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Mike skinner, the mastermind behind the streets and just about the first briton to succeed in the genre with native subject matter and accent, mercifully remains an exception. Obviously thats something i should be fairly wellqualified to know. Mike skinner is a british vocalist and multiinstrumentalist who is known for his free flowing style and his band the street. Now that he has retired the moniker of the streets, mike continues to push things forward with his genre bending dj sets.
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