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Tobi is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Gil Scott-Heron, Dylan Sinclair, Ralph, Frank Ocean and Marvin Gaye. Those roots explain a lot about how Tobi arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as KOTA The Friend, IDK, Joey Bada$$, Ab-Soul and Jay Prince, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 34 connections around Tobi, reaching back through Gil Scott-Heron. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Oluwatobi Feyisara Ajibolade, known professionally as Tobi , is a Nigerian-born Canadian singer and rapper signed to RCA Records and Same Plate Entertainment. He released his debut studio album Still in May 2019, his second album Elements Vol. 1 in 2020, his third album PANIC in 2023 and his fourth album Elements Vol.2 in 2025.
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Tobi connections
Tobi grew out of Gil Scott-Heron, Dylan Sinclair, Ralph and Frank Ocean, shares an orbit with KOTA The Friend, IDK, Joey Bada$$ and Ab-Soul. 34 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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