tobi lou

This is the mantra that Nigeria-born and Chicago-raised rapper/producer tobi lou lives by. The former two-sport athlete excelled on both the gridiron and the baseball diamond, but after suffering an injury that derailed his Major League dreams at the semi-pro level, Lou found refuge in his first love…music. Growing up in the Windy City, Lou was a disciple of homegrown hip-hop acts such as Common and Twista, but it was Kanye West, who not only inspired Lou musically, but also showed him the benefits of realizing your individuality as an artist. That influence took Lou to Los Angeles, where he would write and produce songs for other artists, while moonlighting as an Uber driver. Eventually, Lou stepped out in the forefront as an artist and his first offering was a song called “Game Ova”. The video was directed by music visionary Joshua “Glassface” Goldenberg and was shot in the same Los Angeles arcade as Kid Cudi’s “Day ‘N’ Night” video. After 2018, Lou released three critically acclaimed EP’s: tobi lou and The Moon, tobi lou and The Loop and tobi lou and The Juice. Later that same year, Lou joined rapper Super Duper Kyle on his “Lightspeed” nationwide tour. 2019 will see the South Side native release his long anticipated mixtape Live on Ice, in addition to headlining a 30 city North America tour this fall. Lou will also begin working on his debut album Cult Classic with Grammy nominated producer No I.D., which is scheduled for spring 2020.

Tobi Lou出生在尼日利亚，两岁时不久就和家人搬到了伊利诺伊州芝加哥。资料来源SWAGMARK，在那里，他上了霍姆伍德·弗洛斯莫尔高中，在那里他是一名棒球明星，并开始录制音乐。高中毕业后，他继续在纽约纽约州立大学奥尔巴尼分校接受教育，同时继续从事棒球事业。然后，他转到FAMU，在那里他提出了令人印象深刻的击球数字。尽管在2011年MLB选秀中没有选秀，但Lou还是在2011赛季的半职业球队Joliet Slammers获得了外野手的位置。他的职业生涯于2012年结束，当时一系列腿筋受伤迫使他退休。 在整个棒球生涯中，他继续录制音乐，并试图将他的音乐生涯从地上提升。当他的父母把他赶出家门时，他搬到了洛杉矶从事音乐事业。