So Solid Crew

So Solid Crew
OriginBattersea, London, England
Genres
Years active1998–present
LabelsIndependiente Limited, Relentless
Past members

So Solid Crew are a British UK garage and hip hop collective originating from Battersea, London, which achieved wide success in the early 2000s. The group consisted of many members, the most notable being Asher D (Ashley Walters), Lisa Maffia, Harvey and Romeo. So Solid have been credited for being pioneers in the UK music scene.[1][2] By turning UK garage from a dancey-genre to one that was darker and more MC-oriented, and gaining mainstream success, they inspired London youth to experiment with their own darker sounds, leading to what would become known as grime music.[3][4]

  1. ^ Garcia, Francisco (31 May 2017). "The Complicated Legacy of So Solid Crew". Vice. Archived from the original on 16 September 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  2. ^ Jones, Lucy. "So Solid Crew". NME.
  3. ^ Collins, Hattie; Rose, Olivia (8 September 2016). This Is Grime. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 9781473639294.
  4. ^ Bramwell, Richard (22 May 2015). UK Hip-Hop, Grime and the City: The Aesthetics and Ethics of London's Rap Scenes. Routledge. ISBN 9781135085988.