TOBI EXPERIMENTS AND GENRE BENDS IN NEW PROJECT, ELEMENTS VOL. 1
“… TOBi seamlessly shifting between rap, r&b, jazz and afrobeat with smooth flows and raspy vocals…” -The FADER
“With his weathered and wizened voice that effortlessly oscillates between singing and MCing atop butter-smooth, jazzy production, TOBi has been winning the attention of music lovers everywhere.” -COMPLEX
“ The Nigerian-Canadian singer and rapper TOBi redefines soul music by combining his diverse musical influences while representing his Nigerian upbringing.” -OKAYAFRICA
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Buzzing Lagos-Brampton bred, TOBi explores his musical influences in a new genre bending project, ELEMENTS Vol. 1. Diving into themes of growth, the evolution of relationships, resilience and Black joy, TOBi paints his canvas with a large international palette of producers from Canada to Europe continuing to create his “unapologetic soul music.”
Earlier this year, the rising star announced his partnership with Same Plate Entertainment/RCA Records along with single releases of the Juls produced, “Dollas and Cents,” a motivational anthem “Made Me Everything,” and “Shine.”
“I’ve always been against the idea of confining my art into a box, so this is my outlet to be free, expressive and experiment, says TOBi. I’ve got Hip Hop, R&B, Soul, Grime and Afrobeats on here because it’s what I love. This isn’t the album, this is like my [Lil Wayne] Dedication series. I’m going to keep working with all my favorite producers and keep ELEMENTS alive for years to come.”
In April 2020, TOBi released STILL + a deluxe version of his debut album which explored themes of vulnerability, post traumatic growth, self-reflection and masculinity of his time immigrating from Nigeria to Canada. STILL + added two new singles: “Holiday” produced by !llmind as well as “Paid,” followed by the City Blues Remix featuring The Game; “180 Remix” featuring Kemba and the “24” remix featuring all Torontonians SHAD, Haviah Mighty, Jazz Cartier and Ejji Smith. The project has a combined total of 17M streams across all streaming platforms. In January 2020, Complex Magazine voted TOBi as a top artist to watch.
ELEMENTS Vol. 1 TRACK LISTING
- Dollas and Cents (prod. by Juls)
- Made Me Everything (prod. by Alex Goose +)
- Conquest (prod. by Alex Goose +)
- Family Matters (Hannah V., Alex Goose)
- Silhouette (f. LOONY, prod by. SLMN)
- Beige (prod. by Harrison)
- Shine (prod. by Nascent, Coop the Truth +)
- Faces (prod by. Sango, Wax Roof)
- Matter (YOG$, Public Library Committee)
- Still Singing (prod by TK Kayembe & Blanda)
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