Age, Biography and Wiki
Ty (Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke) was born on 17 August, 1972 in London, England, is a Nigerian-British rapper (1972–2020). Discover Ty's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 47 years old?
| Popular As |
Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke |
| Occupation |
Vocalist, rapper, producer |
| Age |
47 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Leo |
| Born |
17 August 1972 |
| Birthday |
17 August |
| Birthplace |
London, England |
| Date of death |
7 May, 2020 |
| Died Place |
London, England |
| Nationality |
United Kingdom
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Ty Height, Weight & Measurements
At 47 years old, Ty height not available right now. We will update Ty's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Dating & Relationship status
He is currently single. He is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about He's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, He has no children.
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| Parents |
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Ty Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Ty worth at the age of 47 years old? Ty’s income source is mostly from being a successful Rapper. He is from United Kingdom. We have estimated Ty's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Rapper |
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Timeline
Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke (17 August 1972 – 7 May 2020), better known by his stage name Ty, was a Nigerian-British rapper.
In the early 1990s, he was discovered after competing at the open mic competition at Muthaland at the Borderline in London's West End.
He continued to hone his skills and make connections there for a few years.
In 1995, he co-founded Ghetto Grammar, a pioneer in hip hop education in the UK.
He released the albums Awkward (2001), Upwards (2003), Closer (2006), Special Kind of Fool (2010)
Ty's first album, Awkward, was released on Big Dada in 2001.
His second album, Upwards, was released in 2003 and reached No.35 in the UK Independent album charts.
The single from it, "Oh U Want More?", reached No.65 in the UK Top 100.
Upwards was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2004.
His third album, Closer, was released in 2006, and featured guest appearances from De La Soul, Speech, Bahamadia, Zion I, and others.
He left the Big Dada label in 2007, saying "there's a time when you ... acknowledge that the people either have lost faith in what you're doing or are no longer interested in what you're doing" and experimented with spoken word for a period.
He returned in 2010 with the album Special Kind of Fool, released by Barely Breaking Even.
The BBC described it as "a mixture of uncompromising rap and populist soulfulness, often playing side-by-side".
and A Work of Heart (2018).
Upwards was nominated for a Mercury Prize.
Benedict Okwuchukwu Godwin Chijioke was born in London into an Igbo family from Nigeria.
His final album, A Work of Heart, was released in 2018 on the contemporary jazz label Jazz re:freshed.
He spent many years of his youth in the care of private foster parents in Jaywick, Essex—as reported in a 2019 Channel 4 News feature by Symeon Brown— "so they could focus on work and study."
In the piece he said: "As kids we had no clue why we were here, and then my parents said 'we're going now, but you're staying'," he said.
"So we didn't know why we were being left here. And just feeling a little bit abandoned really."
In 2019, he was joined by Blak Twang and Rodney P to form Kingdem, which The New York Times called a "supergroup of British rap elders".
On 7 May 2020, Chijioke died in hospital, aged 47, due to pneumonia after intensive treatment for COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in England.
He had previously been admitted into a hospital in early April but had been moved out of the intensive care unit on 19 April.
Several memorials were painted for him in and around Brixton to honour his legacy.
