Dot Rotten | |
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.jpg) Dot Rotten performing at Bingley Music Live, September 2011 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Ellis-Stephenson |
| Also known as | Dot Rotten Young Dot Mr. Three-Six Big Dotti Biological Father of Grime Terror Child |
| Born | 19 October 1988 London, England[1] |
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| Years active | 2004–present |
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| Website | producerzeph |
Joseph Ellis-Stephenson (born 19 October 1988), better known by his stage name Dot Rotten or Zeph Ellis, is a British grime MC, rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer from Lambeth, South London.[1]
Having released a series of mixtapes independently in the grime scene under the names Young Dot and later Dot Rotten, Ellis signed to Mercury Records, releasing his debut studio album Voices in My Head in 2013.[2][3] After leaving the major label, he has since released several independent EP's and projects, as well as later changing his name to Zeph Ellis and focusing on producing.
He is known for introducing various sampling techniques to grime production, and creating the style of singing hooks on grime tracks. These styles can be heard throughout his discography from the early Young Dot era to his present projects under the Zeph Ellis moniker.
- ^ a b "BBC – Sound of 2012 – Dot Rotten – Profile". BBC. 5 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- ^ "Dot Rotten signed to Mercury Records". The Guardian. 18 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Introducing Dot Rotten". Sonic Shocks. 11 April 2011. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 3 January 2012.