Credit To The Nation

Formed by Matthew “Matty” Hanson, aka MC Fusion, the group made a commercial impact in the early nineties with a slew of political hits. Their breakthrough single, ‘Call It What You Want’, sampled the guitar riff used by Nirvana on ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’. Late legendary DJ, John Peel played it on his John Peel Session show on BBC Radio 1, which led to a record deal with One Little Indian, a label famed for its successes with Bjork & The Shamen. Their highest selling single, ‘Teenage Sensation’ reached number 22 in the UK Singles Chart, and was backed by veteran DJ Mark Goodyear. The subsequent single ‘Hear No Bullshit, See No Bullshit, Say No Bullshit’ was followed by the release of their debut album ‘Take Dis’.
Remarkably for a Hip-Hop group, all Credit to the Nation singles reached number 1 in the Melody Maker and NME independent label charts. This gathered the band a large indie following, which saw them tour with acts such as the Manic Street Preachers, The Levellers and Therapy?. They also performed live at The Glastonbury NME stage in the 90’s and again in 2014, Phoenix Festival, and the Reading Festival Melody Maker Stage. Credit are performing and releasing regularly with new addition Crossflow on DJ and production duties. With collaborations from artists such as Keith Murray (Def Squad), Chuck D (Public Enemy) and Sadat X (Brand Nubian), this reflects the respect Credit holds among US music community. England Rap Music