HIS name is Tobechukwu Dubem Nwigwe. But he is better known as Tobe Nwigwe. His parents are Igbo from Nigeria. He is from the Alief area of Houston, the American city reputed to have the highest population of Nigerians outside of Nigeria.
He is nominated for Best New Artist category in thr 65th Grammy scheduled for next February. He is also an actor. The March 8, 1987-born rapper co-stars in the Netflix television series Mo. His focus on music follows encouragement from motivational speaker Eric Thomas.
The graduate of the University of North Texas was prevented from being by the NFL, but his football career was stalled by a Lisfranc ligament tear.
He founded a nonprofit TeamGINI, which he derived from “Gini Bu Nkpa Gi?” the Igbo expression for “What’s your trouble?”. The organisation assists families to get financial literacy and independence.
He has three children with his wife, Martica. The children are Ivory, Sage and Chukwueze.
He appeared on the BET Hip Hop Awards 2018 Cypher and has featured on PJ Morton’s album Paul released on August 9, 2019 by Morton Records and Empire Records.
He has collaborated with many other artists, including television host.
