[5] He began writing hip hop and garage music in his home in West Heath and later built a sound booth in his bedroom, using a cupboard and a mattress.

[1] In the albums Skinner made under the name the Streets, he focused on vocals, arranging, composing, mixing, keyboards, and synthesizers.

A subsidiary of 679 Recordings, The Beats was home to British hip hop acts such as the Mitchell Brothers, Example, and Professor Green.

[7] After shelving the Streets, Skinner launched a new project, called the D.O.T, along with Rob Harvey of alternative rock band the Music.

[citation needed] The remix featured on an extended play exclusive to HMV, released alongside the group's debut album Are You Satisfied?.

[citation needed] Skinner teamed up with UK rap group Murkage to form a supergroup named Tonga Balloon Gang, and they released an eponymous three-track EP on 14 November 2015.

[13] Skinner is best known for his lyricism matched with his blurring of musical styles of UK garage, hip hop, indie rock, reggae, and ska.

[15] Some of the many hip hop artists that influenced him in the making of some of the Streets' albums are Wu-Tang Clan,[16] DJ Premier, and Erick Sermon.