More Fire Crew
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More Fire Crew was an east London-based grime
crew
from Waltham Forest, and was one of the first crews in the grime scene.
The crew was formed when Ozzie B and Lethal Bizzle
went to secondary school together. Ozzie and Lethal soon joined up with their friend Shaunie B, who was a DJ
on Amy FM, and formed a crew called the 'Cream Team'. Meanwhile, More Fire's third prospective member Neeko was in a sound engineering
training programme. All three would join up when Ozzie left the Cream Team in the summer of 2000 for the Mad Dog Crew and Neeko, also a Mad Dog member, was invited to guest emcee on Amy FM by Shaunie B. This led to them hooking up with Lethal, who had become a resident MC at the same station, then they formed the More Fire Crew.
They are most known for their track "Oi!" in 2002 which reached number 7 in UK Single Chart. In 2002 their first album
, More Fire Crew CV, was released, and they contributed a cover
of Gabrielle
's "Dreams
" to the album NME
& Warchild
Presents 1 Love
. In the same year they were dropped by their record label
, with Lethal setting up his own eponymous record label and going on to a successful solo
career.
In 2005, Neeko left, with Ozzie B and Lethal Bizzle continuing as Fire Camp, In May 2007, Lethal Bizzle stated that there would be no further new material from More Fire Crew.
Grime (music)
Grime is a style of music that emerged from Bow, East London, England in the early 2000s, primarily as a development of UK garage, dancehall, and hip hop...
crew
Crew
A crew is a body or a class of people who work at a common activity, generally in a structured or hierarchical organization. A location in which a crew works is called a crewyard or a workyard...
from Waltham Forest, and was one of the first crews in the grime scene.
The crew was formed when Ozzie B and Lethal Bizzle
Lethal Bizzle
Lethal Bizzle, also known as Lethal B , is a Ghanaian British rapper. His songs are known to satirise modern Gangsta rap; much of the humour comes from the adoption of hip-hop style and language...
went to secondary school together. Ozzie and Lethal soon joined up with their friend Shaunie B, who was a DJ
Disc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
on Amy FM, and formed a crew called the 'Cream Team'. Meanwhile, More Fire's third prospective member Neeko was in a sound engineering
Audio engineering
An audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
training programme. All three would join up when Ozzie left the Cream Team in the summer of 2000 for the Mad Dog Crew and Neeko, also a Mad Dog member, was invited to guest emcee on Amy FM by Shaunie B. This led to them hooking up with Lethal, who had become a resident MC at the same station, then they formed the More Fire Crew.
They are most known for their track "Oi!" in 2002 which reached number 7 in UK Single Chart. In 2002 their first album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
, More Fire Crew CV, was released, and they contributed a cover
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of Gabrielle
Gabrielle (singer)
Louisa Gabrielle Bobb is a multi-platinum selling, BRIT Award winning English singer, who records under the name Gabrielle. Gabrielle began her career temping during the day and singing for free in London clubs at night...
's "Dreams
Dreams (Gabrielle song)
"Dreams" is the debut single from Gabrielle. Written by Gabrielle and Tim Laws and produced by Richie Fermie, "Dreams" reached number one on the UK singles chart for three weeks in June 1993. The single entered the British charts at #2, which was the highest chart entry a debut act ever scored in...
" to the album NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
& Warchild
War Child (charity)
War Child is a non-governmental organisation founded in the UK 1993, which focuses on providing assistance to children in areas of conflict and post-conflict. They use their film and entertainment background to raise money for aid agencies operating in former Yugoslavia...
Presents 1 Love
NME In Association With War Child Presents 1 Love
NME In Association With War Child Presents 1 Love is a charity album by various artists. The New Musical Express is a pop music magazine in the United Kingdom which has been published weekly since March 1952. War Child is a charitable organization that works with children affected by war in Iraq,...
. In the same year they were dropped by their record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, with Lethal setting up his own eponymous record label and going on to a successful solo
Solo (music)
In music, a solo is a piece or a section of a piece played or sung by a single performer...
career.
In 2005, Neeko left, with Ozzie B and Lethal Bizzle continuing as Fire Camp, In May 2007, Lethal Bizzle stated that there would be no further new material from More Fire Crew.
Members
- Lethal BizzleLethal BizzleLethal Bizzle, also known as Lethal B , is a Ghanaian British rapper. His songs are known to satirise modern Gangsta rap; much of the humour comes from the adoption of hip-hop style and language...
- MC - Neeko - MC
- Ozzie B - MC
- Shaunie B - DJ
- Commander B - DJ
- The Zismail - MC
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
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| 2003 | More Fire Crew C.V.
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— |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
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| 2002 | "Oi!" | More Fire Crew C.V | |
| 2003 | "Back Then" | "What's The Point?" | "—" denotes that the release failed to chart or was not released in that territory |
GMTA
Ozzie B left to form a new group 'Great minds think alike'. They currently have released a song (Maybe Ting Refix) and have several unreleased singles and are under management of sharon at Blaxtalion Talents Ltd. GMTA have released their first mixtape - Dj Raph presents 'GMTA volume 1.' After huge success, volume two will be dropping mid 2011. They currently own a website under construction and have made several performances. They Include members...- Ozzie B (aka Zed)
- Wizz - Formally Wizz Kid
- Bagz - Money Bags
- Drama
- Lip E - Formally 2LipE
- Knowledge
- Jizz - Formally CumStainz