Mak 10: The DJ Who Built Grime Then Nearly Lost Everything

About this episode

<p>He built the sound of a genre from pirate radio. Then addiction almost took all of it. Mak 10 — the DJ behind Nasty Crew — on the rise, the fall, and coming up to three years clean.</p><br><p>He talks about why &quot;I had to be a bit delusional&quot; to make it, the ADHD he&#39;s still waiting 18 months to have diagnosed, what fatherhood taught him about himself, and the night Wiley and Dizzee Rascal stood on the same stage for the first time in 20 years.</p><br><p>Chapters:</p><p>0:00 The Power of an Iconic Voice</p><p>0:57 Finding Inspiration in Grime Roots</p><p>2:22 The Legacy of Nasty Crew</p><p>4:43 Ranking the Greatest Crews</p><p>5:48 Navigating Life Without a Map</p><p>8:26 Does Marcus Nasty Get His Flowers?</p><p>11:10 The Evolution of a Solo Career</p><p>14:33 Neurodivergence and ADHD</p><p>23:39 The Beautiful Complexity of Fatherhood</p><p>38:11 The Long Road to Recovery</p><br><p>Listen on Acast wherever you get your podcasts.</p><br><p>#grime #podcast #recovery</p><p>The Marvyn Harrison Podcast: culture, identity and fatherhood, hosted by the founder of Dope Black Dads.</p><br><p>Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MarvynHarrison</p><p>Listen on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-marvyn-harrison-podcast/id1456522027</p><p>Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3cIh6ejnk3lUUVhqSKzPUS</p><p>Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marvynharrisonpodcast</p><p>Partnerships and sponsorship: marvyn@belovd.agency</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>