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I don't want to achieve less than my mum and dad.
Tinie Tempah
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Tinie Tempah
Age: 36
Born: 1988
Born: November 7
Entrepreneur
Rapper
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Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu
Patrick Okogwu
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