Tinie Tempah Launching Clothing Line

Tinie Tempah has revealed that he is planning to launch a clothing range.

In an interview with Q magazine, the rapper said that he wants to stay away from the 'hip-hop cliché'.

''I really want to stay away from that whole hip-hop cliché - 'He's a rapper turned fashion designer, turned actor turned property developer,' Tinie said.

He added: "I want people to walk into a shop and not immediately think, 'Tinie Tempah', but think, 'That's a nice shirt' or 'That's a nice tee.'… Basically I've tried to make it into a standalone brand, like Folk, Joe Casely-Hayford or House Of Billiam. There's a lot of creative designers in the UK — we should support more."

Tinie Tempah recently told fans that he has 'loads' of songs written for his next album.

The rapper said that he has a title for the next effort, the follow-up to his BRIT Award-winning debut 'Disc-Overy',which  is due out later this year.

In a message on Twitter, Tinie teased the title for the album and said he had plenty written for it.

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