Wretch 32 - Thank You For The Music 2011

Wretch 32 would like to thank you for your support this year, and in turn we would like to thank him for his music. The London-born rapper is about to release his new single, Forgiveness, which features Etta Bond and will be released December 11th; but before that, we should all take the time out to appreciate what he has given us this year. Watch the video above, hit the jump to see his achievements and what some of his friends/fellow artists have to say about him.

- 2 top 5 UK singles 'Unorthodox (Feat. Example)' & 'Traktor'.
- UK Number 1 single 'Don't Go (Feat Josh Kumra)'.
- Top 5 debut silver album 'Black and White'.
- Played to over 300,000 people including Glastonbury, V Festival and Wireless.
- Sold out UK headline tour.
- Main support on Examples UK arena tour.
- Later with Jools Holland performance.
- 2011 Children In Need's official single feature.
- 20 Million YouTube views.
- 200,000 Twitter followers.
- 100,000 Facebook 'Likes'
- Lucozade and Adidas brand ambassador.
- 4 Urban music awards (UMA's).
- Nominated for: 4 MOBO awards, Q Award, Music Video Award and three 4Music awards.

Some of his friends in music have also added weight to an amazing 2011 by telling us how they feel about Wretch 32's music.

ADELE: "UNORTHODOX IS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE SONGS THIS YEAR, I LOVE IT"

TINIE TEMPAH: "WRETCH 32 IS ONE OF THE BEST LYRICISTS IN THE GAME"

LIAM GALLAGHER: "WRETCH 32’S TRAKTOR IS ONE TUNE I THOUGHT, I’M HAVING THAT! IT’S A SOUND THAT DOES SOMETHING TO ME"

EXAMPLE: "WRETCH HAS GOT THAT CHARASMATIC EFFORTLESS FLOW THAT NO ONE ELSE IN THE UK POSSESSES AND DEMANDS YOU LISTEN TO EVERY WORD HE SAYS"

PRO GREEN: "PUNCHLINES, WORDPLAY, DELIVERY, FLOW AND IS STILL HUMBLE WITH IT. WRETCH ISONE OF THE MOST BLESSED AND TALENTED PEOPLE IN THE SCENE"

Join us in thanking Wretch 32 for the music 2011.

#ThanksWretch32