Dextrous decided to start his own label, King of the Jungle Records, with Rude Boy Keith (real name Keith Lawrence),[3][9] who was working for Shut Up and Dance at the time, and who also attended Brooke House School during the time Dextrous, DJ Hype, Smiley and PJ were there.

Dextrous and Rude Boy Keith also became a DJ and MC double act that travelled far and wide, spreading their sound through dubplate specials and PA-ing their latest recordings.

During that time, the pair signed to Suburban Base to release Da Kings of the Jungle trilogy.

Dextrous was one of the leading lights within the ever-growing jungle scene, and could also be heard on Sunday mornings playing on Kool FM, one of the main pirate radio stations in London.

Together they created the sound they branded "urban fusion" to cover all of the creative influences evident in their music, including jazz, dub, Detroit techno, garage, funk and reggae.