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Tributes paid as grime star Dot Rotten dies aged 37
Dot Rotten, a pioneer of grime music known for his 2012 Top 20 hit 'Overload,' died at 37; his family confirmed the news with no cause of death given.
- On Monday March 9, 2026, Dot Rotten, grime artist and producer Joseph Ellis, died aged 37, a fact his family confirmed to the BBC.
- He previously described the inspiration for Overload as 'a major depression', and in recent months revived the Dot Rotten name for Psalms For Praize, reflecting his dedication to music.
- He scored a Top 20 hit in 2012 with Overload and was nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2012.
- Fellow MCs and peers quickly flooded social media with tributes after news of his death, while Wiley — a former rival — posted an instrumental with a dove emoji, and broadcasters Amplify Dot and Terri Walker shared broken-heart emojis.
- He was widely recognised as one of grime's early pioneers, shaping the genre as an MC and producer, while producing for Headie One, D-Block Europe, and Nines as Zeph Ellis, with his instrumentals sampled by AJ Tracey and Kano.
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