Artist
Ty
15 releases · 37 collaborators · 8 labels
- Real name
- Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke
- Date active
- 1997 – 2010
- Relevance
- Extremely Low, very weak ties with the core dub techno cluster (here through one or more shared credits and labels)
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Bio
British rapper, producer, and spoken word artist.
Born: 17 August 1972 in London, England, UK.
Died: 7 May 2020 in London, England, UK (aged 47).
London born of Nigerian descent, Chijioke gaining notoriety on the London underground hip hop scene, and signed to label Big Dada in 2001.
His album "Upwards" (2003) earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination. While he later signed to label Tru Thoughts in January 2013.
He sadly died due to pneumonia, after intensive treatment for COVID-19, during the 2020-2021 coronavirus pandemic.
Born: 17 August 1972 in London, England, UK.
Died: 7 May 2020 in London, England, UK (aged 47).
London born of Nigerian descent, Chijioke gaining notoriety on the London underground hip hop scene, and signed to label Big Dada in 2001.
His album "Upwards" (2003) earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination. While he later signed to label Tru Thoughts in January 2013.
He sadly died due to pneumonia, after intensive treatment for COVID-19, during the 2020-2021 coronavirus pandemic.
Also known as
Ben Chijioke
Ty (Artist)
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Active
- Releases: 1 Relevance: very high Active: 2002
- Releases: 9 Relevance: low Active: 2000 – 2004
- Releases: 4 Relevance: low Active: 2003 – 2004
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2010
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2007
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2004
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 1997
- Releases: 1 Relevance: low Active: 2004