Quotes by Tinie Tempah

About Tinie Tempah:

Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu is a English rapper of Nigerian descent, from South London. He has been signed to Parlophone Records since 2009, a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own record and fashion label Disturbing London (DL Records) in 2007 along with his cousin, Dumi Oburota.
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I met Ellie Goulding at the BRITs. She's lovely. I've got a lot of time for her. I gave her congratulations and whatnot and she let me hold her BRIT. That was amazing - once I'd touched one for the first time, I said 'This cannot be the last time I t...

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I really want to work with Adele, I think she's amazing. Lykke Li as well. I love them both. I'd also like to work with The Script. I met them in Australia and we just got on like a house on fire.

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There's this other girl called Lykke Li from Sweden - I really want to collaborate with her, that'd be great. Obviously Kanye West as well, and Drake would be pretty amazing.

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I'm just a young person trying to fulfil his potential and be the best he can be at what he wants to do... I guess that's why people connect with the music.

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Every generation that comes from this family has to do better than the last.

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I think when you come to Australia you immediately get the sense of fitness and taking care of yourself and being healthy, and it really shows.

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Being able to travel the world is pretty cool. There are places that I've always wanted to go to but being able to go there as somebody who's a musician and is recognised as one is cool.

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I don't think I've had to change anything, really, apart from being more serious and focussed on my drive. One thing I've realised is that you get out what you put in and because of that my work rate has increased ten fold.

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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 th...

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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.

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I don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad.

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I've definitely done something that's made my mum and dad forever proud.

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Hopefully, young people will see that you can be young and make the sacrifices to follow your dreams.

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Coming from an African background, obviously the foundation of the family home is education, probably because my parents had to work a lot harder for everything that they've got in this country.

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I definitely believe in God.

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Playing someone drum 'n' bass for the first time in 'Pass Out' - they're like, 'Oh my God, what is this?' I'm having a lot of fun and a good time showcasing the music.

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If people are not listening to you as individuals, it's always good to get together and make a stand for something.

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Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the first person who made the rest of Britain realise it wasn't j...

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This is the kind of fashion I grew up on - a good pair of trainers, great denim - and I will always love high-end streetwear.

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I watched my parents go from having very basic jobs to educating themselves, to buying a house. They set a really good bar for what they wanted their kids to achieve.

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Author Bio

  • NameTinie Tempah
  • DescriptionEnglish rapper
  • AliasesPatrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu; Patrick Okogwu
  • BornNovember 7, 1988
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionRapper