Vision can exclusively reveal that Ghanaian-British hip-hop artist Tinchy Stryder will be the headline act at the 2013 YUSU Summer Ball.
The 26-year-old, who has scored two UK number one singles with ‘Number 1’ and ‘Never Leave You’, will join The Futureheads and one other act, to be announced later in the week, at the June 19 end of year bash.
Stryder, full name Kwasi Dankwah III, soared to mainstream success back in 2009 with his second studio album Catch 22. The second single from the album, ‘Take Me Back’, featuring fellow UK artist Taio Cruz, reached number three, before he secured back-to-back number ones with ‘Number 1’ featuring N-Dubz and ‘Never Leave You’.
The album itself reached number two, but his next offering, 2010 release Third Strike, failed to live up to its success, only struggling its way to number 48 in the UK charts.
However, the pint-sized rapper (who stands at just 5’1” tall) looks to be returning to somewhere near his best with Full Tank, due out later this year.
‘Spaceship’, the debut single from the album which features his pal Dappy, reached number five back in 2011 and ‘Bright Lights’, a collaboration with Pixie Lott, made it to number seven last year.
Stryder has friends in high places in the music industry – he co-founded and is co-CEO of global record label Takeover Roc Nation with Jay-Z, and has also undertaken several business ventures, including launching his own clothing brand, Star In The Hood.
YUSU President Kallum Taylor told Vision: “We’re properly stoked for this year’s Summer Ball – more than usual I’d say – it’s the biggest event of the season, and tickets were selling before we even got any serious promo going!”
Third-year Economics student Finn McGuire was less enthusiastic however: “He’s short and rubbish,” he said. “Hopefully it’ll still be a good night though – I can’t wait for the candy floss.”
Interesting to see the person promoting tinchy stryder is the same person claiming ms dynamite is washed up. Laughable
Another MALE act headlining a major YUSU event?! Will this institutionalized sexism never stop?! Follow derwents example and get a FEMALE headliner! Give us gals something to aspire to!
@Disgruntled student
Couldnt agree more, along with the moaning about Big D’s prices which are CHEAPER than summer ball.
Of course Big D is the one that is ‘a really crap deal’ because Dbar and Courtyard are WILDLY overexpensive in comparison to that fantastic £4 a pint at the racecourse.
If you are going to be a moaning myrtle….at least be consistent
Alex Finnis your ‘journalism’ is shocking. Ms Dynamite is washed up and Tinchy Stryder, who played such esteemed establishments this year such as a (not even sold out) Fibbers, is not?
Excellent.
@AFIAW You seem to be struggling with the difference between a news story and a comment piece, I’m hardly going to put my own personal opinions about Tinchy Stryder, whatever they may be, into a news story.
Sorry, just so blown away by your quality of writing that phrases such as “soared to mainstream success” confused me about the neutralness of this article! Numerous, many and a magnitude of apologies.