Ah yes, Tinie Tempah. The UK grime MC turned global superstar returns with his first solo release since his breakthrough Discovery LP, with (and just an indication of how far his star has risen) the Diplo-produced and 2 Chainz-featuring “Trampoline”. We would expect the gritty club-ready “Trampoline” to do nothing short of eviscerating charts from the UK and beyond all summer.
Tinie Tempah 
(Official)
Rating 8.1
So if you’ve had urban/pop radio on at any point in the last couple weeks you’ve likely heard new Roc Nation ingenue Rita Ora’s RIP track. If you’ve been on the Drake train for a little while, then you’ll likely recognize the hook from his “I’m Ready For Ya” song from a couple years ago. (Oh and that other hook, “can you hear my heart is beating” that’s Nneka’s – “Heartbeat” song from ’09, which maybe more famously was then remixed by Chase & Status). Through the magic of the internet, all of R.I.P.’s component parts have now been fused together into one cohesive (monster) mix. Seems like a bit of a trend has emerged in hip hop (again probably though the magic of the internet and just the broadening of the emerging music dialogue/dynamic/audience) in sampling relatively current hit indie tracks Drake’s Jamie xx/Gil Scott-Heron sampling “Take Care” immediately comes to mind. Spin it and let us know what you think.
Rita Ora (Facebook)
Rating 8.2
X-Factor wooden host dude’s (seriously Simon, we love you but you need to can this guy.) favourite rapper Tinie Tempah is readying a new mixtape entitled “Happy Birthday”. Wretch 32 and Jermaine Cole appeared on mixtape release one, the neat “Like It Or Love It”. This time its Big Sean’s turn on feature with the WizzyWow produced “Lucky C_nt”. Get into it.
Tinie Tempah – Lucky C_nt (Feat. Big Sean)Tinie Tempah (Official) (Facebook)
Rating 8.0
Holy shit. Labrinth is a name you need to get familiar with. You’ve likely heard his production before he co-wrote/produced three of Tinie Tempah’s biggest hits “Pass Out”, “Frisky”, and “Wonderman” as well as Mz Bratt’s “Neva Soft”. The production on “Earthquake” will blow you straight away (including the choral chant interlude in the bridge! wow.). (DoML)
Labrinth – Earthquake (Feat. Tinie Tempah)Labrinth 
(Facebook) (Soundcloud)
Rating 8.8
In any case you thought this song was over… an on-the-up Tinie Tempah gives us all another reason to love the best new stripper song in memory. Here goes the official take off his Foreign Object mixtape:
Tinie Tempah – ET (Remix)(Feat. Katy Perry & Kanye West)Tinie Tempah: (Official) (Myspace) (Facebook) (Mixtape)
Rating: 8.2
Back in February of 2010, when we posted up Tinie Tempah’s breakout hit “Pass Out” (the first U.S. blog to do so, far as we know), haha, I remember in putting together the post there were maybe 2 pictures of Tinie total on Google Images. That was it. 2. Crazy. What a difference a year makes for the UK MC. 4 UK Top 10’s, 2 Brit Awards and a multi-platinum album later, Tinie’s back and armed with a Stargate (“Black and Yellow” “Firework” “Only Girl in the World”) single and a Wiz Khalifa feature and is set up to break the U.S. market. Spin “Till I’m Gone” below and let us know what you think.
Tinie Tempah – Till I’m Gone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa)Tinie Tempah: (Official) (Myspace) (Facebook)
Rating: 8.4
Tinie sounds well enough here but Ellie’s hook is the star; the sort of hook UK No. 1’s are made of.
Tinie Tempah – Wonderman (Feat. Ellie Goulding)Rating: 8.0
nevermind the sheer novelty and stamina of this track, but seriously how sick is this? the latest cut credited to the Smith dynasty gets a mighty touch from b3sci rainmaker Tinie Tempah. Hat tip to Keshia Bee…
Willow Smith – Whip My Hair Ft. Tinie Tempah (Remix)rating: 8.3
melo grabs the rhymes of t.h.e.o.p.h.i.l.u.s. l.o.n.d.o.n and the smooth tones of jesse boykins III for this crazy collab. this is future music. word to soul culture uk on the track.
MeLo-X – She Is Forever (Feat. Theophilus London and Jesse Boykins III)
this uk posse cut (check the features! tinie! tinchy! giggs! progreen!) has been blowing up our speakers last couple days. zane lowe hottest track in the world’d it yesterday. we’ll we’re hear to call game over hottest track in the milky way. like that shit? get familiar below.
Tinchy Stryder – Game Over (Feat. Feat. Giggs, Tinie Tempah, Professor Green, Devlin, Chipmunk, Example)
summer jam status. “Written In The Stars” is the new single from Tinie’s forthcoming The Disc-Overy full-length debut, due out September 27, 2010.
[Download] Tinie Tempah – Written in the Stars (Feat. Eric Turner)ZOMBIES. cross dressing. SYNTHS! The Cribs new one-off single “Housewife” has come as a welcome surprise since it’s recent release and debut on zane lowe. some pretty rad sounds/ideas happening on this track… musically, a different take from Ignore The Ignorant. we’re looking forward to what this prelude offers to the rest of their forthcoming release…
[Download] The Cribs – Housewife
“MoneyGrabber” is a great new track previewed from Fitz and The Tantrums new album Pickin Up The Pieces available August 24 via Dangerbird Records. the band is offering a free download here.
[Download] Fitz & The Tantrums – MoneyGrabber
