Oluwatobiloba Adeyemi, known professionally as tobi lou, is a rapper, singer, and former professional baseball player. He decided to pursue a music career after an injury derailed his baseball prospects.

Born in Nigeria and raised in Chicago, Tobi credits Chicago’s “food, weather, and people” as major influences on him and his music. He references the Chi and his hometown pride in songs like “Orange” and “Lavendar Town, Pt. 1.”