Track Listing

1. Intro
2. Fuck The Hook
3. Hayden
4. Little Man (Part 1)
5. Little Man (Part 2)
6. Love's Gone From The Streets
7. Day To Day Basis
8. Life In My Rhymes
9. It's Over
10. I'll Be Surprised
11. Who? Me
12. No Big Ting
13. Put In The Work
14. That's What I'm Gonna Do
15. Council Estate of Mind

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #41818 in Music
• Released on: 2004-08-09
• Number of discs: 1

From the Label
After tearing up shows on tour with the Streets, SkinnyMan releases his highly anticipated debut album Council Estate of Mind. A legendary figure in UK hip-hop, forcing his way to fame with blazing appearances on E.P.s by his crew: the Mud Family, Skinny gained his notoriety from the open mic. circuit, and quickly became revered as the talented Finsbury Park rhyme-slayer. As well as numerous guest spots on songs alongside luminaries such as RZA (Wu Tang Clan), Skitz, DJ Vadim, and Braintax, SkinnyMan has since travelled far and wide blessing audiences with his unique rhyme style and charismatic aura. Council Estate Of Mind is a landmark album, which will secure SkinnyMan firmly in the minds and CD collections of the wider music audience in Britain.

CD Description
'Council Estate Of Mind' is the debut album from UK rapper Skinnyman. Produced by DJ Flip, Stoned Soldiers, and Adam M,to name but a few, the album is a mix of straight up UK hiphop topped with Skinnyman's tales of council estate living.The single 'I'll Be Surprised' is also included.

Customer Reviews

Mud Fam's time is coming!!!!
Got Skinnyman's new album last week and what can I say, it blew me away! Every track is a winner, cannot recommend it highly enough!!!

If you are sick of BLING! Sick of New York Gangsta's, sick of rappers with nothing to say then this album is for you. Things have been a bit tired on the hip hop scene recently but Skinnyman's come up with something new and fresh and taken it back to the streets!!!

The lyrics arn't all about what car he's driving or how much platinum he's got round his neck, they're about real life and what's happening in his manor ... Finsbury Park. It's about life in the UK today in the council estates. But it's also about hope, it's also about uplifting beats and about slick production and tight lyrics!!

Skinnyman has brought it ... and he's brought it LARGE! Finally a UK rapper we can be TRULY proud of. He can hold his own among the best of them.

This album is outstanding and I hope it gets the recognition it deserves. It has been a long time coming but it's DEFINITELY worth the wait!

Stand out tracks for me are: "I'll be Surprised", "No Big Ting", "Put in the work", "That's what I'm Gonna Do", "Council Estate of Mind" ... Actually, what am I talking about every track is BANGING!!

This is music about REAL life for a majority of people in inner cities; telling about how it really is coming up in the streets and not dressing it up. BUY IT and appreciate true british talent.

Mecury Music award .... get Skinny's name down now!

BIG UP SKINNY!!! NUFF LOVE!

Check it out
I listened to this album for the first time today n it totally blew me away, i know its a cliche but it really is a great album, i'd never heard anything of Skinnyman before and i wouldn't describe myself as a huge hip hop/rap fan but if your into UK hip hop or just good music check this out. Dizzee Rascal fans will probably appreciate this but it works on a more accessible level than Dizzee's Boy in Da Corner, Skinnymans rap is incredible....seriously listen to this album.

No Expert But Cant Recommend Enough
Was introduced to this. Never heard of him. Absolutely love it. Not as heavy as many would have you believe so well worth a go for those who would like to hear some great beats with some rap actually relelvant to their lives. Still not sure of the film/tv sample running through the whole album but gels it all together to make it amazingly relevant to the title. Repeated listens and it just gets better. Will go down as a proper classic in years to come. You won't regret it.