Charlie Sloth
| Charlie Sloth | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 August 1987 |
| Origin | Somers Town, London, England |
| Genres | Hip hop, grime, political hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer, radio host, actor, TV presenter, |
| Labels | Grimey Limey |
| Associated acts | Rick Ross, Wretch 32, Akala, Giggs, Bugzy Malone, K Koke, Lowkey Ace Hood |
| Website | charliesloth.com |
Charlie Sloth (born 20 August 1987) is an English DJ, producer, actor, TV presenter who was born and raised in Somers Town, North West London, England.[1]
Career
Sloth is a stage name in that his DJ scratch style is quite slow. His career began in 2007 after he won "Most Original Video" at the CraveFest awards Canada for music video, "Guided Tour of Camden".[2]
Sloth is a DJ on BBC Radio 1, presenting The Rap Show,[3] and a presenter on the weekday drivetime BBC Radio 1Xtra show. His trademark segment on both BBC shows, Fire in the Booth, is "regarded as a real mark of prestige in the scene, especially for newcomers" with MCs from grime and hip-hop coming into the studio to freestyle.[3] Akala, Avelino, Devlin, Professor Green, K Koke, Lowkey, Bugzy Malone, Big Narstie, Tinie Tempah, Wretch 32 and others have performed on Fire in the Booth.[3]
Sloth is also a TV presenter and has presented Channel 4's House Party series, plus other shows on BBC One, BBC Three and online. He founded record label Grimey Limey, which was instrumental to the careers of Bugzy Malone and Potter Payper. Bugzy's Walk with Me EP peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart.[4]
2003-2006-
Sloth was prominent on London pirate radio stations such as RawFM, Freek FM, Deja Vu FM and Raw Mission FM.
2007-
Sloth created 'Being Charlie Sloth' which was picked up by WorldStarHipHop.com. The show ran for 58 episodes, and every Monday, a new episode was made live and would be watched by millions of people.[5]
2008-
In 2008 Sloth won "Best Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B Unsigned Artist" at the CraveFest awards in Canada.[6] Sloth released 'Hard Being Good' in 2008.[7]
He won 'Best Radio Show' at the 2012 & 2013 Urban Music Awards and was nominated for two Sony Radio Academy Awards for 'Best Entertainment Programme' and 'Music Personality of the Year' in 2013.
It was announced on 27 July 2013 that Sloth would take over from Tim Westwood on Saturday Nights on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra, which is the flagship time for new urban music.
As of February 2016, Sloth appears on 6 radio shows a week for the BBC.[8]
Sloth produced the track "Of Course" by Giggs featuring Rico Love, taken from Giggs' critically acclaimed fourth album, Landlord (2016).
Discography
Mixtapes
- The Big Boot (2004)
- Secret Society (2006)
- Hard Being Good (2008)
- The Black Book (2010)
Albums
- Hood Heat VOL1 (Virgin records) (2014)
- Hood Heat VOL2 (2015)
References
- ↑ "Charlie Sloth bio". charliesloth.com.
- ↑ Chartattack: Cravefest awards, 21 September 2007 Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine.
- 1 2 3 Gibbins, Paul (1 March 2016). "Which MC Recorded the Greatest 'Fire in the Booth'?". Noisey. Vice. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bugzy Malone".
- ↑ "Being Charlie Sloth #34 - Need More Hour In A Day (Life of an Independent British Rap Artist)". Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ↑ "CraveFest 2008 Music Video Award Winners!". cravefest.com.
- ↑ Administrator. "- Charlie Sloth - Hard Being Good [Audio]". britishhiphop.co.uk. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ "BBC Radio 1Xtra - Schedules, Saturday 14 May 2016". BBC.
External links
- Charlie Sloth (Official Website)
- Charlie Sloth on Twitter
- The Rap Show with Charlie Sloth at BBC Programmes (BBC Radio 1)
- Charlie Sloth at BBC Programmes (BBC Radio 1Xtra)