Dot Rotten
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Dot Rotten (born October 19, 1987 ; real name Joseph Ellis ) is a British grime rapper.
biography
Joseph Ellis is from south London and released his first mixtape This Is the Beginning as Young Dot as a teenager . With the next release RIP Young Dot , he changed his name to Dot Rotten. With P-Money and Little Dee he formed the OGz crew.
In the following years he worked as a producer with, among others, Tinie Tempah and Wiley and went on tour with Chase & Status and Dappy as support. The benefit single Teardrop for Children in Need was one of many well-known British performers who released under the name The Collective in late 2011 .
In early 2012 he was nominated by the BBC for the Sound of 2012 , a list of artists predicted to break through that year. With his single Are You Not Entertained he had a respectable success in March and three months later he had his first top 20 hit with Overload .
Discography
Mix tapes
- This Is the Beginning (as Young Dot, 2007)
- RIP Young Dot (2008)
- SOON (Something Out of Nothing) (2009)
- Extra Attention (2009)
Singles
- Teardrop (with Wretch 32 , Ed Sheeran , Labrinth , Tulisa Contostavlos , Tinchy Stryder , Rizzle Kicks , Ms. Dynamite , Chipmunk and Mz Bratt as The Collective , 2011)
- Keep It on a Low (2011)
- Are You Not Entertained (2012)
- Overload (2012)
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Web links
- BBC - Sound of 2012, Presentation Dot Rotten (English)
- Guardian Column New band of the day No 1,001 (English)
- Dot Rotten at Allmusic (English)
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| SURNAME | Dot Rotten |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ellis, Joseph (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British grime rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 19, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London , England |