He got Blazin Squads first number one and the date they signed their record contract on his arm but after spending time with experts, the ink was updated to a more spectacular tribute to their efforts - complete with a smoking microphone. Where are the cast of Attack the Block now? "Wishing everyone a very happy, prosperous new year.". His corkscrew curls have been ironed out and now Sam Foulkes is all grown up. Rocky B is now widely known for his appearance on ITV's Love Island and his romance with Liverpudlian Gabby Allen. Since the good ol' days, Strider has gone on to even bigger and better things than Blazin' Squad. Immediately after his time in the group, Marcel Somerville had a run of reality show stints on CelebAir, The Games and The Weakest Link and he's back on reality telly now as a cast member on Love Island. Find yourself among people of a certain age today and chances are they'll be able to sing the chorus of Crossroads. Critics' main complaint was that Blazin' Squad posed as the next threat on the garage scene, but were actually more like East 17, the Nineties boy band who hailed from the nearby ends of Walthamstow. 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He has also become a music mogul writing tracks for the likes of Leona Lewis, Emeli Sande and Professor Green. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. The pair welcomed their first child - a son they named Roman - at the end of January. Lovely jubbly. What Blazin' Squad look like now: here's what the 10-piece boyband did next, DIGITAL SPY, PART OF THE HEARST UK ENTERTAINMENT NETWORK. This is one Blazin' Squad lad who's hard to pin down. Blazin' Squad are reckoned to be the next big pop sensation, so just who are they? The remaining few (Rocky-B, Reepa, Spike-E, Melo-D and MC Vyper, who had changed his alias from Danny-B), announced they would be reforming as Blazin' Squad in the summer of 2006. It's been almost 20 years since Blazin' Squad were riding high in the UK charts with their debut single Crossroads heading straight for the Number One spot. Blazin Squad released two albums in their original line-up (Picture: PA) In 2005, members Kenzie, Flava and Strider formed Friday Hill and released two singles - Baby Goodbye and One More Night. ", Well no, of course not. They have worked with artists such as Emilie Sande, Sam Smith, Ella Eyre and Professor Green. However, he's not given up on music altogether. Just hit 'Like' on our Digital Spy Facebook page and 'Follow' on our @digitalspy Twitter account and you're all set. Blazin' Squad's popularity had a brief resurgence in 2017 all thanks to Marcel's appearance in one of the most popular series of Love Island to date. Blazin' Squad In 2001 Vs. 2017 Featuring Kenzie, Freek, and Melo-d. by Tabatha Leggett BuzzFeed Staff, UK 1. Keeping well? Following the show, Marcel and Gabby were together for almost a year before announcing their split amid reports of infidelity on his part. He is now dad to daughters Wynter and Wyllow, who he shares with his girlfriend of 10 years. When they started, they had an average age of 16 and were known by a string of ridiculous nicknames:Kenzie (James McKenzie), Freek (Oliver Georgiou), Melo-d (Chris McKeckney), Reepa (Stuart Baker), Krazy (Lee Bailey), Spike-e (Sam Foulkes), Flava (James Murray), Tommy-B (Tom Beasley), Plat'num (Marcel Sommerville)andStrider (Mustafa Omer). The Squad's Reepa tells Leigh Mytton all about it. Members Flava, Plat'num, Strider, Freek, Krazy, Tommy-B, Melo-D, Spike-E, Reepa, and Kenzie all met at Higham Park School in Chingford, London where they bonded over a love of . We met them at the crossroads back in the early noughties, and their catchy RnB songs were stuck in our heads for days, but what happened to the 10 members of Blazin' Squad? Strider and Flava real names Mus Omer and James Murray have now formed a songwriting duo called Mojam. Kenzie dated Katie Price's arch nemesis Jodie Marsh in 2005 - the same year he also appeared on Celebrity Big Brother. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). [2], The band released a number of white label singles on the Weighty Plates label featuring remixes of the track "Standard Flow" from their album In the Beginning. 51 in the UK and basically ended it again. He now has a wife called Zoe and often shares snaps of their luxurious holidays. Now a far cry from his skinny days, Kenzie is buff thanks to his work as a personal trainer, and is an international DJ according to his social media profile. More recently in 2013, he gave the pop game another shot by teaming up with Adam Rickitt, Gareth Gates, Dane Bowers and Kavana for ITV2's The Big Reunion for new manband 5th Story. Well, it seems the band's bucket of hair gel has long been abandoned, the gold bling taken to the charity shop and the sick rhymes swapped for blue collar jobs. He is also on a Podcast called Its Not All Dad with co-stars Jamie Jewitt and Jake Quickenden. He also dated former glamour model Jodie Marsh around the same time. We take a look at what the likes of Kenzie, Strider, Freek and Rocky B are up to now One of the most recognisable members of the group ( who could forget that gel-slicked hair ) baby-faced Kenzie went on to become a tabloid favourite after the band split thanks to his high profile romances. Unlike many of his former bandmembers, Lee retreated from the limelight after Blazin' Squad ended. Even though the releases were issued as underground white labels, "Standard Flow" sold enough copies to chart as Blazin' Squad's first Top 100 chart entry, peaking at number 78 on the chart of 17 August 2002 with three weeks in the countdown. He also correctly tweeted that Wispa is the best chocolate bar on the market. The group met at school and came together through a shared love of music and rap. He's also now a father to two daughters, Wynter and Wyllow. . Their representative told The Telegraph: "There are no major plans apart from the band performing a few shows up and down the country". You may have been watching Love Island this year and thought where do I know that guy from? Mustafa Omer aka Strider and James Murray aka Flava are still very much involved in music. Despite the chart success of their singles, the group failed to match their success with their second album, Now or Never, only peaking at #36 on the UK Albums Chart. He was part of a supergroup called 5th Story, compiled while he was appearing on ITV's Big Reunion. The problem with TikToks Bold Glamour filter, Who has Dua Lipa dated? What do the Hocus Pocus cast look like now? In 2005 along with Strider and Flava, he signed a record deal with Polydor records, and began recording an album under the name Friday Hill. Their break up turned bitter when he in turn accused her of cheating with Towie star Dan Osborne, a claim she's fiercelydenied. As always you can unsubscribe at any time. With the facial hair and jawline structure came a very sensible and grown up job, too. Lee (Krazy) has gone solo and is currently working on his solo album in the US called the 'Lee Bailey project'. The London group had seven hits in the Top 10 before one by one they slowly exited from the spotlight -but where are they now? He is now married to wife Karina and the couple share two kids. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. He was a vocal supporter of Marcel during his Love Island villa stint. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. These days Freek - aka Ollie Georgiou - is back in the music business but as a manager behind the scenes, along with the occasional nostalgic performance with the boys. He keeps out of the limelight for but after Marcel's stint on Love Island, Oliver was invited to appear on E4 show Tattoo Fixers to get the ink on his left bicep updated. Although he didnt win the show in 2017, he was one of the finalists along with his co-star and ex-girlfriend Gabby Allen. The star has also dyed his natural dark locks peroxide blond and is rocking a nose and facial piercing. Having lived it large in the early 2000s with the boys, Tommy now prefers the quiet life and has pretty much dropped off the radar. These days, Kenzie, a dad to Wynter and Wyllow, is still active in the music industry and is a UK and International DJ according to his Instagram bio. It also failed to re-ignite the low sales of the album. He now has a. He appeared on a number of reality shows including the third series of Celebrity Big Brother, The Weakest Link, and CelebAir. Speaking to Manchester Evening News way back in 2004, Lee said he'd like to stay in the industry if the band ended. This week Reepa gives us the the latest on what Blazin' Squad have been up to. Flava is the second half of Mojam alongside Strider, and the pair are enjoying some serious success in the business. Marcel then got them all together for their first ever full reunion in early August 2017, and they all look incredibly different. For love on the line [Reepa] (Love on the line) [Krazy] [CHORUS ALL] We can chat all night and day girl When I'm home or away girl Just give me a call on my line girl You can be all mine girl And when we are talking I picture your eyes on your pretty face With the gloss on your lips, soft tanned skin And the body I'll embrace [Strider] Blazin' Squad were an English hip hop group. These days he works as a DJ, but absolutely loves a bit of cycling in his spare time. Even music snobs were hard-pressed to resist the pop charm of the teen band's chart-topping debut single 'Crossroads' when it was released back in 2002.
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