Tracks released his bassline anthem “Mans on Road” on YouTube a year ago and became the biggest legend in York. The song, as you may be able to guess, is about a man - a man on road. In the video, Tracks rides his moped around, pulling up at various t-junctions and car parks in Leeds, boasting about how he’s smoking the finest and getting the money he’s owed. He’s also included close-ups of his bun-stash and clips of him riding around some country lanes in the Summer. It’s a very realistic representation of Britian’s young road men - the sort of guys who drive hairdryers, still have pay-as-you-go phones, and keep retail park security guards in a job.We loved it - the internet loved it too. There was a campaign to get “Mans on Road” to Christmas Number 1, Toddla T tweeted about it, and Perished Records recently decided to do a drum n bass remix (with a free download link and lyric sheet in the YouTube description). But since the initial hype, Tracks turned from a legend into a myth; the type of guy who says he’s on his way but still hasn’t left the house yet, who never replies to your Facebook messages but likes the Snapchat Community pages, someone who no longer exists in real life.We tried to get hold of him but didn’t hear anything back. We assumed this was because he was busy hustling on road, pulling up outside your local Londis and buying cans of Black Grape KA but, as we found out when he returned our message this week, he’d dropped his phone in the river. We caught up with Tracks to find out if he’s still on road and when we can expect new music.Noisey: What is the Man on Road saying in 2014?Tracks: Not a lot. I’m still messing around on Fruity Loops. I’m glad bassline is still about, I’m just gonna make some more songs to get it good. Music videos as well.Is “Mans On Road” the only official video so far?Nah have you seen "Man Get Stupid"?No, I don’t know how I missed that one. Was that the follow-up?Yeah. Unfortunately I lost my camera though so I can’t make any more videos. I lost my two phones in the river the other day as well.Do Brits get Hip Hop? - Big Night Out
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