Charlie Sloth
British DJ, producer and TV presenter (born 1981)
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Charlie Ian Paul Rouillon (born 20 August 1981), known professionally as Charlie Sloth, is a British DJ, hype man, producer and TV presenter.
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20 August 1981
Charlie Sloth | |
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Rouillon in 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Charlie Ian Paul Rouillon 20 August 1981 |
| Origin | Camden, London, England |
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| Occupations | |
| Label | Grimey Limey |
| Website | charliesloth |
Early life
Charlie Ian Paul Rouillon was born on 20 August 1981.[1][2] He was raised in the London Borough of Camden and attended Haverstock School.[3] He is an avid supporter of Liverpool F.C.[4]
Career
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 – 2008
Sloth came to notability in 2007, after he won Most Original Video at the CraveFest Awards Canada for music video "Guided Tour of Camden".[8] He also created a weekly online video series Being Charlie Sloth, which was picked up by WorldStarHipHop.com. The show ran for 59 episodes.[9]
In 2008, Sloth won Best Rap/Hip-Hop/R&B Unsigned Artist at the CraveFest awards in Canada.[10] He released Hard Being Good in the same year.[11]
2012 – present
Sloth presented the daily drivetime show on BBC Radio 1Xtra from September 2012[12] 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.[13]
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.[14][15] This followed Charlie Sloth controversially "storming the stage" at the Audio and Productions Awards show on 18 October.[16] On 14 January 2019, Sloth announced via Instagram that he would be joining Apple Music and Beats 1 and bringing Fire In The Booth over. He also hosts the Rap Show and curates playlists for Apple Music.[17][18][19][20]
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.[21]
In November 2025, Charlie announced he was leaving Apple Music at the end of the year [22]
In January 2026, Charlie announced he was working on his own album, with a different direction away from Grime. [23]
Personal life
Political views
In November 2019, along with 34 other musicians, Sloth signed a letter endorsing Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn in the 2019 UK general election with a call to end austerity.[24][25]
