Bolaji Odojukan (born 22 April 1994), better known by his stage name BOJ is an English-Nigerian singer, songwriter and record producer. 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. Bolaji parents was responsible for his music education, while growing up they played Lauryn Hill, Lagbaja, and Wyclef records in the
house.
Four: Bolaji On The Microphone (BOTM)
On December 14, 2014, the single “Bolaji On The Microphone (BOTM)” won the Best Alternative Song, at ninth edition of The Headie Awards. This song was a part of his first solo mixtape called BOTM. The official music video garnered over 140k views on YouTube.
FYI
- He is one-third of the musical group DRB LasGidi with TeeZee and Fresh L, and is known as a pioneer of alté.
- In year 9 (JSS 3), Bolaji began making music while still schooling at Malvern College, in Malvern, Worcestershire, England.
- He has featured artists like Tiwa Savage, Amaarae, Davido, Wizkid and many more in his music career.
- Boj is widely recognized as one of the pioneers of the fusion genre Alté, which incorporates musical influences from afrobeats, dancehall, reggae, hip hop, and alternative R&B.
Three: Your love (Mogbe) ft Tiwa Savage and Afro Nation
“Your Love (Mogbe), with Afro Nation, featuring Tiwa Savage was released on the 26th of September, 2019 as a single off the “Gbagada Express” album. Produced by Genio Bambino, the song was written by Tiwa Savage and BOJ. This song has garnered over 4.4M views on its official music video on YouTube.
Two: Love Garden Ft Adekunle Gold
With this song serving as his latest single for the year May 2024, the song “Love Garden” has garnered over 428k streams on Spotify and over 41l views on its official lyric video on YouTube. This song, BOJ teams up with the sensational Adekunle Gold to create a superb masterpiece. This
song was released on the 8th of May, 2024 and was produced by RAGEEE.
Discography
- Magic (2017)
- Gbagada Express (2022)
One: Awolowo Rmx
Garnering 282k views on YouTube, this song called “Awolowo” was released on the 22nd of April, 2022. This is the remix to his biggest hit song and this one features Wizkid and Darkovibes. The song was masterfully produced by GMK.
