M Dot R#Turn Red
{{Short description|English rapper}}
{{for|the American rapper|M-Dot}}
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{{Infobox person
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| birth_name = Moses Robert McGeorge
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| other_names = MC Skallier
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- songwriter
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| origin = Isle of Sheppey, Kent
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Moses Robert McGeorge, known professionally as M Dot R, is an English rapper, born and raised on the Isle of Sheppey, known for his prolific use of Jamaican Patois.{{cite news |last=Nurden |first=John |date=15 November 2017 |title=Sheppey's Moses McGeorge alias M Dot R talks about 100 Gyals |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/unlikely-reggae-rapper-launches-new-135275/ |url-status=live |work=Kent Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124192706/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/unlikely-reggae-rapper-launches-new-135275/ |archive-date=24 November 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023}}{{cite magazine |last=Meyers |first=Mason |date=17 March 2021 |title=What's Cookin? M Dot R Answers The Haters |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/whats-cookin-m-dot-r-answers-the-haters/ |url-status=live |magazine=Clash |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124192704/https://www.clashmusic.com/features/whats-cookin-m-dot-r-answers-the-haters/ |archive-date=24 November 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023}}{{cite magazine |date=18 June 2019 |title=M Dot R: Island Born |url=https://cenemagazine.co.uk/features/2019/6/18/mdotr-island-born |url-status=live |magazine='cene Magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124192705/https://cenemagazine.co.uk/features/2019/6/18/mdotr-island-born |archive-date=24 November 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023}}{{cite news |date=5 January 2011 |title=Rapper aiming for big time |url=https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/rapper-aiming-for-big-time-a78856/ |url-status=live |work=Kent Online |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231124192704/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sheerness/news/rapper-aiming-for-big-time-a78856/ |archive-date=24 November 2023 |access-date=4 December 2023}} He is associated with dancehall, rap, and reggae.{{Cite web |date=2021-11-26 |title=M Dot R: Island Born |url=https://cenemagazine.co.uk/features/2019/6/18/mdotr-island-born |access-date=2024-01-09 |website='cene Magazine |language=en-US}} He is the subject of a documentary called White Lion.{{cite web |url=https://www.pavilion.works/originals/white-lion |title=White Lion - Documentary |publisher=Pavilion Works |access-date=4 December 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622083319/https://www.pavilion.works/originals/white-lion |archive-date=22 June 2021}} {{as of|2022|02}}, White Lion is in post-production.{{cn|date=August 2024}}{{needs update|date=August 2024}}
Moses gained attention on the social media platform TikTok for the track "Turn Red”, where he is seen lip-syncing whilst performing dances to the song in various locations, sometimes collaborating with celebrities of the platform. He has also appeared on several podcasts and his song has been used as viral audio on other social medias.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-22 |title=Meet MDotR, the White Dancehall Star Who Keeps Going Viral |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mdotr-turn-red-interview/ |access-date=2024-01-09 |publisher=Vice|url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231222103703/https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3wkbk/mdotr-turn-red-interview |archive-date=22 December 2023 }}
His song "Turn Red" has gained 6.1 million views on YouTube,{{cite web |title=Turn Red |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L1oEiRu9j8 |access-date=2024-04-03 |website=YouTube| date=10 November 2023 }} with his newest release with Caribbean rapper "Fully Bad" titled "Dem Na Bad" has reached over 150,000 views.
Biography
McGeorge grew up in Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent. His parents have Irish and Scottish heritage.{{cn|date=September 2024}} At the age of nine, he was introduced to Patois via his older sister's partner, who was from Saint Vincent. At the age of ten, he began rapping, and by age 14 was performing on pirate radio stations and in nightclubs. His mother was addicted to amphetamines, and he often had go to sleep hungry. During an altercation with his older brother, who was addicted to heroin, he was stabbed in his arm when he was 14.{{Cite web |last=H.P. |first=Isaac |date=1 August 2024 |title=The Life of M Dot R {{!}} Documentary |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcdsU6PVwCc |access-date=2 September 2024 |website=YouTube}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUD1RBy2LBs |title=MDotR reveals all! - The Shizzio Show |date=2023-12-25 |last=Shizzio |access-date=2024-09-03 |via=YouTube}} He did not enjoy school and was expelled at age 15. Instead, he delivered newspapers full-time and did not complete his GCSE certificate. He fell into doing petty crimes, causing him to eventually move away from Kent. File:M Dot R at Bluewater Shopping Centre.webm on May 10th 2025]]
He moved to Lewisham, London at age 18, where he favored dancehall over grime. He met others interested in the dancehall and reggae industry, due in large part to the considerable Jamaican diaspora in London. He said he felt a strong sense of belonging with the black community in London. McGeorge also traveled intermittently to the Caribbean and Jamaica since he was around 16. He later moved back to Sheerness, where he further refined his style. His stage name is based on of a trend wherein an artist would shorten their first name to a single letter with the suffix "-Dot", along with his initials of "MR". His first viral song was a freestyle called "100 Gyal" in 2017, and he was featured on a segment of Smile Jamaica where he won against two other artists by a public vote.
= Mainstream success (2023 onward) =
Following the sudden and viral success of the song "Turn Red", McGeorge signed to Sony Music. In January 2024, McGeorge announced a single where he appears with American rapper Snoop Dogg.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-02 |title=Kent's viral dancehall star M Dot R features on new track with Snoop Dogg |url=https://cenemagazine.co.uk/news/kents-viral-dancehall-star-m-dot-r-features-on-new-track-with-snoop-dogg |access-date=2024-09-03 |website='cene Magazine |language=en-US}}
Discography
= Singles =
- "Rise & Vibe" (2018)
- "Different" (2022)
- "Turn Red" (2023)
= Charts =
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|+ Chart performance for "Turn Red" !scope="col"| Chart (2023) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{single chart|Sweden|69|song=Turn Red|artist=M Dot R|access-date=19 November 2023|rowheader=true}} |
References
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External links
- {{AllMusic |id=m-dot-r-mn0004516987 |title=M Dot R}}
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