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 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.
