Original Pirate Material - The Streets Movies

Pros: Excellent storytelling, danceable music, Mike Skinner's cool accent.
Cons: May take a while to get used to the accent.

In the nearly 30 years since hip-hop began it's life, it has truly become a global phenomenon. Many would argue that non-Americans have a greater appreciation for underground, "real" hip-hop than us Ja Rule-obsessed Americans do. That said, there has...

Pros: Excellent. Unique
Cons: Some very short songs.

You may have heard The Streets first release, "Let's Push Things Forward" on the radio, as it's been played quite a lot lately. I heard it a while back, liked what I heard, and ordered the cd from Amazon.com. I haven't been disappointed.

Mike...

Pros: Solid production; well-written lyrics
Cons: His vocals are awful; lack of charisma; no flow

I'm really at a lost for words when it comes to opening this review. Yeah, it's some guy from Europe calling himself "The Streets". What? Excuse Me? What street? What street in Europe can there possibly be any crime anywhere in that country that's any ...

Pros: A glimpse into working class Britian life and culture through a unique voice
Cons: A couple of songs feature rather rudimentary bedroom beats

Mike Skinner has many things working against him. First of all, Skinner is a white "MC"/producer from Birmingham, England which means you won't find him anytime soon on DJ Clue's next mixtape. Of course, the United Kingdom has given us Slick Rick and...

Pros: One of the best albums ever made, forget the critics' whining.
Cons: Virtually nothing.

Spot the odd one out: Illmatic; Criminal Minded; 36 Chambers; Blackstar; Fear of a Black Planet; Can-I-Bus; Original Pirate Material; Word…Life; The Chronic; Doggystyle; Bacdafucup. Trick question. Every one of them is an undebatable, unarguable ...

Pros: Amazing vivid storytelling and vocal dilivery.
Cons: An acquired taste and bare bones production

The Streets Original Pirate Material is an arresting, articulate and honest snapshot of modern British youth culture. Mike Skinner(the one man behind the streets) combines hip hop, jungle, and uk- garage( a form of British dance/urban music ...

Pros: Catchy beats, original rhymes, interesting voice
Cons: Language, repetition

I saw the video for Let's Push Things Forward on MTV 2 a week ago, and it's been stuck in my head since then. So I tried to find the album, and even thought it had been allegedly out here for a month (since March in England) no one had it. I finally...

Pros: You can bop all day to these songs.
Cons: N/A

Geezers need Excitement!This album will give them that. I bought this album after 'A Grand Don't Come For Free' and i had to buy this album after being blown away by it. Now as you can probably tell from my username this isn't usually my type of music. ...

Pros: Excellent lyrics and beats, fun topics
Cons: Gets a bit repetitive and after a few weeks of love you'll put it aside

Its nice to know that the guy did all this in his bedroom and made it onto the UK's Top Ten alm ...