Harvey (MC)

Michael Harvey, Jr (born 1 May 1979 in Plymouth, Devon), better known as MC Harvey or simply Harvey, is an English rapper, actor, television personality and former non-League footballer. He first came to fame in the early 2000s as a member of English rap group So Solid Crew before then pursuing a solo career in 2008. In 2012, he was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother 10.

Music career

Harvey is the son of Michael Harvey, a bodybuilder and former Gladiators participant "Bullit". Harvey (Snr) owns a record label, Artiste Promotion & Management (APM), to which Harvey was once signed.

So Solid Crew

Growing up on the Plough Road area of Battersea in South London, Harvey was one of the founder members of UK garage collective So Solid Crew.So Solid Crew's first album They Don't Know was released in October 2001, followed by a remix album entitled Fuck It in December 2001. They also had tracks on the UK garage CD series Pure Garage. In 2002 Harvey and the rest of So Solid Crew were the subject of the Channel 4 television documentary, This Is So Solid, directed and narrated by David Upshal. This was later released on DVD by Universal along with a live performance.