Wretch 32

Wretch 32 (2011)

Wretch 32 (* 9. March 1985 in London , real name Jermaine Scott ) is a British Grime - Rapper and MC from North London.

Career

Wretch 32 comes from the London borough of Tottenham , where the grim musicians Skepta , Chipmunk and Jme also come from. In the 2000s he joined the grime collectives Combination Chain Gang and The Movement and attracted attention with his mix tapes. He sold over 15,000 pieces of his self-produced tapes in the area in which he lives. At the end of the decade he was signed to the Ministry of Sound label . The BBC then predicted the breakthrough for 2011 in the Sound of 2011 survey . In January of that year, his debut single Traktor was released , which immediately took it to number 5 in the UK charts. Unorthodox followed three months later , a collaboration with rapper Example , which even made it to number 2.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
2011	Black and White	UK4th gold (21 weeks)UK
2016	Growing over life	UK5 (3 weeks) UK
2017	FR32	UK12 (2 weeks) UK
2019	Upon reflection	UK29 (2 weeks) UK

More albums

• 2008: Wretchrospective

Mix tapes

• 2006: Learn from My Mixtape
• 2007: Teachers Training Day
• 2010: More Fun! (with Chipmunk )
• 2012: Wretchercise
• 2015: Young Fire, Old Flame (with Avelino)

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
2011	Black and White Tractor	UK5 gold (19 weeks)UK	feat. L German version with Marteria
	Unorthodox Black and White	UK2 silver (12 weeks)UK	feat. Example
	Don't go black and white	UK1 platinum (13 weeks)UK	feat. Josh Kumra
	Forgiveness Black and White	UK49 (2 weeks) UK	feat. Etta Bond
2012	Hush Little Baby Black and White	UK35 (7 weeks) UK	feat. Ed Sheeran
2013	blackout	UK6 (6 weeks) UK	feat. Shakka
	Doing OK	UK60 (1 week) UK	feat. Jacob Banks
2014	6 Words Growing Over Life	UK8th silver (10 weeks)UK
2017	Tell Me FR32	UK73 silver (7 weeks)UK	feat. Kojo Funds and Jahlani
	His & Hers (Perspectives) FR32	UK100 (1 week) UK
2019	10/10 Upon Reflection	UK97 (1 week) UK	feat. Giggs

More singles

• 2012: Time ( feat.Jayd Alexandra )
• 2015: Alright with Me (feat.Anne -Marie & PRGRSHN)
• 2016: Answer
• 2016: Liberation (feat. KZ)
• 2016: All a Dream (feat.Knox Brown)
• 2016: IOU ( feat.Emeli Sandé )
• 2016: Open Conversation & Mark Duggan (feat.Varren Wade, Bobii Lewis & Avelino)
• 2017: Whistle (feat.Donae'o & Kojo Funds)
• 2018: CYSAW (with Knox Brown)
• 2019: Mummy's Boy
• 2019: Spin Around

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChartsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)	Remarks
		UK
2011	Hangover 3D - Determination, Dedication, Desire	UK92 (1 week) UK	Starboy Nathan feat. Wretch 32
	Teardrop	UK24 (2 weeks) UK	as part of The Collective
2012	Go In, Go Hard About Time	UK41 (2 weeks) UK	Angel feat. Wretch 32
	Screw You A Million Lights	UK100 (1 week) UK	Cheryl feat. Wretch 32
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2017	21 Gun Salute Gang Signs & Prayer	UK65 (1 week) UK	Stormzy feat. Wretch 32

Further guest contributions

• 2010: Dancefloor (DaVinChe feat. Wretch 32)
• 2012: Off with Their Heads ( Devlin feat. Wretch 32)
• 2016: Flatline ( Wilkinson feat.Wretch 32)
• 2016: People ( Laura Mvula feat. Wretch 32)
• 2016: Stop ( Alesha Dixon feat.Wretch 32)
• 2018: Doubt (Samm Henshaw feat.Wretch 32)

swell

1. ^ New band of the day - Wretch 32 (No 911) , Paul Lester, Guardian, November 17, 2010
2. ↑ ^{a b c} chart sources:
   • Wretch 32: UK
   • The Collective: UK
3. ↑ ^{a b c} Music Sales Awards: UK

Web links

• official website (English)
• official MySpace page (English)
• Wretch 32 at Allmusic (English)