Tinchy Stryder
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Stryder being interviewed in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kwasi Danquah |
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| Born | 1987 (age 29–30) Ghana |
| Origin | Bow, London, England |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Takeover Entertainment (2007-2012) Island Records (2008-2012) Cloud 9 Records (2014-Present) |
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| Website | tinchystryder |
| Kwasi Danquah III | |
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| Born | 1987 (age 29–30) Ghana |
| Residence |
Coloane, Macau 
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| Citizenship | Dual Citizen: Republic of Ghana and United Kingdom (naturalized 1996) |
| Alma mater | University of East London |
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Chairman and CEO of S.I.T.H (2009–present) President and CEO of Takeover/Cloud 9 (2009–present) Chairman of Takeover Entertainment (2010–present) CEO and SEVP of Takeover Roc Nation (2010–present) CEO and Creative director of Goji Electronics (2012–present) |
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Kwasi Danquah (/ˈkweɪsi dæŋˈkwɑː/ KWAY-see dang-KWAH), better known by his stage name Tinchy Stryder (born 1987) and also as The Star in the Hood, is a Ghana-born English rapper, entrepreneur and investor.
Stryder has released three solo studio albums, Star in the Hood (2007), Catch 22 (2009), and Third Strike (2010). Stryder's business ventures include the clothing line Star in the Hood, the Cloud 9 X Goji headphone and audio equipment range in collaboration with Goji Electronics.
Stryder was a resident in the United Kingdom from 1995 until 2008, in Bow, London and he attended St Bonaventure's Catholic School in nearby Forest Gate, Newham; this is where he met one of his lifelong friends to this day, Callum Snell. He gained a B.A. (Hons) in Digital arts, Moving image and Animation at the University of East London. He began making music in 1997 and started in business almost immediately after completing his A-levels in 2006.
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