Bad Boy Timz
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13 August 1999
- Songwriter
- singer
Bad Boy Timz | |
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Bad Boy Timz |
| Born | Olorunyomi Oloruntimilehin 13 August 1999 |
| Genres | Afrobeats |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument | Vocals |
| Years active | 2019 – present |
| Label | Shock Absorbers Music |
Olorunyomi Oloruntimilehinⓘ (born 13 August 1999) professionally known as Bad Boy Timz is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to prominence with the release of the song "MJ",[1] and two separate follow-up remixes which featured Nigerian singer Mayorkun and Teni.
He was also featured in Olamide's hit single titled Loading off Carpe Diem[2] winning the Rookie of the Year at The Headies 2020.[3]
Record label dispute
In 2019, Bad Boy Timz skits and freestyles for which he received shout outs from industry giants (including J Hus) caught the eye of the Anonymous Record label, and early in 2019, he signed a deal with it.[4]
In 2020, Bad Boy Timz graduated from the Bells University of Technology with a degree in Computer Engineering.[5]
On 24 May, Bad Boy Timz took to social media to share a scanned copy of a complaint he filed against his previous record label, Anonymous Music.[6]
According to the legal document, disputes occurred between the two parties and after that his old label instigated his wrongful detention and that a video of the incident was taken and opted to cancel his contract with the record company due to the label's "breach of contract terms".[7][8]
Bad Boy Timz said that his old label instigated his wrongful detention and that a video of the incident was taken.[9] He founded the Shock Absorbers Music record label in May 2021. He also has a distribution deal with Empire label.[10]