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Jermaine Sinclaire Scott (born 9 March 1985), better known by his stage name Wretch 32, is a British rapper, singer and songwriter from
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,
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. He was a member of the grime collective Combination Chain Gang, before forming The Movement with Scorcher,
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, and Mercston. In 2011, Wretch 32 had three top-five charting songs from debut album ''Black and White'' and amassed over a million record sales, including the single " Don't Go" which peaked at number-one on the
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. In 2012 he was employed by both
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and
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as one of the main faces of their London 2012 Olympics campaigns and on 1 July 2012, he won 'Best International Act' at the 2012
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.


Early life

Born in March 1985 to a Jamaican family, Jermaine grew up alongside crews Combination Chain Gang and The Movement, the latter of which featured himself, Scorcher,
Ghetts Justin Clarke, better known by his stage name Ghetts (formerly Ghetto), is a British grime MC, rapper and songwriter. His music has been played on national radio stations such as BBC Radio 1, Kiss 100, BBC Asian Network, and BBC Radio 1Xtra. C ...
, Mercston and
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. Continuing his MC career in 2006, Scott under the name ''Wretch 32'' released a series of mixtapes, including ''Teacher's Training Day'' – which featured guest appearances from Ghetts, Bashy and Scorcher. His mother was from Jamaica, 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.


Career


2008–2011: ''Wretchrospective''

His debut studio album, ''
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'' was released in the United Kingdom during 2008, prior to Wretch's signing with record label
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. On 6 December 2010, Wretch 32 was named as one of the nominees for
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'', an annual poll which predicts artists that will progress during the upcoming year. In 2010 Wretch 32 won an Official Mixtape Award for the 'best hiphop mixtape of 2009.


2011–2012: ''Black and White''

On 16 January 2011, Wretch released "
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" as the lead single from his second studio album ''
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''. through
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as both a digital download and a
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. The track saw commercial success, having been selected as
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's
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''Weekend Anthem'' on 19–20 December 2010, before debuting at number five on the
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as the third highest entry of the week.Peak positions for singles in the United Kingdom: *For "Traktor": *For "Unorthodox": *For "Don't Go": *For ''Black and White'': *For "Hangover": " Unorthodox", featuring
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rapper
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, was released as the second single from the album on 17 April 2011. The song, which sampled
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' 1989 hit " Fools Gold" debuted at number two in the UK, also topping the
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and independent releases chart; having been selected as
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's ''Weekend Anthem'' on 26–27 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" featuring
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was released as the album's fourth single. It charted at number 49 on the UK Singles Chart as the album's least successful single. "
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", featuring
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, was released as the fifth and final single from ''
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'' on 27 May 2012, peaking at number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.


2012–present: ''Growing Over Life''

During April and May 2012, Wretch completed an arena tour around the UK, first supporting
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from 20 to 30 April 2012, and then starting his own second headline tour from 8—19, May 2012, supported by
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and Kyra. The tours saw the debut of a new track titled "Blur", to be featured on his upcoming album ''Growing Over Life''. The song features on the '' FIFA 13'' soundtrack, as the full track's first appearance. In early 2012, Wretch 32 led a national TV and advertising campaign with
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for the London 2012 Olympics. Wretch recorded a song alongside friend and producer
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that was used for the Adidas #takethestage campaign and TV advert. He featured as the main face of the TV advert and was also one of the key faces of the billboard and poster campaign across the country. On 1 July 2012, Wretch 32 won 'Best International Artist' at the
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Awards. Over the course of July he also partnered with
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and completed a tour along the south coast of Britain, following the Olympic Torch Relay in the buildup to London 2012 and playing sets in the evening celebrations. He played a stripped version of his arena tour setlist, cutting out " Forgiveness", "
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", "Blur" and "Don't Be Afraid". A freestyle rap was filmed in
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to celebrate the event, taking a tour of the area with some parkour experts. On 15 August 2012, Wretch released his mixtape ''Wretchercise''. It features collaborations with several artists including
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, Scorcher,
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, Krept, Konan and
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. In November 2012, Wretch's debut album ''Wretchrospective'' was re-released on iTunes, with Action Man (a track from ''Wretchercise'') as a bonus track. In late 2012 a new track titled "Pop?" received airplay on many major radio stations, and remixes from Melé,
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and Wonder have been revealed. The track was released as a promotional single on 27 January 2013 and the Melé remix features on the
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compilation ''Clubbers Guide 2013''. It received mixed reviews as it samples " P's and Q's" by
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, a fellow UK rapper. On 4 March 2013,
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on
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premiered " Blackout" featuring Shakka, the lead single from Wretch's upcoming third studio album ''Growing Over Life''. The song is produced by Knox Brown, who also worked on several songs for ''Wretchercise''. He revealed in an interview with Link Up TV that he has also been working with George the Poet and Jacob Banks, within the "Renowned" music group. The album was due to be released in August, but is now expected to be released by early 2014. On 18 June 2013,
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premiered " Doing OK" featuring Jacob Banks, the second single from the album. The song is also produced by Knox Brown. Wretch is due to complete a UK headline tour with George the Poet, Jacob Banks and Context in May 2014. He also made an appearance on
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's debut album ''
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'' on the track "Pluto" alongside
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. In a live Google Hangout with Jacob Banks, Wretch confirmed collaborations with
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,
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, Daley and
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on the album. He has since confirmed the track names "Flatline", "Rock Bottom" and "Raindrops" featuring Beenie Man. Another track titled "24 Hours" appears on the soundtrack to ''
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'', but it ended up not appearing on the album. The album's third single, "
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", 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, ''
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'', has been labelled an industry success. The duo's ''Fire In The Booth'' freestyle on
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was credited by host
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as being the best the show had ever had. ''Growing Over Life'' was 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. He released FR32 in 2017.


Personal life

Scott has two children with ex-girlfriend Ashlee: Kyrayn Scott (born 2006) and Skye-Laurell Scott (born 2011). Wretch is the nephew of equal rights campaigner Stafford Scott, who has written for ''
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'', and co-founded the
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Defence Campaign in 1985, and is cousin of professional boxer (6-0)
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. Although Wretch 32 is from Tottenham, he is an avid
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fan. In March 2019, Scott claimed he had an Airbnb booking cancelled because the host "had an issue with Coloured folk and felt uncomfortable". Airbnb later said: "We were concerned to hear about this experience and have reached out to Wretch 32 and his management to learn more. Discrimination has no place on Airbnb and goes against everything our community stands for."


Discography

Studio albums *2008: ''
Wretchrospective ''Wretchrospective'' is the debut studio album released by British hip hop recording artist Wretch 32. The album was released on 13 October 2008, on the Hip Hop Village label. Not having been released on a major label, the album failed to char ...
'' *2011: ''
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'' *2016: ''
Growing Over Life ''Growing Over Life'' is the third studio album by British hip hop recording artist Wretch 32. It was released on 2 September 2016 through Polydor Records. The album peaked at number 5 on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles " 6 Wor ...
'' *2017: '' FR32'' *2019: ''Upon Reflection'' *2021: ''little BIG Man''


Awards and nominations


References


External links

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Official Web ShopWretch 32 Interview - Reading Festival 2013
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