15-year-old Afro-pop Singer, Tyler Vybe Debuts New Album

Nigerian fast-rising Afro-Pop Star, Gabriel Oluwadamilare Mogaji, popularly known as Tyler Vybe, has released his first album titled: ‘Home Work’.

The extended play, EP, comprises Afro-beat and Afro-Soul genres of music that discuss various impactful topics ranging from issues of societal values to politics packaged in melodic groovy vocals.

Addressing newsmen at the album listening party with Tyler Vybe, held in Abuja, the 15-year-old groovy and talented Nigerian-American, said the EP had the limelight on him, but took most of his inspiration from WizKid, among other top-level Afro-beat artists.

The young artist who boasts to take the music industry by storm displayed a lot of charisma and finesse during the event, intends to distinguish himself in the Nigerian music industry with unique songs that will keep audiences across ages spellbound to listen to his music.

Speaking about how he came about the name “Home Work” and the experience while recording his music, Tyler said: “Basically the definition of homework, just sitting in class chilling and vibing and we are on break, I was like I just finished recording the new songs, new beautiful and amazing songs.

“So, I was thinking about an album because first I was like, should it? But once I opened my book and I saw homework, I fell in love with that name and I have named that homework for this new EP.

“I really fell in love with music with the talent, the culture, and especially how I love Afrobeat and all the people that are ahead of me like WizKid, Burna Boy, and everyone else. I really love what’s going on and I really love this new EP”, he added.

Advising young stars not to shy away from their dreams, Tyler urged them to cue into how he has been able to find a balance between his music craft and secondary school education.

“Whatever you love doing, whether you like playing games or you like writing music, you like rapping, singing, producing, my advice for you is to keep on doing what you love doing and find out that one thing in life that you know you’re good at and stick to it. So, about my studies, it’s been really hectic, but I found a way to regulate.”

The chief executive officer, Hashtag Entertainment and Trybe Vybes manager, who doubles as his father, Mr Bola Mogaji, while expressing joy over his career choice of Tyler, said that efforts would be geared towards ensuring that he is sculpted into becoming a fine artist.

“Part of the deal for him being able to do music is also if he doesn’t pass, no music, so obviously since it is something that he wants to do, he puts in the extra effort into making sure that that is it. In terms of the music, we have a couple of very young music producers, the essence I used to world young, yes, I know Master craft. I know Black Jersey. These are guys that I know very well. But, these are guys that I know very well. The essence was to find people his age, or around his age who could do the music and express it differently from what this generation is already listening to”, he said

Expressing excitement over Tyler’s strides so far, the mother of the young musician, Buchi Mogaji, hoped for more progressive years ahead.

Born in the United States of America to a Yoruba father and an Igbo mother, the young artist only moved to Nigeria when he was seven years of age.