So Solid Crew

Infobox musical artist
Name = So Solid Crew

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Img_capt = So Solid Crew in 2003.
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|UK London, UK
Genre = UK garage, Grime, Hardcore Rap
Years_active = 1998 – present
Label = Relentless Records
Associated acts = Roll Deep, SLK
URL = [http://www.sosolid.co.uk SoSolid.co.uk]
Current_members = The Reelists
Music Kidz
The Twins
Oxide & Neutrino
Synth & Exodus
Alex Rivers
Mark Oseitutu
Synth
Exodus
Megaman
MC Romeo
MC Harvey
Lisa Maffia
Asher D
Statix
Dan Da Man
Kaish
Face
Swiss
Skat D
Trigger
AC Burell
JD
Mr. Arika
Kowdean
D-Murda
Money
TW7
Mac
Gillard
PDS
Timeless
Tiger S
Thug Angel
Mr. C
Mr. Shabz
Double R
G-Man
Sniper
Elliot John Smith IV
Robert George Andrews
James Alex V
Trust
Blinkos
DPM
Johnny "One-Leg" Greg
Carl Morgan

So Solid Crew are a UK garage and grime act whose hits include "Oh No (Sentimental Things)" and "21 Seconds", the latter of which reached number one in the official 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 have also released a single, "Broken Silence" which spoke out about government prejudice which they felt they had faced. They are also noted as early pioneers of Grime.

Introduction and History

Before breaking into the mainstream market, So Solid 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 So Solid DJs would play dubstep and 2 step UK garage tracks. At times the So Solid MCs would rap on top of the tracks for up to two hours each session. At the height of their career, "Delight FM" had over 10,000 listeners Fact|date=February 2007. On Christmas Day in 2001, So Solid performed their last Sunday show on the station.

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

They have all brought out solo chart singles since the group split.

Oxide & Neutrino are also members who brought out singles but they released them before So Solid. 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 MC Harvey, MC Romeo, and Lisa Maffia have all appeared on Channel 4 celebrity reality show "The Games". Harvey has now gone solo and is also producing tracks such as "We Ride" with other infamous artists, for example Doom Man, Swiss, JME & Skepta. So Solid 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.

An associate of the band, Carl Morgan, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder in October 2005 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4355766.stm] . Megaman was charged for murder in the same case but after three trials was found not guilty at the Old Bailey on 28th September 2006 [http://www.nme.com/news/so-solid-crew/24501] .

MCs

*Megaman
*MC Romeo
*Mac
*MC Harvey
*Asher D
*Skat D
*Mr. Akira
*Kowdean
*JD
*DPM
*Blinkos

ingers

*The Reelists
*Sef
*Squami

Musicians

*Synth & Exodus
*Oxide & Neutrino
*North Star
*Alex Rivers
*Mark Oseitutu
*Synth
*Exodus
*Lisa Maffia
*Kaish
*Money
*The Twins
*Tiger S
*Swiss
*Face
*G-Man
*D-Murda
*Sniper
*Trigger
*Mr. Shabz
*AC Burrel
*Thug Angel

DJs

*PDS
*Dan Da Man
*Timeless
*Statix
*TW7

Producers

*Gillard
*Mr. C
*Double R
*Carl Morgan

Kids

*Samantha
*Thrust
*Skip
*Frost
*Elliot John Smith IV
*Robert George Andrews
*James Alex V

Discography

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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"

ingles

External links

* [http://www.sosolid.co.uk/ Official Site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/thesosolidcrew So Solid's Myspace]
* [http://www.nme.com/artists/so-solid-crew NME.com So Solid Page]