Dennis Junior Odunwo (born 1 September 1993), known professionally as Tion Wayne, is a British rapper and DJ from Edmonton, North London. Born to Nigerian parents; mother was a nurse and his father was a computer engineer while growing up. Tion Wayne, a middle child, wanted to become an accountant but music took him.
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.
No. 4. I Dunno feat. Dutchavelli and Stormzy: It was released as a single on 29 May 2020 and peaked at number 7 on the UK Singles Chart. The track was produced by AoD and production group The Elements.
No. 3. Keisha & Becky with Russ Million:
The BPI Platinum Certified Track was released in 2018 as a joint collaboration between Russ and Tion. It was produced by Gotcha and has 8.1 million views on YouTube. The song became a success and went on to have a remix released the following year (2019).
No. 2. Knock Knock feat. M24: Serving as his most recent track released in 2022, the song’s official video has in two weeks garnered over 3.5M views on youtube.
Controversies:
- On 4 March 2017, Odunwo was involved in a brawl outside a nightclub in Clifton, Bristol where he was among the performers who had been DJing at the venue. The brawl involved more than 100 people. Odunwo, along with three other men, were sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on 9 November. Odunwo was jailed for 16 months
- On 17 November 2020, Odunwo was involved in an altercation with rapper Headie One onboard a flight from Dubai to London in which the rapper Morrisson tried to break up shortly after boarding.
Studio albums:
– Green with Envy
– Released: 17 September 2021
Mixtapes:
– Wayne’s World – 2014
– Wayne’s World 2 – 2016
– T Wayne’s World 3 – 2019
No. 1. Body feat. Russ Milion: Released on 25 March 2021 through GDS Records and Atlantic Records. The song was produced by Gotcha, and promoted with a TikTok dance challenge, as well as a remix released in April 2021 featuring Bugzy Malone, Fivio Foreign, Darkoo, Buni, ArrDee, and 3×3 members E1 and ZT “Body” peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming the first UK drill song to top the chart. Outside the United Kingdom, “Body” topped the charts in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Denmark, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.
