Tinie Tempah: The music industry has become more competitive
The 36-year-old rap star released his debut album, Disc-Overy, back in 2010 - but Tinie thinks the music scene has evolved in dramatic fashion in recent times.
He told BBC Newsbeat: "It's way more of a competitive space.
"You've got a hundred thousand songs being uploaded to all the different streamers every day - that's your competition.
"Me, I love a challenge though, so that really excited me."
Tinie has been through his fair share of ups and downs since releasing his debut album, and he now feels ready to cope with whatever setbacks come his way.
The chart-topping star explained: "I've seen people be interested, not be interested, be interested again.
"It's all part of the process and journey.
"The main thing is that I've made music I really love and I'm really excited about and people get to hear it and get to live with it and that's a beautiful thing."
Tinie has also bemoaned the closure of hundreds of clubs around the UK since his debut album.
The Written in the Stars hitmaker said: "By 2029 we're not going to have virtually any clubs or night-time venues left in the UK.
"That puts me on edge a bit."
On the other hand, Tinie loves it when fans approach him to discuss memories of his back catalogue.
He shared: "It feels amazing that for more than half of my life, I've been giving people music that has been the soundtrack of their life and music they'll associate with certain memories and emotions.
"If I've brought joy to this many people just by making music, writing the lyrics I write, why stop now?"
Meanwhile, Tinie previously observed that younger artists need to be "multifaceted".
He told the Evening Standard newspaper: "This new generation is gonna laugh at us for asking that question. They'll say: 'What do you mean? I do fashion, I have an app, I also do this, and this, and this.' They're not programmed the way we have been. No one's gonna have one speciality, they're all gonna be multifaceted."
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