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Tinie Tempah not ready to sign US deal
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 21 December 2010
Tinie Tempah has denied rumours that he is preparing to sign to Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label in the US, as he’s not ready to make the move to the States just yet.
The rapper told M Is For Music: “I’ve just been here in America doing quite a few things actually, and none of them has been that. You know what – at this moment in time I’m just concentrating on what I’m doing. What Jay-Z has achieved for himself is incredible and if I could achieve something like that I’d be happy. But not at this minute. Only time will tell”.
He also commented on the current state of hip hop and rap in the UK, saying: “I think rap is doing just like it did in America, slowly becoming part of popular culture. It’s gonna get to a point where rap music, I believe, will have a few prominent figures in the same way that America has the iconic Jay-Z, Kanye West and now Drake. I definitely think there will be a few iconic figures in British music who will have that sort of iconic status and will be able to headline festivals and tours”.
