''Voices in My Head'' is the debut studio album by

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rapper Dot Rotten, released through

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on 6 May 2013. Production was primarily handled by Dot himself and TMS, however Naughty Boy and True Tiger were among contributors. The album also spawned four singles; "

Keep It on a Low "Keep It on a Low" is a song by English rapper/ producer Dot Rotten. The song was first released on 4 November 2011 in the United Kingdom as the lead single from the rapper's debut studio album, '' Voices in My Head''. ''NME'' praised the track, ...

", "

Are You Not Entertained? "Are You Not Entertained?" is a song by English rapper/ producer Dot Rotten. The song was first released on 4 March 2012 in the United Kingdom as the second single from the rapper's upcoming debut studio album, '' Voices in My Head''. The track ...

", " Overload" and "Karmageddon". The album peaked at number 146 on the

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Background

In 2011, Dot Rotten was one of many artists selected to feature on the official 2011 Children in Need single, Teardrop, produced by Gary Barlow and

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, which peaked at number 24 on the

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and number 7 on the UK R&B Singles Chart. A day after the single was released, Dot released his own debut single,

. This hard work led Dot to be nominated for the BBCs Sound of 2012 along with 14 other artists, including

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and Azealia Banks, a poll that is aimed to promote upcoming artists. Despite not winning the poll, Dot was quick to release his next single,

in March. He then released Overload in the summer of 2012, which is his most successful single to date, and Karmageddon in late 2012.

Singles

* Dot Rotten's debut single, "

", was not commercially successful, although it did receive airplay from

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and was praised by

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for being "uplifting, grime-derived pop music in hi-def". * "

" was named

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's Hottest Record in the World in January, and released on 4 March 2012. The single was significantly more successful than his previous, peaking at number 53 on the

and 21 on the UK R&B Singles Chart on 17 March 2012. *

also named " Overload" as his Hottest Record in the World in March. After significant airplay and live performances, "Overload" was released as an official single on 3 June 2012, debuting and peaking at number 15 on the

and number 3 on the UK R&B Singles Chart. It remains Rotten's highest charting single, selling over 20,000 digital copies. * The final single from the album, "Karmageddon", was released on 14 December 2012, and for the third successive time, was named

's Hottest Record in the World. It peaked at number 67 on the

on 29 December 2012.

Track listing

Chart performance

Release history

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