Tributes pour in after reports rapper Dot Rotten has died aged 37 After it was widely reported he had passed away, tributes have poured in from the grime scene for rapper Dot Rotten. 9 March 2026 Tributes have poured in after it was reported rapper Dot Rotten had died aged 37. Tributes have poured in after it was reported rapper Dot Rotten has died aged 37 The British grime rapper, real name Joseph Ellis, was widely reported on Monday (09.03.26) to have passed away, but no details of his death have been given.