Council Estate of Mind

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Council Estate of Mind
Studio album by
Skinnyman
Released9 August 2004
StudioDJ Flip's House
(London, England)
GenreBritish hip hop
Length55:52
LabelLow Life
Producer
  • Adam M
  • Baby J
  • DJ Flip
  • DJ Noize
  • Stoned Soldiers
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Collective[1]
Cokemachineglow72/100[2]
Urban Smarts75/100[3]
Stylus MagazineB[4]

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.[5]

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.[6]

Council Estate of Mind is regarded as a British hip hop classic, noted as a "illustrative depiction of life in Britain for young, working-class people."[7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:06
2."Fuck the Hook"4:54
3."Hedly"4:05
4."Little Man (Part 1)"2:30
5."Little Man (Part 2)"1:18
6."Love's Gone from the Streets"4:35
7."Day to Day Basis"4:10
8."Life in My Rhymes"4:30
9."It's Over"4:32
10."I'll Be Surprised"4:11
11."Who? Me"2:54
12."No Big Ting"4:13
13."Put in the Work"3:52
14."That's What I'm Gonna Do"4:20
15."Council Estate of Mind"4:42
Total length:55:52

Charts

Chart performance for Council Estate of Mind
Chart (2004) Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[8] 65
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[9] 6
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[10] 15

References

  1. ^ "BBC - Home".
  2. ^ "SkinnyMan: Council Estate of Mind (Low Life Records; 2005) | Record Reviews @ Cokemachineglow.com". Archived from the original on 26 September 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Urban Smarts | Entertainment Music".
  4. ^ "Skinnyman - Council Estate of Mind - Review - Stylus Magazine". Archived from the original on 27 October 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Skinnyman - Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  6. ^ Stacey, Ringo. "The real story behind Skinnyman's Council Estate of Mind". The Face. Archived from the original on 7 November 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  7. ^ Bernard, Jesse (28 March 2019). "'Council Estate Of Mind' Is Still The Seminal UK Hip-Hop Record". Trench. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  9. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2021.


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