Asher D & DJ Mex (So Solid Crew) | Delight FM (Pirate Radio) | UK Garage Set 2001

Artwork by Take Me Back Pirate Radio Archives. Asher D also known as Ashely Walters, impacted the UK Garage scene from an early stage as a solo artist/MC and part of the infamous Garage click, the So Solid Crew. He was also part of the Southside Allstars (Asher D, Big Rem, Kidman, Jiggalo, Nikkie S & Nyke). Asher D featured on a number of London pirate radio stations, his main base was on south London's, Delight FM 103.0. He initially started out on Supreme FM 96.1 and featured on So Solid's hit tracks like: 21 Seconds, They Don't Know, Back In The Day, Why Me?, along with a whole heap of famous hits. He's known for his famous clash with Dizzee Rascal and Wiley. This led to a bitter dispute and things got out of hand with people getting seriously hurt. This also created the beginning of a long rift between Wiley and Dizzee. Asher D has been credited as being ahead of his time, writing lyrics which most listeners would find relevant in Grime music today and not over the UK Garage sound. There's no denying the top notch lyrical content and flow that he possessed.
Apart from his musical talent, Asher D is also famous for his acting career. Firstly, featuring in minor roles on ITV's The Bill, to the highly rated Netflix series, Top Boy, playing the famous role of Dushane, alongside Kano whose screen name is Sully. Also featuring as the main character Ricky in the UK drama/thriller film, Bullet Boy (2004) which took the British Independent Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer, that year.
Dub Plate Mex needs no introduction, he was part of So Solid Crew alongside the likes of DJ Swiss, Dan Da Man and DJ Oxide. He was always never short of a dub plate and liked playing a mixed selection of soulful Garage with underground classics. In early 2003, he released his first solo track on So Solid Beats entitled "Dub Plate Mex" which was also signed to Independiente. DJ Mex has also been credited as one of the founding members of London and the UK's Grime movement.
For more recordings of So Solid Crew on Delight FM 103.0:
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   • So Solid Crew: DJ Swiss, MC Romeo & M...  

Big up all the members of the So Solid crew: Megaman, G Man, DJ Swiss, DJ Oxide & Neutrino, Asher D (Ashley Walters (Dushane, Top Boy), Scat D, MC Romeo, MC Harvey, Lisa Maffia (First Lady), DJ Mex (Dup Plate Mex), Kaish, DJ Dan Da Man (Garage Delight), MC Mac, Face, JD Aka Dready, AC Burrell, Kowdean, 2 Jedi, Morgan (Carl Morgan, HMP), Mr. Shabz, PDS (Freed From Desire (The Remixes), Thug Angel and Tiger S (Killing Time).

2001 was an incredibly successful year for UK Garage commercial UK chart releases with: All I Want - Mis-Teeq, Baby, Can I Get Your Number - OBI Project ft. Harry, Asher D & DJ What?, Back Up (To Me) - Wookie featuring Lain, Boom Selection - Genius Cru, Booo! - Sticky ft. Ms. Dynamite, Bouncing Flow - K2 Family, Coming Home - K-Warren featuring Lee-O, Course Bruv - Genius Cru, Do You Really Like It? - DJ Pied Piper & the Masters of Ceremonies, Devil's Nightmare - Oxide & Neutrino, Feel It - G:UK, Feels So Good - B-15 Project ft. Shola Ama & Ms. Dynamite, Garage Girls - Lonyo, Gotta Get Thru This - Daniel Bedingfield, Has It Come to This? - The Streets, Haters - So Solid Crew, Hyper! (Hype the Funk) - Reach & Spin, I'm All About You - DJ Luck & MC Neat ft. Ari Gold, It Ain't Enough - Dreem Teem vs. Artful Dodger, Joy - Mark Ryder, Let Me Luv U - X-ite, Let's Just Call It Love - Lisa Stansfield, Love Come Down - AC Burrell ft. Harmanii Rae, Messin - Ladies First, Piano Loco - DJ Luck & MC Neat, Poison - Corrupted Cru vs DJ Luck, Shy Cookie & MC Neat, Put Your Hands Up - Reflex Ft MC Viper, Rap Dis/Only Wanna Know U Cos Ure Famous - Oxide & Neutrino, Remy on Da Floor - Oxide & Neutrino, Ruff Tuff'N'Ready - JJ Louis & Jade Lion ft. MC Banton, Sambuca - Wideboys ft. Dennis G, Serious - Maxwell D, Shine On - Scott & Leon, Architechs - Show Me the Money, Superstylin - Groove Armada, Sweeter than Wine - Dionne Rakeem, They Don't Know - So Solid Crew, Think About Me - Artful Dodger Ft. Michelle Escoffery, Thinking It Over - Liberty X, tnt - Remarc, Triplets - Sticky, Why? - Mis-Teeq, TwentyFourSeven - Artful Dodger ft Melanie Blatt, Up Middle Finger - Oxide & Neutrino, Who - Case & Sweetie Irie, Whoomp!...There It Is - BM Dubs presents Mr Rumble ft. Brasstooth & Kee.

Out to all the London FM pirates of the past. Here's a list of some of our most loved UK Garage pirate radio stations in frequency order from 1995-2005: Flava FM 87.6 / Shine FM 87.9 / Ice FM 88.4 / London Underground FM 89.4 / Raw FM 90.0 / Raw Mission 90.0 / Pure Magic FM 90.2 / Chicago FM 90.6 / Mission FM 90.6 / Y2K FM 90.6 / Passion FM 91.8 / Kik FM 92.3 / Deja Vu FM 92.3 / Taste FM 92.5 / Mac FM 92.7 / Flashback FM 97.6 / Upfront FM 99.3 / Rinse FM 100.3 / Erotic FM 101.3 / Freek FM 101.8 / Delight FM 103.0 / Flex FM 103.6 / Girls FM 106.8
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