Wretch 32
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Jermaine Scott Sinclair(born 9 March 1985),better known by his stage nameWretch
32(three-two), is anEnglishrapperand formerGrime MCfrom Tottenham, London
where he grew up the son of a localreggaeDJ in the Tiverton Estate
He was a member of the grime collective "Combination Chain Gang", before forming
The Movement withScorcher,Ghetts, and Mercston.
Wretch released his first single "Traktor" in January 2011.
Early life
Born in March 1985 to Afro-Caribbean family - Jamaican, Scott grew up alongside crews
Combination Chain Gang and The Movement, the latter of which featured
himself,Scorcher,Ghetts, Mercston andDevlin. Continuing his MC career in 2006, Scott
under the nameWretch 32released a series of mixtapes, includingTeacher's Training
Day which featured guest appearances from Ghetts,Bashyand Scorcher
Name
His mother was from Guyana, where "wretch" meant slim or skinny. She called him
"Wretch" as a child, and the name stuck. 32 is his lucky number and he thought it
would be fun to have a number as a surname, so he added 32 to the end of Wretch.
2008-11 early career
His debut studio album,Wretchrospectivewas released in the United Kingdom during
2008, prior to Wretch's signing with record labelMinistry of Sound.On 6 December 2010,
Wretch 32 was named as one of the nominees forBBCsSound of 2011, an annual poll
which predicts artists that will progress during the upcoming year. In 2010 Wretch 32 won
anOfficial Mixtape Awardfor the 'best hiphop mixtape of 2009.
2011-12
On 16 January 2011, Wretch released "Traktor" as the lead single from his second studio
albumBlack and White.Through Ministry of Soundas both adigital downloadand aCD single. The
track saw commercial success, having been selected as BBC Radio 1'sReggie YatesWeekend
Anthemon 1920 December 2010,before debuting at number five on theUK Singles Chartas the
third highest entry of the week."Unorthodox", featuringBritishrapperExample, was released as the
second single from the album on 17 April 2011. The song, which sampledThe Stone Roses' 1989 hit
"Fools Gold" debuted at number two in the UK, also topping theR&B chartandindependent
releases chart; having been selected asJo Whiley's Weekend Anthemon 2627 March 2011."Don't
Go", featuring Josh Kumra, was released as the album's third single on 14 August 2011. It entered
the UK Singles Chart at number one, being Wretch's most successful single to date. On 11
December 2011, "Forgiveness" featuringEtta Bondwas released as the album's fourth single. It
charted at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart as the album's least successful single. "Hush Little
Baby", featuringEd Sheeran, was released as the fifth and final single fromBlack and Whiteon 27
May 2012, peaking at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.
2012-present
During April and May 2012, Wretch completed an arena tour around the UK, first
supportingExample from 20 to 30 April 2012 and then starting his own second headline tour
from 819 May 2012, supported byJakwoband Kyra. The tours saw the debut of a new track
titled "Blur", to be featured on his upcoming albumGrowing Over Life. The song features on
theFIFA 13 soundtrack, as the full track's first appearance.
In early 2012, Wretch 32 led a national TV and advertising campaign withAdidasfor the London
2012 Olympics. Wretch recorded a song alongside friend and producerWizzy Wowthat was
used for the Adidas #takethestage campaign and TV advert
In November 2012, Wretch's debut albumWretchrospectivewas re-released on iTunes, with
Action Man (a track fromWretchercise) as a bonus track. In late 2012 a new track titled "Pop?"
received airplay on many major radio stations, and remixes from Mel,Fake Bloodand Wonder
have been revealed.
The album's third single, "6 Words", premiered in September 2014 and was released in
November, reaching number eight in the UK Singles Chart and therefore making it one of his
most successful songs.
On 18 December 2015, he released a joint mixtape with a young emerging North London
artist;Avelino. The mixtape,Young Fire, Old Flame, has been labelled an industry success.The
duo'sFire In The Boothfreestyle onBBC Radio 1Xtrawas credited by hostCharlie Slothas being
the best the show had ever had.
Growing Over Lifewas released on 2 September 2016. It was preceded by the singles
"Antwi", "Liberation", "All a Dream", "I.O.U" and "Open Conversation & Mark Duggan", all
released throughout 2016 in the run-up to the album.
Albums
Wretch32 shows us his journey through his album cover, his
first three albums are of him but he isn't looking at his audience
he seems to be shying away from the camera, he doesnt seem
shy he seems more disrespectful as if the audience isn't worth
his time and he is doing this just to make money. It is only in his
fourth album where we se his face this shows the audience that
wretch has matured and realised that music is his passion and
that the audience mean a lot to him. His fifth album young fire
old flame featuring Avelino we see something very different, a
lot of vibrant colours and two fists touching each other, wretch
has done this because in north London culture it is very
common to greet someone who you respect with a fist bump,
as we see in growing over life wretch has continued with the
theme of hands and respect and status.
Growing over life (album
art)
Growing over life Is wretch32 most recent album,
released 2nd September 2016 under record label
universal music LLC.
Looking at wretch32 most recent album cover it actually
tells much more of a story than meets the eye, to
understand the album cover you would have to
understand wretch32 background. The outstretched
hands which are layered on top of each other are
wretch32, his son and his daughters, wretch is on the
bottom holding up the hands of his two children, this
represents a steady foundation and a rock where his
children can lean on in times of trouble. The background
of this album is black, this could represent wretch shady
past and his life growing up in tottenham this is
portrayed in his song open conversation and mark
duggan. The album is called growing over life so the
hands which go from young to old could represent his
personal development and maturing over time and how
he came from one thing and completely turned his life
around and became what he is today to be a good role
model to his children and also the children in the local
area. In the song open conversation and he talks
about how he tries his hardest to look after Mark
duggans children giving them money anytime he sees
them but doesnt feel like its enough.
Article
This article about wretch32 entitled
wretch32: the best rap shows have to
be believable, wretch is talking about
how heartfelt and sincere a
performance determines how much
people will enjoy and respect it. He
explained in this article his best
performances have been when he's
either having a lot of fun on stage or
telling a heartfelt story. This article
portrays wretch32 as a very heartfelt
and sincere artist, It shows me that he
is a strong independent solo act who
has risen from the bottom to the top.
This article leads me to believe that
wretch puts his all into his music and
referring back to the idea that over
time he has matured which we can see
through his various album covers.
How will I include this image in
my video
My video features two couples, this goes with wretch32 theme of family, love
and home. The setting I have chosen to use for my video will be an urban
city/hometown I am doing this because this follows wretch32 theme of
hometowns and citys and staying true to where you came from, I am debating
wether to film some of my video in a tower block for added effect. Wretch32
likes to use a lot of slow motion in his videos so I will incorporate that when I
am filming my video focusing on slowing down the parts where the most love
and affection is shown just so that I can further highlight the theme of my
video. Wretch32 has a few videos where he doesnt use natural lighting but
except uses the lighting to reflect his current emotion this is seen in the video
for ANTWI I have decided not to use this because for the song I have chosen
unnatural and sharp lighting doesnt fit so I will use a natural lighting and
setting for this video.
