Gemma Fox

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Gemma Fox
Origin North London, England
Genres R&B, hip hop, UK garage, bassline, rhythm & grime
Years active2003–present
Labels Polydor: 2002–2004
Gut 2008–2009 ((New State)) ((Night bass)) ((Happy Records)) ((BMG)) ((Fox Ents))
Formerly of Aftershock

Gemma Fox is an English Bassline, R&B and hip hop Grime singer and songwriter DJ. Also known as the Original Queen of Bassline, 1st lady of the Genre [1] . Best known for her 2004 album Messy. [2] The lead single, "Girlfriend's Story", was released in April of that year and featured MC Lyte. The second single, "Gone", featured Juelz Santana. Fox left her label Polydor Records in August 2004. [3] She was a member of the collective Aftershock alongside Terror Danjah, Mz Bratt, Bruza, Triple Threat, Elrae, D-E-Velopment, Badness, and 2Nice. [4] The collective was formed in 2003. [5]

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Fox won a UMA Urban Music Award [6] and was nominated for a MOBO Award in 2004. [7]

With two Official UK Top 40 hits (#8 and #38) Gemma’s name is carved into the foundation of UK underground culture. [8]

Awake hit #2 on the Music Week Upfront Chart.

Sammy Virji supports USA's Hans Glader & Gemmas Track Operator on Radio 1 [9]


Fox appears on her radio show on Pure FM last Fridays of the month 10pm to 11pm. [10]

Gemma is the founder of Fox Ents, her independent label and also the face and first female promotor of Pure Bassline under the Pure Garage brand


Discography

Albums

Singles

YearSingleUK
2004"Girlfriend's Story" [11] 38
"Gone"
2006
"Might Be" (with Dexplicit)

"Boxers" Delinquents

Boxers Shaun Dean

Gone Featuring Juelz Santana & J2K

Girlfriends Story Featuring MC Lyte

So Messy Paleface

Gone Delinquents remix

Operator Hans Glader

Veins Shapes

Awake. Happy Records

[12]



References

  1. "Spotify – Web Player". Spotify. Retrieved 17 October 2025.
  2. "The Beat Goes On". The Comet. Archived from the original on 12 March 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2001.
  3. "Gemma Fox Official on Twitter: "@leannegibbsy hey babe thanks for the lovely message. I took a big break after losing my dad and others members of the family. Cont ."". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  4. "After Shock Productions". 2 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 October 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  5. "After Shock Productions". 29 September 2008. Archived from the original on 29 September 2008. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
  6. https://www.urbanmusicawards.co/uk/
  7. "Gay group protests over Mobo list". BBC News. 25 August 2004. Retrieved 27 January 2001.
  8. https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/gemma-fox-ft-mc-lyte-girlfriends-story/
  9. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0028rsf
  10. https://www.purefmuk.com/gemmafoxbio
  11. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 211. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.
  12. https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zykKP1IqgYlDg8OY1DXYb