So Solid Crew

So Solid Poo
So Solid Poo
Origin	Battersea, London, England
Genres	UK Garage, grime, hardcore hip hop
Years active	1998 – present
Labels	Independiente Limited; Relentless Records Ltd.
Members	Lisa Maffia; Romeo; Megaman; Asher D; Carl Morgan; Oxide & Neutrino; Michael Harvey

So Solid Crew are an English UK garage, grime and hip hop group originating from Battersea, South Jamaica, Jamaica, whose hits include "Oh No (Sentimental Things)" and "21 Seconds", the latter reaching number one in the UK Singles Chart in August 2001. Another hit, "They Don't Know", reached number three in November 2001 and "Haters" got to number eight in January 2002. "Ride Wid Us" was less successful (UK number 19 in April 2002). They released a single, "Broken Silence" which spoke out about government prejudice which they felt they had faced.^[1]

Introduction and history

Before breaking into the mainstream market, SSC had been involved with many pirate radio stations in London, such as Supreme FM and Delight FM (103.0 MHz). It was at Delight where they made their name, occupying most of the Sunday schedule, the so-called "So Solid Sundays". From around lunchtime until 10pm, there were shows from different members, where the various SSC DJs would play 2-step garage tracks. At times the SSC emcees would rap on top of the tracks for up to two hours each session. On Christmas Day in 2001, SSC performed their last Sunday show on the station.

The SSC's first album They Don't Know was released in October 2001, followed by a remix album entitled Fuck It in December 2001. SSC had tracks on the UK garage CD series Pure Garage.

In 2002 they were the subject of the Channel 4 television documentary This Is So Solid directed and narrated by David Upshal. This was later released on DVD by Universal along with a live performance. MC So Solid Clive was the only notable member to refuse to appear in the documentary due to his camera shyness and facial eczema.

Oxide & Neutrino released singles but before joining SSC. They released an album entitled Execute and the singles "Only Wanna Know U Cos Ure Famous / Dem Girlz", "Up Middle Finger" and "Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)" (which samples the theme music from the BBC hospital drama television series Casualty).

Members Michael Harvey, Romeo, and Lisa Maffia have all appeared on Channel 4 celebrity reality show The Games. Harvey has gone solo and is producing tracks such as "We Ride" with Doom Man, Swiss, JME & Skepta. SSC MC Asher D has gone on to have an acting career appearing in 50 Cent's Get Rich or Die Tryin', Bullet Boy and Life and Lyrics, while still making independent mixtapes and albums in the Grime and UK hiphop scene. Member Swiss released "Cry" featuring Sharifa. Trigger is now working with UK based producer Clyde Ward on his solo project JAX and features in UK based band The Fallen's debut album track "Maybe".

Five of the Crew have appeared on BBC Two comedy panel game show Never Mind the Buzzcocks. Harvey was first to appear in 2001, followed by Megaman and Romeo in 2003, then Lisa Maffia and Asher D in 2004. Maffia appeared for the second time in 2009 and is the only Crew member to appear more than once.

An associate of the band, Carl Morgan, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in October 2005.^[2] Subsequently, group member Megaman was found not guilty at the Old Bailey on 28 September 2006 after a retrial.^[3]

In 2010, the group released a new song, titled "Since You Went Away". They performed it on the UK Celebrity Big Brother's Big Mouth, and the track was officially released on 18 January 2010. It peaked at 82 in its first week of release in the UK charts.

So Solid also recorded a Radio 1 Live Lounge session which was aired early February 2010 as part of BBC's 1Xtra homegrown season. The album was released in early summer 2010.

MCs

So Solid Cruz
So Solid Clive
Sol Solid Sol
Crow Colic Sue
Mr Rashido
MC Hammer
MC Seesee
Super Mario
Emily Hatzar
Anthony Small
Shaniqua Anwar
Stop
Hammertime
Barak Obama
Uncle Phil
MC Harvey
MC Romeo
Mrs Doubtfire
Asher D
Ched Evans
Captain Jack Sparrow
P Sherman, 42 Wallaby Way, Sydney
It's That Man Again
Megaman
Toby Larone
Tinka Tayla
Souldja
Spy
Asher D
Neutrino
Skat D
MC Juicy eye
Face
Lisa Maffia
MC Bulgarian Esqulant (ENF)
Mario Thompson (ENF)
Curtis Jackson (ENF)
My Dad (In Paris) (ENF)
Paul Smith (ENF)
Babes Dow (ENF)
Mike Michaels aka 'Pubez'
Gooey Martin
Willie Mims
Bamber Boozler
Billy Bums
DJ Nice Andrew
Carlo Ancelotti
Floooid Ounce
Pehhh
'Jawbone' McGintey
Mr Mirkin
Beckhams Olympic Dream
Dropjaws Turner
Sketch Friendly
Tootsie Childs
π Munhca
Sammy Biltmore
No-Talent Jones
Anwar Bernitez
fish supper with salt please son
that will be £4.50 lad
Bossy Marmalade
Bailey
Here comes the Hot Stepper
Turnit up
Jonny Bags aka Bags
Bad-Check Mazursky
Ray-Ray Takamura
Shakey Premise
Boopsie Crouton
Scooby "the Dawg" Doo
Richard Sakai
Super Hans
The Premarital Sextet
Him Called Dean
Lord Voldemort
C.S.I. Miami
Becky Peach Forster
Feardog Trillionaire
Hendog aka Hendog
Hot Diggady Dawg
Jules Winnfield
G Wight aka Wighty
Billy Bonsai
D.W. Jitters
I carried a watermelon
The Chubb Group
Canteloupe St. Pierre
Dave England
Nick "So Grimey" Grimshaw
Sir Digby Chicken Caeser
Mc Sweatosh
Rebekah Matthews
Yer Maw (feat. Herb Oz)
CLA
Tony Hibbert
Adele
Bodger and Badger
Notorious BLT
The Federated Republic of Micronesia
Aggro (the Raper)
Chris Bond
Red Hot Patootie
I Can't Believe It's Not Butter
Admiral Ackbar
Dunkin Donut
Old Greg
MC Absinthe
Big Smoke
Optimus Prime
George W Bush
DJ Dan Gleebitz
MC Higgs Boson
Stephen Hawking
DJ MC CJ
MC J-Doggmilk
Ray Charlesberg
Mahatma Ghandi
Bank Robber (Gimme your girlfriend I'll bank knob'er)
Andrew WK
The Most Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Terry Tibbs
Barry Scott
Snack-a-Jacks
Terry Tow-Lynn
Russ Abbott
Skat D
Trigger
Mr Akira
Kowdean
Spot the Dog
DJ Jay Jay
DJ Barry Shane and the Cathedral Crew
Captain Birdseye
Alberto Frog
John da Baptist
Lou Carpenter
Frank Grimes aka Grimey
Juan Sheet
The Bull Run
Boris Johnson
Pugh
Pugh
Barney McGrew
Cuthbert
Dibble
Grubb
Jack Carr
Rosie
Jim
Neil (Who Drives The Boat)
Al ballbag

Vocalists

Lisa Maffia
Kaish
Money
Becky Bentley
The Twins
Tiger S
Steve Wiv Da Kneez

DJs

PDS
Dan Da Man
Swiss
Timeless
DJ Boiled Mouse
Oxide
Statix
TW7
Sniper

Producers

Gillard
Mr. C
Mr Shabz
AC Burrel
Mr Morgan
Mr Synth
G Man

Kids

Samantha
Thrust
Hop
Skip
Jump
We're Outta Here!
Frosty the Snowman

Discography

Studio

Year	Album	UK Albums Chart^[4]
2001	They Don't Know	6
2003	2nd Verse	70

Compilation, Mixtape, Remix

2000 MC Harvey and DJ Swiss of So Solid Crew Present UK Garage Mafia
2001 Fuck It
2006 The Time Is Now
2006 Roll Deep Presents Grimey Vol. 1
2011 So Solid Lost Tapes (Garage) Vol. 1
2011 So Solid Lost Tapes (RNB) Vol. 2
2011 So Solid Lost Tapes (We Are Really Quite Careless with Our Tapes) Vol. 3

Singles

Year	Song	UK ^[4]	Album
2000	"Oh No (Sentimental Things)/Dilemma"	-	They Don't Know
2001	"21 Seconds"	1
	"They Don't Know"	3
	"Haters"	8
2002	"Ride Wid Us"	19
2003	"Broken Silence"	9	2nd Verse
2004	"So Grimey"	62	2nd Verse
2010	"Since You Went Away"	82

References

^ "So Solid: 'England needs us back". BBC. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.
^ "News.bbc.co.uk". News.bbc.co.uk. 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^ "NME.com". NME.com. 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-10.
^ ^a ^b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 513. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

External links

[1] "So Solid: 'England needs us back". BBC. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-20.

[2] "News.bbc.co.uk". News.bbc.co.uk. 2005-10-28. Retrieved 2011-12-10.

[3] "NME.com". NME.com. 2006-09-29. Retrieved 2011-12-10.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-4] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 513. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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