Now Listening To: TOBi - "Hoodwinked"

Ahead of his forthcoming project, Nigerian-born-Canadian rapper--TOBi dropped his new single "Hoodwinked" with a visualizer on December 1. It jumps with storytelling of childhood issues. TOBi on social media saying it was "a cathartic piece to create."

The song follows the release of tracks--- "She Loves Me" and "Flowers". The musician says the full-length album is dropping in 2023.

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