Slimzee: I'm The Frequency That Built Grime | Rinse FM, Pirate Radio & The Untold Story

DJ Slimzee tells the full story of pirate radio, Rinse FM, PAY AS YOU GO, Wiley, Dizzee Rascal, grime’s birth, ASBOs, raids, mental health and legacy — in the most in-depth interview ever recorded.

Chapters:

0:00 Intro

1:40 Streetlife out now Shizzio X Uk Apache X Devlin

2:01 welcome Slimzee / born & bred

4:40 being outside as a kid

5:42 school / football

6:42 East Ldn then & now

7:40 into pop music / electro music comes in

12:07 hearing pirate radio for 1st time / getting into music

13:22 I start buying vinyls & decks / seeing pirate station

17:16 I wanted to DJ / learning to mix

21:17 my dad paid for my equipment / school grades

22:45 Wiley joined my school / DJ Slimfast was my name

24:07 Output Crew / Godsgift & Major Ace

24:39 Wiley joins school / youth clubs

26:09 jungle comes in / joining 1st pirate radio

30:56 Pressure FM & meeting others

32:44 getting kicked off Pressure FM hurt me

36:19 joining Chillin FM

39:40 meeting Geeneus & starting RINSE FM

44:05 how to start a pirate radio station / rigs

47:24 getting radio frequency

49:10 getting word out about RINSE FM

49:41 DTI / police will track you / link box

52:27 DJ name / moving studios to avoid capture

54:10 getting bigger / station was in my house

56:43 building a scene / moving location

58:02 people stealing rig equipment

59:39 names on RINSE / Pressure FM rival

1:03:07 less Jungle / Garage music takeover

1:05:32 MC’s on Garage / forming PAY AS YOU GO

1:08:41 Wiley, Maxwell D & Target join PAYG

1:10:48 So Solid / Heartless Crew

1:11:35 building Pay As You Go / Sidewinder

1:13:37 garage gets ‘darker’ /. MC friendly tracks

1:15:25 what’s the first ‘Dark’ garage song?

1:16:31 Wiley / Dizzee Rascal emerges

1:17:28 Wiley made ‘Know Wee’ & ‘Terrible’

1:19:51 PAYG record deal / I got nothing!

1:23:39 I did my own thing / PAYG split

1:26:06 AYIA NAPA / PAYG took my name!

1:32:29 Wiley & Dizzee Beef / Garage violence

1:34:30 PAYG Vs HLC clash!

1:39:50 when did PAYG officially end?

1:40:12 Grime music begins / who started it?

1:43:22 what was the first Grime song?

1:45:22 where did the name ‘GRIME’ come from?

1:47:00 Slimzee beats / I got 1st ever ASBO

1:48:59 I got raided! / arrest / charge & ban

1:59:03 my 22yr mental health struggle

2:04:28 I was on wrong meds for 20yrs!

2:08:13 stopping meds / breaking the cycle

2:10:32 therapy / back magic / recovery

2:11:45 2026 music / E3 radio is my new station

2:13:08 pirate radio vs today / I miss it

2:13:45 held back / Wiley / no help from grime OG’s

2:17:40 comeback / Jon E Cash

2:19:45 I’m scared of losing music / time warp

2:21:26 why did you leave RINSE FM?

2:23:10 lives too short / new music /Grime in 2026

2:24:14 working Dizzee Rascal

2:25:07 Wiley & Dizzee Rascal

2:28:27 live stream DJ’s DJ AG

2:30:42 I want you to win / antidepressants

2:31:46 Grime top 5 MC’s

2:33:00 RIP Major Ace

2:33:54 Top 5 records

2:35:42 I brought some iconic history

2:39:49 Dizzee plaque & stories

2:42:02 msg to Wiley & Dizzee

2:43:28 Ive been through a lot

2:44:21 AI Q’s / Grime does not exist without me

2:45:09 I broke Wiley & Dizzee

2:45:31 Mainstream Grime / Rinse FM

2:46:01 Pirate Radio Buzz

2:46:38 legends / used / DJ risk

2:47:55 PAYG / industry / Wiley Dizzee dubs

2:48:46 grime sound / Rinse / ASBO

2:50:02 mistakes / regrets / Dizzee

2:51:24 ASBO control / Grime then & now

2:52:58 quick fire Q’s

2:56:12 flowers / thank you Slimzee