However, after their showbiz careers stalled the Squad wound up on very different paths. Blazin' Squad were an English Hip-Hop crew consisting of James MacKenzie aka Kenzie, Mustafa Omer aka Strider, James Murray aka Flava, Marcel Somerville aka Rocky B, Ollie Georgiou aka Freek, Chris McKeckney aka Melo-D, Stuart Baker aka Reepa, Lee Bailey Krazy, Sam Foulkes aka Spike-E, Joe Williams aka J-Tell, Tom Beasley aka Tommy-B, and Chris The UK pop charts had proved themselves ready for an influx of urban music, and East West Records, an imprint of Warner Music, snapped up teenage rap group Blazin' Squad a year earlier. Marcel and Rebecca are set to share the details of the pregnancy and the birth in new MTV show Celebrity Bumps: Famous and Pregnant. ), but we haven't heard a peep from them on the chart since 2009. Their comeback single Let's Start Again only peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart and the band went their separate ways soon after. Hope you're well, Flave. 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In his day job, he's a media manager at the BBC. He also correctly tweeted that Wispa is the best chocolate bar on the market. Where are the cast of Attack the Block now? "I might have a solo career or start to write. But Blazin' Squad proved they weren't just a Noughties novelty act - producing a number one hit, six top 10 singles and two top 40 albums. Blazin' Squad's new album In The Beginning is out this week. I think the first thing is, weve been doing a few shows, so to up that to a tour, if we were to do anything that would be the first point of call, see how that goes then who knows. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. He also founded his own label called DillingerGang, but it's not put much out recently. And the Love Island gang were often caught singing Crossroads in between their dating dramas. Blazin' Squad were the laughing stock of nearly all serious music magazines. We've not heard much from Lee Bailey after his solo musical effort The Lee Bailey Project failed to take off. Spike-E is considerably less spiky these days which is probably for the best, but he does still proudly declare himself to be a Blazin' Squad star in his Twitter bio. With the facial hair and jawline structure came a very sensible and grown up job, too. Since then he has continued to appear on television and radio shows, including appearing on Celebrity Come Dine With Me last year. Where is Reepa now? He has had quite the career change and now works in the import and export industry. Ten teenagers from Chingford who enjoyed a brief, but indeed blazing, time in the limelight in the early Noughties. 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. He now works as a media manager at the BBC and is married to Welsh-born wife Zoe. The pair co-wrote and co-produced Sam Smith and Naughty Boy's smash hit La La La, and worked on Jess Glynne's debut album. He's also engaged though, so try not to let your early 2000s feelings ignite all over again. They hit the big time back in 2002 but now 15 years has passed and a lot has changed. Most notably, they worked with Sam Smith on his hit track La La La. Cosmopolitan participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. They reunited briefly in 2011 and represented Great Britain in the Eurovision Song Contest in Germany, where they came in 11th place with their song, I Can, and they've done other reunion shows too. Incredibly, Lee Bailey hasnt changed a day although recent pictures of the singer are hard to come by. These days Kenzie is a personal trainer and DJ, whose attends plenty of pool parties, glam nights out, and DJing all over the world. Eating their greens? In the band he had a couple of nicknames from Rocky B, to Plat'num B, to Bezzle. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. In May 2014 Kenzie was injured in a "serious car crash", but escaped with injuries. I might become an actor or do something similar - I've always wanted to be an entertainer from being a small boy." At home he hashis own record label but occasionally performs on stage with other bands, andspecialises in electronic and house jams. As trio Friday Hill (a housing estate in Chingford), Kenzie, Strider and Flava signed with Polydor records and even managed to stay in the Top 10 for a month with debut single Baby Goodbye. James Murray stayed close with his bandmate Mustafa Omer and performed together as MoJam. Read more: 'Simon Cowell is powerful b****** but shouldn't bring back X Factor' says ex star. He appeared on a number of reality shows including the third series of Celebrity Big Brother, The Weakest Link, and CelebAir. After the band split, Krazy, real name Lee Bailey, along with Strider, Flava, Kenzie, and Rocky B announced that they would be reuniting. This means that we may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. Na pocztku zesp skada si z 10 czonkw o pseudonimach: Reepa, Krazy, Kenzie, Flava, Tommy-B, Spike-e, Strider, Rocky-B, Freek i Melo-D. Caa dziesitka pochodzi z Walthamstow, miejscowoci pooonej na poudnie od Londynu. 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. He ilmoittivat mys julkaisevansa uuden albumin uudella levy-yhtill, Peach Records. [5] The song was highly re-recorded and hardly contained any lyrics of the original. Most importantly, Reepa could arguably be the Blazin' Squad member who's experienced the biggest glo up in terms of hotness. The 10-piece boyband from London went on to achieve seven Top 10 hits in various flip-reversed line-ups (remember the Friday Hill reboot circa 2005/2006? Kenzie (James MacKenzie) Doug Peters / Doug Peters/EMPICS Entertainment Kenzie is. As MC Reepa he is best recognized for having been a member of the rap group Blazin' Squad. Months earlier, So Solid Crew, the amorphous garage group from Battersea, had emerged from pirate radio obscurity into the mainstream thanks to the relentless patter of their hit single 21 Seconds. As you may have noticed from the past and present picture comparison, Krazy literally looks exactly the same as he did back in the day, with his long blonde hair still in tact. He's still loving life in the slightly smaller, reunited version of the band and is probably popping up at a student union near you soon. The chances are that Kenzie is the boy you remember the best, as he went on to appear on a couple of different reality TV shows like Celebrity Big Brother and The Big Reunion, and now lives a very lavish Insta-lifestyle. Before Fame. The group met at school and came together through a shared love of music and rap. 22 photos of Disney Channel stars then and now. The former Squad member has also gone under the aliases Primetime Pro-Juice, Plat'num and Bezzle (to his friends) in recent years. Where are Hollyoaks' missing McQueens now? [3][4], For their official debut, the band released a cover of the Bone Thugs-N-Harmony song "Crossroads" for Warner Music's East West Records label. Arsenal fan Sam Foulkes now works in the import and export industry, while re-teaming with some of his bandmates for the odd Blazin' Squad show. The cast of Bridget Jones's Diary then & now. Where are the Sabrina the Teenage Witch cast now? Reepa's spiked hair has now been replaced by luscious long locks instead. In the eighth of the Blazin' Squad diaries, Reepa, aka Stuart tells us what he's been up to this . This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. But Blazin' Squad were infamous for their pretentious attempts to seem "street", their love of oversized clothing and enjoyably preposterous interviews at the hands of Simon Amstell, then-co-host of T4 showPopworld, who famously asked them, "So, how's puberty going? Melo-D, or Chris McKeckney, still dabbles in the music biz, uploading rap tracks to his Soundcloud page. 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. 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Something went wrong, please try again later. Stuart Baker has continued to appear on stage with some of his former bandmates for Blazin' Squad shows over the past few years, while juggling his proper job as a media manager for the BBC. Kenzie has certainly grown up since his band days, Reepa has ditched his spikes since the '00s. After dipping his toe into the music scene hes now moved into imports and exports. He is reported to work in the import and export industry. The singer is still close to his band mates, and offered a lot of support for Marcel when he appeared on Love Island. 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. To date, he still occasionally performs with a few members of the group but also works in the import/exportindustry. At the time, Marcel admitted he had made a huge mistake and regretted it as he was in love with Gabby, Cosmpolitan reported. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 51 in the UK and basically ended it again. Here we take a trip down memory lane as we revisit their lives 20 years on from their glory days. At the end of 2021, they posted on the Mojam Instagram: "In a year full of ups and downs, somehow we had one of our best years to date. The singer is now married and has a baby. Their representative told The Telegraph: "There are no major plans apart from the band performing a few shows up and down the country". A LONG time. Freek also appears to be a Tottenham Hotspur fan judging from his tweets. Even die-hard fans might have trouble recognising a now 35-year-old Kenzie given he's now a beefed-up personal trainer at Studio 23. He is still involved in the music industry, however, as he works as a DJ. We caught up with Marcel over the summer, but where are the rest these days? Sam's also taken part in some Blazin Squad reunion tours. He and partner Bayley Hatson share a daughter. The huge success of the gelled-haired, shaved-eyebrowed teen heartthrobs spawned RnB inspired album The Beginning and a further six top ten singles. His curly ginger locks are gone, replaced with a bald head and bushy beard. We use your sign-up to provide content in the ways you've consented to and improve our understanding of you. The Squad's Reepa tells Leigh Mytton all about it. He. Unlike many of his ex-bandmates, DJ Tommy has completely shunned the showbiz life. So far he's basically spent the entire time telling people he was in Blazin' Squad. Each portion of delicious takeaway buys a meal for someone in need - win-win! At the time, Blazin' Squad's story was ripe with the home-grown authenticity integral to all garage and grime success; schoolmates, they had overcome their rivalries to form one group from two previously warring crews, before forming their own record label, Weighty Plates, upon which they released their first single Standard Flow, covering the costs by chipping in 20 each. Le migliori offerte per SMASH HITS MAGAZINE April 2004 BUSTED Peter Andre PINK Lemar RACHEL STEVENS sono su eBay Confronta prezzi e caratteristiche di prodotti nuovi e usati Molti articoli con consegna gratis! "We want to say a massive thank you to everyone we've collaborated with this year, from in the room, to behind the scenes, we're very greatful [sic] for all your passion & hard work. The rapper hilariously tried to keep his time in the boyband a closely guarded secret, before choosing to disclose the revelation to fellow islanders one by one. 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The ten members of 00s' boyband Blazin' Squad are living very different lives as it approaches the 20th anniversary of their debut single Crossroads topping the charts. Watch the official music video for "Here 4 On" by Blazin Squad.Released as the third and final single from the group's second studio album, "Now or Never", o. He still performs with the band when they get together for reunions and still lists himself as a member on his Instagram, but he's ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows in favour of grown-out locks and stubble. Since the Squad broke up, he's also appeared with some of his old bandmates in nightclubs. They also joined Kenzie, Rocky B and Freek to form a five-piece Blazin' Squad reunion in 2009. Kenzie arrives at the UK Premiere of new animated film "Valiant" at the Odeon West End on March 20, 2005. Strider and Flava real names Mus Omer and James Murray have now formed a songwriting duo called Mojam. Poznali si w wieku 14 lat i od tamtej pory zaczli tworzy muzyk. . Blazin' Squad were an English hip hop group. He's pretty unrecognisable these days with cropped hair and a thick beard. Teachers Dear Diary: Blazin's Reepa hits the clubs Updated 25 October 2002, 11.58. Their comeback single 'Let's Start Again' peaked at No. Admittedly, only half of them scraped the Top 40, but the group also landed seven Top 10 hits in three years. "Here 4 One" was issued as the third single from Now or Never in early 2004, peaking at #6 on the UK Singles Chart, but sales failed to be strong enough to warrant a third album deal. What do the Hocus Pocus cast look like now? He's apparently working in the import/export industry now (similar to flipping/reversing) but still does the occasional gig with Blazin' Squad and has been showing his Team Marcel Love Island support online, too. The most office-based of the lot is Reepa,who works as a media manager at the BBC. Chris remains loyal to his roots as a Blazin' Squad original and still performs their songs at various reunion gigs. Even the BBC gave them one star for their debut album In The Beginning, grimly (and, as it happened, falsely)predicting: "Sorry boys, the only Crossroad you'll be meeting at in a couple of yearsis one with a Job Centre on the corner.". The Voice UK 2018 duo on Team Jennifer who met at Brighton University, Mariah Carey reveals she's back in the studio working on 15th album, Stephen Mulhern casts doubt on Britain's Got More Talent return as he continues to battle 'nasty' illness, Jon Fratelli gave his coveted Brit award to random plumber - as a TIP, Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Even the BBC gave them one star for their debut album. He still performs with the band when they get together for reunions and still lists himself as a member on his Instagram, but he's ditched the gelled hair and shaved eyebrows in favour of grown-out locks and stubble. View our online Press Pack. Hes got a really grown up job working at the BBC as a media manager. There were 10 of them in total, but most have stepped away from the limelight, Get all the latest gossip from the villa straight to your inbox with our Love Island newsletter. 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. A live recording of a concert in Liverpool was released on DVD for Christmas 2003 but failed to achieve any commercial success. The ten members all met through secondary school and came together through a shared love of music. He's eating ice cream in his Twitter picture though, so he must also enjoy some occasional dessert based snacking. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. In 2003 they were considered so relevant that their rendition of Flip Reverse was used to relaunch Top of the Pops. They've had considerable success working on Sam Smith's hits 'La La La' and 'Like I Can', as well as songs for Emeli Sand and Naughty Boy. Confirming the reunion in August 2017, the band told fans: "We're back, and this year's gonna be ours.". It also failed to re-ignite the low sales of the album. After the end of the group, he pursued a new career as a window fitter and is still close to his former bandmates. Blazin' Squad member James Mackenzie a.k.a. Hooray. 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Please review our, You need to be a subscriber to join the conversation. 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. The former Blazin' Squad member has stayed in media, but a different kind; he is now a media manager at the BBC. [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. He also worked as a window fitter after the band went their official separate ways. Real name Stuart, Reepa loves sprinting when he's not mixing music. 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. Answer: Melody. Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called them the "self-proclaimed pioneers of 'chav' culture". The Love Island boys reunited in early August 2017, Young Kenzie, with his then girlfriend Jodie Marsh, Now he's a buff personal trainer with a penchant for reality television shows, Chris McKeckney was a fresh faced young boy in 2002, Stuart Baker was all spiked hair and chains, Now he's got a proper haircut and a proper job working for the Beeb, Freek had one of the biggest transformations, He ended up being a suave banker who sipped wine and used Instagram filters, Cutie Marcel didn't stray far from his Blazin Squad roots, He does however look infinitely cooler now, Looking like butter wouldn't melt back in the day, Tommy B is also a keen cyclist who loves a vanilla cone, Krazy's hair sadly isn't the reason he was given that moniker, He's not been seen recently but did keep to his love of music, Sam Foulkes left his curls in the early noughties, But he's kept up with his music and still works with Blazin Squad on reunions, Mustafa Omer learnt a lot in his Blazin Squad days, And he's penned some huge hits for some massive names with James. Kenzie appeared on Celebrity Big Brother in 2005 and he was one of the youngest contestants to ever enter the house. Newsbeat spoke to original Blazin' Squad band members MC Freek and Melo about reuniting and having their first headline show since 2004. . Despite his career change, he has shared pictures with the other Squad members and proudly declares his membership in the noughties boyband. He was part of a supergroup called 5th Story, compiled while he was appearing on ITV's Big Reunion. Jon O'Brien of AllMusic called them the "self-proclaimed pioneers of ' chav ' culture". Kenzie, 35, is one of the most famous members of Blazin' Squad following his former romance with bodybuilding reality star Jodie Marsh. 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. Jamie McKenzie is now a very sculpted personal trainer, Marcel Sommervile welcomed his first child earlier this year, Freek carried his love of music through to his work as a band manager, Strider now runs a successful songwriting company, James Murray ( pictured) and his old bandmate worked on Naughty Boy and Sam Smith's huge hit La La La, Sam Foulkes has partaken in a few Blazin' Squad reunions since they split, Chris now has platinum blond hair and works as an engineer, Lee Bailey has retreated from the limelight, DJ Tommy B: he's still working as DJ these days. MC Freek, Rocky B, Melo-d, Reepa, Krazy, Spike-e, Flava . He has since returned to the industry but now works as a band manager instead. The group had six top ten hits, including "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone Thugs-n-Harmony original. The problem with TikToks Bold Glamour filter, Who has Dua Lipa dated? 4. 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Spike-e is considerably less spikey these days which is probably for the best, but he does still proudly declare himself to be a Blazin' Squad star in his Twitter bio so don't get too sad. Twelve years on from his boy band adventure, Marcel Sommerville is taking part in the2017 series of Love Island. In October 2005, the group released their debut single, "Baby Goodbye", which reached #5 in the UK Singles Chart, selling over 80,000 copies. James Murray stayed close with his bandmate Mustafa Omer (Strider). He appeared on ITVs Love Island where he never missed a chance to drop the fact he was one of the Blazin Squad members. Reepa, or Stuart Baker as he's known to colleagues these days, was an original Blazin' Squad member.