the streets (mike skinner is fucking rad)

mrwalkerb
mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
edited June 2006 in Other Music
ok am I alone here? my friend put a song on a mix tape like four years ago and since then I've dove in and I fucking love this shit. come on anyone feel the love for this guy? fucking brillant, "you're not playing hard to get, you're playing not having a hard on yet"
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  • alobar
    alobar Posts: 310
    from what I've heard, I respect his music highly, though it's not really something I'm into.
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  • mrwalkerb
    mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    alobar wrote:
    from what I've heard, I respect his music highly, though it's not really something I'm into.

    as this is about as I come to really digging rap I think he's just awesome. granted my opinion right now is diluted by about 4.7% for 4.25 at a mediocre concert but this cd is stunning. uhh that's all
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  • harmless_little_f***
    harmless_little_f*** Posts: 8,005
    Yeah man I like the Streets. Not everything they've done, but in principal. Had a few amazing tunes off the first two albums, haven't heard much off the newest.

    Yeah he's hip-hop but I think what he stands for is more 'punk' really.
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  • mrwalkerb
    mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    harmless_little_f*** wrote:
    Yeah man I like the Streets. Not everything they've done, but in principal. Had a few amazing tunes off the first two albums, haven't heard much off the newest.

    Yeah he's hip-hop but I think what he stands for is more 'punk' really.

    yeah like he is rap but not boring ass 50 cent rap more like old school cool run DMC rap. the new record has some really cool lines I haven't had the cash to buy it so just listened to it at work on my break but I think it's as good if not better then the second one
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  • psycosmic
    psycosmic Posts: 504
    mrwalkerb wrote:
    yeah like he is rap but not boring ass 50 cent rap more like old school cool run DMC rap. the new record has some really cool lines I haven't had the cash to buy it so just listened to it at work on my break but I think it's as good if not better then the second one

    personally, i loved the first two albums but his latest didn't do that much for me... still some great lines but i just didn't feel the urge to listen to this over and over like i did with "original pirate material" and "a grand don't come for free"...
    mike skinner is a great lyricist and "grand" is one of the best concept albums of recent times...
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  • stu gee
    stu gee Posts: 1,174
    When i first heard the streets i wasnt too keen but now i think mike skinner is really clever. That song blinded by the lights is my favourite, and the video is class.
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  • TheAnti-Santa
    TheAnti-Santa Posts: 137
    I like each album more than the last but most people think the opposite. I guess I just prefer his more polished better produced sound.
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  • i am a target
    i am a target Posts: 808
    the rap style/beat style is called "garage".

    but yes. i heard him right after original pirate material came out. the guys lyrics are genius and is better lyrically then 95% of all rappers popular in the states. it's a shame he's not more popular here.
  • KELLYS LEASH
    KELLYS LEASH Posts: 184
    Not to keen on his recent stuff but Original Pirate Material is a cool album especially the song Sharp Darts....
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  • mrwalkerb
    mrwalkerb Posts: 1,015
    TheAnti-Santa wrote:
    I like each album more than the last but most people think the opposite. I guess I just prefer his more polished better produced sound.

    I'm in the same boat with you, maybe I just need more time but I can't get into the first record that much, love the second one, seems like we are are on our own island skinner-wise
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  • eeriepadave
    eeriepadave West Chester, PA Posts: 43,254
    they have a new single out. Sounds ok

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