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and Teni. He was also featured in

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's hit single titled ''Loading'' off

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winning the Rookie of the Year at

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Early life and career

In 2019, Bad Boy Timz skits and freestyles for which he received shout outs from industry giants (including

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) caught the eye of the Anonymous

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, and early in 2019, he signed a deal with it. In 2020, Bad Boy Timz graduated from the

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with a degree in Computer Engineering.

Record label dispute

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. 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". Bad Boy Timz said that his old label instigated his wrongful detention and that a video of the incident was taken. He founded the Shock Absorbers Music record label in May 2021. He also has a distribution deal with

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label.

Discography

EP

*''Timz'' EP (2019)

Album

*''No Bad Boy, No Party'' (2023)

Singles

As
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Awards and nominations

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References

1999 births Living people 21st-century Nigerian male singers