Tinie Tempah
Artist Type: Person
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Artist Biography
Patrick Junior C. Okogwu (born November 7th, 1988 in Plumstead, South London), better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a BRIT Award-winning rapper, MC and CEO of Disturbing London Records. Tinie gained national acclaim and chart success upon the release of his major label debut single Pass Out which debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart in March 2010.
According to the Pass Out Songfacts, Okogwu came up with his stage name at the age of 13. He looked up 'anger' in the thesaurus and found himself staring at 'temper.' Concerned it might be overly aggresive he added 'Tinie.'
Tinie Tempah first gained recognition in the underground music scene with the track Wifey, taken from his first official mixtape Hood Econ%mics Room 147: The 80 Minute Course. Upon it's release, the track became an instant smash, holding the Channel U urban chart top spot for 10 consecutive weeks. Established artists within the Grime scene including Bashy and Chipmunk featured on the mixtape. In 2009 Tinie Tempah released his second official mixtape Sexy Beast: Volume 1.
Artist Discography
Albums
Disc-Overy (4 October 2010)
EPs
Earthquake (21 November 2011)
Singles
Eyes Wide Shut (11 February 2011)
Frisky (4 June 2010)
Invincible (26 December 2010)
Miami 2 Ibiza (11 October 2010)
Pass Out (28 February 2010)
Simply Unstoppable (20 April 2011)
Till I'm Gone (24 June 2011)
Wonderman (7 March 2011)
Written in the Stars (24 September 2010)