Ashley Charles (born 9 April 1988), also known as A.Dot or Dotty, is an English rapper, DJ, and radio and television presenter.
[4] Amplify Dot gradually built a reputation in the UK grime and hip hop scenes, featuring on the grime track "Game Over Female Takeover" (2010), and self-releasing the mixtape Born Ready (2011)[5] and the EP Short Back and Sides (2012), which entered the iTunes Hip Hop Chart.
[2] Soon after signing to Virgin, she released the Spare Parts mixtape,[6] which she said contained tracks that were not going to make the cut for her debut album but that she was still keen for people to hear.
[8] Amplify Dot has collaborated with artists and producers including Busta Rhymes, Emeli Sandé, Zane Lowe, Krunchie, Show N Prove, Chris Loco, Fraser T. Smith, Midi Mafia, Beatfreakz, Kano, Gyptian, and Ms Dynamite.
She has also performed with Lioness and Lady Leshurr as part of the all-female crew 367, including on a remix of the Ms Dynamite single "Neva Soft" (2011).
Her co-host is her producer Robby and they record the show from their respective homes, in Kingston upon Thames and Brixton to ensure they are socially distant.
In August 2020, Dotty announced that she is to become Apple Music's Lead Cultural Curator and Beats 1's radio presenter.
She interviewed Logan Sama, DJ Target, NoLay, Sian Anderson, Wiley, AJ Tracey, Jammz, Ghetts, President T, Sir Spyro, Chantelle Fiddy and GRM Daily founder Posty, to get their advice and opinions on what she's trying to do, plus get some of them involved.