Tinie Tempah
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is an English rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He has been signed to Parlophone Records since 2009, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own record and fashion label Disturbing Londonin 2007 along with his cousin, Dumi Oburota...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionRapper
Date of Birth7 November 1988
CityLondon, England
nice moving house
I was well brought up, my parents are still together. I lived in a council estate, but I don't anymore; I saw my parents buy a nice house and move me to a nice area.
inspiration hero urban-music
Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't just a one-album-type situation. You've got to take your hat off to somebody like that.
night rapper ipods
Gone are the days when you'd have to tune in to a mad illegal radio station late at night to be able to hear the rapper of your choice. That's all changed now. That's all gone out of the window. And I feel like I represent that change. I represent the era of iPods and Shuffle and things like that.
thinking serious rate
I don't think I've had to change anything, really, apart from being more serious and focussed on my drive. One thing I've realised is that you get out what you put in and because of that my work rate has increased ten fold.
artist style nicknames
Artists take on an alias that's suitable for their style of music. Everyone had a nickname when they were younger.
generations lasts
Every generation that comes from this family has to do better than the last.
fashion week runway
Fashion Week is surprisingly very short. At least the actual runway shows are.
style sides grime
Grime is a particular style of music. You've got electro, funk and garage; grime is its darker side. It's constantly evolving.
teacher thinking supportive
I didn't take it seriously myself at the time, but now all of my old teachers are supportive. Even my principal - I sold out the O2 Arena in London, and he came out to see me, which was really cool. I actually put a picture with him on my Instagram, and I think and he's wearing one of my snapbacks.
believe people young
A lot of young people have all these aspirations but many of them don't believe they're possible.
school writing remember
I actually remember celebrating National Poetry Day at school; I remember having to write and read a load.
dream giving people
I feel like I'm indirectly showing people, not that there's another way, but just that if you really have a dream, you should try and give it a go.
rapper littles obsessed
When I got a little older I was obsessed Lil Wayne. But then it was just as many British rappers - Dizzee Rascal I would always listen to.
dad want achieve
I don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad.