The sophomore album from U.K.
rapper Tinie Tempah took the long road to market, having originally been planned as a 2011 release but not rearing its head until 2013.
The rapper's reputation had nothing to with it, as there were plenty of hungry fans awaiting his return, but, for once, the final product suggests that the delay had everything to do with "getting it right," and it's a feeling the listener gets on a first encounter.
This exciting box of fireworks dazzles from the beginning, as the opening "Someday" grows from a moody tune for guest vocalist Ella Eyre to hang her Billie Holiday stylings and then into a tower of EDM from which Tinie takes the high dive, offering "Soon the whole world is gonna understand my language" and "Started with a goal, and ended with a hat trick" because the rapper is nothing if not determined.
Trap music and 2 Chainz sound comfortable in the atmosphere as "Trampoline" offers both a massive earworm and a floor-filling club track, but street-level music from the U.S.
is welcome here too as Big Sean and Tinie creep the hood with style on "Shape." "Mosh Pit" and "Witch Doctor" are other examples of how much cool, clever, and chaotic music there is to be had, but Tempah can handle the poignant stuff as well, and does so brilliantly on "Heroes" with Laura Mvula plus "Children of the Sun" with frequent Swedish House Mafia contributor John Martin.
Guest shots from Paloma Faith, Emeli Sandé, Dizzee Rascal, and others make this one crowded album, but figuring out what to drop is nearly impossible as everyone hits the mark.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Someday (Place in the Sun)Eshraque "Ishi" Munghai, Patrick Okogwu, Eric Turner | Tinie Tempah | Play | 04:19 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | TrampolineDerek Allen, Diplo, Tauheed Epps, Patrick Okogwu | Tinie Tempah | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | Don't Sell OutDwayne Abernathy, Patrick Okogwu, Candice Pillay, Andrew Stewart, Ryan Sutherland, S.S. Thaman, Vaali | Tinie Tempah | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 4 | It's OKTimothy McKenzie, Patrick Okogwu | Tinie Tempah | Play | 04:29 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Mosh PitTrana Griffin, Will Kennard, Saul Milton, Patrick Okogwu, Ricardo Thomas | Tinie Tempah | Play | 04:11 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 6 | Looking Down the BarrelPatrick Okogwu, Tom Rowlands | Tinie Tempah | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | Children of the SunCharlie Bernardo, John Martin, Eshraque Mughal, Patrick Okogwu, Måns Wredenberg, Michel Zitron | Tinie Tempah | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Witch DoctorDwayne Abernathy, Alex da Kid, Patrick Okogwu, Candice Pillay | Tinie Tempah | Play | 03:07 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 9 | ShapePatrick Okogwu, Thomas Wesley Pentz, Big Sean, Andrew Swanson | Tinie Tempah | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 10 | Lover Not a FighterTimothy McKenzie, Patrick Okogwu | Tinie Tempah | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 11 | A Heart Can Save the WorldHugo Chegwin, Harry Craze, Shahid Khan, James Murray, Patrick Okogwu, Mustapha Omer, Emeli Sandé | Tinie Tempah | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | Tears Run DrySteve Fernandez, Sway Clarke II, Christian "Crada" Kalla, Patrick Okogwu | Tinie Tempah | Play | 05:03 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 13 | Lost OnesPaloma Faith, Shahid Khan, Chris Loco, Patrick Okogwu | Tinie Tempah | Play | 04:38 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 14 | HeroesJonny Coffer, Shahid Khan, Patrick Okogwu, Emeli Sandé | Tinie Tempah | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 15 | 5 Minutes | Tinie Tempah | Play | 06:11 | 14 MB | 41 MB |
| 61 mins | 141 MB | |||||
| 61 mins | 426 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Chainz | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 2 | Dwayne Abernathy | Composer |
| 3 | Alex da Kid | Composer, Producer |
| 4 | Derek Allen | Composer |
| 5 | Erik Arvinder | String Arrangements, String Contractor, String Director, Violin |
| 6 | Baslisliq | Producer |
| 7 | Charlie Bernardo | Composer, Programming |
| 8 | Big Sean | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 9 | Delbert Bowers | Assistant |
| 10 | Chris Carmouche | Mixing |
| 11 | Hugo Chegwin | Composer, Musician |
| 12 | Sway Clarke II | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 13 | Wez Clarke | Mixing, Programming |
| 14 | Jonny Coffer | Composer, Strings |
| 15 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 16 | Crada | Producer |
| 17 | Craze | Additional Production |
| 18 | Harry Craze | Composer, Musician |
| 19 | Da Digglar | Programming |
| 20 | Da Diggler | Programming |
| 21 | Rosie Danvers | String Arrangements |
| 22 | Dem Jointz | Engineer |
| 23 | Diplo | Composer, Drum Programming, Producer |
| 24 | Dizzee Rascal | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 25 | DJA | Producer |
| 26 | Steve Dub | Mixing |
| 27 | Tauheed Epps | Composer |
| 28 | Ella Eyre | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 29 | Paloma Faith | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 30 | Steve Fernandez | Composer |
| 31 | Gary Fly | Assistant, Mixing Assistant |
| 32 | Chris Galland | Assistant |
| 33 | Trana Griffin | Composer |
| 34 | Ben Harrison | Guitar |
| 35 | Stuart Hawkes | Mastering |
| 36 | Christoph Hessler | Guitar |
| 37 | HOAX | Additional Production |
| 38 | Ishi | Mixing, Musician, Piano (Grand), Producer |
| 39 | Christian "Crada" Kalla | Composer, Musician |
| 40 | Will Kennard | Additional Production, Composer |
| 41 | Shahid Khan | Composer, Musician |
| 42 | Labrinth | Featured Artist, Musician, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 43 | Chris Loco | Additional Production, Composer |
| 44 | Zane Lowe | Composer, Producer |
| 45 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 46 | John Martin | Composer, Vocals |
| 47 | John Martin | Featured Artist |
| 48 | Aryan "Marz" Marzban | Mixing |
| 49 | Timothy McKenzie | Composer |
| 50 | Saul Milton | Additional Production, Composer, Mixing |
| 51 | Mojam | Additional Production |
| 52 | Richie Montana | Vocal Engineer, Vocal Mixing, Vocal Producer |
| 53 | Eshraque Mughal | Composer |
| 54 | Eshraque "Ishi" Munghai | Composer |
| 55 | James Murray | Composer, Musician |
| 56 | Laura Mvula | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 57 | Naughty Boy | Engineer, Musician, Producer, String Arrangements |
| 58 | Patrick Okogwu | Composer, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer, Vocals |
| 59 | Mustapha Omer | Composer, Musician |
| 60 | Emmanuel Orelaja | Composer |
| 61 | Thomas Wesley Pentz | Composer |
| 62 | Candice Pillay | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 63 | Sonke Reich | Drums |
| 64 | Rick Rock | Producer |
| 65 | Daniela Rivera | Engineer |
| 66 | Tom Rowlands | Composer, Producer |
| 67 | Emeli Sandé | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 68 | David Slijper | Photography |
| 69 | Andrew Stewart | Composer |
| 70 | Sunny | Engineer |
| 71 | Ryan Sutherland | Composer |
| 72 | Andrew Swanson | Composer, Drum Programming |
| 73 | Rob Swire | Mixing |
| 74 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 75 | Nick Taylor | Engineer |
| 76 | S.S. Thaman | Composer |
| 77 | Ricardo Thomas | Composer |
| 78 | Tinie Tempah | Primary Artist |
| 79 | TommyD | String Sessions Supervision |
| 80 | Eric Turner | Composer |
| 81 | Ty Dolla $ign | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 82 | Vaali | Composer |
| 83 | Robert Vadadi | Guitar |
| 84 | Richard Weland | Art Direction, Design |
| 85 | Jay Werner | Composer |
| 86 | The Wired Strings | Strings |
| 87 | Måns Wredenberg | Composer |
| 88 | Michel Zitron | Composer, Vocal Ad-Libs, Vocal Mixing, Vocal Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |