Wretch 32

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Born 9 March 1985.

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Wretch 32 - Radio 1's Big Weekend highlights

Extended highlights of Wretch 32's set at Radio 1's Big Weekend 2013

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Biography

Jermaine Scott Sinclair (born 9 March 1985), better known by his stage name Wretch 32 (three-two), is an English rapper and former Grime MC from Tottenham, London where he grew up the son of a local reggae DJ in the Tiverton Estate. He was a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming The Movement with Scorcher, Ghetts, and Mercston. Wretch released his first single "Traktor" in January 2011.

2009 Mp3 Music Awards announced that Wretch 32 was nominated for an Mp3 Award alongside Chipmunk and Haringey Independent and Channel U / Channel AKA published the story.

On 6 December 2010, the BBC also announced that Wretch 32 had been nominated for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll and MTV named him as a nominee for MTV Brand New for 2011.

In 2011, Wretch 32 had three top-five charting songs from debut album Black and White and amassed over a million record sales. In 2012 he was used by both Adidas and Coca Cola as one of the main faces of their London 2012 Olympics campaigns and on 1 July 2012 he won 'Best International Act' at the 2012 BET Awards.

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Latest News Stories

News from the BBC

  1. Wretch 32 to headline 1Xtra stage

    Mon 29 Apr 2013 09:38

    The London MC is the final headliner of the radio station's stage at the Reading and...
  2. Plan B: I was £40,000 in debt

    Fri 26 Oct 2012 06:10

    The rapper and singer reveals that months before picking up a Brit Award he was in debt.
  3. Wretch 32 'deals' with rumours

    Wed 3 Oct 2012 06:54

    The rapper says that he has learnt to deal with tabloid rumours after being linked to...

Latest Blog Posts

Blogs from the BBC

  1. Controller, Ben Cooper, blogs about the Radio 1 Hackney Weekend

    Tue 19 Jun 2012 10:37 2012 is a special year for the UK with London playing host to the Olympic Games. Here... Ben Cooper

BBC Reviews

  1. Black and White 2011

    Review of Black and White

    Reviewed by Joseph 'JP' Patterson

    The London rapper delivers a second LP worthy of any amount of hype.

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