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Tinchy Stryder

Last album: August 25, 2009
First published: January 19, 2010
Downloads: 1349 albums downloaded

Biography

Kwasi Danquah (born June 10, 1987), better known by his stage name Tinchy Stryder, is a British grime music artist of Ghanaian origin. Stryder hails from Bow in East London, UK. Tinchy's debut album Catch 22 was released on August 17, 2009, and contained UK number ones: "Number 1", featuring N-Dubz) and "Never Leave You", featuring Amelle Berrabah of the Sugababes. Stryder started at the age of 13 on pirate radio sets in East London with other well known grime MCs such as Dizzee Rascal. His stage name was derived from the video game, Strider, a video game he grew up with.