ContactMusic — British musician Mike Skinner is to reveal all about his former act The Streets in a new book The rapper shot to fame in the U K in 2002 with the release of The Streets debut album Original Pirate Material and he brought the curtain down on the band ... more info

The Hip Hop Chronicle — Loudmouth Melvin, Mentalist, Pyro Barz, K-Nite 13 & Skillit aka The Quaranteam drop #TheQuaranteamEP. Do yourselves a favour and download this project. The Quaranteam – #TheQuaranteam EP Tracklist 1. The Scheme 2. Carnage 3. Stow Boys 4. Down In Th... more info

Metalsucks — ROSVO – Seasick from Rosvo on Vimeo. If I saw this crazy-looking dude running through the streets with headphones on, dancing and making weird faces, I’d probably call the cops. Or at least the insane asylum. But relax! It’s just the lovable, h... more info

Guardian Music — Aloe Blacc, On tourRappers who choose to act are brave; those who choose to sing possibly more so. For Aloe Blacc (real name: Egbert Dawkins III), singing has been the right decision. Formerly an MC with Emanon, it's his pipes that have been winning ... more info

Metal Injection — Stray From The Path have announced an early-2012 club tour which they are calling the Bring It Back To The Streets Tour. The tour mostly features East Coast dates. Coming along for the ride are Cruel Hand, Struc/tures, Betrayal and Counterparts. Here... more info

Guardian Music — Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year … but here's how the rest of our critics' top 50 looksStarting on Monday we'll be counting down Guardian critics' top 10 albums of 2011. To get you in the mood, here's how our writers v... more info

ContactMusic — Mike Skinner says most of the songs he writes are st The musician - who recently retired his The Streets project and is now making music with former The Music singer Rob Harvey as The D O T - likes to work quickly when hes in the studio but a... more info

Guardian Music — Mike Skinner really does seem to have ended the Streets – and now you can hear, exclusively, the first real track from his new project, the D.O.T.Mike Skinner may have only just played his last ever gig as the Streets, but he's hardly giving us tim... more info

Discobelle.net — Mike Skinner is known under The Streets moniker and is responsible for some of the most seminal British records from the late 90′s and early 00′s. He retired The Streets last year and since then he’s been working and making beats as one half of... more info

Altsounds — The Streets performed their final ever gig over the weekend. Frontman Mike Skinner - who has masterminded the rap group for over a decade - invited fans on stage for a farewell drink on Saturday night (26.11.11) when his set at 'The Big Reunion'... more info