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On
September 22nd 2003 the wait is thankfully over as South
London’s supreme So
Solid Crew finally unleash sophomore album ‘Second
Verse’, through Independiente, onto unsuspecting ears.
With its brilliant blend of dancefloor
destroying beats, speaker-smashing subterranean bass and
an abundance of raucous
rhymeage, ‘Second Verse’ will have jaws dropping
as So Solid yet again redefine the sound of UK urban music.
Formerly the domain of the Americans,
So Solid are set to show the world how Britain gets down
to hard-edged hip hop
beats and the smooth soul licks of R&B. “It’s
only the second verse of the first chapter, we’ve only
gotten that far in the book,” explains Megaman of the
albums title.
Well, if that means there’s
more to come from So Solid then the stagnant music industry
better take note: So Solid
once again blaze a trail in innovation combined with a raw
energy as yet unrivalled by any other.
From the rabble-rousing anthem of ‘Angry Beats’ to
the heartfelt Damilola Taylor dedicated ‘No Love’,
So Solid twist expectations and deliver a dizzying array
of daring musicality.
There’s the JD produced double-time bass-line of ‘First
Verse’, which gives Megaman a chance to tackle the
haters whilst lead single, the flute laden ‘Broken
Silence’, sees MC Swiss pointedly address the media
and government.
For the party heads among you Mr
Shabz and MC Swiss present ‘So
Grimy’ but for those that like their beats extra dark ‘n’ dirty
check out Dan Da Man’s unrelenting keys-driven ‘Six
O’clock.’ Always up for experimentation So Solid
flip the script on ‘Colder’, which sees the Greek
Cypriot tones of Trigger joined by the So Solid newcomers
on the beat bashing thought-provoking chorus.
Its been an extraordinary two years
for the Crew, who on top of achieving phenomenal success
have had to contend with
the broadcast media, press and the government continuing
to blame the group for many of the problems in today’s
inner city areas.
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