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The Tempah ayfarer sunglasses, he could really sing, gained him strong single ‘PassRETURNS Out’ went straight into the UK a very stylish popularity with the British public and singles chart at No.1 for two weeks. The wardrobe, a cheeky allowed him to capture the attention of a catchy tune was like no other and made yet sincere smile, wide and diverse demographic. his name both in the UK and across the and flawless vocals, Perhaps one of Tinie’s most defining pond – even leading him to join Snoop Ware what make up Tinie Tempah’s identity. moments in his career was when his Dogg (now known as Snoop Lion) on the For much of our adult lives, it seems like cousin founded the independent music infamous Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury in the UK’s very own home-grown talent has label ‘Disturbing London’. Craving a label 2010, Rihanna on the UK leg of her ‘Loud’ been unleashing tune after tune but, when where he could stretch his creativity and tour and Usher on the European stretch we realise how much he has achieved in channel his music to take form exactly of his ‘OMG’ tour! Having emerged from such little time, it is easy to see why our the way he wanted it, ‘Disturbing London’ what appeared nowhere, Tinie was making American cousins (and the rest of the helped carve Tinie’s career during a time a name for himself amongst the best in the world) have taken to him as much as we where he was relatively unknown; it business. have back in Blighty. was also the platform by which he was Given how far he has come since his discovered by Parlophone in late 2009. His first mix tape ‘Chapter 1: Verse 22’, you cousin’s entrepreneurial nature coupled would be forgiven for thinking that Tinie with Tinie’s true Londoners grit (the label Tinie’s most (as the UK have come to lovingly refer was funded by Tinie, his cousin’s student to him as) has been in the game all his loans and through buying and selling cars defining moments life but, in fact, he only signed to a record in their spare time) and the fact that label (Aftershock Records) in 2004! The he had acquired a fan base without the in his career amount of success he has achieved since support of a PR team, was admirable and then is enough to put even the most demonstrated his likeability in an industry was when his established of stars in the shade. Although that was churning out many of the same he got his foot in the door by signing to manufactured artists. cousin founded Aftershock Records, with whom he stayed Each artist has a stand-out song, you with for three years, it was when he know the one where the first couple the independent started getting coverage and airtime on of seconds of the melody plays and you Channel AKA (formerly Channel U), that instantly know what it is; the one that music label Tinie, real name Patrick Chukwuemeka seems to be on each time you get into Okogwu, really came into his own. During your car and turn the ignition; the one ‘Disturbing a summer where R&B, grime artists and that gets the party well and truly started. rappers were jumping onto the ‘wifey Yes, each artist has one of these songs, London’. riddim’ bandwagon (a distinct melody however, it is a rare commodity for an that was voiced over by artists), Tinie artist to unleash this type of record early A debut whirlwind year was just the Tempah exploded onto the scene with his on in their career – in some cases it never beginning of Tinie’s glittering career. He own original version that set the music happens. Not in the case of Tinie Tempah has gone from strength to strength since industry alight. His unapologetic London though. His good fortune did not stop the release of his first single, putting out a attitude, his confidence and the fact that at being signed so quickly; Tinie’s debut montage of commercially successful songs