Album: A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets (2004)
Genre: Grime | Style: Urban/R&B | Mood: Sophisticated
Record Label: 679 Recordings UK. Ltd.
Format: Album

Description: A Grand Don't Come for Free is the second studio album from British garage and Hip hop act The Streets. It was released on 18 May 2004 and is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It is a rap opera which follows the story of its protagonist's relationship with a girl named Simone, alongside the mysterious loss of £1000 from his home (the eponymous "grand")

Artist Background: The Streets were a British hip hop and UK Garage project from Birmingham, England, led by vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mike Skinner and has included myriad other contributors, most notably drummer Johnny Drum Machine, vocalist Kevin Mark Trail and the Italian-American beatmaker Leroy. The project has released five studio albums: Original Pirate Material (2002), A Grand Don't Come for Free (2004), The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living (2006), Everything Is Borrowed (2008), and Computers... Part of the Birmingham, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Garage movement. Known for British Rap style.

Related Artists: Roots Manuva, Dizzee Rascal, Jamie T, Wiley

Music Scene: Part of the Birmingham, England music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Garage movement. Known for British Rap style.

Tags: Grime, Urban/R&B, Sophisticated, 2000s, Album, 679 Recordings UK. Ltd.

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A Grand Don't Come for Free is the second studio album from British garage and Hip hop act The Streets. It was released on 18 May 2004 and is listed in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. It is a rap opera which follows the story of its protagonist's relationship with a girl named Simone, alongside the mysterious loss of £1000 from his home (the eponymous "grand")

A Grand Don't Come for Free

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