Bullying made me stop music for a year – Bad Boy Timz

An afrobeats singer, Oluwatimilehin Olorunyomi, aka Bad Boy Timz, has recounted how he was forced to stop making for a period of one year when he had issues with his former record label.

Speaking at a media parley during the week, the singer told Sunday Scoop, “The kind of bullying I faced included being arrested at the instance of my former record label. The justice system in the country does not protect the average person from rich people. I did not release music for a year. I could not continue the contract, because I could not continue working with someone that got me arrested for breaching a contract. It was not a conducive working environment for me.”

On why he did not open up to senior ones in the industry, Timz said, “Everyone just felt I was not loyal. Nobody knew what I was going through, and they did not care.”

Speaking on his creative process, he said, “Sometimes, they are freestyles, and sometimes, I write the songs without having any instrumentals for them. There is no formula for the way I make my music. It is based off my reality, other people’s realities, and social awareness. I also sing about youthful stuff, because I am a youth, and that’s what my people want to hear.”