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Noughties pop stars unrecognisable 21 years after huge UK garage hit and nightclub shooting
OXIDE & Neutrino are unrecognisable over two decades after their huge hit Bound 4 da Reload in 2001.
The duo whose real names are Alex Rivers (Oxide) and Mark Osei-Tutu (Neutrino), were members of the So Solid Crew - a garage and hip-hop collective from the UK.
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Neutrino was shot after leaving a London nightclub before being arrested in 2001 - shortly after the huge success of their chart-topper.
He was walking back to his car from the Velvet Room nightclub when he was accidentally shot in the leg during an altercation.
After he was shot, he drove to hospital but was arrested and taken to a police station where he was kept overnight.
He was released without charge.
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A spokesman for his record company, EastWest, said at the time: "He was out with Oxide last night, and was walking back to his car from a club when he was held at gunpoint.
"Through that, a scuffle broke out, and the gun went off accidentally as far as Neutrino could make out. That was why it hit his leg.
The spokesman said it was a flesh wound to his calf, and that the gun "definitely" did not belong to Neutrino.
"The hospital alerted the police and Neutrino was arrested and taken to Charing Cross police station.
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"He was held overnight and released this afternoon. The attacker had run off and they hadn't arrested anybody else.
"He's in a fair amount of pain, but it wasn't life-threatening, fortunately."
The pair recently took to Instagram to tease their interview with Flex FM's Twista & Dappz.
The post racked up hundreds of likes, with one writing: "It was so good," and another added flame emojis.
The musicians, who met at a London pirate radio station, have been performing at garage nights across the UK since the early 2000s and show no signs of stopping.
Their track Bound 4 da Reload, which sampled Casualty's theme tune, entered the UK album chart at number 11, setting the record for a garage track.
They also mixed lines from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels into the hit.
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