Tinie Tempah (born Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, born 7 November 1988) is a rising English rapper who released his debut album, Disc-Overy, in October 2010. His best-known songs include "Written in the Stars" and "Pass Out".
Discography:
- Disc-Overy (2010)
- Demonstration (2013)
- Youth (2017)
Tinie Tempah provides examples of:
- Boastful Rap: "Pass Out" is half straight example, half Affectionate Parody. The hook is standard if arguably lame Boastful Rap about partying and drinking and getting all the women, but the verses contain bizarre, uncool boasts like "I got so many clothes I keep them in my aunt's house" and "I'm pissed I never got to fly on a Concorde / I been Southampton but I've never been to Scunthorpe".note
- Concept Video: "Wonderman", basing itself on a kind of 'Bionic Man' superhero origin story, parodying most related tropes (Including having Ellie Goulding as a scientist throughout).
- Purely Aesthetic Era: The "Wonderman" video is ostensibly set in the 70s, parodying The Six Million Dollar Man. Despite this, a Blackberry Playbook, Paget wristwatch, and modern exercise machines are prominently displayed.
- Shout-Out: "Written in the Stars": "I cried teardrops for Massive Attack", which is a reference to the song "Teardrop" by Massive Attack from their album Mezzanine.
"Seasons come and go! But I will never change! And I'm on my wayyyyyyyyyyyy!"
