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So Solid Crew unrecognisable as they reunite 22 years after huge hit 21 Seconds

SO SOLID Crew sent fans into a frenzy by reuniting decades after their massive hit, 21 Seconds.

Oxide and Neutrino, Romeo, Ms Dynamite, Dandaman and Lisa Mafia were all members of the UK garage collective from London.

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So Solid Crew were highly successful in the early NoughtiesCredit: Redferns
From L-R, Dandaman, Neutrino, Ms Dynamite, Lisa Mafia, Romeo, Kele Le Roc and Oxide reunited at Kisstory
Romeo and Lisa Mafia performing on stage at KisstoryCredit: © Sophia-Loren

They got together for a rare photo at Kisstory over the weekend - 22 years after winning at the Brits - and posed with fellow UK Garage legend Kele Le Roc.

Lisa, 44, shared the snap on Instagram and captioned it: "Look at All those Superstars in one picture.

"I’m so proud to be part of the greatest genre ever #Garage #UKG #OldSkoolGarage whatever you wanna call it. Love you all."

One fan raved beneath the post: "All looking so fresh and youthful still too!!"

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Another said: "All of u absolute legends and idols."

The the glory days of So Solid Crew were short but sweet.

The band also helped launch the careers of the likes of Ashley Walters, and MC Harvey who were missing from the photo.

Their hit singles 21 Seconds and They Don't Know helped bring grime to the masses but So Solid Crew have had their fair share of hard knocks in the years since they found fame.

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More than a decade after their chart-topping success, the band has been marred by controversies and tragedy.

Oxide (Alex Rivers) and Neutrino (Mark Osei-Tutu), who released tracks separately from So Solid, recently spoke about the meteoric rise in the noughties.

The musicians, who met at a London pirate radio station, have been performing at garage nights across the UK since the early 2000s.

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.

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They also mixed lines from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels into the hit.

Neutrino was shot after leaving a London nightclub before being arrested in 2001 - shortly after the huge success of their chart-topper.

He spoke about the nightmare experience in an interview with

He said: "When there was a rise in gun crime, garage music became the scapegoat, like what is happening now with drill.

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"We went from being on Top of the Pops to not being able to play anywhere, and no one would work with us.

"Then I was shot in Mayfair. Someone tried to mug me, I wrestled with them and heard a bang. I felt a warm sensation in my leg.

"Luckily it was a flesh wound, but to add insult to injury, I was arrested because the gun magazine had dropped in the car when the guy put the firearm through the window.

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"I said: 'It’s not mine, I’ve just been shot!' It was a weird time – especially because Reload had the Casualty sample and police sirens on it.

"We’re both parents now, and they know Bound 4 Da Reload on the school run. There’s usually one person who’ll ask: 'Can you DJ at our daughter’s birthday party?' I go, 'I’m not the DJ. I’m the MC!'"

So Solid Crew at The Brit Awards 2002, at London’s Earls CourtCredit: PA:Press Association
Pictured at the MOBO awards in 2001 - the band had a hit with 21 SecondsCredit: Rex
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Oxide & Neutrino, who made history in the garage scene, still tour and perform over 20 years after their first hitCredit: instagram
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