Nicky Nyarko-Dei a.k.a Tempa T is a British grime MC originating from Maryland, East London. He is a member of the grime collective Slew Dem along with Chronik, G-Man and the deceased Esco “Big Bars”.

Tempa T is renown for having an extremely aggressive style in his music. This is most evident with his breakthrough single in 2009 “Next Hype”. In an interview with Dazed, he himself said:

I was broke, I was homeless, I was staying in blocks in Maryland. Like, I knew Next Hype was gonna be something for me, cos' I was down and out. So I put everything into that tune, y'know what I mean? I just knew it was gonna be something, but not what it turned into.

He has also frequently collaborated with other notable artists including Chase & Status, Skepta and Jme.

In 2012, he released his first album All-Star Pars with the followup Pre the Baitness in 2014.

In 2017, it’s rumoured another album It’s Bait it’s Bait will be released.