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| JIVEMagazine |
 When you have an artist as internationally acclaimed as The Streets (Mike Skinner), one might wonder what it takes to maintain his artistic edge. With a two year gap separating the release of his most recent effort, The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living, it is clear that the key to the Streets continued success, development as an artist, and overall innovation in the Grime genre is directly connected to his personal experiences....full text |
| Entertainment Weekly |
| To American ears, it's odd to hear an album about the trappings of rap stardom from a goofy twerp who couldn't pay his way into a celeb rag. But, as Brit MC Mike Skinner (a.k.a. the Streets) explains on ''Two Nations,'' a stinging U.K.- versus-U.S. track from his nervy third LP, ''Understated is how we prefer to be/ That's why I've sold 3 million and you've never heard of me.'' The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living undercuts potential mo' money, mo' problems clichés with a cheeky self-awareness that transcends national borders....full text |
| Dotmusic |
| The narrative arc for albums has long been set in stone. First record: young, idealistic, bursting with ambition and energy. Second record: slightly more mature, more expansive, the artist's talent given room and money to grow. Third record: burn out, songs about being on tour and hotel rooms, either a sorry retread of past glories or a magnum opus, fuelled by arrogance, cocaine, and a ton of self-hatred....full text |
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