English rapper Tinie Tempah is well on his way to conquering the United States. The London, England native earned his first platinum plaque across the pond for his breakout hit “Written in the Stars” featuring Eric Turner, honored for crossing the one-million sales mark.
1,000,000 Copies of Written in the Stars ft @EricTurners Sold in the US!! PLATINUM Baby…Thank You! #DISCOVERYOUT2MORROW
The 22-year-old, whose real name is Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, will release the Stateside version of his debut Disc-Overy tomorrow (May 17th). The album topped the charts in the U.K. upon release in October 2010, receiving double platinum certification last week for sales of 600,000 copies.
Disc-Overy includes guest appearances from Kelly Rowland, Ellie Goulding, Swedish House Mafia and more. The U.S. version of the album features three new songs including “Til I’m Gone” featuring Wiz Khalifa.
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Respect to the guy.But my god he is terrible.oh well each to there own.4 some Good U.k Music try some Lowkey,T.Y,Yungun.
Akala too!
Jehst, Ramson Badbonez, Sonny Jim, Klashnekoff, M9, Kashmere, Micall Parknsun…
How is he terrible??
he makes music that is not of good quality and it hurts our ears to listen to it, that is how he is terrible
honestly tinie tempah is not the best the UK has to offer
I know it’s cliche, but Dizzee Rascal’s Boy in da Corner album is one of my favorite albums of all time. I also like Lethal Bizzle he’s got a lot of energy.
Gotta have respect for dude, even if I don’t like his music.
try sayin dudes middle and last name. not easy.