Skinny Man performed this week  at Brixton Hootananny and what a brilliant show. First when  he came on stage he got the DJ to play a short set of classic rear grooves and lovers rock, which was a bit unexpected but went down well. Then he started throwing rizla’s into the crowd……..everyone went  nuts!!! When it was time to perform he gave us nuff energy and freestyles expressing his views  on legalising marijuana,  as well as, rapping about social and political issues. He also praised the Grime scene saying  “grime is hip-hop’s little brother from the UK, people must recognise the little brother and show them love!!!!”. He performed tracks from his debut album “Council Estate of Mind” such as “Hayden” and his latest single “Smoking Ban” which the style he labelled as “Gully Step” his equivalent to Grime. To be honest there were a few tracks that I hadn’t herd of, but the vibe was so good, I was jamming like I was his number one fan (lol lol). Skinny Man definitely knows how to get the crowd hyped and is someone to see perform live!

We had a quick chat with him after the show where he told us who he thinks is hot at the moment from the UK. Check it out!

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For all of you who don’t know who Skinny Man is, he is a rapper from North London whose debut album “Council Estate of Mind” was released in 2004 and has received much praise due to it’s heavy autobiographical and socially analytical content. He played a small part in the 2005 interactive TV series Dubplate Drama and he beat Eminem in a rapping contest in London’s Subterranea .

Skinny Man has been titled one of the UK’s most skilled hip-hop artist but who is highly underrated and underexposed…….somewhat like Americas equivalent to Nas or Common, he is great lyrically, got nuff respect on the streets, but just can’t or ain’t made it mainstream like Jay Z or Dizzee Rascal!!

Check out two tracks below from his album “Council Estate of Mind“!

For more information go to www.myspace.com/mcskinnyman or www.skinnyman.co.uk