Who is Tinchy Stryder, what’s his real name and what are the rapper’s biggest songs?
Tinchy Stryder has recently taken on a big challenge racing against other celebrities in BBC3's Eight Go Rallying, but who is he and what is his real name? Here's the lowdown...
TINCHY Stryder has accomplished a lot in his career so far - from music hits to TV appearances.
Here's everything you need to know about who he is, what his accomplishments are and his biggest songs...
Who is Tinchy Stryder and what is his real name?
Tinchy Stryder is a Ghanian-British rapper and singer.
His real name is Kwasi Danquah, with Tinchy Stryder being his stage name.
The 32-year-old was born in Ghana, but grew up in London.
He gained a Bachelor of Arts with Honours degree in Digital Arts, Moving Image and Animation at the University of East London.
The rapper started making music in 1997 and hasn't stopped since.
What has Tinchy Stryder's career been like?
Tinchy has released three solo studio albums titled Star in the Hood, Catch 22 and Third Strike.
Many of his songs have made it to impressively high chart positions.
From 2002 on, he was in Wiley's grime group Roll Deep alongside Dizzee Rascal until the group went on hiatus in 2013.
The singer has also appeared on numerous television shows including I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! and Eight Go Rallying: The Road to Saigon.
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What are the rapper's biggest songs?
From his 2009 album, Catch 22 Take Me Back with English singer Taio Cruz peaked at number 3 on the UK singles chart.
From the same album the song Number 1 entered the European Hot 100 at number 6 in April, 2009 and Never Leave you with Amelle Berrabah made it to the same list's number 5 in August, 2009.
Later, on BBC Radio's Chart Show, it was revealed that the song Number 1 is the first song in chart history anywhere in the world entitled Number 1 to ever actually reach #1.
Other songs of his that made it to top 5 on UK charts include Spaceship, Bright Lights, Let It Rain, Second Chance, and In My System.