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The Streets ‘The Escapist’ DIY Video
Mike Skinner of The Streets is out with the do-it-yourself video to his new single ‘The Escapist’, a track off the Birmingham, England rapper’s fourth album ‘Everything Is Borrowed’, out September 15th in the UK on 679 Records. “During a great period of intense mixing we decided that it might be nice to shoot a [...]
The Streets: No Album Until ‘08
The Streets, aka Mike Skinner, posted the following message on his blog at Myspace on Wednesday (July 18):
It doesn’t matter how pure your creative vision is, making an album when you’re quite well known is a bit stressful. You spend most of the time running on passion and ideas, like you should, riding a wave [...]
Worldwide Success Surreal For Mike Skinner
Australia’s Time Off magazine caught up with The Streets mainman Mike Skinner, who singled out an appearance on ‘The Late Show with David Letterman’ as one of the more surreal moments he’s had touring the world. “It gradually starts to feel less and less surreal,” he said. “Doing those big TV shows like Letterman feel [...]
Mike Skinner’s New Album A Big Change From Prior Efforts
Mike Skinner tells Australia’s Beat magazine he’s already six songs into the next The Streets new album, and he’s already seeing a change. “It’s very much more single songs - by that I mean the songs aren’t about me,” he explained. “They are almost kind of parables. They are basic stories. I decided that I [...]
The Streets & Company’s ‘Prangin’ Out’ Video
The Streets, aka Mike Skinner, is out with the video to his new single ‘Prangin’ Out’, featuring Skepta, Wretch, Ghetto, Tinchy Stryder, Development, Bossman and Frisco, from the album ‘The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living’. Watch it below the fold.
Mike Skinner Denies ‘Fit But You Know It’ Is About Rachel Stevens
Digital Spy reports that The Streets rapper Mike Skinner has denied that his hit song ‘Fit But You Know It’ was based on former S Club star Rachel Stevens. “A woman from the Daily Star came up in a nightclub and asked, ‘Who is ‘Fit But You Know It’ about?’ and I said ‘I don’t [...]
On TV: Bow Wow, Xzibit, The Streets
Rap acts on television this week include Bow Wow, who visits ‘Total Request Live’ on Tuesday; Xzibit, who visits ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Tuesday; The Streets, aka Mike Skinner, who performs on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on Tuesday; Run-DMC’s Rev. Run, who visits ‘TRL’ with his family on Wednesday; and Pharrell Williams of N.E.R.D., who is [...]
The Streets ‘We Never Went To Church’ Video
The Streets, aka Mike Skinner, is out with the video to his new single ‘We Never Went To Church’, from the album ‘The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living’. Watch it online below.
The Streets Performs In London
The Streets, aka Mike Skinner, performed live at the Brixton Carling Academy in London, England on Thursday (May 11). Check out pictures from FilmMagic, RexFeatures, and GettyImages.
The Streets Performs In Manchester
The Streets, aka Mike Skinner performed in concert on Thursday (April 27) in Manchester, England. Check out pictures from WireImage.
