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Birmingham, United Kingdom (2002 – present)
Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. He was born in Barnet in North London and that’s where his accent, sometimes called ‘Mockney’ by the press, comes from. You can hear his actual accent on the start of ‘Fake Streets Hats’ from his album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living recorded in 2006. He moved to Birmingham shortly after he was born and is a Birmingham City fan. He has suffered from epilepsy since he was five.
He signed a five album record deal and has released four albums: Original Pirate Material (2002), A Grand Don’t Come for Free (2004), The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living (2006) and Everything Is Borrowed (2008).
The fourth album is said to be an uplifting album reflecting on life and the world, unlike his other three.
The album’s title track, ‘Everything Is Borrowed’ is a euphoric meditation on how to make the best of life’s infinite possibilities, containing the lyric, “I entered this world with nothing, and I left with nothing but love, everything else is just borrowed”. From this track we get to the album’s almost mystical finale, “The Escapist”, in which Mike Skinner is ‘Happily ponders the insignificance of little, fleeting, momentary me, under the dappled light of his favourite tree’.
The Streets’ fifth and final album is going to be called ‘Computers And Blues’ and Mike said “The final Streets album … will be dark and futuristic. I feel inspired by the synthesizer exhibition we visited in Graz.”
He signed a five album record deal and has released four albums: Original Pirate Material (2002), A Grand Don’t Come for Free (2004), The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living (2006) and Everything Is Borrowed (2008).
The fourth album is said to be an uplifting album reflecting on life and the world, unlike his other three.
The album’s title track, ‘Everything Is Borrowed’ is a euphoric meditation on how to make the best of life’s infinite possibilities, containing the lyric, “I entered this world with nothing, and I left with nothing but love, everything else is just borrowed”. From this track we get to the album’s almost mystical finale, “The Escapist”, in which Mike Skinner is ‘Happily ponders the insignificance of little, fleeting, momentary me, under the dappled light of his favourite tree’.
The Streets’ fifth and final album is going to be called ‘Computers And Blues’ and Mike said “The final Streets album … will be dark and futuristic. I feel inspired by the synthesizer exhibition we visited in Graz.”
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Original Pirate Material
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A Grand Don't Come for Free
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The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living
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Dry Your Eyes
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Shoutbox
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deathbystarship wrote:
am i paranoid? YES YOU'RE PARANOID
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hendy_2309 wrote:
Unless something bloody spectacular comes out in the next 2 months, I think it's safe to say Original Pirate Material is the album of decade.
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gjepe wrote:
when i hear his accent in his song i feel like im in UK ;] between all these crazy(but in positive meaning) likeable voices :)
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jakeironmaiden wrote:
Amazing. I wish he would release instrumental versions of his albums, not that I don't LOVE the vocals, but the backing music is just fantastic.
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flamie_flame wrote:
love his music
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Chezca wrote:
pretty much the best thing in the music industry.
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Goemans wrote:
What a bloody slang xD
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satin666 wrote:
original pirate material youre listenin to the streets lock down your aerial
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*RoRo* wrote:
How is it hard to be gay and sxe?
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ktovalerio wrote:
this songs take me miles away
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Shabranigdo wrote:
@Barteck : Yep, he is. And straight edge. Must be hard lol.
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ActIChasingSuns wrote:
ur fit but ur fit but ur fit but you knooooow it
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Barteck wrote:
furik, are u gay or something?
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reptil wrote:
I love that Pete Doherty appeared on Prangin' Out, and that he also made a version of his own. Genious! :D
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Furik wrote:
He's hot as hell.
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SteQ wrote:
A BLIP ON A SCREEN
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C0rvax wrote:
The Streets was great last night in San Diego, glad he covered his whole discography.
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CypheroN wrote:
dry yer eyez mate
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Flaeri wrote:
Just found the streets again after many years, oh how awesome :P
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Honka-Boi wrote:
Original Pirate Material! glad he stopped when he was on top... :I
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Step It Up full track | 3:30 |
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Light of Day full track | 4:12 |
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News
Skinimix 9
5 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thestreets
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