Council Estate of Mind explained

Council Estate of Mind is the debut studio album by English rapper Skinnyman, released on 9 August 2004 by Low Life Records. It was produced by DJ Flip, Stoned Soldiers, Adam M, and others. The album makes use of samples from Made in Britain, a British film from the early 1980s. The album spent two weeks on the UK Albums Chart, peaking at number 65.^[1]

Release and legacy

Skinnyman self-recorded the album, taking it to Low Life Records for a formal release. Label owner Joseph Christie, also known as Braintax, shut down the label a few years after the release of Council Estate of Mind, disappearing without compensating Skinnyman with album royalties.^[2]

Council Estate of Mind is regarded as a British hip hop classic, noted as an "illustrative depiction of life in Britain for young, working-class people."^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Skinnyman - Full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 5 October 2021.
2. Web site: Stacey. Ringo. The real story behind Skinnyman's Council Estate of Mind. 2021-10-05. The Face. en-gb. 2020-11-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234327/https://theface.com/music/the-real-story-behind-skinnymans-council-estate-of-mind. live.
3. Web site: Bernard. Jesse. 'Council Estate Of Mind' Is Still The Seminal UK Hip-Hop Record. Trench. 28 March 2019. 5 October 2021.