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
effort looks performances
I've seen how much effort has to go into a tour, the performance and also how to look after yourself, not just physically, but mentally too.
fans designer british
I'm quite a fan of British designers.
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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.
dad children years
I lived in Peckham for the first 12 years of my life and then my mum and dad decided they really didn't want to bring up their children there. So they saved up money and bought a house in Plumstead, semi-detached, three bedrooms.
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.
growing-up ipods example
I'm into everything. My iPod is very eclectic - if you kept it on shuffle, you'd be amazed. For example, I was forced to grow up on Dolly Parton. My mum was obsessed by her. She bought all this memorabilia for the front room. It's ridiculous.
mom fabric lace
My mom used to sell fabric and lace when I was younger. She would bring back these elaborate fabrics from Nigeria. I always enjoyed being around it. However, it wasn't until I started making music that I started taking a vested interest.
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I'm a big fan of Paco Rabanne's 1 Million.
rapper class names
I was like 14 and decided I wanted to be a rapper, so I needed a hip rapper name. I was with one of my friends in class and literally went through a thesaurus. I saw "temper" and thought, "I like this, but it's too much." My friend was like, "What about Tinie for tiny," and that was that.
dad want achieve
I don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad.
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.
gym bits
I'm actually going to the gym, working on getting not fatter, just a bit bulkier.
dad forever done
I've definitely done something that's made my mum and dad forever proud.
athlete rubens conditioning
I work with a trainer called Ruben Tabares. He's a nutritionist, strength and conditioning coach, and an athlete. So I literally just train like an athlete.