Tobi (musician)
Oluwatobi Ajibolade is a Nigerian-Canadian rapper and singer who is currently signed to the Sony Music imprint Same Plate Entertainment. He released his debut studio album, STILL, in May 2019.
Early life and education
Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade was born in 1993 in Lagos, Nigeria and moved to Ottawa, Canada with his father when he was 8 or 9 years old. He first began writing lyrics and poetry around that time. Ajibolade grew up largely in Brampton, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto. As a teenager, he engaged in rap battles, including one with a pre-fame Tory Lanez. He later attended Wilfrid Laurier University where he studied biology and psychology.Career
In around 2015, Ajibolade began releasing music using the stage name, "Tobi Aji". In 2016, he began using the moniker, "TOBi", and independently released an EP entitled, FYi. The collection featured the songs, "iNDECiSiONS" and "Deeper". A music video for the latter song was released in November 2016. The following month, TOBi released the single, "LiBRA".In September 2017, he released the song, "Hidden Fences", which appeared on an episode of the HBO series, Insecure. Another song, "January December", was released in January 2018. Beginning in 2019, TOBi began releasing several new tracks, including "City Blues", "Sweet Poison", and "Werking". Those three songs served as the singles for TOBi's debut studio album, STILL, released in May 2019 on the Sony Music imprint, Same Plate Entertainment. The album also featured a guest appearance from VanJess on the track, "Come Back Home".
Artistry
In an interview with AFROPUNK, TOBi cited the work of Gil Scott-Heron, Frank Ocean, Marvin Gaye, Eartha Kitt, Florence and the Machine, and Andre 3000 as inspirations for his own work, particularly his lyrics.Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details |
| STILL |
|
EPs
| Title | Album details |
| FYi |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Album |
| "Deeper" | 2016 | FYi |
| "iNDECiSiONS" | 2016 | FYi |
| "Hidden Fences" | 2017 | |
| "City Blues" | 2019 | STILL |
| "Sweet Poison" | 2019 | STILL |
| "Werking" | 2019 | STILL |