Tinchy Stryder: No.1 Hits, Grime Power, Millions Made & Why I Stepped Away - The SITH FULL STORY!

Tinchy Stryder sits down for one of his most open and detailed interviews ever.

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0:00 Intro

1:40 Streetlife out now Shizzio X Uk Apache X Devlin

2:01 Welcome Tinchy Stryder

3:49 born & raised in Ghana / school

5:55 I love football & food

9:21 table tennis challenge issued / paddle

10:29 I got caned in school

11:25 Ghana is the best! / family first

12:22 moving to London / I does this

15:36 keeping behaviour in check outside

16:21 secondary school

18:50 St Bonds breeds musical stars

19:30 learning to MC / Dj decks at home

20:16 Dizzee Rascal used to come to my house

21:48 Football Vs Mcing

24:20 Mcing takes over / Ruff Sqwad is born

27:35 getting the name Tinchy Stryder

29:56 scene grows / So Solid / PAYG

31:39 Ruff Sqwad levels always high

32:31 Stormy using Ruff Sqwad beat for ‘Shut up’

33:21 Wiley reached out to me / rolling with Wiley

37:36 releasing vinyls / Wiley / Maxwell D

38:35 management with Jack & Archie / Takeover ENT

41:44 making ’Stryderman’ / Island Records attention

43:31 Star In The Hood

44:26 Island Records deal / Taio Cruz

46:26 Big up Benny Scarrs / Ghana

48:03 money made / spending / tax

49:31 Taio Cruz collab hits top 3 / handling fame

51:12 being one of the 1st in mainstream

52:26 are you a grime artist? / Fraser T Smith trust

54:25 mistakes made / wrong direction

55:53 was ‘Game Over’ the wrong song to release?

59:12 who has the best verse on ‘Game Over’

59:55 ‘Game Over’ started the Chip & Tinie Tempah beef

1:02:03 No 1 N Dubz song / Dappy flowers

1:04:28 going to No 1 in the UK charts

1:05:34 biggest selling male artist in 2009

1:06:12 Island record deal / money made / tax

1:07:24 show money / PA’s across the UK

1:08:09 money regrets / spending / investing

1:09:28 most craziest purchase / shades

1:10:18 360 record label deal details

1:11:22 Star In The Hood clothing

1:14:23 SITH clothing made millions

1:17:36 Rihanna wore Star In The Hood

1:18:34 meeting Jay Z

1:20:08 easy sample approval

1:20:55 album goes no 2 / Calvin Harris

1:22:09 ‘cloud 9 strydes’ & ‘flee’

1:22:45 why are Ruff Squad not included more?

1:24:35 3rd album deal / Darcus Beese

1:26:29 money made / Brand deals

1:30:08 why did the 3rd album fail?

1:30:58 top 10 songs but no album

1:32:26 dealing with fame loss

1:34:48 careful going out / money safety net

1:36:08 leaving management / Dave

1:37:30 I’m a celebrity Vs Big Brother offers

1:41:21 viral rap with Michael Burk on I’m a celeb

1:44:22 coming out of the celebrity jungle

1:46:14 ‘spaceship’ song with Dappy / 2nd wind

1:49:26 celebrity Juice / Holly Willoughby

1:50:07 change / nothing stays the same / shows

1:51:00 new music / Kojo Funds collab

1:51:35 being an independent artist now

1:55:10 SITH clothing will return / Star Wars

1:56:18 AI Q’s / success speed

1:56:50 did you use Grime for pop success?

1:57:41 who started Grime? / is ‘Oi’ Grime?

1:59:03 No 1 tax / pop used Grime

2:00:08 Grime jealousy of pop success

2:00:51 stepping away / industry profit

2:01:27 2026 Grime resurgence

2:02:08 thoughts on Chip Vs Ambush

2:02:37 LOTM clash with Earz / fav clashes

2:04:24 social media then / new gen

2:05:24 did ‘Game Over’ cost you relevance?

2:06:11 image / grime ownership

2:07:01 did you disappear? / Grime respect

2:07:31 charts / still hungry

2:08:03 quick fire Q’s

2:11:27 Top 5 Grime artists / Top 3 Grime songs

2:12:31 Thank you Tinchy Stryder / flowers