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| Birth name | Michael Skinner |
| Born | November 27, 1978 |
| Origin | Birmingham, England |
| Genre(s) | Electronica, UK garage, Hip Hop |
| Instrument(s) | vocals, keyboards, guitar |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Label(s) | 679 Recordings, The Beats |
| Website | www.the-streets.co.uk |
Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary Electronic music designed for a wide range UK Garage ( UKG) is an umbrella term that refers to several different varieties of modern Electronic dance music generally connected to the evolution of house Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music 679 Recordings is a Warner Music Group owned Record label based in London. The Beats was a Record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem alongside a videblog offshoot called Beat Stevie Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Rapping (also known as emceeing, MCing, spitting, or just rhyming) is the Rhythmic spoken delivery of Rhymes wordplay and Birmingham ( ˈbɜːmɪŋəm Ber -ming-um [1]
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History
Skinner acquired his first keyboard at the age of five after moving to Birmingham from Barnet, North London. A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is a place in the London Borough of Barnet in North London, England. As a teenager, he built a miniature recording studio in his bedroom. He began writing hip hop and garage music in his home in West Heath in Birmingham, with a crew of other rappers including best friend Chris Panton. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with West Heath is an area of Birmingham, England, between Kings Norton, Northfield, Hopwood and Longbridge. He describes his background as "Barratt class: suburban estates, not poor but not much money about, really boring". Barratt Developments PLC ( is one of the largest residential property development companies in the United Kingdom. [2] Skinner started making songs at the age of fifteen. He also attended Bournville School.
He has suffered from epilepsy since the age of seven. Epilepsy is a common chronic Neurological disorder that is characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures. [3]
In the late 1990s, following secondary education at Bournville School Skinner was a student at Sutton Coldfield College, near Birmingham, and was working in fast food jobs while trying to start his own independent record label and sending off demos. Bournville School and Sixth form centre is a Coeducational state Comprehensive school, with Specialist Business and Enterprise College and Sutton Coldfield College is Further education college and specialist Sixth form centre An independent record label (or indie record label) is a Record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the Major record labels A demo version or demo of a song (shortened from the word "demonstration" is one recorded for reference rather than for release The Streets started out as a group project but quickly became a one-man act as band members fell away. At the end of 2000, the Locked On label, who had had success with The Artful Dodger featuring Craig David, agreed to release "Has It Come To This" under the name The Streets. Locked On Records is a subsidiary of XL Recordings. See also List of record labels Artful Dodger are a British R&B & UK garage band from the city of Southampton, who became famous through Craig Ashley David (born 5 May 1981) is an English R&B Singer-songwriter. Skinner moved from Birmingham to Brixton to pursue his recording career. Brixton is an area of the London Borough of Lambeth, in inner - South London.
Despite having been raised in Birmingham, an area with a distinctive regional accent, he speaks with a London-influenced accent. Brummie (sometimes Brummy) is a colloquial term for the inhabitants accent and Dialect of Birmingham, England, as well as being a Some critics have accused Skinner of using a "Mockney" accent. In British English, the term mockney (a Portmanteau of "mock" and " Cockney " has come to be used predominantly in the media [4] He can be heard speaking in his normal accent at the beginning of the song "Fake Streets Hats. " Fake Streets Hats " is the 11th and final track of The Streets ' third studio album The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. " Because of his accent, Skinner is identified with Birmingham; a keen supporter of Birmingham City, he even wore the club's replica shirt on stage. Birmingham City Football Club is an English Professional football club based in the city of Birmingham.
Career breakthrough
"Has It Come To This" proved to be a breakthrough hit for The Streets, going top-twenty in March 2001. For his debut album, Original Pirate Material, Skinner wanted to take UK garage in a new direction with material reflecting the lifestyle of clubbers in Britain. Original Pirate Material is the debut album by UK act The Streets. UK Garage ( UKG) is an umbrella term that refers to several different varieties of modern Electronic dance music generally connected to the evolution of house The track Let's Push Things Forward reflects the philosophy of the album. " Let's Push Things Forward" is a song released in April 2002 by UK rapper The Streets. The album was released and proved to be successful both with critics and the general public alike. In the UK, the album was nominated for the prestigious Mercury Music Prize and was favourite with the bookies to win it (it was later won by Ms. Dynamite). The Mercury Prize, formerly the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Nationwide Mercury Prize for Sponsorship reasons is an annual music prize The Streets was nominated for best album, best urban act, best breakthrough artist and best British male artist in the 2002 BRIT Awards. Urban contemporary is a music Radio format. The term was coined by the late New York DJ Frankie Crocker in the mid 1970s The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards The NME named it as one of their top five albums of 2002. The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been The cover image is Towering Inferno by the acclaimed photographer Rut Blees Luxemburg. Rut Blees Luxemburg is a German Photographer who studied photography at London College of Communication and gained her last formal education at the
Subsequent singles included "Don't Mug Yourself", "Weak Become Heroes" and Let's Push Things Forward which all reached the top 40 in the UK. " Let's Push Things Forward" is a song released in April 2002 by UK rapper The Streets. Many of his songs have a UK garage feel but have in the main found popularity in the 'indie' scene. UK Garage ( UKG) is an umbrella term that refers to several different varieties of modern Electronic dance music generally connected to the evolution of house In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Original Pirate Material had debuted and peaked at number 12 in the UK album charts, and wouldn't reach any higher until his next album was released.
The success of Original Pirate Material in the UK led to a US release of the album through Vice/Atlantic in late 2002. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Despite Skinner's lack of understanding of hip hop culture in the US and failure to catch on with American audiences it quickly became a critical favourite with Rolling Stone, Spin Magazine, The New York Times, Blender, USA Today and the LA Times all nominating it as one of the albums of the year. Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Spin is a Music Magazine that reports on Music for Life Founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr Blender is an American music Magazine that bills itself as "the ultimate guide to music and more" USA TODAY is a national American daily Newspaper published by the Gannett Company. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed The album was named Entertainment Weekly's "album of the year". The album reached number two on the Billboard electronic charts and the top 20 on the independent and Heatseeker charts in the US in 2003.
Live Line-up
The Streets regularly plays live, and has also performed at several festivals.
Up until recently his playing line up was Mike Skinner, Leo "The Lion" singing backing vocals, Eddie "The Kid" playing keyboard, Johnny Drum Machine playing drums, and long-time friend Morgan Nicholls playing bass and guitar. Leo Ihenacho (also known as "Leo The Lion") born 28th May 1978 is a British singer and songwriter Morgan Nicholls is an English musician best known for performing with Senseless Things, Gorillaz, The Streets and most recently Muse Morgan has since left the band to focus on playing with progressive rock band Muse, playing a variety of instruments as part of their live show. Muse are
His current live-line up consists out of Kevin Mark Trail on backing vocals, Wayne Vibes on guitar and bass, Chris Brown on keyboards, Magic Mike on samplers and Johnny Drum Machine as drummer and musical director. Kevin Mark Trail is a British R&B / Soul / Reggae / Hip Hop singer-songwriter
Topping the charts
In May 2004, he released a new single, "Fit But You Know It" which became his highest debuting and highest selling single to that point, reaching number four in the UK. " Fit But You Know It " is a song by The Streets. It was the lead single of The Streets second Album A Grand Don't Come for Free and
"Fit But You Know It" is from his second album, A Grand Don't Come for Free which is a concept album about a short period in the protagonist's life. A Grand Don't Come for Free is the second Album for UK garage Musician Mike Skinner aka The In Popular music, a concept album is an Album which is "unified by a theme which can be instrumental compositional narrative or lyrical" The events depicted include losing a thousand pounds, the start of a new relationship, going on holiday, breaking up, and eventually finding the grand again. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency The MC's remix of "Fit But You Know It" features formerly underground MCs such as Kano, Tinchy Stryder, Donae'o and Lady Sovereign. Kane Brett Robinson (born 21 May 1985 in East Ham, Newham, London) better known as Kano, is a British Tinchy Stryder (real name Kwasi Danquah is a grime artist of Ghanaian origin from Bow, East London. Louise Amanda Harman (born 19 December 1985) known as Lady Sovereign, is an English Rapper.
The album debuted at number two in the UK album charts, but later reached the number one position. Soon after the album was released, his success grew even larger in July 2004, with the second single "Dry Your Eyes" debuting at the top of the chart in the UK. " Dry Your Eyes " is also a song by Neil Diamond and Robbie Robertson, performed on The Last Waltz concert and released on the The success of this album and its singles led to a re-kindling of interest in the first album Original Pirate Material, which re-entered the UK album charts and beat its original chart peak of two years earlier. "Blinded By the Lights", the third single from "A Grand Don't Come for Free", hit the Top 10 in September 2004, and a fourth and final single, "Could Well Be In", was released in late 2004.
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living
Skinner's third studio album under The Streets moniker, The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living, was released on 10 April 2006 in the United Kingdom and on April 25, 2006 in North America. The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living is the third album by The Streets, released April 10, 2006 in the United Kingdom and Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In the UK it debuted at #1 on the album chart. It was a change in direction from the last two albums, the lyrical theme of "Hardest" moved away from the stories about working class Britain and now studying on the ups and downs of fame, a problem Skinner has encountered since the huge success of his last album. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types
The lead single, titled "When You Wasn't Famous", was released two weeks prior to the album. " When You Wasn't Famous " was the first single from The Streets ' third studio album The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. The song is about Skinner's troubles with trying to date a famous person, following his new found fame. It was also named 'Track of the Week' by NME in early March 2006, but when it came into the UK singles charts, it only reached the latter course of the top 10, peaking at #8. There has been much speculation over which celebrity "When You Wasn't Famous" is about - Rachel Stevens and Cheryl Cole are two names that have been ruled out, despite Skinner dedicating the song to Cole on Top Of The Pops. Rachel Lauren Stevens (born 9 April, 1978) is an British Singer, actress and occasional model. Cheryl Ann Cole (née Tweedy; born 30 June 1983 is an English Singer, and member of the band Girls Aloud. Top of the Pops, also known as TOTP, was a long-running British music chart Television programme, made and broadcast [5] This reluctance to reveal the subject may be more than simple politeness, as some of the descriptions of the unnamed starlet in the track are potentially damaging. At one point, Skinner discloses "my whole life I never thought I'd see a pop star smoke crack". Crack cocaine or crack is a solid smokable form of Cocaine. It is a freebase form of cocaine that can be made using baking soda ( Sodium bicarbonate
The second single, "Never Went to Church", is a tribute to Skinner's late father, and appears to use the chord progression of The Beatles' "Let It Be" as a backing beat. Never Went to Church is the second single to be taken from The Streets number one album The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 "Let It Be" is a song by The Beatles, released in March 1970 as a single and as the Title track of their album Let It Be.
The Streets appeared on The Late Show with David Letterman on June 26, 2006 to promote the new album. The Late Show with David Letterman is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by David Letterman on CBS Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
Everything Is Borrowed
Skinner is currently in the process of mastering his fourth studio album which is, named Everything Is Borrowed[6] One song from the new album, entitled "Everything Is Borrowed," was on Skinner's myspace page for a while before being replaced with a cover of "Your Song. " Your Song " is a Ballad composed and performed by musician Elton John. " The sound is reminiscent of Skinner's earlier work on Original Pirate Material. Original Pirate Material is the debut album by UK act The Streets. In a posting on his MySpace blog, Skinner noted that the group's upcoming LP would have a "peaceful, positive vibe" in comparison with 2006's The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living.
In a blurb about the album on Skinner's myspace, he says "This album started off life as parables but then I realised that it might get a bit cheesy so I got rid of the alien song and the devil song and replaced them with more straight up songs. I've pretty much kept my promise that I made to myself not to reference modern life on any of them though which is hard to do and keep things personal at the same time. "
The tracklisting has also been announced on Skinner's blog:
- Everything Is Borrowed
- Heaven for the Weather
- I Love You More (Than You Like Me)
- Just Thought of Something
- On the Flip of a Coin
- The Sherry End
- Alleged Legends
- What Are Chances of That Like?
- When That Day Will Be
- Further Away
- Strongest Person I Know
- The Escapist
Fifth album
Skinner has said that the fifth record would be similar to Lou Reed's Berlin. Lewis Allan Reed (born March 2 1942 is an American rock Singer-songwriter and Guitarist. Berlin is a 1973 album by Lou Reed, his third solo album and the follow-up to the widely accessible and upbeat glam rock classic ''Transformer''. [7]
"The final Streets album (the fifth one) will be dark and futuristic. This could not be further from the album you're about to hear, but it's what is on my mind at the moment. I feel inspiredby the synthesizer exhibition we just visited in Graz [Austria] after the gig we just did. " [8]
Promotional and campaign work
- Skinner is an ardent fan of Reebok Classics shoes; he is often seen wearing a pair of white Workout Plus trainers, and has even mentioned them in the lyrics for his song "Let's Push Things Forward," in which he raps, "Let's put on our Classics and have a little dance, shall we?". Reebok International Limited is a British producer of athletic footwear, apparel and accessories and is currently a subsidiary of Adidas. Classics are a brand of training shoe made by Reebok. The Reebok Classic trainer was launched originally in 1987 In 2005 he signed up to appear in a 12 month ad campaign for Reebok, joining other prominent celebrities in Reebok's "I Am What I Am" campaign. [9][10][11]
- Skinner collaborated with PETA2 in a campaign urging KFC to demand that chickens raised for them be treated more humanely. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. [12]
Discography
- Original Pirate Material - May 25, 2002 (Locked On Records)
- A Grand Don't Come for Free - May 18, 2004 (Vice Records, Atlantic Records)
- The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living - April 10, (2006 (Locked On Records)
Album sales
| Album | Year | UK Chart | US Chart | FRA Chart | AUS Chart | AUT Chart | IRE Chart | DEN Chart | BEL Chart | SWE Chart | NZ Chart | GER Chart | NOR Charts | Album Sales |
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| "Original Pirate Material" | 2002 | 10 | 97 | 43 | 36 | 10 | 1,000,000 (Platinum UK) | |||||||
| "A Grand Don't Come for Free" | 2004 | 1 | 82 | 38 | 11 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 5 | 3,000,000 (Triple Platinum UK) | |||
| "The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living" | 2006 | 1 | 68 | 122 | 16 | 42 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 25 | 10 | 567,000 (186,000 UK) |
Singles
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References
- ^ "The Streets bio at Yahoo! Music". Kevin Mark Trail is a British R&B / Soul / Reggae / Hip Hop singer-songwriter " Weak Become Heroes " is a song by The Streets, which became his third single from his album Original Pirate Material. " The Irony of It All " is a song by The Streets. It features a dialogue between two people "law-abiding" Alcohol -consuming yob Terry " Fit But You Know It " is a song by The Streets. It was the lead single of The Streets second Album A Grand Don't Come for Free and A Grand Don't Come for Free is the second Album for UK garage Musician Mike Skinner aka The " Dry Your Eyes " is also a song by Neil Diamond and Robbie Robertson, performed on The Last Waltz concert and released on the " When You Wasn't Famous " was the first single from The Streets ' third studio album The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living is the third album by The Streets, released April 10, 2006 in the United Kingdom and Never Went to Church is the second single to be taken from The Streets number one album The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living. " Prangin' Out " is the third Single from The Streets No Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
- ^ Mike Skinner: Voice of The Streets, <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/2262033.stm>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007
- ^ Interview: The Streets. Guardian (April 25, 2004). Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Retrieved on 2007-09-14. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus.
- ^ "Review of Original Pirate Material on musicOMH.com". Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
- ^ You're fitted up and don't you know it, <http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006130863,00.html>. Retrieved on 30 September 2007
- ^ The Streets to split after fifth album
- ^ The Streets to split after fifth album
- ^ The Streets to split after fifth album
- ^ "Softpedia article detailing relationship between Skinner and Reebok", Softpedia, 26 August 2005. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
- ^ Farey-Jones, Daniel. "Brand Republic article detailing relationship between Skinner and Reebok", Brand Republic, 25 August 2005. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
- ^ "Evening Standard article detailing relationship between Skinner and Reebok", This Is London, 25 August 2005. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
- ^ "Mike Skinner's letter to KFC on PETA2". Retrieved on 2007-07-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls,
External links
- The Streets official website
- The Streets at MySpace
- The Streets at Allmusic
- CNN interview with The Streets
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | The Streets |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Skinner, Michael "Mike" |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1978 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Birmingham, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
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