Charlie Sloth
Charlie Sloth | |
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Birth name | Charlie Rouillon[1] |
Born | [1] | 20 August 1981
Origin | Camden, London, England |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | |
Labels | Grimey Limey |
Website | charliesloth.com |
Charlie Rouillon (born 20 August 1981),[1] known professionally as Charlie Sloth, is a British DJ, hype man, producer and TV presenter.
Early life[edit]
He was raised in the London Borough of Camden and attended Haverstock School. [2] He is an avid supporter of Liverpool F.C.[3]
Career[edit]
Sloth came to notability in 2007 after he won Most Original Video at the CraveFest Awards Canada for music video "Guided Tour of Camden".[4]
Most of Sloth's career as a radio DJ has been spent on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 1Xtra, presenting The Rap Show on Saturday nights[5] and his weeknight late show The 8th. He was previously a presenter on the weekday drivetime show on BBC Radio 1Xtra.[6]
His trademark freestyle brand, Fire in the Booth, has been described as "...a real mark of prestige in the scene, especially for newcomers" with MCs from grime and hip-hop coming into the studio to perform.[5] Akala, Avelino, Devlin, Professor Green, K Koke, Lowkey, Mic Righteous, Bugzy Malone, Big Narstie, Tinie Tempah, Wretch 32, Drake, Big Shaq, Migos and others have performed on Fire in the Booth.[5] Canadian rapper Drake's appearance was "...four or five years in the making", with Sloth noting in 2018 that it was one of his favourite moments of the show.[7]
2007[edit]
Sloth created a weekly online video series Being Charlie Sloth, which was picked up by WorldStarHipHop.com. The show ran for 59 episodes.[8]
2008–2019[edit]
In 2008, Sloth won Best Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B Unsigned Artist at the CraveFest awards in Canada.[9] He released Hard Being Good in the same year.[10]
Sloth presented the daily drivetime show on BBC Radio 1Xtra from September 2012[11] until November 2017
On 6 November 2017, Sloth began presenting a new late-night show, The 8th, which was simulcast on Radio 1 and 1Xtra from Monday to Thursday from 9 until 11 pm.[12] The show was notable for its post-watershed language and content. Uniquely for Radio 1, swearing, and childish graphic sexual conversations were routinely a part of the programme, seen by station bosses as a way of attracting younger listeners.[citation needed]
Apple Music[edit]
On 3 October 2018, Sloth announced he would be leaving BBC 1Xtra, with his last planned show being on 3 November. This was however cut short on 20 October when Radio 1 "agreed with Charlie" that he would not be completing his remaining 10 shows.[13][14] This followed Charlie Sloth controversially "storming the stage" at the Audio and Productions Awards show on 18 October.[15] On 14 January 2019, Sloth announced via Instagram that he will be joining Apple Music and Beats 1 and will be bringing Fire In The Booth over. He also hosts the Rap Show and curates playlists for Apple Music.[16][17][18][19]
Roc Nation[edit]
In August 2020 it was announced that Sloth had signed a deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation. The deal is a partnership which sees Roc Nation look after all of his assets on a worldwide deal.[20]
Political views[edit]
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In November 2019, along with 34 other musicians, Sloth signed a letter endorsing the Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2019 UK general election with a call to end austerity.[21][22]
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
Mixtapes[edit]
- The Big Boot (2004)
- Secret Society (2006)
- Hard Being Good (2008)
- The Black Book (2010)
- Hood Heat Vol. 1 (2014)[24]
- Hood Heat Vol. 2 (2015)[24]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "LAND BEYOND FESTIVALS LTD". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Companies House. Archived from the original on 15 April 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Review music: Bring Charlie Sloth | Web show | Haverstock school pupil | hip-hop". www.thecnj.com. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
- ^ "Premier League predictions: Do these Radio 1 and 1Xtra DJs know their football?". BBC Sport. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ Chartattack: Cravefest awards, 21 September 2007 Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c Gibbins, Paul (1 March 2016). "Which MC Recorded the Greatest 'Fire in the Booth'?". Noisey. Vice. Archived from the original on 23 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
- ^ "Charlie Sloth gets new late night entertainment show on Radio 1 and 1Xtra". Newsbeat. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Sloth leaving Radio 1 and 1Xtra immediately". 20 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008.
- ^ Administrator. "- Charlie Sloth - Hard Being Good [Audio]". britishhiphop.co.uk. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ^ Sweney, Mark (25 May 2012). "Tim Westwood 'sacked' from Radio 1Xtra drivetime show". the Guardian. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Sloth gets new late night entertainment show on Radio 1 and 1Xtra". Newsbeat. 5 October 2017. Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "Charlie Sloth to leave BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra". BBC News. 4 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Charlie Sloth leaves the BBC early after stage rant". 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Charlie Sloth on Instagram: "Im soooo GASSED to announce that I'm taking #FireInTheBooth and my Rap show to @beats1official and @applemusic. Listen every week starting…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ Lovejoy, Ben (4 October 2018). "BBC's leading hip-hop DJ Charlie Sloth joins Apple Music, following in Zane Lowe's footsteps". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Charlie Sloth joins Apple's Beats 1 radio station". 14 January 2019. Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Roc Nation signs British hip-hop DJ Charlie Sloth musicbusinessworldwide.com
- ^ "Musicians backing Jeremy Corbyn's Labour". The Guardian. 25 November 2019. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ Gayle, Damien (25 November 2019). "Stormzy backs Labour in election with call to end austerity". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 25 November 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
- ^ "The Plug by Charlie Sloth on Apple Music". iTunes Store (GB). Archived from the original on 25 November 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ a b c Powell, Jon (21 August 2017). "Stream Charlie Sloth's Debut Album 'The Plug'". Respect. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 22 August 2017.