Bring the stars out: Tempah is launching a range of wraps inspired by his childhood, hip hop and his Nigerian heritage
(Picture: Daniel Hambury/Stella Pictures)Until now lying on a bean bag, Tinie Tempah suddenly sits up in excitement as he begins to talk about Tom Sellers, who has two Michelin stars at Restaurant Story, his place by London Bridge. They’re mates. “A family friend had like, a milestone birthday, so I got Sellers to come and cook for the whole family,” Tempah — real name Patrick Okogwu — remembers. “And he turned up in a Rolls-Royce, had this mad watch on, all these tattoos and I was like: f**k! This guy is having a great time, man!”
Tempah, then, is new in the food game but delighted with what he’s found. The Girls Like rapper — read also: record label boss, clothes designer, property developer, investor, and TV presenter — tonight launches his fried chicken brand, Raps, with a party on top of the flagship John Lewis in Oxford Street. The bash, “just a nice opportunity to bring my crowd to the centre of town,” marks the beginning of a four-month residency at the rooftop bar, Willows.
