DJ Luck & MC Neat are a

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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

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from 1999 to 2000.

Career

They are primarily known for their 1999

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, " A Little Bit of Luck", which started as a promotional

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, released at the price of £5. The track peaked at #9 in the

in January 2000. That same year, they released a

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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 #5 in June 2000. Their version of

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's " Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", retitled as " Ain't No Stoppin' Us", reached #8 in October that year. The duo also made an appearance on ''

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'' performing their UK #12 track, "Piano Loco". After the initial three

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hits they enjoyed, the majority of their work, along with their debut album, was produced along with, or by, the

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Shy Cookie, who was responsible for the shift in their music from

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based to programmed (original) and live

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, 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 Male musical duos Musical groups established in 1999 Musical groups from London 1999 establishments in England {{UK-band-stub