Tinchy Stryder

• Website: www.tinchystryder.com

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 performed 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 UK hit. Having established his credentials as an up-and-coming grime star, in 2006 Stryder released a pair of mixtapes and signed a recording contract with the independent label Takeover Entertainment. That same year, the song Underground (from the Lost and Found mixtape) become Stryder's first solo hit. Stryder eventually released his nine-track EP, Cloud 9 rose to the upper reaches of the UK charts with his inaugural 2009 single, Take Me Back. This boy is here to stay!

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