Tion Wayne

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Background information
Birth nameDennis Junior Odunwo [1]
Also known asT Wizzy
Born (1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 30)
Edmonton, London, England [2]
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • DJ
Years active2010–present [3]
Labels

Dennis Junior Odunwo [4] (born 1 September 1993), [5] known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a Nigerian-British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London. [3] [2]

Contents

He appeared on three top-10 singles on UK Singles Chart as a guest – NSG's "Options", "Keisha & Becky" with Russ Millions and KSI's track "Houdini" – before getting his first top 10 hit as the lead artist with "I Dunno" featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy, which peaked at number 7, and having his first number 1 with "Body" alongside Russ Millions. [2] [5]

Early life

Dennis Junior Odunwo was born in Edmonton, North London. [2] [3] [4] His parents are immigrants from Nigeria. [6] His mother was a nurse and his father was a computer engineer. He is a middle child and wanted to become an accountant. [7]

Career

Odunwo began to make a name for himself in the music scene in 2010 after dropping a handful of videos on YouTube. [2] [3] [4] By 2014, he had released his first mixtape, titled Wayne's World. [8] Odunwo slowly began building a loyal following. By 2016, he had supported artists such as American rapper Rick Ross and Ghanaian artist Sarkodie. [8] His follow-up mixtape, Wayne's World Vol. 2, was also released that year. In 2017, Odunwo released Transition EP. [8] He made his UK Singles Chart-debut in early 2019 when he was featured on London-based group NSG's single "Options", which peaked at number seven. [9] He also released Wayne's World 3 in 2019. [9]

His single "Keisha & Becky" with fellow British rapper Russ Millions also reached the UK top 10, peaking at number seven. [9] In 2020, Odunwo was featured, alongside rapper and singer Swarmz, and rapper KSI's single "Houdini". [10] The single peaked at number six in the UK Singles Charts. [9] [10] Soon after that, he released his single "I Dunno" featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy, which also reached the UK top 10, peaking at number seven. [11] [12]

In 2021, Tion Wayne released "Body", a second collaboration with Russ Millions. A remix was released on 22 April. The song charted at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming the first UK drill song to chart at number 1.

In May 2023, Tion Wayne went to the residence of late rapper Sidhu Moose Wala at his village in Punjab, India. He also went to pay his respect to his parents and film a music video for the song "Healing". Tion Wayne and Moosewala previously collaborated on the track "Celebrity Killer" in 2021. [13] [14]

Controversies

On 4 March 2017, Odunwo was involved in a brawl outside a nightclub in Clifton, Bristol [4] where he was among the performers who had been DJing at the venue. [3] The brawl involved more than 100 people. [3] Odunwo, along with three other men, were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on 9 November. [3] Odunwo was jailed for 16 months. [1] [9]

On 17 November 2020, Odunwo was involved in an altercation with rapper Headie One on board a flight from Dubai to London in which the rapper Morrisson tried to break up shortly after boarding. [15] [16]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details
TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
UK
[17] 		UK
R&B/HH
[18] 		BEL
(FL)
[19] 		IRE
[20] 		NLD
[21]
Green With Envy531643393

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details
TitleYearPeak chart positions
UK
[9]
Wayne's World2014—
Wayne's World 22016—
T Wayne's World 3201962
"—" denotes a mixtape that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[17] 		UK
R&B/HH
[22] 		AUS
[23] 		CAN
[24] 		DEN
[25] 		IRE
[26] 		NLD
[21] 		NZ
[27] 		POR
[28] 		WW
[29]
"Streetz Dem"
(with Brandz)		2017——————————Non-album singles
"I'm On"
(featuring Kojo Funds)		——————————
"Gone Bad"
(with Geko and One Acen)		——————————
"Cmon"
(with Hardy Caprio)		——————————
"Home"2018——————————
"On My Life"——————————
"Sweet Thug"
(with One Acen)		——————————
"Keisha & Becky"
(with Russ Millions)		201971———44————T Wayne's World 3
"Married to the £"——————————Non-album single
"Drive By"
(featuring Swarmz)		5730————————T Wayne's World 3
"2 On 2"
(with Jay1)		5340————————
"2/10"
(featuring One Acen)		——————————
"4AM"
(with Manny Norté, 6LACK, Rema featuring Love Renaissance)		2020——————————Non-album singles
"I Dunno"
(featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy)		77———30————
"Deluded"
(featuring Mist)		2614———83————
"Body"
(with Russ Millions)		20211111631311511Green with Envy
"Wow"218———49—— [upper-alpha 1] ——
"Wid It"
(with ArrDee) [upper-alpha 2] 		196———41—— [upper-alpha 3] ——
"Knock Knock"
(with M24)		2022218———42—— [upper-alpha 4] ——TBA
"IFTK"
(with La Roux)		61———10—— [upper-alpha 5] ——
"Let's Go"
(featuring Aitch)		3011———84—— [upper-alpha 6] ——
"Healing" [41] 20233515—————— [upper-alpha 7] ——
"Amen"
(featuring Nines)		4318————————
"Lowkey (LDN Drift)"
(with Hedex featuring Takura) [43] 		2024— [upper-alpha 8] ——————— [upper-alpha 9] ——Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[17] 		UK
R&B/HH
[22] 		AUS
[23] 		IRE
[26] 		NLD
[21] 		NZ
Hot
[46]
"Gyaldem Sugar"
(Mazi Chukz featuring Tion Wayne)		2017——————Non-album singles
"Hot Property"
(Team Salut featuring Tion Wayne, Afro B and Eugy)		——————
"Options"
(NSG featuring Tion Wayne)		201873—52——
  • BPI: 2× Platinum [30]
Roots
"Trendy"
(Cadet featuring Ay Em and Tion Wayne)		——————Non-album singles
"Bally"
(Swarmz featuring Tion Wayne)		20193216————
"London"
(M24 featuring Tion Wayne)		20203216————
"Houdini"
(KSI featuring Swarmz and Tion Wayne)		65— [upper-alpha 10] 11—3 Dissimulation
"Moncler"
(Tinie featuring Tion Wayne)		——————Non-album single
"Last Night"
(B Young featuring Tion Wayne)		——————
"Come Over"
(Rudimental featuring Anne-Marie and Tion Wayne)		26—————Ground Control
"Celebrity Killer"
(Sidhu Moose Wala featuring Tion Wayne)		2021—————— MooseTape
"Blama"
(Steel Banglez featuring Tion Wayne and Morrisson)		94—————TBA
"Night Away (Dance)"
(A1 x J1 featuring Tion Wayne)		20221148321
[48] 		4226Non-album single
"Suffer"
(GRM Daily featuring Giggs and Tion Wayne)		——————TBA
"Je M’appelle"
(Benzz featuring Tion Wayne & French Montana)		——————Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[17] 		NZ
Hot
[37]
"Rock Dat"
(featuring Polo G)		2021—35Green with Envy
"Who's True"
(with Jae5 and Davido)		50—

Notes

  1. ↑ "Wow" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 27 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [36]
  2. ↑ "Wid It" is also included on Arrdee's debut mixtape Pier Pressure .
  3. ↑ "Wid It" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [37]
  4. ↑ "Knock Knock" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 30 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [38]
  5. ↑ "IFTK" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 20 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [39]
  6. ↑ "Let's Go" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [40]
  7. ↑ "Healing" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 24 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [42]
  8. ↑ "Lowkey (LDN Drift)" did not enter the UK Singles Chart Top 100 but debuted at number 97 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart Top 100. [44]
  9. ↑ "Lowkey (LDN Drift)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [45]
  10. ↑ "Houdini" did not enter the Australian Singles Chart, but debuted at number 36 on the Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart. [47]

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