caption associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
mike skinner at parklife , sydney , october 2011 the d.o.t. 1994 -- 2011 locked us -rrb- -lrb- 2000 -- 2010 -rrb- warner music -lrb- on/679 worldwide -rrb- recordings -lrb- uk -rrb- vice/atlantic records -lrb- the streets
 mike the lion skinner johnny drum machine kevin mark trail leo group_or_band uk , alternative hip hop , hip house garage , electronica , indie , hip hop mike sydney 2011 02.jpg skinner of the streets live at parklife , birmingham , england the streets
the streets

the streets were an english hip hop and uk garage project from birmingham , england , led by the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist mike skinner .
the project released five studio albums : `` original pirate material '' -lrb- 2002 -rrb- , `` a grand do n't come for free '' -lrb- 2004 -rrb- , `` the hardest way to make an easy living '' -lrb- 2006 -rrb- , `` everything is borrowed '' -lrb- 2008 -rrb- , `` computers and blues '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- , an internet-only album `` cyberspace and reds '' -lrb- 2011 -rrb- and a string of successful singles in the mid-2000s , including `` has it come to this ? ''
, `` fit but you know it '' , `` dry your eyes '' , `` when you was n't famous '' and `` prangin ' out '' .
