MC DT IS STILL GOING STRONG AND NOW MOVING INTO PRODUCTION, I CAUGHT UP WITH HIM TO HAVE A CHAT WITH HIM ABOUT HIS CAREER.....AND TO CHECK OUT HIS NEWEST SOUNDS.......

WHATS YOUR FIRST MUSICAL MEMEORY?"mc-ing on a sound called 'saxon'."

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE MC-ING OVER DJ-ING OR PRODUCTION?"thats cos when i was growing up i used to watch all the mc's on tv, and i thought, thats what i wana do."

WHAT INSPIRES YOUR LYRICS?"just having fun, im just a fun person and i think that comes out in my lyrics."

HOW OLD WERE YOU WHEN YOU FIRST PICKED UP A MIC?"i was7,i was at a party with my mum."

DID YOU SPIT LYRICS? DID YOU CHAT? "yeah, probably a load of old rubbish! haha!, my mum used to take me to carnival every year and i used to get up and do my thing there too".

MASTERS OF CEREMONY -DO YOU REALY LIKE IT, WAS A NO1 HIT, AND IT KINDA PUT YOU ON THE MAP, WHAT WERE YOU DOING BEFORE THAT?" i was doing hip hop production, at a studio called 'longtime', and i was just mc-ing in the clubs."

'JUMP UP' ONLY REACHED NO67 IN THE CHARTS, WHY DO YOU IT DIDNT DO AS WELL?" cos radio1 wouldnt play it! they said garage music was violent." BUT THAT WAS SUCH A HAPPY TUNE WASNT IT? "yep."

HOW DID YOU MEET UP WITH MASTERS OF CEREMONY? "we all worked together anyway."

WHAT DID YOU DO WHEN YOU FOUND OUT 'LOVIN IT' WAS NO1?"i was actually in the car listening to radio1, i screamed out the window."

WHERE YOU WITH THE BOYS WHEN YOU FOUND OUT? "na, but we were straight on the fone".

WHAT ARE YOUR FEELINGS ABOUT THE GARAGE SCENE AT THE MOMENT?DO YOU MISS THE WAY GARAGE WAS-OR DO YOU LIKE THE GRIME? "well the scene has suffered a bit from all the fighting in the clubs,the grimes not realy me, i like it, but its not realy me, its a natural progression though."

WHERE DID THE NAME DT COME FROM? "people used to call me daddy tiny at school, and when i got to doing garage stations it got cut short to DT."

WHO HAS INFLUENCED YOU OVER THE YEARS? "a lot of reggae artists have influenced me, and some rap artists like jay-z,"

WHOS YOUR FAVE DJ TO WORK WITH?i havent realy got one, i will work with anyone that will work with me"

FAVE TRACK? "shake it off",

IF THERE WAS ONE TRACK IN THE WORLD YOU WISH YOU HAD MADE, WHAT WOULD IT BE? "kylie minogue- cant get u out of my head, its a catchy tune!".

YOU ARE A SOUTH-LONDONER, WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW? "i came from lewisham but now i live in south west london-fulham"

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER JOBS? "no, i own a studio, but i did do a film about a year ago, called 'one man and his dog' so look out for that".

WHAT DID YOU DO BEFORE YOU GOT BIG? "i did painting and decorating when i left school, and i also was a telephone engineer".

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO BE IN 5 OR 10 YEARS? DO YOU HAVE ANY DREAMS OR AMBITIONS? "yeah, i wana be in my studio, producing artists, and finding new talent".

Thanks to MC DT, and good luck for 2006, lisa.c

MC DT GAVE ME 4 TRACKS, THE FIRST WAS ''WARNING' feat MC'S KOSHER, DT, AND SNEAKY, PRODUCED BY DT AND DEAN.THIS IS WHATS FRESH ON THE UK R&B SCENE.

THE SECOND WAS 'NEUTRAL TERRITORY' A FRESH NEW R&B TRACK, NICE VOCALS, WITH A DEFINATE AMERICAN INFLUENCE BUT WITH THE ENGLISH FLAVOUR! feat MC'S DT, SKIBADEE, SHARKY P AND UNKNOWN, SINGER-ZARA.

THE THIRD WAS 'KHIGHTS OF THE OLDSKOOL', MC'S DT, SPECIAL, MUNCHIE,COBRA AND ULTRA, WITH SINGER CASEY, PRODUCED BY DON-ZEE- THIS ONES ALREADY PLAYING ON THE LIKES OF SHINE FM, IT TAKES YOU BACK IN THE DAY, AND IS GONA BE BIG THIS SUMMER!.

THE LAST BUT NOT LEAST BEING A SWEET LITTLE NUMBER CALLED 'I LIKE THE WAY', BY MC'S DT, MANIC B, WITH SINGER LATANIA and PRODUCED BY CONTRAST. THIS IS ANOTHER HOT VOCAL UKG TRACK TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS YEAR!