In 2012, popular music video director, DJ Tee was in the news for allegedly stabbing an up and coming artiste, TLi Soji Boi in ikeja, Lagos, during a music video shoot. Though the award-winning video director denied the allegation, the victim recently told First Weekly Magazine that DJ Tee later became sober and sent some people to beg him (the victim) on his behalf, which he had no choice than to agree to.

TLi Soji Boi recounted his near-death ordeal to First Weekly and how he had to forgive DJ Tee, who some allege to be a hot-tempered man, after much plea. Excerpt.

Can we know you better

I am Osungade Tolani Alvin with TLi Soji Boi as stage name and I am from Osun State.

What’s the meaning of your stage name

It means To Last Internally (TLi), while Soji Boi means a sharp boy in Yoruba Language. So, it means my music will last inside you internally.

Can you tell us about your educational background

I went to Lagos Spring International School for my primary education and proceeded to Stars Comprehensive College in Ibadan for my secondary education, but finished at Florish College, Lagos after I had also attended Caleb Secondary School and Ejide Comprehensive High School in Lagos, when I moved to Lagos from Ibadan. I recently finished a diploma programme from the University of Lagos. I am presently concentrating on my career.

Would you want to be like 2Face

(General laughter) No, but musically, I want to be like 2Face. I m definitely going to further my education and study Theatre Arts abroad, but that will be after I have built a solid foundation for my music career.

Why are you not merging both

It is possible to do that, but it needs planning. I am being careful not to clash the two. I don’t want to get to a situation where I will have to forgo one for the other in the future. The truth is that we up and coming artistes are busier than the A-list artistes because we are always in the studio trying hard to record songs that will put us in the limelight.

What genre of music do you do

I do Afro beat as well as Hip-Hop and rap, but I am very versatile.