The Streets is an English musical project led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner. The project was founded in the early 90s,while Skinner was still a teenager;however,no music would formally eventuate until the early 2000s. In the initial run of The Streets,the project released five studio albums:Original Pirate Material (2002),A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004),The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006),Everything Is Borrowed (2008) and Computers and Blues (2011). The Streets also released a string of successful singles during this time,which reached the Top 40 on the UK Singles chart –including "Has It Come to This?","Fit but You Know It","Dry Your Eyes","When You Wasn't Famous" and "Prangin' Out". After disbanding The Streets in 2011,Skinner pursued several other musical projects before ultimately reviving the moniker in 2017. A mixtape,None of Us Are Getting Out of This Life Alive,was released in 2020. The Streets' sixth studio album,The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light,was released in September 2023.
A Grand Don't Come for Free is the second studio album by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner,under the music project the Streets. It was released on 17 May 2004 and is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It is a rap opera and concept album that follows the story of its protagonist's relationship with a girl named Simone,alongside the mysterious loss of £1,000 from his home.
Matthew James Redman is an English Christian worship leader,singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums,written 8 books,and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Award-winning single,"10,000 Reasons ". Co-written with Jonas Myrin,the single reached No. 1 on the US Billboard Christian Songs chart in 2012.
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living is the third studio album by Mike Skinner,under the music project The Streets. It was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom and 25 April 2006 in North America. It is also the shortest The Streets album released so far,with a running time of just 37 minutes and 12 seconds. The Mitchell Brothers and Ted Mayhem,two of Skinner's protégés,make guest appearances on the album.
"Dry Your Eyes" is a single by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. The song describes the protagonist trying to cope with his girlfriend breaking up with him. It was released in the UK on 19 July 2004. The song is the Streets' most successful single,reaching number one in the United Kingdom on 25 July 2004,six days after its release. "Dry Your Eyes" also went straight to number one in Ireland staying there for three weeks in a row.
"When You Wasn't Famous" is a single by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project The Streets. It is the first single from their third studio album,The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. Released on 30 March 2006,it went straight to number 8 in the UK and number 26 in Ireland. The song's chorus is about how Skinner finds it easier to have sexual relations with non-famous women now that he's famous,but how things are just like they used to be when attempts to sleep with a similarly famous woman.
Of Skins and Heart is the debut album by the Australian psychedelic rock band The Church,released in April 1981 by EMI Parlophone. It peaked at No. 22 in the Australian Kent Music Report Albums Chart.
"The Living Years" is a soft rock ballad written by B. A. Robertson and Mike Rutherford,and recorded by Rutherford's British rock band Mike + The Mechanics. It was released in December 1988 in the United Kingdom and in the United States as the second single from their album Living Years. The song was a chart hit around the world,topping the US Billboard Hot 100 on 25 March 1989,the band's only number one and last top ten hit on that chart,and reaching number-one in Australia,Canada and Ireland and number 2 in the UK. It spent four weeks at number-one on the US Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. Paul Carrack sings lead vocals on the track.
Michael Geoffrey Skinner is an English rapper,singer-songwriter,musician,and record producer. Best known for the music project the Streets,Skinner has also released music as a solo artist,as part of the D.O.T. with frequent collaborator Rob Harvey,and under the pseudonym The Darker the Shadow the Brighter the Light.
"Weak Become Heroes" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in July 2002 as the third single from their debut studio album,Original Pirate Material.
"Fit but You Know It" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released on 26 April 2004 as the lead single of the Streets' second studio album,A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004). The song reached number four on the UK Single Charts.
"Let's Push Things Forward" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in April 2002 as the second single from their debut studio album,Original Pirate Material. It peaked at number 30 on the UK chart. The song is performed by Mike Skinner and Kevin Mark Trail.
"Don't Mug Yourself" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in October 2002 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album,Original Pirate Material. It reached number 21 in the UK Singles Chart.
"Juggernauts" is a song by British rock band Enter Shikari produced by record producer Andy Gray for their second studio album,Common Dreads. The song was released as a single on 29 May 2009. The song was also released on 7" limited edition vinyl,of which only 1000 copies were made. "Juggernauts" was first broadcast to the public on Zane Lowe's show on BBC Radio 1 on 15 April 2009. It was selected by Scott Mills as his record of the week on 1 June 2009.
"Has It Come to This?" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from their debut album Original Pirate Material. The song reached number 18 in the United Kingdom and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry in December 2019.
"This Is the Day" is a song written by Matt Johnson and originally released as a single by his band the The on 2 September 1983. It reached number 71 on the UK Singles Chart. A version of the song was included on the band's debut album Soul Mining,released in October 1983.
"The Man" is a song by English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. It features production from frequent collaborator Jake Gosling. The song was released as an "instant grat" digital download to the iTunes Store on 19 June 2014,serving as the sixth of seven promotional singles from his second studio album,x (2014). It entered the UK Singles Chart at number 87.
Michael Young is an American singer from New York City. He competed on America's Got Talent season 12 and made it to the semifinals. He released his debut album,I Will Never Give Up,in 2018.
"Blinded by the Lights" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in September 2004 as the third single from the project's second studio album A Grand Don't Come for Free. The song reached number ten on the UK Single Chart and was certified Silver by the British Phonographic Industry.
"Eazy" is a song by American rappers The Game and Kanye West. It was released as a single on January 15,2022. The song was released exclusively on Spotify two days before. The cover art for the single attracted controversy due to the featuring of Nick Knight's highly graphic 1997 photo of a skinned monkey and the song's music video attracted controversy because of its depiction of West burying alive comedian Pete Davidson,who was dating his ex-wife Kim Kardashian.
