Tinie Tempah

“Nigeria is like everywhere, really: there are some beautiful places that have been invested in and others that haven't been.”

“I met Ellie Goulding at the BRITs. She's lovely. I've got a lot of time for her. I gave her congratulations and whatnot and she let me hold her BRIT. That was amazing - once I'd touched one...”

“Dizzee's just my childhood hero. He's definitely the inspiration. He's got himself to a very good place. He's defied the expectations of what British black urban music was like. He was the f...”

“I'm actually going to the gym, working on getting not fatter, just a bit bulkier.”

“Hopefully, young people will see that you can be young and make the sacrifices to follow your dreams.”

“This is the kind of fashion I grew up on - a good pair of trainers, great denim - and I will always love high-end streetwear.”

“I like to think I don't make music for ignorant people.”

“I'm into everything. My iPod is very eclectic - if you kept it on shuffle, you'd be amazed. For example, I was forced to grow up on Dolly Parton. My mum was obsessed by her. She bought all t...”

“If people are not listening to you as individuals, it's always good to get together and make a stand for something.”

“I watched a film called 'Elephant' recently. Its not stylish in the sense of expensive suits and Italian cars, but the styling on every single character is spot on.”

“I find my dress sense tends to be a bit of a mixture between high fashion and unique vintage pieces with a little bit of street trends. For example, I might find a really nice, suede dinner...”

“I enjoyed my upbringing, my siblings did, we're polite, we're respectful, but at the end of the day we're young, we like to have fun. But now, more so than ever, the youth has been vilified...”