Music sensation, singer and songwriter, Olorunyomi Oloruntimilehin, popularly known as ‘Bad Boy Timz’, rose to fame with the release of the song “MJ,” and a remix , which featured Nigerian singer Mayorkun.
He was featured on Olamide’s hit single, Loading, on the rapper’s Carpe Diem album and emerged Rookie of the Year at the Headies in 2020. He is a graduate of Bells University of Technology, Ogun State with a degree in Computer Engineering, Bad Boy Timz He has raised some of the most successful songs to his name including, Move, Have Fun and Oasis.
According to him, he finds inspiration for some of his songs by looking inward: “Sometimes they are free forms. Sometimes I write the lyrics of my songs with I don’t have any instruments. I don’t have a purpose in making my music. Outside of my reality, or the reality of other people, social activities and information.
He also revealed that he is currently working on releasing an album that will give a new look to some legendary afrobeat sounds from the past: “Right now, I’m working on a new album, and the goal is to remind people of some of the old. afrobeat music. I know a lot of people like world music, but not old afrobeat music. It’s one of the something I did for my next album.
The singer has expressed his admiration for legendary actor, Funke Akindele, who is playing his role in his cameo in the Amazon Prime Mini-Series, He Must Care. “He was one of the people who helped me with the problems with my label. He is a very nice person. In She Must Be Obeyed, other artists from my group came, and they did not talk in the film .He confirmed that I did that movie, and that was important.
Bad Boy Timz sheds light on his new release titled “Lotto”: “I felt the need to put out a love song, outside of my project. I made two songs. I re-recorded to Mele Lotto. I had it before, but I re-booked it in the UK. It worked amazingly.
He has a piece of advice for up-and-coming artists looking for a career: “You have to stand out. You have to be completely different. Currently, there is a lot of interest in Afrobeat. If you do Afrobeat differently, I think you can succeed.
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