Tinie Tempah life and biography

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a British rapper from South London, England. His debut album, Disc-Overy, debuted at number one on 10 October 2010 and was preceded by the number-one singles "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars" and the top-five singles "Frisky" and "Miami 2 Ibiza"

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.

In October 2009 Tinie Tempah announced a record deal with EMI/Parlophone. He released his debut album on the label, Disc-Overy, on October 4th 2010. The album spawned six consecutive top 20 singles in the UK including number ones Pass Out and Written In The Stars, and Swedish House Mafia collaborative single Miami 2 Ibiza.

Disc-Overy is due for release in the US on May 17th 2011. The tracklist for the album features new collaborations with Wiz Khalifa, Bei Maejor and Ester Dean. It was preceded by Written In The Stars as it’s lead single, which has thus far peaked at 12 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Here you may listen below to a new released song-collaboration of Tinie Tempah with rapper Wiz Khalifa - song entitled 'Til I'm Gone'

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