THE STREETS
—Everything Is Borrowed
The Streets front man, Mike Skinner, seems to have become even more philosophical than we thought that he could be in his latest album Everything Is Borrowed. Skinner has come a long way since his Original Pirate Material that allowed him the gravitas to become a respected and serious rap artist.
This album isn’t about fit girls knowing it, it’s not even about break ups or drying your eyes; it’s about altogether deeper themes such as religion, mortality and self belief. Skinner has brought himself to the forefront of British rap and proved to the industry with Everything Is Borrowed. It has an interesting mix of songs, with those that leave your mind boggled such as Flip Of The Coin, and those that leave your heart strings well and truly plucked, like The Strongest Person I Know. However, songs such as Heaven For The Weather and I Think I Love You More (Than You Like Me) show he hasn’t lost the insecurities that made the last two albums what they were.
Perhaps the album doesn’t flow like rap across the pond but its distinct vibe and poetic lyrics will leave you head spinning. It has been great to listen to the journey that The Streets have taken in the last seven years and this latest album leaves me wanting more. The man is a philosopher for hoodies.
Released 15/9/2008
Robert Henderson
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