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| Birth name | Tobi Adeyemi |
| Also known as | Wonda |
| Born | November 3, 1988 Lagos |
| Origin | Chicago |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
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| Website | tobilou |
Tobi Adeyemi (born November 3, 1988), known professionally as Tobi Lou (stylized in lower case), is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, rapper and record producer. [1] [2]
Tobi Adeyemi was born in Lagos and raised in Chicago. [3] [4] He attended Homewood-Flossmoor High School and Hinsdale Central High School, where he began recording music. [5] He attended SUNY Albany and Florida A&M University, and played baseball for both teams. [6] [7] After not getting drafted in the 2011 MLB draft, he played 2 years of semi-pro baseball for the Joliet Slammers as an outfielder before leaving in 2012 due to injury. [4] [5] In 2014, he moved to Los Angeles to continue his musical career. [4] While in Los Angeles, he worked as an Uber driver. [8]
On September 16, 2015, Adeyemi released his first single, "Pretty Please". [9] In 2015, he released the single "Your Baby" under the name Wonda. [4] [10] On February 9, 2018, he released his first EP, tobi lou and the Moon. [11] On March 8, 2018, he released the single "Troop" featuring Smino. [12] On March 9, 2018, What So Not released the album Not All the Beautiful Things , which contained the song "Monsters" featuring Adeyemi and Michael Christmas.[ citation needed ] On April 27, 2018, he released the tobi lou and the Loop EP, which contained the song "Buff Baby", which gained significant traction on TikTok. [13] On June 30, 2020, "Buff Baby" was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. [14] On August 10, 2018, he released the tobi lou and the Juice EP. [15] On October 6, 2018, he debuted on the Billboard Next Big Sound chart, peaking at position 8. [16] On December 18, 2018, Penomeco released his Garden EP, which featured Adeyemi on the song "Cool". [17] Adeyemi and Marc E. Bassy joined Kyle on his 2018 "Lightspeed" tour. [18]
In 2019, Adeyemi embarked on his first headlining tour, the "Happy + Extra Sad" tour with Liltrxptendo and femdot. [19] The tour began on September 12, 2019 in Minneapolis, and ended on October 20, 2019 in Chicago. On August 2, 2019, he released his debut full-length studio album, Live On Ice, featuring guest appearances from Erica René, Cam O'bi, Rockie Fresh, Soundbwoy, okay(K), [20] Glassface, Vernon, Ryan Destiny, Djemba Djemba, and LeJKeys. [21] The album peaked at 45 on the US Independent Albums Billboard chart and 14 on the US Top Heatseekers chart. [16] On October 19, 2019, he was ranked 50 on the Bandsintown x Billboard US Rising Artists Index. [16] On November 22, 2019, Ryan Destiny released the single "The Same" featuring Adeyemi. [22] Adeyemi was featured on the song "Pray For Real" by Peter CottonTale, alongside Chance the Rapper, on CottonTale's album Catch, which released on April 17, 2020. The song peaked at 24 on the Gospel Airplay chart. [16] Adeyemi was featured on the song "Morocco" by Kota the Friend, on his album Everything, which released on May 22, 2020. [23] On July 3, 2020, he released the Lingo Starr EP. [24] On November 10, 2020, he released the single "Okay" with Dreezy. [25] On November 24, 2020, Saba released the single "Areyoudown? Pt. 2", featuring Adeyemi. [26] On January 23, 2021, he was ranked 2 on the Billboard Top Chicago Emerging R&B/Hip-Hop Artists 2021 chart. [16] On March 11, 2022, his studio album Non-Perishable was released, featuring guest appearances from T-Pain, Jean Deaux, and Chika. [13] The album peaked at 83 on the Billboard US Top Album Sales chart, 46 on the US Top Current Album Sales chart, and 5 on the US Top Heatseekers chart. [16] On April 2, 2021, Rockie Fresh released the album Slid Thru Pt 2, featuring Adeyemi and Jeff Kaale on the song "Gucci". [27] On March 25, 2022, he was ranked 33 on the Billboard Emerging Artists chart. [16] On July 29, 2022, Warren Hue's album Boy of the Year released, featuring Adeyemi on the song "In My Bag." [28]
On March 31, 2023, he released the album Baggy Weather, featuring guest appearances from Chief Keef and eaJ, as an exclusive on his TobiLoop app. [29] A 'mini-version' of the album was released the same day on streaming services. [30] On May 5, 2023, he released the Sorry I'm Late EP. [31] Adeyemi joined T-Pain on his "Escape From Wiscansin: The Invasion" tour in the summer of 2023. [32] On June 30, 2023, he released the album 'Decent, featuring guest appearances from Dame D.O.L.L.A., Polo G, rä lomac, Glassface, Chief Keef, Saba, and internetboy. [29] In August 2023, he announced the "Perish Blue" tour with grouptherapy. The tour begins on September 21, 2023 in Houston, and ends on October 29, 2023 in Phoenix. [33] On September 15, 2023, he released the single "Cobra" featuring Young Thug. [34] On October 23, 2023, Adeyemi performed as K'Sante in the League of Legends virtual band Heartsteel, alongside Baekhyun, ØZI, and Cal Scruby, in the band's debut single, "Paranoia". [35]
Tobi Lou has stated that artists including André 3000, The Notorious B.I.G., Will Smith, Tupac, NSYNC, Timbaland, Frank Ocean, Missy Elliott, Maroon 5, Pharrell Williams, and Kanye West are inspirations for him. [2] [3] [5]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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| US Top Album Sales [16] | US Top Current Album Sales | US Independent Albums [16] | US Top Heatseekers [16] | ||
| Live On Ice |
| - | - | 45 | 14 |
| Non-Perishable |
| 83 | 46 | - | 5 |
| Baggy Weather (with FARADA) |
| - | - | - | - |
| 'Decent (with FARADA) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Title | Details |
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| tobi lou and the Moon |
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| tobi lou and the Loop |
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| tobi lou and the Juice |
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| Lingo Starr |
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| Sorry I'm Late (with FARADA) |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Pretty Please" | 2015 | non-album single |
| "Your Baby" | ||
| "New Bish" | 2016 | |
| "Txt Me" | ||
| "Hopefully" | ||
| "Game Ova" | 2017 | |
| "A.R.O.K." | ||
| "Preoccupied" | ||
| "Your Kind of Love" | ||
| "Troop" (feat. Smino) | 2018 | |
| "Darlin'" | tobi lou and the Loop | |
| "Orange" | Live On Ice | |
| "Like My Mom" | 2019 | |
| "Waterboy" | ||
| "My Party" (with Tony Bigz) | ||
| "Uncle Iroh" | non-album single | |
| "Hot Tub Time Machine" | 2020 | |
| "Hot Tub Dream Machine" | ||
| "Skin Care Tutorial 2020" | ||
| "Neither Here Nor There" | ||
| "Pretty Much" | ||
| "Endorphins" | ||
| "Student Loans" | ||
| "Notice Me" (feat. Mia Gladstone) | ||
| "Okay" (feat. Dreezy) | ||
| "2hrs" | Non-Perishable | |
| "Wide Open" (feat. Jean Deaux) | 2021 | |
| "Hopeless Romantic" | 2022 | |
| "Some Things" (with Farada) | 2023 | TBA |
| "Fee" (with Farada) | ||
| "Roller Coaster" (with Farada) | ||
| "Meteorite" (with Farada) | ||
| "Caturday" (with Farada) | ||
| "Losing You" (with Farada) | ||
| "Block" (with Farada) | ||
| "Cobra" (with Young Thug & Farada) | ||
| "Come See Me Live" (with Farada) |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
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| "Day2Day" | 2014 | Tunji Ige | The Love Project |
| "Game Ova" | 2016 | SwuM | Woke |
| "Name" | 2017 | Jevon Doe | Non-album single |
| "Cool" | 2018 | Penomeco | Garden |
| "Not the Only One" | Michael Christmas | Role Model | |
| "Monsters" | What So Not, Michael Christmas | Not All The Beautiful Things | |
| "The Same" | 2019 | Ryan Destiny | non-album single |
| "Pray for Real" | 2020 | Peter CottonTale, Chance the Rapper | Catch |
| "Morocco" | Kota the Friend | Everything | |
| "Areyoudown? Pt. 2" | Saba | non-album single | |
| "Gucci" | 2021 | Rockie Fresh, Jeff Kaale | Slid Thru Part 2 |
| "In My Bag" | 2022 | Warren Hue | Boy of the Year |
| "Paranoia" | 2023 | Heartsteel, Baekhyun, ØZI, Cal Scruby | non-album single |
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