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

Tion Wayne
Background information
Birth name	Dennis Junior Odunwo[1]
Also known as	T Wizzy
Born	(1993-09-01) 1 September 1993 (age 29)[citation needed] Edmonton, London, England[2]
Genres	British hip hop UK drill afroswing
Occupation(s)	Rapper DJ
Years active	2010–present[3]
Labels	Warner Music UK Atlantic Records UK

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 in the Borough of Enfield, North London.[2][3][4] His parents are 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.

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.[13][14]

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		UK [15]	BEL (FL) [16]	IRE [17]	NLD [18]
Green with Envy	Released: 17 September 2021[18] Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, cassette	5	164	33	93

Mixtapes

List of mixtapes, with selected details

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		UK [9]
Wayne's World	2014	—
Wayne's World 2	2016	—
T Wayne's World 3	2019	62
"—" denotes a mixtape that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		UK [15]	AUS [19]	NZ [20]
"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)	2019	7	—	—	BPI: Platinum[21]	T Wayne's World 3
"Married to the £"		—	—	—		Non-album single
"Drive By" (featuring Swarmz)		57	—	—		T Wayne's World 3
"2 On 2" (with Jay1)		53	—	—
"2/10" (featuring One Acen)		—	—	—
"4AM" (with Manny Norté, 6LACK, Rema featuring Love Renaissance)	2020	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"I Dunno" (featuring Dutchavelli and Stormzy)		7	—	—	BPI: Platinum[21]
"Deluded" (featuring Mist)		26	—	—
"Body" (with Russ Millions)	2021	1	1	1	BPI: Platinum[21] ARIA: 2× Platinum[22]	Green with Envy
"Wow"		21	—	—[upper-alpha 1]	BPI: Silver[21]
"Wid It" (with ArrDee)[upper-alpha 2]		19	—	—[upper-alpha 3]	BPI: Silver[21]
"Knock Knock" (with M24)	2022	21	—	—[upper-alpha 4]		TBA
"IFTK" (with La Roux)		6	—	—[upper-alpha 5]	BPI: Gold[21]
"Let's Go" (featuring Aitch)		30	—	—[upper-alpha 6]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		UK [15]	IRE [15]
"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)	2018	7	—	BPI: Platinum[21]	Roots
"Trendy" (Cadet featuring Ay Em and Tion Wayne)		—	—		Non-album singles
"Bally" (Swarmz featuring Tion Wayne)	2019	32	—	BPI: Silver[21]
"London" (M24 featuring Tion Wayne)	2020	32	—	BPI: Silver[21]
"Houdini" (KSI featuring Swarmz and Tion Wayne)		6	11	BPI: Silver[21]	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	—	BPI: Silver[21]	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)	2022	11	21 [28]	BPI: Silver[21]	Non-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

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		UK [15]	NZ Hot [24]
"Rock Dat" (featuring Polo G)	2021	—	35	Green with Envy
"Who's True" (with Jae5 and Davido)		50	—

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References

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