Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu (born 7 November 1988), better known by his stage name Tinie Tempah, is an English rapper. He made his first mixtape in 2007; his first album, Disc-Overy, debuted at number one in October 2010 and was preceded by two number-one singles.
Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, was born in London, England on 7 November 1988, and is of Ibusa, Delta State, Nigerian origin. He lived on the Aylesbury Estate in South East London until he was 12 with his parents and three younger siblings. He attended St. Paul's Catholic School in Abbey Wood, London SE2, (now known as St. Paul's Academy). He went on to study A Levels at St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, SW12. Of his London upbringing, Tempah states: “London is one of the only places in the world where you can live in a council block and see a beautiful semi-detached house across the street. Growing up around that was inspirational, it kept me motivated".
In 2006, Tempah gained a great deal of airplay on British music TV channel, Channel AKA, for his song "Tears" He made his first mixtape in 2007 with 28 songs, freestyles and remixes, featuring Mz Bratt, Chipmunk and G-Unit.[citation needed] His first album, Disc-Overy, debuted at number one in October 2010 and was preceded by the number-one singles "Pass Out" and "Written in the Stars" and the UK Top 5 hits "Frisky" and "Miami 2 Ibiza". In late 2007, he collaborated on a track ("Perfect GCD Hood Economics Room 147") with grime artist Ultra and producers/songwriters Agent X.
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
My boyfriend's gone out for the weekend
Baby come and turn off the light
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
Been waiting so long
For your touch because you really
Turn me so right, turn me so right
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
My boyfriend's gone out for the weekend
Baby come and turn off the light
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
Been waiting so long
For your touch because you really
Turn me so right, turn me so right
(Here we go now!)
Ohh I'm ready to go
You really turn me on
A gallon galaxy
In the summer sun
Lay around me baby
Until the break of day
Your belly skin to skin motion
Don't take your hands away
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
My boyfriend's gone out for the weekend
Baby come and turn off the light
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
Been waiting so long
For your touch because you really
Turn me so right, turn me so right
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
My boyfriend's gone out for the weekend
Baby come and turn off the light
Take me to the stars ooh baby
Take me to the stars tonight
Been waiting so long
For your touch because you really
One part sad and two parts brave
One part silet and one part says
To the stars!
One part black and two parts blue
One part wishes the best for you
One part changed and two parts fine
I'm telling you, I'm fine!
To the stars, to the stars!
Oh, we are lit within
By all we've been
And by all we care to be
To the stars, from the wars!
Oh, we'll wake up a little this morning
A little better than we were before
We were before
[Instrumental interlude]
One part luster, two parts shy
Heaven's above, trouble behind
One part glory, two parts glow
Shine on, shine well, you're free to go!
To the stars, to the stars!
Oh, we are lit within
By all we've been
And by all we care to be
To the stars, from the wars!
Oh, we'll wake up a little this morning
A little better than we were before
We were before
One part brilliant, two parts fade