▁he ▁branch ed ▁out ▁and ▁met ▁fellow ▁music ian ▁D ot ▁Rotten ▁where ▁he ▁introduced ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁nation ▁by ▁taking ▁him ▁on ▁Tim ▁West wood ' s ▁BBC ▁ 1 ▁X tra ▁show ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁He ▁received ▁mixed ▁re actions ▁from ▁his ▁performance ▁thus ▁har bour ing ▁a ▁drive ▁to ▁do ▁better ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁brought ▁out ▁his ▁first ▁mi xt ape ▁entitled ▁' In ▁The ▁M aking ' ▁ ▁which ▁gained ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁attention ▁within ▁the ▁radio ▁circuit ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁the ▁more ▁higher ▁tier ▁of ▁MC ' s ▁within ▁the ▁under ground ▁circuit . ▁ ▁Form ally ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁D ot ▁Rotten ' s ▁min ar my ▁camp . ▁His ▁sound ▁has ▁become ▁heavily ▁influenced ▁by ▁ind ie ▁type ▁ch ords ▁and ▁electric ▁guitar ▁power ▁str ums ▁mixed ▁with ▁multi ▁sy ll ab ic ▁rh ym ing ▁patterns ▁and ▁mel od ic ▁ch or uses ▁cit ing ▁it ▁as ▁his ▁formula ▁to ▁create ▁music . ▁As ▁well ▁as ▁holding ▁a ▁certain ▁preced ent ▁in ▁UK ▁music ▁scene , ▁he ▁has ▁branch ed ▁over ▁sea ' s ▁forming ▁collabor ations ▁with ▁D 1 2 ▁member ▁Kun iva ▁and ▁Sw if ty ▁Mc V ay ▁plus ▁ex ▁ ▁S la ugh ter house ▁( Group )' s ▁Cro oked ▁I ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁pop ▁song str ess ▁Sam anth a ▁M um ba ▁bringing ▁forward ▁Sc ruf iz zer , ▁Lady ▁Les h