Family

• Father – Unknown
• Mother – Unknown
• Siblings – Quame (Older Brother)

Manager

Tinchy is signed to these agencies –

• WME Entertainment
• Stoked PR

Genre

Grime, hip hop, R&B

Instruments

Vocals

Labels

Island Records, Cloud 9 Records

Build

Athletic

Height

5 ft 5 in or 165 cm (via Twitter)

Weight

64 kg or 141 pounds

Girlfriend

Tinchy Stryder dated –

• Helen Haben – Tinchy has dated video blogger Helen Haben in the past. She is the one who encouraged him to participate in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Tinchy Stryder and Helen Haben

Race / Ethnicity

Black

He has Ghanaian ancestry.

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Black

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Short stature

Measurements

Tinchy Stryder’s body specifications may be –

• Chest – 39 in or 99 cm
• Arms / Biceps – 14 in or 35.5 cm
• Waist – 32 in or 81 cm

Shoe Size

6 (US)

Brand Endorsements

In November 2011, he did campaigning for Honda Motor Company in Europe for their pan-European campaign to promote Honda’s 50cc scooter.

Religion

As a kid, he used to go to church. But, now, he has stopped going there.

This does not mean he doesn’t believe in God. He does believe. He even prays before doing any stage show.

Best Known For

His rapping skills in singles “Number 1,” “Never Leave You,” and “Bright Lights” and business ventures like Cloud 9 Records, Goji Electronics, Star in the Hood and others.

First Album

Tinchy’s first studio album was launched on August 13, 2007 titled Star in the Hood by Takeover Entertainment Ltd. It failed to gain position in the music charts of UK and other countries.

First Film

As an actor, he appeared in the 2012 comedy film Keith Lemon: The Film as Tinchy Stryder.

However, before this film, he has also done couple of TV movies like T4 on the Beach 2009 in 2009, Life of Rhyme in 2011 and others.

First TV Show

In 2009, Tinchy appeared in two episodes (#26 and #40) of Sound as himself in third season.

Personal Trainer

Tinchy Stryder is athletic since childhood. He is an avid football fan and has himself played it for many years. After stepping into a career in show business as rapper, he started working out strenuously and showed his six pack abs with bulging chest.

He added 2 kg of muscle on his body and made those abs visible by reducing 5 percent of body fat. His main target of this bulking process was to add little bit muscle and strength.

Tinchy Stryder Favorite Things

• Restaurant – Nando’s

Tinchy Stryder at the Call of Duty Advanced Warfare Day Zero

Tinchy Stryder Facts

1. Tinchy cites The Streets, and Wiley as his music influencers.
2. He co-founded Takeover Roc Nation with Jay-Z.
3. His family relocated to United Kingdom when he was 9.
4. Tinchy is best friends with Callum Snell, whom he met while he was studying at St Bonaventure’s Catholic Comprehensive School.
5. He started his career in 1997, when he commenced making music. Soon after that, he even started in business.
6. He was not good at studies while in school. He used to like Maths though.
7. His body (especially both his arms and chest) is filled with several tattoos.
8. He is better known as “Tinchy Stryder.” He got the nickname “Tinchy” due to his short stature and “Stryder” is taken from the Japanese arcade video game Strider.
9. Tinchy runs a clothing line under the name Star in the Hood which he released in 2006, and you can also find Tinchy Stryder headphones, which have been made by Goji Electronics, launched by Tinchy in June 2012. In December 2008, Stryder started his global publishing company, Cloud 9 Publishing.
10. He didn’t want to be rapper. He desired to become a footballer instead. He has even played football at Wimbledon F.C. academy and was a part of the Leyton Orient F.C. team from 2003 to 2006.
11. Tinchy supports Manchester United.
12. In November 2014, he participated in the 14th series of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! but left on day 22.