T.I Blaze

Akintunde Abiodun Timileyin (born 16 February 1990), known professionally as T.I Blaze, is a Nigerian singer, and songwriter currently signed to Dvpper Music. He rose to stardom with the release of his sleeper hit single "Sometimes" in 2021 which spawned success in 2022, following the remix with one of Nigerian most influential artists in Africa Olamide, which earned him his first chart entry at number three on Nigeria TurnTable Songs chart, and at number sixteen, on TurnTable End of the Year Top 100 of 2022.

Career
On 25 February 2022, Blaze released The Fresh Prince of Lagos, a 6-track extended play. The project lead track including "Sometimes", with guest appearances from Olamide, Rasaqi NFG, and South African rapper Blxckie. On 11 March 2022, he was named Apple Music’s Up Next Artist for Nigeria. On 5 April 2022, Blaze took to his Instagram story to inform the public about a raid that took place at his house by 1 am by NDLEA in search of drugs. The lyrics of "Sometimes", include the word “Canadian Loud”, which brought the attention of the agency. On 29 April 2022, he released "Kilo" featuring Skiibii. On the week of 9 May 2022, "Kilo" debuted at number 17 on TurnTable Nigeria Official song chart.

On 27 August 2022, Blaze performed "Try", "Sometimes "(remix)", and "Kilo" at Johnnie Walker's Walkers District event at Eagles Club in Surulere. On 8 November 2022, he acquired a new car and house. On 18 November 2022, he released his first studio album El Major, independently through Dvpper Music. The project also features guest appearance from Bella Shmurda, BACKROAD GEE, Fave, Skiibii, Camidoh, and Ladipoe. On 11 February 2023, he performed at the 5th Soundcity MVP Awards Festival.