Boj real name
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BOJ (musician)
English-Nigerian singer, rapper and record producer (born 1994)
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| Birth name | Bolaji Odojukan |
| Born | (1994-04-22) April 22, 1994 (age 30) London, England |
| Origin | Gbagada, Lagos, Nigeria |
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| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | MOVES Recordings |
| Member of | DRB LasGidi (2007-present) |
| Education | Malvern College |
Musical artist
Bolaji Odojukan[1] (born 22 April 1994),[2] better known by his stage name BOJ, is an English-Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. He is one-third of the musical group DRB LasGidi with TeeZee and Fresh L, and is known as a pioneer of alté.[3]
Early life
Bolaji Odojukan was born in London, England and was raised in both the UK and Nigeria. He studied Business Management and Audio Engineering in university. After graduating, he moved back to Lagos in 2015.[4] Bolaji parents were responsible for his music education, while growing up they played
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Get familiar: Boj on the Microphone
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Meet BOJ on the microphone, one of the sexiest Afrofusion voices and co-founder of the Alté scene that celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. He is an OG in the rising Alteé scene and keeps on launching music; alone, with his collective DRB Lasgidi and in collaborations like those with Ajebutter, Falz and Teni. He’s one of the three guys that started the Alté subculture and has been pushing it for the past 10 years. The hard work and fame didn’t change him; he is very approachable, replies to DMs and shares your Instagram story if you tag him. Boj is one of the sexiest voices in Lagos and the kind of artist that makes you want to crush on stars again.
Photographer Coco Olakunle and I chase him down in Lagos. We met up at Victoria Island. Before we start Boj says we should get a drink to get in the right mood. We went upstairs to a small restaurant, where he [of course] knows people, and bought us three G&T’s - we‘re good to go.
He moves
Boj is born in London, went to boarding school and u
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BOJ
Bolaji Odojukan – aka BOJ – is one of the pioneers of Nigeria’s rapidly expanding Alté scene. Standing for “alternative” and blending Afrobeats, pop and rap into futuristic hyper smooth genre hybrids, it’s been described as less a genre and more a state of mind.
Party-throwing group DRB LasGidi came first. Consisting of BOJ and school friends Teezee and Fresh L, the trio flourished as part of a new wave of Nigerian youth culture that put individuality and creative freedom at the forefront. Though the group had been around since 2007 with various members over many years, its rebirth in the late 2010s helped crown a fresh movement – one centered around being yourself no matter what, and having a whole load of fun in the process.
Boj stepped out into the solo limelight with his 2014 debut album Boj on the Mic. This album introduced the world to an artist raised between the UK and Nigeria, an upbringing that folded in everything from street-level London grime to global Afropop. This open hearted approach to music resulted in Boj’s peers paying attention, and jumping on a track
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