Gemma Fox is a UK urban artist, best known for her album <#8216;Messy<#8217; which was released in May 2004. The lead single, <#8216;Girlfriends Story<#8217;, was released in April of that year and featured MC Lyte. The second single, <#8216;Gone<#8217;, featured Juelz Santana, however neither artist was able to appear in the videos, and following a lack of promotion for her material, Gemma parted ways with her label Polydor records in August 2004.
Despite the lack of mainstream success from this album, Gemma won a UMA and was nominated for a MOBO award in that year. It is considered that the album suffered from a lack of promotion whilst the record itself was good, featuring strong lyrics about relevant issues that people could relate to. An example of this is the lead single, <#8216;Girlfriend<#8217;s story<#8217;, which was about a girl who couldn<#8217;t leave her abusive boyfriend.