Blak Twang

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Blak Twang (born June 28, 1972 in Manchester ; actually Tony Olabode ) is a British rapper .

Life

Olabode grew up in the London borough of Lewisham . In addition to collaborations with Roots Manuva , he also worked with Beverley Knight , Tom Jones and the Wu-Tang Clan , among others .

His solo debut single What Goin 'On was released in 1995. In 1996 he won a MOBO Award for "Best Hip-Hop Artist". His most successful year so far was 2002, in which he landed in the UK singles charts first with Estelle and the title Trixstar (number 54) and then with Jahmali and So Rotten (number 48).

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Trixstar (with Estelle )
  UK 54 06/29/2002 (2 weeks)
So Rotten (with Jahmali)
  UK 48 10/26/2002 (2 weeks)
GCSE (with K9)
  UK 80 03/19/2005 (1 week)

Albums

  • 1996: Dettwork South East
  • 1997: 19 Long Time
  • 2002: Kik Off
  • 2005: The Rotton Club
  • 2008: Speaking From Xperience

Singles

  • 2002: Trixstar (with Estelle )
  • 2002: So Rotten (with Jahmali)
  • 2005: GCSE (with K9)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ UK chart statistics for Trixstar
  2. ↑ UK chart statistics for So Rotten
  3. ↑ Chart sources: UK1 UK2 UK3
personal data
SURNAME Blak Twang
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olabode, Tony (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British rapper
DATE OF BIRTH June 28, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Manchester