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Tinchy Stryder

Genre: Rap, Hardcore Rap, Garage, Grime
Origin: England
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Biography

Emerging from East London's Bow district, Tinchy Stryder soon ranked among the stronger grime prospects of his generation. His first full-length album arrived in 2007, and he had already contributed to Ruff Sqwad as one of its members. Initial notice came through a 2003 guest spot on Wiley's Ice Rink EP. The following year brought further exposure on the track "Next Level" from Wiley's album Treddin' on Thin Ice, plus the "MC Version" of the Streets' "Fit But You Know It," which registered as a U.K. hit. By 2005 he joined the Brucker & Sinden remix of Lady Sovereign's "Hoodie," another single that reached the U.K. charts.

After establishing early credentials as a rising grime talent, Stryder issued two mixtapes in 2006—I'm Back U Know and Lost and Found—while securing a deal with the independent imprint Takeover Entertainment. That year "Underground," drawn from the Lost and Found mixtape, marked his first solo chart entry. He also featured heavily on the Ruff Sqwad album Guns & Roses, Vol. 2, issued through Ruff Sqwad Recordings. His debut solo album, Star in the Hood, followed in 2007 on Takeover Entertainment, supported by the singles "Breakaway" and "Something to Smile About." The nine-track EP Cloud 9 appeared in 2008, and Stryder climbed higher on the U.K. charts with his first 2009 release, "Take Me Back." The chart-topping "Number 1" arrived shortly afterward, succeeded in August by "Never Leave You," which opened at the summit. Catch 22 landed on Island Records the same month and entered the U.K. albums chart at number two. Island Records then released the follow-up set Third Strike in 2010.

Top Songs

  1. Catch 22Number 1Catch 22 · 2009Catch 223:33
  2. Catch 22Never Leave You (Single Version)Catch 22 · 2009Catch 223:31
  3. Catch 22Take Me BackCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:35
  4. Catch 22StrydermanCatch 22 · 2009Catch 224:08
  5. 360º / The Cloud 9 LPLost in Warfare360º / The Cloud 9 LP · 2016360º / The Cloud 9 LP3:26
  6. Imperfection - MixesImperfection (Sir Spyro Remix)EImperfection - Mixes · 2015Imperfection - Mixes4:20
  7. Catch 22HaloCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:42
  8. Catch 22Shake MeCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:40
  9. Catch 22SpotlightCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:37
  10. Catch 22WarningCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:18
  11. 360º / The Cloud 9 LPAllow Me360º / The Cloud 9 LP · 2016360º / The Cloud 9 LP2:49
  12. 360º / The Cloud 9 LPFired Up360º / The Cloud 9 LP · 2016360º / The Cloud 9 LP3:10
  13. Catch 22Tryna Be MeCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:26
  14. 360º / The Cloud 9 LPESG360º / The Cloud 9 LP · 2016360º / The Cloud 9 LP3:31
  15. PromisePromiseEPromise · 2019Promise3:36
  16. Catch 22PreviewCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:53
  17. Catch 22Express UrselfCatch 22 · 2009Catch 222:54
  18. 360º / The Cloud 9 LPStreetlights360º / The Cloud 9 LP · 2016360º / The Cloud 9 LP4:38
  19. Catch 22We Got DemCatch 22 · 2009Catch 223:02
  20. ChangeI SeeEChange · 2019Change3:12

Albums

Catch 22

Catch 22

E2009
Catch 22
Tinchy Stryder · Album · 2009
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  1. Take OffTinchy Stryder1:47
  2. I'm LandingTinchy Stryder3:38
  3. Take Me BackTinchy Stryder3:35
  4. SpotlightTinchy Stryder3:37
  5. Number 1Tinchy Stryder3:33
  6. Shake MeTinchy Stryder3:40
  7. StrydermanTinchy Stryder4:08
  8. WarningTinchy Stryder3:18
  9. First PlaceTinchy Stryder2:48
  10. Pit StopTinchy Stryder1:47
  11. HaloTinchy Stryder3:42
  12. Tryna Be MeTinchy Stryder3:26
  13. Never Leave You (Single Version)Tinchy Stryder3:31
  14. We Got DemTinchy Stryder3:02
  15. You're Not AloneTinchy Stryder3:50
  16. PreviewTinchy Stryder3:53
  17. Catch 22Tinchy Stryder2:02
  18. Express UrselfTinchy Stryder2:54

Singles & EPs