Mr Tibbs’ freestyle lyric "Fuck UK Hip-hop that shit ain’t me / my style’s for the whole world like Marvin and Marley" is a bold declaration of his own forward-and-outward approach to Hip-hop.


"Tons of mans were in the studio and I was kinda shook. I wasn’t used to that whole set up," he recalls of the studio session that actually took place in 1999. At the time he was only 19.

"Lewis Parker was actually meant to do the verse but for some reason he couldn’t make it so Skinnyman suggested I do it instead."
Incidentally, Rodney P - for whom Tibbs doubles as a hype man these days - vouchs for the young MC as follows:
"I’ve known Tibbs for like six, seven years. What I really like about him is his work ethic and his readiness to jump on it whenever. He just gets the job done."

Certainly right placing, right timing and tight grinding are some of the reasons why Tibbs has often been seen hustling amongst legends. Even The Mudd Family once counted him as a member. That crew’s highest acclaimed name Skinnyman is the one who Tibbs specifically credits for much of his current stature. Skinny took Tibbs under his wing from about the age of 18, and he has never looked back since. Add to that, before winning 2005’s MOBO award for best newcomer, Sway rolled as part of The One Crew - a North London collective ten MCs deep that also included Pyrelli and Govna. Connected by the same schools and the same ends, they cut their rhyming teeth in each other’s bedrooms. Eventually, their flows came to light via an EP titled The Wonderful World of One. That EP spawned the single Bang, which earned the crew 2000’s MOBO for best unsigned act.

Adequately propelled by such achievements earlier on, Tibbs then spearheaded no less than four mix CDs: North Star’s Rising, Mixtape Madness and Volumes 1 and 2 of My Manor to your Manor. All of these have not only featured renowned artists like Sincere, Jehst, MCD, Yungun, Doc Brown and Taskforce at least once, but their successes have also added to the underground kudos of Tibbs, who also guests on Skitz’ Homegrown compilation. For almost a year up until early 2005, Mr Tibbs also further established his reputation in an arena outside of MC’ing. He hosted a drive time show on pirate radio Y2K and also co-hosted the Hip-hop night Kung Fu’s Itch FM slot alongside its resident DJ Sarah Love. But the time eventually came when Tibbs would have to devote his energies to the all-important debut solo album. To hear him say it, he expects to impart "the perspective of someone that’s young and British that delves deeper into history, aspiration and emotion." Emotion is indeed one of the traits the young MC never shies from.

"I speak from the soul. I consider my music to have the energy and the emotion of everyday life," offers Tibbs in describing his vibe. He adds, "Before everything else, I need to have integrity and I want my music to shows that."

Tellingly, the notoriously expressive Tupac was influential in inciting Tibbs’ own desire to rock the mic, as was his brother Govna, Nas, and Dr. Dre’s entire catalogue of Death Row production.

After two well received 12" singles in 2006 (Inner City Rap/No Need To Be Extra and Keep It Moving/Adrenaline), Ti2bs debut album "Nobody's Perfect will be released March 2007, with production by the likes of Skilla, Shucks, Joe Buddha, G Gav and First Man Productions.

Inner City Rap No Need To Be Extra		Keep It Movin’ Adrenaline
Charity How You Living		Mr Ti2bs Nobodys Perfect