A Grand Don't Come for Free (1CD)

In 2004 Mike Skinner, aka. The Streets, followed up his huge debut album Original Pirate Material with the rap opera A Grand Don’t Come For Free. The concept album tells the story of a young man’s turbulent relationship with a woman called Simone, as well as losing £1,000.

The album produced both The Streets’ first UK number 1 album, as well as number 1 single “Dry Your Eyes.” Two other top 10 singles came from the album in “Fit But You Know It,” and “Blinded By The Lights.” A Grand Don’t Come For Free was highly critically acclaimed, consistently featuring in the best albums of the noughties across many publications such as Pitchfork and NME.