Mike Skinner (born November 27, 1978), more commonly known by his stage name The Streets, is a rapper from Birmingham, England. Hewas
born in Barnet in North London and that’s where his accent, sometimes called ‘Mockney’ by the press, comes from. You can hear hisactual
accent on the start of ‘Fake Streets Hats’ from his album The Hardest Way To Make An Easy Living recorded in 2006. He moved toBirmingham
shortly after he was born and is a Birmingham City fan. He has suffered from epilepsy since he was five.
When playing live, Skinner is joined by Kevin Mark Trail on backing vocals, Johnny Drum Machine on drums, Wayne Fibes on guitar andbass,
Chris Brown on keyboards and Magic Mike on samplers.
