 track album, featuring an array of cameos and ruff & rugged beats handled by Chemo, Beat Butcha, Plan b (IRS), last skeptik & Danny Blends...
Label: merciless
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LP REVIEW | STV.TV/OUT
Article by: Gareth K Vile
UK hip hop has been disrespected by a media that associates rappers with the caricatures of East or West Coast American crews - Manage is one UK rapper who has remained in the shadows, honing his craft and discovering a distinctive British identity. '(Live) In Protest' features a roll call of English talent: he hits his politics hard, twisting the yankee style around a British vernacular and calling the government to account for its hypocrisy and corruption. London is re-imagined as an apocalyptic waste-land of concrete and sin, the police are the enemy, freedom of speech is the only salvation and collectiveism the sacred path. Inevitably, there is great deal of macho posturing and political incorrectness ("you better dodge me like an AIDS victum dodges the flu"), but the consistency and certainty of Manage's vision is gripping.
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LP REVIEW | HHBRADIO.COM | OCT 2006
Reveiw: Lunatrix
Manage
(Live) In Protest
Merciless Records
You may have heard of this bloke before possibly with a Mr in front? Anyway Manage has been a speaker's corner regular emcee for some time and created quite a following with his engaging presence on the mic. I have seen manage perform once before and I can definitely say he was passionate force on the microphone doing what he does at a very high standard, and essentially this album reflects that statement perfectly. This is because each track on 'Live In Protest' has been written very well and structulary Manage puts his words together in a way that perfectly gel with Chemo and co's musical backdrops.
He's doing what many other politically and socially conscious rappers aint and that's making well polished and well written songs.
Live in Protest is a good album if your into heartfelt lyrics many touching on how fucked up the government is etc alongside them real sounding hip hop beats you'd expect from producers such as Chemo (the main beat smith here), Beat Butcher and The Last Skeptik.
Manage is one of those guys that has a great work ethic and Live in Protest is a complete and solid album defiantly worth checking!
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LP REVIEW | BIG SMOKE DEC 07
Words: Louis Soul
After a short absence, Sin Army man Manage returns with a full-lenght album. Including the hard-hitting track Riot, written for the G8 summit, Manage spits his contentious verse over a selection of heavy beats made by Chemo. There are some sick collaborations with the likes of the Antiheroes, Skinnyman and Kashmere to check out, which makes this well worth the pennies.
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SKINNYMAG TOP 5 RECOMENDATION "SCOTLAND" | DEC 06
BASE-ED REVIEW AND TOP 5 RECOMENDATION | DEC 06
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