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Original Pirate Material is the debut studio album by English hip hop project the Streets, released on 25 March 2002.Recorded mostly in a room in a south London house rented at the time by principal member Mike Skinner, the album is musically influenced by UK garage and American hip hop, while its lyrics tell stories of British working-class life.
It was released in October 2001 as the lead single from their debut album Original Pirate Material. The song reached number 18 in the United Kingdom and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry in June 2024.
"Don't Mug Yourself" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in October 2002 as the fourth and final single from their debut studio album, Original Pirate Material.
Original Pirate Material was nominated for British Album of the Year, and The Streets was nominated for British Urban Act, British Breakthrough Act and British Male Solo Artist at the 2003 BRIT Awards. [citation needed] NME named Original Pirate Material as the third best album of 2002. [8]
"Let's Push Things Forward" is a song by English rapper and producer Mike Skinner under the music project the Streets. It was released in April 2002 as the second single from their debut studio album, Original Pirate Material.
The first studio album, Original Pirate Material, was released in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2002, and reached number 10 on the UK Albums Chart, managing to be certified as platinum in March 2003. [1] The second album, A Grand Don't Come for Free, was released in 2004, peaking at number 1 and certified thrice platinum in the UK.
The #18 UK single "Has it Come To This?" (2001) from The Street's UK hip-hop/rap album Original Pirate Material appears to reference the song in the lyric "Bravery in the face of defeat All line up and grab yer seat - Cos Tony's got a new motor - SR Nova driving like a joyrider - Speeding to the corner - Yer mother warned it'll be a sound ...
The first link between Muse and The Streets was created when Muse bassist Christopher Wolstenholme broke his wrist playing football shortly before the 2004 V Festival and was replaced by then-Streets bassist Morgan Nicholls, [4] who would become Muse's touring multi-instrumentalist from 2006 until 2019.