Council Estate of Mind
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{{Infobox album
| name = Council Estate of Mind
| type = studio
| artist = Skinnyman
| cover = SkinnymanCouncil.jpg
| alt =
| released = 9 August 2004
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = DJ Flip's House
(London, England)
| genre = British hip hop
| length = 55:52
| label = Low Life
| producer =
- Adam M
- Baby J
- DJ Flip
- DJ Noize
- Stoned Soldiers
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{{Album ratings
| rev1 = BBC Collective
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A2897490|title = BBC - Home}}
| rev2 = Cokemachineglow
| rev3 = Urban Smarts
| rev3score = 75/100{{Cite web|url=http://www.urbansmarts.com/reviews/albums/skinnyman.htm|title=Urban Smarts | Entertainment Music}}
| rev4 = Stylus Magazine
}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/3877/skinnyman/|title=Skinnyman - Full Official Chart History|website=Official Charts Company|accessdate=5 October 2021}}
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.{{cite web|last=Stacey|first=Ringo|title=The real story behind Skinnyman's Council Estate of Mind|url=https://theface.com/music/the-real-story-behind-skinnymans-council-estate-of-mind|access-date=2021-10-05|website=The Face|language=en-gb|archive-date=2020-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201107234327/https://theface.com/music/the-real-story-behind-skinnymans-council-estate-of-mind|url-status=live}}
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."{{cite web|last=Bernard|first=Jesse|url=http://trenchtrenchtrench.com/features/skinnyman-council-estate-of-mind-is-still-the-seminal-uk-hip-hop-record|title='Council Estate Of Mind' Is Still The Seminal UK Hip-Hop Record|website=Trench|date=28 March 2019|accessdate=5 October 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Intro
| length1 = 1:06
| title2 = Fuck the Hook
| length2 = 4:54
| title3 = Hayden
| length3 = 4:05
| title4 = Little Man (Part 1)
| length4 = 2:30
| title5 = Little Man (Part 2)
| length5 = 1:18
| title6 = Love's Gone from the Streets
| length6 = 4:35
| title7 = Day to Day Basis
| length7 = 4:10
| title8 = Life in My Rhymes
| length8 = 4:30
| title9 = It's Over
| length9 = 4:32
| title10 = I'll Be Surprised
| length10 = 4:11
| title11 = Who? Me
| length11 = 2:54
| title12 = No Big Ting
| length12 = 4:13
| title13 = Put in the Work
| length13 = 3:52
| title14 = That's What I'm Gonna Do
| length14 = 4:20
| title15 = Council Estate of Mind
| length15 = 4:42
| total_length = 55:52
}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Council Estate of Mind ! scope="col"| Chart (2004) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|UK2|65|date=20040821|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|6|date=20040821|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UKR&B|15|date=20040821|rowheader=true|access-date=5 October 2021}} |
References
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