The Streets - Blinded By The Light | HARLEM NEW YORKER (INTERNATIONAL FERG) REACTION

[@internationalferg]

Does this song remind you of Kidulthood? How does it make you feel?

[@jayt9429]

International Ferg lol this tune gets me thinking about my life and choices I’ve made.. def check out Kano- nite nite. Same kinda vibe🔥🔥. Haha u should watch Anuvahood. It’s hilarious

[@jamesl6051]

Skeptas old crew did a freestyle over this beat back in the day, I mentioned them in a comment on your other video. Heres the freestyle link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/noG9pmeCr8traKs

[@Mancmonarch99]

Makes me feel old g i was 13 then

[@christopherhaymes7702]

The streets did a track with kano years back called nite nite..different flow but catchy. I know you rate kano.

[@splashx9996]

Ferg you might not see this but this is the undisclosed UK anthem the streets set the pace for "poets" not rappers .. big love from Stoke on Trent Staffordshire England :0

[@htk9914]

Mike skinner is a legend too me, top 10 mc’s. The streets are massive and have loads of classic albums

[@kevintwine2315]

BeenWavySinceA Baby Original pirate material is an incredible album

[@peanutgaming6850]

True that man 👌

[@wss2191]

Your listening to the streets, lock down your aerial!

[@Kyle-gr1jc]

@@wss2191 has it come to this!!

[@Simon...........]

@@Kyle-gr1jc Tonys got a new motor Si Nova, driving like a joyrider Speed into the corner You mother warned you its a soundsytem banger

[@andrewbrown1426]

The streets were huge in the UK and this song especially! Mike Skinner was a genius when he came out. Nothing like it at the time

[@NelsonVanDweller]

True. I struggle to see where skinners influence is from.

[@JDAMC]

@@NelsonVanDweller if I remember correctly it was guns n roses and beastie boys. Believe it or not.

[@NelsonVanDweller]

@@JDAMC cant see it at all

[@sprucemaroose]

Just listening to this almost tweaks my massively overused serotonin vibe

[@vids290]

​@@JDAMC Yea you remembered wrong, watch his interview with James English just came out Jan 2024

[@def_not_dan]

Bro, this album's got to be done all together. The songs are good on their own, as a unit it's an absolute masterpiece.

[@ctabc]

"has a rapper got on this beat" lol no respect for the Skinner .

[@cudlosigh9444]

Bashy - My Nightmare, incredible cover

[@jeezuschryst]

That comment pissed me of ngl. Skinner's a legend even though he isn't really spitting on this one

[@dancarter7840]

Skinners a poet not a rapper

[@alexanderthompson683]

The Mitchell Brothers did a 🔥 version

[@bait1s]

you gotta react to more of the streets. they’re essential the streets - could well be in the streets - don’t mug yourself the streets - has it come to this? the streets - prangin out (mc’s mix)

[@barneycraig6955]

ieatmyownass like like like like

[@jamescooper3739]

Fit but you know it has got to be there as well, maybe who got the funk

[@Thishandleisavailabl.e]

The irony of it all is quality as well

[@insertgenericusernamehere2402]

Never went to church... Dry your eyes mate... They did plenty of great tunes

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

i thguht the streets was shit TBH lmao

[@jameshorner6488]

British Weather, British Food and British Women made British Men the greatest sailors in history

[@parkwaydrivebeast18]

I love The Streets, Mike Skinner is a legend and his music is very different and abit weird but his albums are like stories

[@sprucemaroose]

He is a fucking legend. For sure

[@declangovier458]

The streets were a massive part of the dance/garage Seen he’s a real story teller no bull shit just real life

[@internationalferg]

Dope I need to do some more request some that is your favorite

[@declangovier458]

I’m a massive d Double e fan and bad to the bone is a big tune

[@declangovier458]

Also from the streets has it come to this 👊🏼👊🏼

[@Ldoggmillionaire]

@@internationalferg weak become heros is one of their best

[@NelsonVanDweller]

Im afraid the streets will only resonate with uk. I understand that. Its very representative of uk lower class.

[@akindele13]

I like this song, and most of the song off that album. 'Has is it come to this' is my favorite of his.

[@L3n1n99]

love that..

[@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol]

Original Pirate Material you’re listening to The Streets.

[@anikahearty6072]

The Streets are great , that whole album “ A grand don’t come for free “ is a story that runs thru from the first track to the last , it’s amazing . Well worth a listen even in ur own time ...Mike Skinner is a genius 🔥🔥

[@chipsthedog1]

There's a really good fan video of a grand don't come for free, acting out the story it's quite good

[@jhs2499]

A grand don't come for free deserved a movie with it like "Plan B - ill manors". Easily in the top 3 albums to come out of the UK imo.

[@kyleleehufnagel]

Man, early 2000’s I found this shit and was blown away. Thanks for bringing me back.

[@greenpeasuit]

FERG: has any rapper got on this? MIKE SKINNER: *single tear runs down cheek*

[@skipbreakfast]

Was just about to make a comment like this. Mike Skinner IS a rapper FFS!

[@herdoe6144]

The whole album A Grand don’t come for free was one whole story and it is so amazing. One of the songs Dry your eyes is one of the most honest songs I’ve ever heard.

[@naikhanomtom7552]

Mike skimmer is an absolute legend in the UK. Thrived in the urban scene whilst embracing his white working class culture.

[@bobroberts2581]

So this comes from a Concept Album, and it’s an amazing story from first track to last. I highly recommend checking it full listen.

[@tylerm3567]

One of my favorite hip hop artists of all time. I enjoyed your reaction video. I was lucky enough to see The Streets live in Chicago back in the early 2000's, amazing performance.

[@qdis662]

Mike Skinner/The Streets is without a doubt a legend. Most people do find his style of rapping bad at first but there's something about him where his style just grows on you, in particular the theme of alot of his songs, he has an ability to paint a picture of what he's saying. That along side his style of off beat production, it shouldn't work but it does on so many levels!

[@garethdiamond1048]

got to love streets stories at the best old school

[@embunchofnumbers]

Who’s gonna tell this dude about The Prodigy’s Smack my B Up if he thinks this vid is shocking 😂

[@jamieanderson3475]

Mike Skinner is a legend , done early tracks with a load of Grime MCs - Pranging out MC mic - Nite Nite - Kano ft Streets - Mitchell Brothers , Kano and the Streets - Routine Check

[@CBW2023]

The Mitchell Brothers did a remix of this on a mixtape they released back in the day. Absolute Iconic Song this is, I was about 18 when this came out, peak times

[@jollyroger1824]

A grand don't come free one of the best albums I've listioned to bk in the day♥️💗👌👌👌

[@fancyashag1701]

Quality reactions. Loving it as a UK man. Glad I found you.

[@yemenisnicket1289]

The song playing in the background at the beginning of the video is 'Routine Check' by The Mitchell Brothers feat. Kano. A great song that I've not seen anyone react to yet & The Mitchell Bros are slept on hard, they were signed to Mike Skinner (The Streets) label & released 2 albums. Check out their first 'A Breath of Fresh Attire'.

[@wilky952]

Its not for everybody but he caught a very particular group of people in a particular time. It was real and it hit hard. Makes me feel young again.

[@peanutgaming6850]

The streets are massive in the UK mainly earlly 2000's but this is the roots of London rap for me just a whole different vibe with it, late night chill music man

[@Liam-cl2do]

Wow this takes me back the streets are a different class!

[@666kizzie]

Love the streets dry your eyes mate was their first then never went to church

[@johabe2382]

You should totally react to Kano ft. The Streets - nite nite Kano has also been on at least two the Streets remixes, "fit but you know it" and "get out of My House". He has also covered "has it come to this" and on top of that they featured together in other artists songs like the Mitchell brothers

[@Jammosb]

Song is so Iconic man, would love to see any big artist rework it or sample the beat.

[@steve101968]

It's best to listen to the whole album. It tells the story of a bloke who loses a grand, meets a las l, gets bored of her, goes on holiday has an affair, comes home, gets mashed in a club whilst his las cops off with his mate, misses breaks up with him and it ducks him up. His loses his mates and his TV breaks. He sits down and has a can of special and realises if he wasn't a twat his day would better. Through some magic time get redone and he realises if he is fair with his mates he'll keep them. Also if he doesn't lose his shit with the TV man, the TV man tells him that an envelope with a grand has fallen with his TV. Essentially his misses has left him but at least hes found his grand so sweet. Theres also a bit about betting and forgetting to fill in the form correctly and nearly losing money ... But yeah listen to the album it's pretty good story

[@greenpeasuit]

That album is still his best work. Love how the songs are all tied together and reference each other and tells an over-arching story. His girlfriend is sleeping with his friend. He thinks it is the Molly messing with him when he sees her kissing his friend. Other songs on the album deal with him figuring it out and dealing with his friend stabbing him in the back.

[@Cicero82]

Also, losing the £1,000 and getting his TV repaired too.

[@Chillpaddlx]

crazy cause i'm from Belize and Kidulthood was my first introduction to London culture as well. looked up The Streets just like you bc that scene in the film had big effect on me same way

[@internationalferg]

Dope dope where are you now

[@Chillpaddlx]

@@internationalferg Jersey

[@stephensikpi1486]

@@internationalferg bashy version is better bro but the beat is so cold defo both tunes are classics but give bashys version a listen 🔥🔥🔥

[@syewood99]

This track is dope as f man…..one of my favourite tunes ever…..this was a HUGE track in the UK when it came out man……resonates with so many peoples lives/experiences in clubs in the UK man

[@CM-1723]

The streets - dry your eyes mate ,,, the most popular song he did

[@bdavies7759]

CM 17 “don’t you know it” I’d say

[@kb8729]

This song is deep it’s a reflection of youth looking for something in life

[@666kizzie]

I love them singing never went to church

[@sprucemaroose]

That song hit me deep, for sure

[@judyjude]

Ilove this song. listened to it on my discman for long dark nightwalks in the norwegian forests. The streets are good for that.

[@gforce1753]

Makes me feel like its 1999 again goin out off my barnet this tune made me rush when i heard it drop at creamfields ammmmazing times !!!

[@dazhbog_]

Hell yeah, I heard this song from Kidulthood as well. The song Katie plays before she hangs herself is also by The Streets. It’s called Stay Positive. Great tune.

[@gamingforfun9000]

Its a great track, i can just picture it in my head, its part of a concept album and its actually set in the nightclub not a wedding, music clip is recorded at the wedding, not sure why.

[@Believer3_]

this song defo sounds better drunk and full off extacy 😂😂😂

[@pleviousryonrost]

Yooooo...I haven't heard this for time!! What a tune, hits on different levels...used to listen to this when I came home high and drunk af and fall asleep to it!!! I was already subscribed before this but would have subscribed just FOR this!! 👍👊✌❤

[@internationalferg]

Hahahahaha respect bro !!!

[@bigtango]

This is a real classic.. it was huge

[@the16bitprick36]

This was a massive tune over here. I think I was about 10 or 11 when this album came out and my parents played it to death, specially this tune got played on mtv through the night years after it came out. Still a classic album!

[@internationalferg]

Word word bro

[@the16bitprick36]

@@internationalferg I've seen from your other videos this ones a tad different from your usual style but if you ever get the chance check out their first two albums "original pirate material" and "a grand don't come for free" both solid 10 out of 10s. His story telling is on another level.

[@ms1coys446]

A grand don't come for free is one of the most well put together albums of the last twenty years. A great story.

[@muzakdeep]

I put this album up on any hip hop album ever, stay positive is probably the dopest lyrics ever in hip hop

[@paulfletcher3998]

We be wilding here in the UK. When i was a teenager in the late 80's / early 90's we started drinking in the pub at 14 years old. Rarely got refused, if ever.

[@lovelybitofbugle219]

This song makes me wanna get on it mate 👌

[@jimmyhughes5392]

the tune at the start of this is called "routine check" by the mitchel brothers ft. mike skinner

[@Ahmedab1]

grew up on this, reminds me of my party years, south london best night out.

[@BIN3RY]

3:23 bro you his this right on the head. Gloomy days and taking drugs. A great British pastime

[@grantrussell3832]

Song 🔥🔥🔥 This video always pranged me out, thought it should of been in a actual club pumping! 😂 Reaction 🔥

[@sorrelis5992]

I've witnessed many wedding party's just like this.

[@bluecalix]

Mike Skinner (The Streets) has a totally unique style. Great stuff. All of his songs, and his albums as well, are stories. This one is about his girl and his boy getting together behind his back, and him getting more and more wasted while he tries to find them. When he finally sees them, he's so hammered he doesn't realize what is going on. The album is about how he loses a grand, finds a girl, suspects his friends about the money, loses the girl (to his friend), then finds the money where he misplaced it :)

[@garyjordan4788]

This song was quite big back then,n yeah you're right about uk being quite dark n bleak.this tune is about that part of an ecstasy buzz when your jaw biting out your head.

[@robraisor]

I was 18 from Kentucky and saw his video on fuse or MTV in '02 or '03. His first album Original pirate material is good, but his 2nd A grand don't come free was amazing. This is a track that's always gonna sound great from the beat alone. Still like Mike Skinner.

[@SoupieGuitar]

You were saying there was nothing like Kidulthood in America, but there is a great movie that came out in 1995 called Kids, it was very controversial at the time

[@dannyrogers1238]

The streets albums both original pirate material and a grand don't come for free reminds me of my teen years the mid 2000s and also plan B -paint it blacker

[@benmcmenamin4851]

Used to play this when I was at school. Real deep track.

[@Kintroyj]

in the states "original Pirate Material" was on the radio a bunch

[@jamesdelamere1101]

The streets are huge. This one for the sesh and ‘dry your eyes’ for when ya girl dumps you

[@tortoisebore8642]

I think it is best to listen to this song with no video as I think most of us have been in the same situation and listening with no video it takes me back..

[@MythicSuns]

Mate, I knew someone at my school who used to casually smoke near the school and this was when we were both about 11 years old.

[@L3n1n99]

Mike Skinner is a Genius! Being from Brum also I really feel connected to man... real poetry... real relatable.

[@Official_inkdoll]

Still love this tune🙌 big time memories

[@henriwalikongo8828]

Bashy my nightmare - killed this beat

[@SeizOne1]

Dope !! Been a fan of his foe years!!

[@christeasdale1910]

This album is a fkn masterpiece. I wrote an essay about the story for an English assignment while at school.

[@microwavehead1517]

It's all about transition. Stacy was the ultimate,on her own. Then she moved into the clubs, and she mixed with alcohol..then she was introduced to Joe snow.. And that was that. Long, long time before those movies. Original crew, original ravers. 88-94. ☂️

[@michaelfallon3991]

This was early grim...the streets first 2 albums are outstanding

[@internationalferg]

Word what was your favorite song for them ?

[@michaelfallon3991]

@@internationalferg don't mug yourself. Too much brandy. (both of the 1st album). Dry your eyes mate or fit but you know it of the second album... Pranging out of the 3rd.

[@PascalM83]

Mike is spitting on it 🎉🎉 it's a masterpiece I love the song 🤜🤛

[@lucaschristian135]

Can't remember if it got number one but it was a massive hit with alot of generations. My mum loved it

[@Cicero82]

@6:07 Have you ever seen the movie “Kids”?

[@69crafty]

I always thought ‘Kidulthood’ was trying to be a UK version of ‘Kids’ but not as good. Also there’s a remix of this with rhyming over the beat by The Michell Brothers who were also on Mike Skinners record label at the time. Check it out.

[@ReelCrymeWithCletus]

He's new record just came out and it's got some gems

[@JordanMatthews-x5m]

He’s captured the exact experience of a stag/wedding night in the UK mid 2000s

[@Boxmodzhq]

Every Thurs till sun for us 😂

[@pitmatix1457]

Poetry to music beats. Rap stripped back to it's basic concepts. Something about that makes the Streets really unique.

[@Savagery1]

A grand don't come for free album is a story from beginning to end. Skinners a genius with words

[@bc2297]

The streets are probably one of the most rated/underrated groups in the world. In certain circles, they are legends, internationally they are under appreciated.

[@SuddenReal]

They make bangers, not anthems, leave that to the Artful Dodger.

[@jazzbluesshred]

Sick channel you really get uk culture

[@adamwalkeraw]

It was such a big tune. It was out wen i was 18 n had my first house used to take tons of pills to it

[@New-ye2fl]

a lot of architecture in Britain is old as well, gives it that vibe

[@pspence9569]

Green, blue and speckles, they were Durex / Safe Sex weren't they? They were amazing!

[@matthewscott9376]

A glimpse into British culture - a wedding, girlfriend with best friend, drug alcohol fighting. Multigenerational chaos.

[@splashx9996]

The streets - everything is borrowed .. banging tune

[@brokenheartstrings5596]

New streets! m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/hniUlGVvZbmHr5Y

[@DazManDj]

The streets have got back together, You should do streets has it come to this its off there 1st album. Another song they feature in that's a classic is kano nite nite

[@Trag1cVision]

The beat is essentially a speeded up swing beat (6/8) but it works into a 4/4 really well. This got me through university. It's not grime because of the rap but the music follows the same rawness.

[@TheCovjet]

One of my favourite streets songs is called empty cans. But overall the majority of his material is good. Blinded by the lights is one of the most recognised

[@reeseprince8]

This was very very big this blasted out is something you don't hear often almost dubstep

[@2stringerd]

tbf this is a an absolute banger in the whip the beat goes hard

[@jacksmith4460]

Kids is a classic movie always loved that movie..was big in the uk, I guess we vibed with the realness

[@willmathieson6559]

Loved the album , its a story from start to finish.

[@Puzzlecat]

great vid man

[@shanadeoreilly7416]

I loved this song and still love it!

[@buggyG12345]

The streets are absolutely legends in the UK no one else like them

[@ETRTriad]

The Streets still going ❤❤❤

[@CarlJohnson-kp6uu]

This song is legendary in UK scene everyone loves this tune even the girls

[@FrankGBSDC]

This song is great. This whole album “A Grand Don’t Come For Free” is one big story about this guy loosing a thousand bucks, backstabbing friends, a shaky relationship with his girlfriend, his bad habits. It all ties together! I’ve never heard an album where each song was a different part to one story.