Editing Original Pirate Material (section)

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Original Pirate Material
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[the Streets]]
| cover      = OriginalPirateMaterial.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 25 March 2002
| recorded   = 2001–2002
| studio     = Mike Skinner's house, [[Brixton]], London
| genre      = {{hlist|[[Alternative hip hop]]|[[electronica]]|[[UK garage]]|[[2-step garage]]}}
| length     = 47:24
| label      = {{hlist|[[Locked On Records|Locked On]]|[[679 Artists|679]]}}
| producer   = [[Mike Skinner (musician)|Mike Skinner]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [[All Got Our Runnins]]
| next_year  = 2003
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Original Pirate Material
 | type        = studio
 | single1     = [[Has It Come to This?]]
 | single1date = 8 October 2001
 | single2     = [[Let's Push Things Forward]]
 | single2date = 15 April 2002
 | single3     = [[Weak Become Heroes]]
 | single3date = 22 July 2002
 | single4     = [[Don't Mug Yourself]]
 | single4date = 21 October 2002
 }}
}}

'''''Original Pirate Material''''' is the debut studio album by English [[hip hop music|hip hop]] project [[the Streets]], released on 25 March 2002. Recorded mostly in a room in a south London house rented at the time by principal member [[Mike Skinner (musician)|Mike Skinner]], the album is musically influenced by [[UK garage]] and American hip hop, while its lyrics tell stories of British working-class life. It was supported by four singles: "[[Has It Come to This?]]", "[[Let's Push Things Forward]]", "[[Weak Become Heroes]]", and "[[Don't Mug Yourself]]".

The album originally rose to number 12 on the [[UK Albums Chart]] in 2002, and then peaked at number 10 in 2004 following the release of the chart-topping second Streets album ''[[A Grand Don't Come for Free]]''. It re-entered several charts in April 2022, following its reissue on orange vinyl for 2022's [[Record Store Day]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Lavin |first=Will |title=The Streets announce ''Original Pirate Material'' 20th anniversary vinyl |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/the-streets-announce-original-pirate-material-20th-anniversary-vinyl-3192224 |magazine=[[NME]] |date=28 March 2022 |access-date=29 April 2022}}</ref> ''Original Pirate Material'' received widespread critical acclaim, with many reviewers praising the originality and humour of Skinner's lyrics, and subsequent critics' polls have placed it among the best albums of the 2000s.