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Disc-overy
''Disc-Overy'' is the debut studio album by the British rapper Tinie Tempah, released in Ireland on 1 October 2010 and in the United Kingdom on 4 October, by Parlophone Records. The original album track list includes Kelly Rowland, Ellie Goulding, Labrinth, Emeli Sandé, Eric Turner, Wiz Khalifa, Swedish House Mafia and Range. ''Disc-Overy'' uses predominantly upbeat, dance-orientated production with lyrics concerning fame, youth and love. The album earned Tinie two Brit Awards in 2011 and has received Double-Platinum certification by the BPI. It also reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. In July 2011, ''Disc-Overy'' was announced as a nominee for the annual Mercury Music Prize. Following the success of " Written in the Stars" as the album's North American lead single, it was announced that ''Disc-Overy'' would receive a United States release with a revised track list. The tracks "Obsession", "Invincible" featuring Kelly Rowland, and "Just A Little" featuring th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tinie Tempah
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie (formerly Tinie Tempah), is a British rapper and singer. He has been signed to Parlophone since 2009, now a subsidiary of Warner Music Group. He created his own entertainment company Disturbing London in 2006, along with his Dumi Oburota. After releasing a number of mixtapes, he released his debut album, ''Disc-Overy'', in October 2010. Preceded by two British number-one singles, "Pass Out (song), Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars (Tinie Tempah song), Written in the Stars", the album charted at number one and was certified Music recording sales certification, Platinum the next year. In February 2011, he won two 2011 BRIT Awards, Brit Awards for Best British Breakthrough Act and Best British Single. In November 2013, he released his second album, entitled ''Demonstration (Tinie Tempah album), Demonstration''. Preceded by top ten singles "Trampoline (Tinie Tempah song), Trampoline" and "Chil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Demonstration (Tinie Tempah Album)
''Demonstration'' is the second studio album by British rapper Tinie Tempah. The album was released on 4 November 2013 as the follow-up to his commercially successful debut album, ''Disc-Overy'' (2010). In December 2010, Tempah announced he was writing for his second album, saying there would be a more electronic and live feel to it. The first two singles from the album, "Trampoline" and " Children of the Sun" were released in the run-up to the album and both managed to enter the top ten of the UK Singles Chart. The album features collaborations with producers and guest artists such as Labrinth and Diplo and sees Tempah experimenting with new musical genres. ''Demonstration'' received generally positive reviews, with music critics praising the choice of producers and Tempah's evolution as a musician. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number three, making it less successful than ''Disc-Overy''. It was beaten to a top two chart position by ''The Marshall Mathers LP 2'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Invincible (Tinie Tempah Song)
"Invincible" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah. Written by Tempah, co-written and produced by iSHi, the song features guest vocals from American recording artist, Kelly Rowland. It was released on 26 December 2010, serving as the fourth official single from Tempah's debut album, ''Disc-Overy''. The song was conceived by Tempah as a tribute to the music which Rowland used to release when she was part of Destiny's Child. Critics noted the song's production, which consists of brassy horns and a piano riff similar to David Guetta and Rowland's hit single "When Love Takes Over" (2009). An accompanying music video sees Tempah travelling through London reminiscing about his humble beginnings. Rowland appears as a projected image on the buildings. Composition "Invincible" was written by Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal, Phillipe-Marc Anquetil & Tinie Tempah, and produced by iSHi. It features American recording artist Kelly Rowland. Jon O'Brien from Allmusic noted that the song's "huge pian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wonderman (Tinie Tempah Song)
"Wonderman" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah featuring British singer Ellie Goulding. It was released on 7 March 2011 as the fifth single from Tinie Tempah's debut studio album, ''Disc-Overy'' (2010). The song was produced by long-time collaborator Labrinth. who has also worked with Tinie Tempah on " Pass Out" and " Frisky", and mixed by James F Reynolds, who mixed the entire ''Disc-Overy'' album. The single peaked at number 12 on the UK Singles Chart. Background Ellie Goulding provides guest vocals on this track, which lays Tempah's rap over a dreamy electropop beat. She told the BBC programme ''Newsbeat'': "He's one of these people I believe in, and not just because of his music, but because he's a lovely person. he track isabout not having all that much when you're little and then working very hard and then having a lot more than you used to have and being very grateful. So I can relate to it – it's really cool." Tempah told ''The Sun'' how he met Goulding: "We me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Written In The Stars (Tinie Tempah Song)
"Written in the Stars" is a song recorded by English rapper Tinie Tempah featuring American singer Eric Turner. It was released on 19 September 2010, through Disturbing London and Parlophone. It was written alongside Charlie Bernardo and producer iSHi, and is the third single from Tinie Tempah's debut studio album ''Disc-Overy'' (2010). Musically, the song has been described as pop, pop rap, and rap rock, with lyrics addressing overcoming hardship and finding success. "Written in the Stars" received positive reviews from critics, who praised Turner's contributions and the song's message. Commercially, the song topped the UK Singles Chart, becoming Tinie Tempah's second domestic number one single, and peaked at number twelve on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting single in the United States. A music video for the song was directed by Alex Herron and uploaded onto YouTube on 13 August 2010, and depicts a young boy and his mother who suffer a financially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pass Out (song)
"Pass Out" is the debut single by British rapper Tinie Tempah. It is the lead single from his debut studio album ''Disc-Overy'' (2010) and his debut single on Parlophone. The song was a digital-only release and was available to download in the United Kingdom on 28 February 2010. English producer and writer Labrinth provides uncredited vocals on the song's hook. A remix featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg was released in the United States on 16 November 2010 for digital download. In 2011, Labrinth revealed that Tinie would be releasing "Pass Out" in the US. It was re-serviced to radio stations in the United States as the third single from ''Disc-Overy'' in October 2011. "Pass Out" won British Single of the Year at the 2011 Brit Awards and Best Contemporary Song at the 2011 Ivor Novello Awards. The song is featured on the ''Madden NFL 12'' soundtrack. Background After signing to Parlophone, Tinie Tempah was put together with producer Labrinth and the collaboration resulted in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All About She
All About She are an English band from High Wycombe, England. The band consists of record producers James Tadgell and Jon Clare, and singer Vanya Taylor. They were signed to Tinie Tempah's record label Disturbing London and have worked several times with him as well as other artists on the label. Tadgell and Clare, who have both previously worked with Devlin and Scorcher, wrote and produced "Intro", which opens Tinie Tempah's debut album ''Disc-Overy.'' Vanya provided vocals for Tinie's hit single " Simply Unstoppable" and Roska's song "Desire". Taylor has also performed backing vocals for Jessie J, and All About She created a remix of her single "It's My Party" for the deluxe edition of her second album, '' Alive''. They also collaborated with Calvin Harris on the song "Love Now" from his fourth album, ''Motion'' (2014). Music career 2013–present: Breakthrough Their debut single "Bullet", featuring vocals from V V Brown, was released on 29 April 2013. The group's second sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Till I'm Gone
"Till I'm Gone" is a song by British rapper Tinie Tempah featuring American rapper Wiz Khalifa. The song was produced by Norway, Norwegian production team Stargate (production team), Stargate. The single became the seventh overall single from Tempah's debut album ''Disc-Overy'', becoming the second single in the United States following ''Written in the Stars'', and the first single from the deluxe edition of the album in the United Kingdom. The single was released in the United States on 17 May 2011, before being released in the United Kingdom on 7 August 2011. The song was later used as the theme for two episodes of AMC's ''Breaking Bad''. Background In an interview with American magazine ''Rolling Stone'', Tempah talked about Wiz Khalifa's contribution to the song: "I feel like we're in the same kind of situation, but in reverse. He's really huge out here now and I have a lot of presence in the Europe and U.K., and vice versa, so if there was ever a time to collaborate, now wou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frisky (song)
"Frisky" is a song by English rapper Tinie Tempah, crediting the song's producer Labrinth as its featured artist. The track was released in the United Kingdom on 7 June 2010 as the second single from the musician's debut studio album, ''Disc-Overy'' (2010). On the chart week ending 19 June 2010, "Frisky" debuted at number two on the UK Singles Chart behind " Shout" by Shout for England; in Scotland, it debuted at number one, becoming Tempah's second number-one single there. Background "Frisky" was first revealed on the radio show 'Koko Pop' on 17 April 2010, where both Tempah and Labrinth performed the track live. It was then four days later, on 21 April, that "Frisky" received its first radio play—from BBC Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe. Speaking to Lowe of the track, Tempah said: "''After Pass Out came out, there was a little bit of 'gosh', yeah the second one, we gotta get it right. Ultimately Zane, as you can probably tell, the record is about having a lot of fun and just trying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eshraque "iSHi" Mughal
Eshraque Mughal, better known by his stage name iSHi, is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. Life and career In 2001 iSHi produced the music for The Lick TV show on MTV UK together with One Dread. He started working and spending more in the UK. In 2006, iSHi started working with a whole new project from scratch with rapper Lazee. Two years later, after releasing several singles and the album ''Setting Standards'', iSHi and Lazee decided to go separate ways on good terms. After the summer 2009 he discovered singer Eric Turner. They started working together and later on iSHi signed him to his label 2Stripes Music. Later that year iSHi met British rapper Tinie Tempah. Tinie had just started working on his debut album ''Disc-Overy'' and flew over to Sweden to work with iSHi. The first song they did together was " Written in the Stars" featuring Eric Turner. The song became a worldwide hit and sold platinum in several countries including the United States. iSHi has also produced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swedish House Mafia
Swedish House Mafia (SHM) are a Swedish house music, house Supergroup (music), supergroup consisting of Axwell, Steve Angello and Sebastian Ingrosso. The group officially formed in late 2008, were placed at number ten on the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 DJ Poll 2011, and have been called "the faces of mainstream progressive house music", while being credited for "setting the tone for the Electronic dance music, EDM boom of the early 2010s, more than any other act in modern dance music". In 2012, they were ranked at number twelve on the ''DJ Mag'' Top 100 Poll. They are recognized for bringing the progressive house genre into the mainstream around 2009–2010, together with their compatriot Avicii, standardizing a sound that until recently was relegated to the underground EDM. The group scored international hits in 2010 with tracks such as "One (Swedish House Mafia song), One (Your Name)" (featuring Pharrell Williams) and "Miami 2 Ibiza" (featuring Tinie Tempah), and their compilation album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Hill (record Producer)
John Graham Hill is an American record producer and songwriter. Best known for his work in alternative rock music, Hill produced the entirety of Cage the Elephant's fifth album ''Social Cues'' (2019), which won Best Rock Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Hill was also nominated for Grammy Award for Producer of the Year, Non-Classical, Producer of the Year, Non-Classical at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, 57th and 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Hill has written and produced for artists such as Banks (singer), Banks, Bleachers (band), Bleachers, Carly Rae Jepsen, Charli XCX, Christina Aguilera, Christina Perri, Damiano David, Demi Lovato, Elle King, Eminem, Florence + the Machine, Foster The People, Imagine Dragons, Jay-Z, Kesha, Khalid (American singer), Khalid, Kimbra, Kings of Leon, M.I.A. (rapper), M.I.A., Nas, Natasha Bedingfield, P!nk, Big Boi, Phantogram (band), Phantogram, Portugal. The Man, Rihanna, Shakira, Tinashe, Wu-Tang Clan, and Zara Larsson. Discography See a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
