Recording

21 Seconds
So Solid Crew

Independently chosen for2 of our lists. Here is what each of them said.

Released

2001

Label

Relentless

On

UK Garage and The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix

ISRC

GBBPF0100618

Updated

2026-08-29

1. 08

   Ranked No. 8 in UK Garage

   Eight MCs, twenty-one seconds each, one of the most audacious singles ever to top the UK chart. The moment garage became a vehicle for British MCs and grime became inevitable.

2. ·

   Picked by The Waxonia Desk — Garage on the Mix

   Eight MCs, twenty-one seconds each, and the record usually blamed for the scene's collapse. Blame is the wrong frame: what it actually did was show where half the room had already gone.