Tinchy Stryder

Academy, NewcastleOne of the more unlikely collaborations of the year is that between 22-year-old "prince of grime" Tinchy Stryder and Liberal MP Norman Lamb, whose financial backing helped fuel the rapper's rise to a record deal and a No 1 with a single called, well, Number 1. Grime obviously pays, but the union makes even more sense when you hear young Stryder's music. The tiny chap formerly known as Kwasi Danquah occupies the middle ground between grime and pop: he is effectively the Liberal ...

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