The Streets – review

Academy, LiverpoolPop retirements can be premature affairs, as exiting stars confronted with the realities of swapping the luxury tour bus for the cramped confines of the No 59 to Streatham realise they shouldn't have given up the day job. If, however, after a decade as the unofficial poet laureate of geezer rap, Mike Skinner – aka the Streets – really is quitting pop for films and books, he is going out with a party. "It's only fucking Monday, calm down," he cries as the audience sing Don'...

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