The Streets

Mike Skinner (born 27 November 1978), also known as The Streets, is a rapper and musician from Birmingham, England.

Skinner acquired his first keyboard by the age of five. As a teenager, he built a miniature record

Mike Skinner (born 27 November 1978), also known as The Streets, is a rapper and musician from Birmingham, England.

Skinner acquired his first keyboard by the age of five. 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. He describes his background as "Barratt class: suburban estates, not poor but not much money about, really boring".