Black Josh has been played on NTS over 30 times, featured on 33 episodes and was first played on 21 January 2015.

Black Josh, as he's known to his parents and also non-PC individuals who seek to distinguish him from other Josh's, started out life in Manchester in a cliche tough estate where people do their washing in front of the house on a spinning umbrella style contraption.

He founded the prestigious Ape Cult at a mere 15 years old after standing apart from his peer group while some one else picked numbers. His interests now include string theory, and in particular the age old question: "how long is a piece of one?" He likes to do the raps… He does the raps to new school, old school, 90's-esque boom bap, whatever the backdrop… he does the raps. Josh is currently tragically gripped by a chronic cannabis dependency which he seems to have no intention of battling, so we just let him get on with it.