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{{Short description|British rapper and producer (born 1972)}}
{{Other people|Rodney Smith|Rod Smith (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| image           = File:Roots Manuva Anais photography Auckland concert-2.jpg
| name            = Roots Manuva
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| background      = solo_singer
| birth_name      = Rodney Smith
| alias           = {{flatlist|
* Lord Gosh
* Hylton Smythe
* Rodrick Manuva
* Brigadier Smythe
* Cecil P.Y.L.M.
* Pim Pimpernel
* Chubb
}}
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1972|9|9|df=yes}}
| death_date      = 
| origin          = [[Stockwell]], London
| instrument      = {{flatlist|
* Vocals
}}
| genre           = {{flatlist|
* [[Alternative hip hop]]
* [[trip hop]]
* [[Dub music|dub]]
* [[electronic music|electronic]]
}}
| occupation      = {{flatlist|
* Vocalist
* [[Rapping|rapper]]
* producer
* [[remix]]er
}}
| years_active    = 1994–2018<br />2021–present <small>(active)</small><br />2018-2021 <small>(hiatus)</small>
| label           = {{flatlist|
* [[Big Dada]]
* Banana Klan
}}
| associated_acts = {{flatlist|
* Ricky Ranking
* DJ MK
* [[Mr. Scruff]]
* [[Toddla T]]
* [[Wayne "Lotek" Bennett|Lotek]]
* [[Hi Fi]]
* [[Leftfield]]
* [[Speech Debelle]]
* [[Dels (musician)|DELS]]
}}
| website         = {{URL|rootsmanuva.co.uk}}
}}
'''Rodney Hylton Smith''', better known by his stage name '''Roots Manuva''' (born 9 September 1972), is a British [[rapping|rapper]] and [[Hip hop production|producer]]. Since his debut in 1994, he has produced numerous albums and singles on the label [[Big Dada]], achieving commercial success with albums ''[[Run Come Save Me]]''<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011217092212/http://chartattack.com/damn/2001/09/1801.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Tori Amos, Live, Macy Gray and many more"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', September 18, By: Debbie Bento and Kori Golding</ref> and ''[[Slime & Reason]]''. He has been described as "one of the most influential artists in British music history."<ref>{{cite web|title=SHOWS > THE BRITISH MASTERS|url=http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/the-british-masters/roots-manuva-the-british-masters-season-2-chapter-4|website=Vice.com|publisher=Vice|access-date=30 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416034029/http://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/the-british-masters/roots-manuva-the-british-masters-season-2-chapter-4|archive-date=16 April 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> His most recent studio album, ''[[Bleeds (Roots Manuva album)|Bleeds]]'', was released in October 2015.