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Richard Ashcroft
Richard Ashcroft


Background information
Birth name Richard Paul Ashcroft
Born September 11, 1971
Born place Billinge, Lancashire, England
Origin Wigan, Lancashire, England
Genre(s) Alternative Rock
Britpop
Space Rock
Neo-psychedelia
Years active 1990—present
Label(s) Virgin Records
Parlophone Records
Hut Records
Associated acts Coldplay
RPA & The United Nations of Sound
The Verve
UNKLE
DJ Shadow
The Chemical Brothers
Pino Palladino
Website Website



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Drake Wants To Work With The Streets' Mike Skinner

January 18, 2011
Drake Wants To Work With The Streets' Mike SkinnerDrake has revealed that Mike Skinner from The Streets is the next UK artist he is desperate to work with.

The rapper, who is already enjoying chart success on Rihanna's 'What's My Name', said Skinner is his next ideal collaboration.

“I used to love The Streets. I listened to them all the time. I want him to step into my world,” Drake told The Daily Star.

Drake recently revealed that he had been in the studio with Florence And The Machine and Jamie from The xx.

Meanwhile, Drake has compared the success of Nicki Minaj's debut album to Lil' Wayne's critically-acclaimed 'Tha Carter III'.

(by Holly Frith)



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