Absolute Radio - Song of the Decade

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 Read more...

The Streets

Comments (1)

mike1fitchelseaboy

@ 4:24pm on 19 October 2009

makes a change to see a song about breaking up formed through poetry,rather than actual singing.A clever little song with brilliant lyrics.Skinner at his best,even though he is a 'mockney'.A dark horse to win song of the decade.