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Slime & Reason

Slime & Reason is the sixth studio album of original material by Roots Manuva. It was released on 1 September 2008 on the Big Dada label. Hip Hop Connection magazine named it Album Of The Year 2008.

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Slime & Reason
Studio album by
Roots Manuva
Released1 September 2008 (2008-09-01)
GenreHip hop
Length54:29
LabelBig Dada
ProducerToddla T
Roots Manuva chronology
Alternately Deep
(2006) 		Slime & Reason
(2008) 		4everevolution
(2011)
Singles from Slime & Reason
  1. "Buff Nuff"
    Released: 7 July 2008
  2. "Again & Again"
    Released: 25 August 2008
  3. "Let the Spirit"
    Released: 27 October 2008
  4. "Do Nah Bodda Mi"
    Released: 29 June 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/1001
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star2
BBCfavorable3
Billboardfavorable4
The IndependentStarStarStarStar5
musicOMHStarStarStarStar6
NMEStarStarStarStarStarStarStar7
The ObserverStarStarStarStarStar8
Pitchfork7.1/109
PopMattersStarStarStarStarStarStar10
The TimesStarStarStarStar11

Slime & Reason is the sixth studio album of original material by Roots Manuva. It was released on 1 September 2008 on the Big Dada label. Hip Hop Connection magazine named it Album Of The Year 2008.

A limited-edition version of the album included a bonus CD, entitled Slime & Version, consisting of dub mixes by Wrongtom.

In 2009 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.12

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76% based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".1

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Again & Again"4:06
2."C.R.U.F.F."3:53
3."Do Nah Bodda Mi"3:14
4."Let the Spirit"4:37
5."Kick Up Ya Feet"3:43
6."A Man's Talk"3:46
7."Buff Nuff"2:15
8."It's Me Oh Lord"3:32
9."2 Much 2 Soon"5:23
10."Do 4 Self"3:10
11."The Show Must Go On"6:07
12."I'm a New Man"3:04
13."Well Alright"3:57
14."The Struggle"3:48
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Again & Again & Again"3:35
2."I'm a New Man (A New Version)"2:51
3."A New Dub"3:02
4."9 Dubs a Year"3:15
5."Do Bodda Mi (in Digital)"3:18
6."Dub for the Worms"3:18
7."…And Again"2:33

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)13 22
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