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Noughties pop fans stunned as chart-topping star reveals his ‘real name’
The DJ in question and his band members' hit singles 21 Seconds and They Don't Know helped bring grime to the masses
NOUGHTIES pop fans have been left stunned as a chart-topping star revealed his ‘real name.’
Oxide and Neutrino, Romeo, Ms Dynamite, Dandaman and Lisa Mafia were all members of UK garage collective So Solid Crew from London.
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The the glory days of So Solid Crew were short but sweet.
Their hit singles 21 Seconds and They Don't Know helped bring grime to the masses but So Solid Crew had their fair share of hard knocks in the years since they found fame.
But now, in a new video shared by Kiss FM, band member Romeo has stunned fans of So Solid Crew, revealing Romeo Dunn is in fact not his real name.
The clip was titled ‘DJ names vs real names,’ followed by a crying emoji.
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Romeo is the first to appear in the clip, looking dapper in a brown jacket and hat.
The interviewer asks: “What’s your DJ name?” to which he replies: “Romeo.”
He’s then asked what his real name is, and he replies: “Antonio Benjamin Adelphi Signatius Simeon Samuel Jones.”
But Romeo’s ‘real name’ has confused fans even more, as many believed his real name was actually Marvin Dawkins.
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It’s been long known that Romeo’s real name is Marvin Dawkins, leading viewers of the video to claim Romeo was joking when he said his name was actually Antonio Benjamin Adelphi Signatius Simeon Samuel Jones.
Watch Antony Joshua rap on stage with So Solid Crew before enjoying dodgems ride with Lisa Maffia
During the height of their fame, So Solid Crew’s 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.
Romeo pursued a solo career, even having a top ten single It's All Gravy with Christina Millian in 2002.
Romeo also finished sixth in Celebrity Big Brother in 2012.
He then took part in the show Fool Around With... Romeo, where he was locked up with four girls and had to work out which one was single.
Shock shooting
So Solid Crew 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.
"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.
"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!'"
Romeo even brought back his So Solid Crew anthem in 2013, rewriting the lyrics of 21 Seconds for insurance site Confused.com.
"I don’t think selling out comes into it," Romeo told at the time.
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"It’s raising awareness with young boy racers about how important and easy it is to get insured. I’m doing it for the greater cause."
In 2004, Romeo was charged with slashing a man with a knife in a car park, but he was found not guilty.
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