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The Streets ? A Grand Don?t Come for Free Genre: British hip-hop

Release Date: May 10, 2004

Everyone knows that the United States does hip-hop better than anyone else. Even the MTV rappers have a knack for rhyming the word ?cheddar? 20 times in a row. Okay, so maybe Mike Skinner can?t flow like Jay-Z, but who isn?t impressed with hearing a line like ?We cannot have that behaviour in this establishment? in a thick British accent? A Grand Don?t Come for Free is one of the coolest albums I?ve heard this year. Miles ahead of the Streets? debut release Original Pirate Material, this album sets its tone in the first minute of the first track. With interesting choruses, melodic samples, and Skinner?s signature humor woven into every song, this is...

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