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Tinchy Stryder

Tinchy Stryder

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  • Years Active: 2000s

Biography

One of the more promising grime artists to arise from the Bow area of East London, Tinchy Stryder made his full-length album debut in 2007 and also performs as a member of the group Ruff Sqwad. Stryder initially established himself with a 2003 appearance on Wiley's Ice Rink EP, followed in 2004 by appearances on "Next Level," a song from Wiley's album Treddin' on Thin Ice, and the "MC Version" of the Streets' "Fit But You Know It," the latter of which was a U.K. hit. In 2005 he appeared on the Brucker & Sinden remix of Lady Sovereign's "Hoodie," also a U.K. hit. By now well established as an up-and-coming grime star, in 2006 Stryder released a pair of mixtapes (I'm Back U Know, Lost and Found) on the label Boy Better Know and signed a recording contract with the independent label Takeover Entertainment. Also in 2006, the song "Underground," from the Lost and Found mixtape, become Stryder's first solo hit, and he was featured prominently on the Ruff Sqwad album Guns & Roses, Vol. 2, released on Ruff Sqwad Recordings. In 2007 Stryder released his debut solo album, Star in the Hood, on Takeover Entertainment, along with two accompanying singles, "Breakaway" and "Something to Smile About." The nine-track EP Cloud 9 followed in 2008.
— Jason Birchmeier , All Music Guide

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