2025 BBC Step Up Artist by Theo Johnson. Steeped in soundsystem culture from an early age, Edmonton wordsmith Dorante Johnson soon found the then-fledgling North London grime scene beckoning. Adopting the moniker Doller, he cut his teeth in the game by recording DIY mixtapes and clashing for sport, going on to establish the influential local crew Cold Blooded alongside a whole host of gifted youngsters. Before long, the emergent MC had made the transfer to citywide supergroup The Movement at their inception along with longtime crewmate Scorcher. Impressing with a prestigious Westwood freestyle, he cemented his reputation with a flurry of mixtape releases under the name Doller Da Dustman, including the street classic 'Return of the Jedi'. The album spawned an underground hit single, “Bounces Road”, in which he rowdily repped his postcode of N9, and it was swiftly followed by the Ghetts and Maxsta collaboration “Skadoosh”, which featured in the hit 2011 film 'Sket' and appeared on both Ghetts’ debut album, 'The Calm Before The Storm', and Doller’s own long-player, 'Set To Be King'. Teaming up with highly respected members of the scene including Sir Spyro, Tion Wayne and Capo Lee while continuing to grow his label, Go Getters. Doller has since increasingly explored new pastures including rap, R&B and afro-swing. Demonstrating undeniable versatility and a matured sound on recent singles “MONEY SONG”, “Kegels” and “Sometimes, Pt. 1”, he’s back and better than ever.