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Gemma Fox | |
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| Origin | North London, England |
| Genres | R&B, hip hop, UK garage, bassline, rhythm & grime |
| Years active | 2003–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]
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
| Year | Single | UK |
|---|---|---|
| 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