NSO Force

NSO Force (No Sell Out Force) was a UK-based hip-hop crew featured the vocal skills of Melodee and Ola the Soul Controla. While Melodee was London-born and bred, Ola came from Nigeria via Baltimore and Brooklyn. This influenced the band’s international flavour, and their acknowledged influences include Fela Kuti And His African Beats, alongside Eric B And Rakim. 
The crew were one of the few bands to endure into the 90s from the early 80s’ old-school hip-hop movement that emerged in Ladbroke Grove, London. NSO Force have been articulating their reality lyrics since 1984 and built a solid reputation at clubs and venues across London. In 1989, the NSO Force released their debut, ‘Give It Up’, for Vinyl Solution, which proved especially popular in dance venues. They followed the release through the Whole World Recording group in 1990, echoing Peter Tosh with ‘400 Years’. The song succeeded in gaining the band a hardcore following, while they were concurrently admired as prominent performers on the underground scene. 
In 1993 the band crossed over to the mainstream with their third release, ‘Chains’/‘In Too Deep’. The song featured on mainstream radio and held the number 1 position on the hip-hop chart for three weeks. The group followed the hit in 1995 with their fourth release, ‘The Capital (Land Of The Lost)’, a heavier track that led to their eventual signing with China Records.
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==Links to Peel==
Peel first spotted the group in 1989 and invited them to do a session in which they performed three tracks. According to Ken Garner's The Peel Sessions book, the session was never broadcast, because according to him, John Walters told him it could not be broadcast because of 'too much swearing'. Despite this, Peel continued playing their material until the end of 1993. 
==Sessions==
1. Recorded: 1989-11-05. Never Broadcast
*Notorious / Storm 10 / No Sell Out
==Other Shows Played==
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*11 September 1989: Give It Up (Vocal Mix) (12") Vinyl Solution
*21 September 1989: Give It Up (12") Vinyl Solution
*21 September 1989 (Radio Bremen): Give It Up (Vocal Mix) (12") Vinyl Solution
;1993
*07 May 1993: ‘In 2 Deep (12 inch – Chains & In 2 Deep)’ (Ticking Time Records)
*11 June 1993: ‘In 2 Deep (12 inch – Chains)’ (Ticking Time Records)
==External Links==
*AllMusic
*Discogs
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