Episode Details

Dogzilla sits down for his most in-depth interview ever.

From growing up in Dagenham, early street life, prison at 14, and finding purpose through pirate radio, to founding O.T. Crew, discovering Devlin, and helping put Dagenham on the grime map — this is real UK grime history, told by one of its pioneers.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:25 Streetlife out now Shizzio X Uk Apache X Devlin

1:46 Welcome Dogzilla / New year

3:14 retirement / trading

5:29 born & bred / Dagenham

7:22 outside as a kid / fights

8:07 school / dad went prison

9:42 Reggie Kray / seeing dad after prison

10:47 expelled from school for drug selling

12:10 OT is born / Out there / theft

14:37 prison at 14yrs old / I don’t regret prison

17:09 no visits / prison release back at it

18:37 getting into music / Mcing / 1st lyric

20:50 back in jail / beat up ticket inspector

22:17 bad relationship with mum

23:50 dad passing away impact

25:11 lyric writing in prison / pirate radio

26:22 prison release / on the radio / clashing

27:22 name origin / OT crew / Dogzilla

27:56 bookings / Marcus Nasty Crew clash

29:13 pay as you go cartel clash

30:22 getting on Rinse FM

32:02 Rinse FM moves to Dagenham

32:38 people thought I was black

33:22 hardly any white MC’s at the time

33:50 own show on Rinse FM the OT show

34:16 radio Mc over song making / Flowdan song

34:57 beginning of Grime / We made Grime together

36:34 building lyrics

37:17 going Ayia Napa to MC / PAYG

40:16 no song release

40:46 Mc Viper studio link up

43:02 Beware of The Dog release / Dagenham only

45:02 shows / money

45:50 discovering Devlin

48:51 taking Devlin to studio

50:51 Devlin’s bars made me think

51:52 Devlin joins OT Crew / changing his name

53:15 building Devlin & the crew

54:19 putting Dagenham on the map

54:37 Devlin meets Ghetts & reps OT crew / movement

55:44 Devlin looked up to me & kept it loyal always

56:27 Unreleased Dogzilla, Ghetts & Devlin album

58:36 name / Devlin gets a record deal

59:37 tour life was fun but hard

1:02:41 Devlin album / Lady Gaga / BEP / Keith Lemon

1:03:24 Own album doesn’t come out

1:04:08 Ed Sheeran close friendship

1:07:23 old Devlin Dogzilla videos

1:08:01 Deeperman what happened to him?

1:09:26 Iconic Westwood freestyle

1:10:01 unorthodox style / Westwood faces

1:12:01 son’s illness made me stop music

1:14:54 I got a normal job / lost love for music

1:15:47 covid / 2nd wind / Feat on Devlin new album

1:17:03 Devlin gets so much fan love

1:17:28 Devlin can go against anyone!

1:17:46 Central Cee / Devlin highly respected

1:18:17 no one repped Dagenham like OT

1:19:22 new music in 2026

1:20:32 Wiley / Mic Righteous Vs Devlin beef

1:23:19 AI Q’s / grime history re written

1:24:37 talent vs connections / Doogz got left behind

1:25:29 social media then / mainstream Grime

1:26:29 clashing / Stormzy wouldn’t survive pirate radio

1:27:21 did Grime sell out? / lyrics then Vs now / Potter Payper

1:28:36 Wiley / Spotify Vs CDs in 2026

1:31:54 hard times / advice / real

1:32:44 Devlin was safe with us

1:34:32 Devlin Q’s / being a pioneer

1:35:24 Grime history incorrect / Devlin success

1:36:07 Best Devlin & Grime Songs / Top 5 Grime MC’s

1:37:47 Devlin outgrown / Devlin in 2026

1:38:29 Devlin’s name always brought up

1:38:54 Quick fire Q’s

1:42:40 Thank you Dogzilla / flowers