DJ Luck & MC Neat are a British musical duo, composed of Joel Samuels (a.k.a. DJ Luck) and Michael Rose (a.k.a. MC Neat) mainly performing a combination of

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and

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. They had three consecutive top 10 hits in the United Kingdom from 1999 to 2000.

Career

They are primarily known for their 1999 single " A Little Bit of Luck", which started as a promotional dubplate, released at the price of £5. The track peaked at No. 9 in the United Kingdom in January 2000. In the same year they released a cover of " Master Blaster (Jammin)" by

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, retitled " Masterblaster 2000", which featured the vocals of JJ, who is on a number of Luck & Neat's songs. The track was their highest British chart entry, reaching No. 5 in June 2000. Their version of Ollie & Jerry's " Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", retitled as " Ain't No Stoppin' Us", reached No. 8 in October that year. The duo also made an appearance on ''

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'', performing their UK No. 12 track "Piano Loco". After the initial three chart hits they enjoyed, the majority of their work, along with their debut album, was produced along with, or by, the underground musician Shy Cookie, who was responsible for the shift in their music from being sample-based to using programmed (original) and live instruments, helping them to maintain underground credibility that in turn helped fuel their mainstream success. By 2002, they were billed more simply as Luck & Neat.

Discography

Albums

*''A Little Bit of Luck'' (2001) *''It's All Good'' (2002) - UK #34 *''Kiss Garage Presented by DJ Luck & MC Neat'' (2000) *''DJ Luck & MC Neat Presents...'' (2000) *''DJ Luck & MC Neat Present... II'' (2001) *''DJ Luck & MC Neat Present... III'' (2001)

Singles

References

UK garage duos English electronic music duos English dance music groups British male musical duos Musical groups established in 1999 Electronic music groups from London 1999 establishments in England {{UK-band-stub