Tinie Tempah - Sexy Beast Vol.1
artist: Tinie Tempah
title: Sexy Beast Vol.1
label: DL Records
type: Promo
genre: Rap
source: CDDA
grabber: EAC
encoder: lame-3.97-final
year: 2009
tracks: 10
time: 39:41
size: 48,5 MB
bitrate: avg. 170kbps
mode: Joint-Stereo
url: www.myspace.com/tinielegend
rip date: 01-Apr-2009
street date: 00-000-0000
location: UK, LDN
01. Big Money (Ft. Wretch 32 & G Frsh) 06:02
02. Competition!? 04:11
03. I Won't Disappoint You Anymore 03:11
04. Really Get Down 03:02
05. Body Language (Ft. Messy & Blacks) 02:33
06. Pete Tong Plays Tears On Radio 1 (BBC Radio 1) 03:55
07. Where We Come From (Ft. Black The Ripper & Lady Leshur) 03:05
08. Mista Jams 'jam Hot' Of The Week - Biker Babe (BBC 1xtra) 06:54
09. Sexy Beast (Freestyle) 02:36
10. I'm Hot (Ft. M.I.A) 04:12
At 19 MC/Writer & C.E.O of DL Records Ltd has more achievements under his belt than a
heavyweight Boxing champion. Tinie Tempah since the tender age of 16 has managed to
remain on a vertical path to success using every opportunity to get his music heard
by the masses. His first break as a musician came when Sony launched its PlayStation
Portable (PSP) and used track entitled æListen to the VibeÆ featuring Yazmin and DJ
Ironik (Atlantic/Warner) for the futuristic racing game Wipeout Pure. This resulted
in a promotional European tour alongside the likes of Sway (Konvict) and Dizzee
Rascal (XL/Dirtee Stank). Whilst battling his A Levels, Tinie went on to shoot his
first music video for promotional single æWifeyÆ which went on to be an underground
smash hit holding the Channel U urban chart top spot for 10 consecutive weeks. By
this time Tinies profile had increased immensely and earned him a position at the
forefront of British urban music, which deemed him suitable to represent æyouth
cultureÆ on the Put the Knives and Guns down record produced by Mike Stobbie
(Composer behind BMW, Marks & Spencer & McDonalds commercials) and Rick Barraclough
(Simply Red, Holding back the years). A spate of gun and knife related crimes amongst
young Britain meant that the campaign received mass media coverage and Tinie was
given the opportunity to share his thoughts and views across several news networks
including, ITN, BBC and SKY. With an even bigger profile and A Level Exams drawing
near, Tinie continued to balance College and Music and went on to feature on Wileys
(Wearing my Rolex) second album æPlaytime is OverÆ as well as consistently touring
major Towns and Cities around the U.K. After leaving college with 3 A Levels, Tinie
went on to release his audio scrapbook æHood Economics Room 147 (The 80 Minute
Course)Æ. The promo single under the same name was again embraced by the underground
and went straight onto the BBC 1Xtra Playlist. Perfect Girl of which Tinie is
featured on shared the same joy and also made it onto the Kiss 100 Playlist. The
success of the independent release under DL Records caught the attention of
journalist Kelefa Sanneh (The New York Times) who went on to publish an article
reviewing æHood Economics - Room 147Æ which read; æHis nerve, his shifting rhyme
schemes and even his accent (ôcanÆt throwö becomes ôcahnÆt froö) might charm American
listeners, providing they can find a way to buy or steal this pleasingly overstuffed
CD.Æ However, this wasnÆt the only attention Tinies audio scrapbook received
stateside, he then went on to do an interview with Playboy Magazine alongside the Gym
Class Heroes. Still considering whether to send of his UCAS application, Tinie
continues to show growth as all round musician. Currently in the studio recording The
Sexy Beast Volumes 1-3 and an untitled album due for release in 2009 his career is
most certainly moving onwards and upwards.