Rapper Tinie Tempah, whose real name is Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu, discusses his career and music with Matthew Stadlen. Some key points: - Tinie Tempah got his stage name from friends in secondary school and it stuck. - His debut album Disc-Overy reached number one in the UK and included several top singles. - He discusses the process of writing music and using rhyme, and sees himself as a poet. - Some of his lyrics have been criticized as portraying women in a sexist or degrading way, which he addresses. - Beyond music, his interests include art and he would like to leave a positive legacy.

1. ENGLISH
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LISTENING
MUSIC
FIVE
MINUTES
WITH
:
TINY
TEMPAH
FROM
:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/five_minutes_with/default.stm
Born:
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
with
28
songs,
freestyles
and
remixes,
featuring
Mz
Bratt,
Chipmunk
and
G-­‐Unit.
His
first
album,
Disc-­‐
Overy,
debuted
at
number
one
on
10
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".with
many
of
the
world’s
major
orchestras
and
renowned
conductors.
Rapper
Tinie
Tempah
talks
to
Matthew
Stadlen
about
how
he
makes
his
music,
whether
some
of
his
lyrics
are
sexist,
the
thrill
of
performing
and
how
he
got
his
name.
1. Tinie
Tempah
isn’t
your
real
name.
What’s
your
real
name?
2. And
how
did
Tinie
Tempah
come
about?
3. Did
you
think
you’d
make
it
so
big
when
you
were
growing
up?
4. Were
you
ambitious?
5.
Can
you
describe
the
process
of
making
music,
of
writing
music?
6.
You
use
rhyme
in
your
music.
Do
you
read
poetry?
7.
Do
you
see
yourself
as
a
poet?
8. Do
you
see
yourself
as
a
role
model?
9. Do
you
worry
about
the
impact
of
the
way
some
of
your
lyrics,
the
way
women
are
portrayed
in
some
of
your
lyrics
might
have?
10. Well,
what
about
“We
get
the
women
and
the
cards
out”.
Is
that
right?
11. Do
you
think
some
people
might
see
it
as
derogatory
or
degrading?
12.
Well,
if
I
was
putting
this
argument
….
13. Is
it
treating
women
as
objects?
14. What
about
a
lyric
in
another
song
“I
don’t
even
want
to
kiss
her”?
15. Tell
me
about
your
upbringing.
16. What
would
you
like
your
legacy
to
be?
17. And
what
sort
of
world
does
Tiny
Tempah
want
to
live
in?
18. Are
you
into
art?
19. Am
I
right
that
you
rapped
about
art?
20. What
are
your
interests
or
hobbies
outside
of
music?
21. There
are’t
any
others?
22. When
you
are
performing
at
gigs,
do
you
get
excited
or
do
you
get
nervous?
23.
Is
there
a
big
adrenalin
(adrenaline)
rush
when
you’re
in
front
of
lots
of
people?
24. You
are
22.
Where
does
Tinie
Tempah,
sorry
to
keep
using
the
name,
but
it’s
like
a
big
name,
where
do
you
see
yourself
in
10
years’
time?
25. One
final
question.
If
I
were
playing
some
Schubert
on
the
piano,
would
you
accompany
me
and
do
some
rapping?
26. But
you
could
rap
about
almost
anything,
couldn’t
you?
PHOTO
:
http://www.google.be
TEXT
IN
BOX
:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tinie_Tempah
VIDEO
:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd-­‐pIDoU2iA
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