Tinchy Stryder
Tinchy Stryder | |
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Born | Kwasi Esono Danquah III 14 September 1986 |
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Alma mater | University of East London |
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Years active | 1997–present |
Title | Chairman of Takeover Entertainment (2010–2013) CEO and SEVP of Takeover Roc Nation (2010–present) CEO and Creative director of Goji Electronics (2012–present) |
Partner | Amba Miller (engaged) |
Children | 2 |
Musical career | |
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Labels | Takeover Entertainment (2007–12) Island Records (2008–12) Cloud 9 Records (2014–present) |
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Kwasi Esono Danquah III
Stryder has released three
Early life and education
Stryder was born Kwasi Danquah in Accra, Ghana in 1986.[8]
Stryder has lived in the United Kingdom since 1995.
Music career
Stryder's recordings date back to 1998. He appeared in 2000
In 2002, the
2006–08: Star in the Hood
The debut album by Stryder,
In 2008, Stryder released his debut extended play, Cloud 9 The EP, which was released on 31 March, also on Takeover.[17] This was succeeded by him and grime record producer Maniac collaborating on the album, Tinchy Stryder vs. Maniac, which was released on 24 November 2008.[18] Only one single was released from the album, "Rollin", which was released in October 2008.[19] This track was also included on his 2009 second solo studio album, Catch 22, as part of the, Deluxe 2-Disc Edition, and he would collaborate with American band Gang Gang Dance on their album Saint Dymphna that was released in October 2008.
2008–2010: Catch 22
Stryder began a partnership with English record producer and songwriter
The single "Stryderman", was released on 20 July 2008. It was the first single taken from Catch 22. The second single, "Take Me Back", was released on 19 January 2009.[21][22] His third single, a collaboration with the English hip-hop band N-Dubz entitled "Number 1," peaked at number 6 on the European Hot 100 Singles and number 1 in the UK & Ireland and became the first single with the title "Number 1" to peak at #1 in any country. His fourth single from Catch 22, "Never Leave You", was released on 3 August 2009 with the album following on 17 August 2009. "Never Leave You" peaked at number 5 on the European Hot 100 Singles on the week of its release. Catch 22 debuted at number 11 on the European Top 100 Albums. The fifth and final single from Catch 22 is "You're Not Alone," which was released in November 2009 and samples the Olive song of the same name.[23]
In February 2010, Stryder headline toured for the third time, he invited the English singer
2010–11: Third Strike
Stryder's third solo studio album,
The album features Taio Cruz who also featured on the Stryder's last album. The album also features artists affiliated with Roc Nation: Canadian singer Melanie Fiona on "Let It Rain", American singer Alexis Jordan, and American singer Bridget Kelly on "Take The World". The song "Game Over" features six different artists. Eric Turner from the Swedish rock band Street Fighting Man also features on the album.
2011–14: Non-album singles
The first single from the scrapped studio album entitled Full Tank is "
He teamed up with Scottish DJs and record producers Calvin Harris and Matt Burns, credited as 'BURNS', for the second single from the scrapped album, "Off the Record".[30] On 3 November 2011 Stryder announced in an interview that his fourth album would be entitled; "Full Tank".[31]
On 3 January 2012 Stryder released the video for the third single from Full Tank entitled "
On 25 December 2012, on his Facebook page, Stryder released a freestyle titled "Look At Me Now" along with it he said "Look out for the first single from my fourth album early next year. Can't wait to share this new music with you all!". This being said means "Spaceship", "Off the Record", "Bright Lights" and "Help Me" became non-album singles.
2014–present: The Cloud 9 LP / 360°
Four years after his last album, Stryder released a promotional single, "Misunderstood", on 14 April 2014. It was slated to feature on his forthcoming fourth album, but didn't make the final cut.
"ESG", the album's lead single, was released on 9 June 2014.[34] It features vocals from Takura and production by Show N Prove. Along with the release of the single, Tinchy announced that the new album would be titled 360°.
In October 2014, Stryder paired up with the
Stryder participated in the fourteenth series of
On 26 April 2015, Tinchy released a new non-album single, "Imperfection", featuring vocals from
On 8 May and 16 May 2015 respectively, Tinchy released "Six Four Stuff" and "Blurt" (featuring K2 World) for free download via SoundCloud. With the two grime singles, he announced that the new album was to be titled The Cloud 9 LP. On 23 August 2015, Tinchy released a video for a new song, "Sekky", which features vocals from fellow Ruff Sqwad member Roachee and production from Sir Spyro and Rude Kid.[38] This was the second song from the album to be premiered.
On 3 March 2016, Tinchy announced that The Cloud 9 LP / 360° will be released as a fourteen-track
Business ventures and endorsements
In September 2006, Stryder created the clothing brand
In December 2008, Stryder created his own global publishing company, Takeover/Cloud 9 by a joint venture with EMI division EMI Music Publishing.[41]
On 8 November 2011,
In June 2012, Danquah released a line of
Personal life
Stryder revealed in January 2010 that he wanted to become a
Charity work
On Thursday 4 November 2010 Stryder attended the
Discography
Studio albums
- Star in the Hood (2007)
- Catch 22 (2009)
- Third Strike (2010)
- 360º / The Cloud 9 LP (2016)
See also
- Tinchy Stryder videography
- List of awards and nominations received by Kwasi Danquah III
- Tinchy Stryder discography
- List of Tinchy Stryder songs
- List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart
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External links
- Media related to Tinchy Stryder at Wikimedia Commons
- Quotations related to Kwasi Danquah III at Wikiquote
- Official website
- Kwasi Danquah III at MTV