So Solid Crew

So Solid Crew is an electronic and urban musical collective whose hits include "Oh No (Sentimental Things)" and "21 Seconds", the later of which reached 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 have released a single, "Broken Silence" which spoke out ... more

So Solid Crew is an electronic and urban musical collective whose hits include "Oh No (Sentimental Things)" and "21 Seconds", the later of which reached 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 have released a single, "Broken Silence" which spoke out about government prejudice which they felt they had faced. They are early pioneers of grime. 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 dubstep and 2-step garage tracks. At times the SSC emcees would rap... less