Tinie Tempah

Patrick Junior C. Okogwu (born November 7th, 1988 in Plumstead, South London), better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is a 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. His debut album, titled Disc-Overy, is due for release in the UK on October 4th. 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. His debut single on the label, Pass Out, was released in the UK on February 28th and debuted at #1 on the UK Singles Chart a week later. The song has since been certified Gold by the BPI. This success was emulated by second single Frisky, which featured vocals by Labrinth and peaked at #2. Tinie plans to release Written In The Stars as his third single on September 27th, preceding the release of debut album Disc-Overy on October 4th.