{{Short description|British hip hop group}} The '''She Rockers''' were a female hip hop group from London, featuring Donna 'She Roc' McConnell, Antonia 'MC Aurra' Jolly, Dupe Fagbesa and Alison Clarkson (who later found fame as Betty Boo).<ref name=AM>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/she-rockers-mn0000018855 |title=She Rockers | Biography & History |website=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2020-05-22}}</ref>
==Career== She Rockers' first release - as a trio of McConnell, Fagbesa and Clarkson - was a track on the ''Known 2 Be Down'' compilation of UK hip hop artists from West London.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1100910-Various-Known-2-Be-Down | title=Various - Known 2 be Down | website=Discogs | date=1987 }}</ref> "Give It A Rest", the band's only single as a trio, followed on the Music of Life label, and was produced by Public Enemy's Professor Griff after the She Rockers performed an impromptu rap to Public Enemy at their local McDonald's in Shepherd's Bush, London;<ref name="The girl from Planet Boo">{{cite journal |first=Lucy |last=O'Brien |title=Feature: ''Take-off for the girl from Planet Boo'' |journal=The Guardian |publisher=Guardian News and Media Limited |issue=August 22, 1990 |page=20}}</ref> She Rockers also supported Public Enemy in the US. They later toured with De La Soul.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.undergroundunited.de/hip-hop-connection-22-november-1990/ | title=Hip Hop Connection 022 (November 1990) – Britcore }}</ref>
Clarkson and Fagbesa departed from the group in 1989, and founding member McConnell then joined forces with original band member Antonia Jolly (Aurra), and landed a recording contract with Jive Records, releasing several singles including "Jam It Jam", and an album, ''Rockers from London'' (Jive, 1990). ''Rockers From London'' showcased a move towards the contemporary hip house style, was part written and produced by Todd Terry and featured productions by Technotronic and Double Trouble. "Jam It Jam" reached No. 58 in the UK Singles Chart in January 1990.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 495}}</ref>
In addition to She Rockers, MC Aurra recorded with Rhythm King artists Bomb The Bass and Merlin,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/296816-Aurra-2 | title=Aurra (2) | website=Discogs }}</ref> Aurra and Clarkson - as Hit and Run - released a single on Rap Sonic records<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/405457-Hit-And-Run | title=Hit and Run | website=Discogs }}</ref> and Clarkson featured on Beatmasters single "Hey DJ/I Can't Dance To That Music You're Playing" before leaving for a successful solo career,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2021/jun/21/betty-boo-how-we-made-doin-the-do-slang-cunnilingus | title=Betty Boo on how she made Doin' the do | website=TheGuardian.com | date=21 June 2021 }}</ref> which led Music Of Life to release a Simon Harris remix of "Give It A Rest" billed as She Rockers Featuring Betty Boo.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.discogs.com/master/302026-She-Rockers-Featuring-Betty-Boo-Give-It-A-Rest-1990 | title=She Rockers Featuring Betty Boo - Give It a Rest (1990) | website=Discogs | date=1990 }}</ref>
==Discography== ===Albums=== * ''Rockers from London'' (Jive, 1990)
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:30em;"| Single !| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! style="width:35px;"| <small>UK</small><br /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/she%20rockers|title=The Official Charts Company - She Rockers|date=4 April 2014|publisher=The Official Charts Company}}</ref> |- | 1988 ! scope="row"| "Give It a Rest" | — | style="text-align:left;"| Single only |- | rowspan="2"| 1989 ! scope="row"| "On Stage / Get Up on This" | 89 | style="text-align:left;" rowspan="4"| ''Rockers from London...'' |- ! scope="row"| "Jam It Jam" | 58 |- | rowspan="3"| 1990 ! scope="row"| "Do Dat Dance" | — |- ! scope="row"| "Hands Across the Ocean" | — |- ! scope="row"| "Give It a Rest (1990)" <small>(featuring Betty Boo)</small> | — | style="text-align:left;"| Single only |- | colspan="15" style="text-align:center; font-size:8pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |}
===Selected compilation appearances=== *"First Impressions" on ''Known 2 Be Down'' (Positive Beat, 1987) *"Give It A Rest" on ''Hard As Hell Vol. 3'' (Music Of Life, 1988)
==References== {{reflist}}
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