Wretch 32
| Wretch 32 | |
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Performing at Jersey Live in 2011.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jermaine Sinclair |
| Born | 9 March 1985 |
| Origin | Tottenham, London, England |
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| Instruments | Vocals |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Labels |
Ministry of Sound (2010–2016) Polydor Records (2016-Present) |
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| Website | wretch32 |
Jermaine Scott Sinclair (born 9 March 1985), better known by his stage name Wretch 32 (Free Too), 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.
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.
On 2 September 2016, Wretch released his third studio album, Growing Over Life, following the singles "6 Words", "Antwi", "Liberation", "All a Dream", "I.O.U" and "Open Conversation & Mark Duggan".
Born in March 1985 to Afro-Caribbean family - Jamaican, Scott grew up alongside crews Combination Chain Gang and The Movement, the latter of which featured himself, Scorcher, Ghetts, Mercston and Devlin. Continuing his MC career in 2006, Scott under the name Wretch 32 released a series of mixtapes, including Teacher's Training Day – which featured guest appearances from Ghetts, Bashy and Scorcher.
His mother was from Jamaica, where "wretch" meant slim or skinny. She called him "Wretch" as a child, and the name stuck. 32 is his lucky number and he thought it would be fun to have a number as a surname, so he added 32 to the end of Wretch.
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