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A Grand Don’t Come for Free
Hip-Hop · 2004 · 11 tracks

A Grand Don’t Come for Free

The Streets

May 10, 2004 · 679

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A deeply human mixture of everyday frustration, drug-fueled euphoria, and devastating romantic rejection.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
It Was Supposed to Be So Easy
3:56
02
Could Well Be In
4:24
03
Not Addicted
3:40
04
Blinded by the Lights
4:45
05
Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way
4:36
06
Get Out of My House
3:52
07
Fit but You Know It
4:14
08
Such a Twat
3:48
09
What Is He Thinking?
4:41
10
Dry Your Eyes
4:31
11
Empty Cans
8:15
Moments Worth Listening For
The disorienting, strobe-light synth pulse on Blinded by the Lights capturing the peak of a chemical high.
The devastatingly simple acoustic guitar loop on Dry Your Eyes that underscores a moment of pure rejection.
The dual-ending narrative resolution of Empty Cans where the beat shifts from aggressive to hopeful.
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