Toosii

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Toosii
Birth nameNau'Jour Grainger
Born (2000-01-09) January 9, 2000 (age 21)
Syracuse, New York, U.S.
OriginRaleigh, North Carolina, U.S.
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Rapper
  • singer
Years active2017–present
Labels
Associated acts
Websiteshop.toosii2x.com

Nau'Jour Lazier Grainger (born January 9, 2000), better known by his stage name Toosii, is an American rapper and singer. He is known for songs such as "Red Lights", "Love Cycle", "Poetic Pain" and "Sapiosexual", and his debut studio album, Poetic Pain, which peaked at number 17 on the Billboard 200.

Biography[]

Nau'Jour Grainger[1] was born and grew up in Syracuse, New York, but later relocated to Raleigh, North Carolina at the age of 13. It was in Raleigh where he began to seriously pursue his musical career.[2][3] Rap was an escape route from his issues as a youth. He started recording music at age 16, while playing high school football and figuring out his life path.[2] His stage name came from his childhood nickname of "Toota", and changed it to Toosii after his football teammates said it as a joke, adding the two I's because "You need two eyes to see the vision".[4] In Raleigh, Toosii was discovered by the South Coast Music Group (home of fellow North Carolina rapper DaBaby). He signed with the record label in 2019.[5]

Toosii was inspired to try music by both his brother and father and spent a period of time homeless before his career began to further develop.[1] He got his big break in 2019 with the release of the track "Red Lights", which went on to accrue millions of streams.[2] He then released his Who Dat mixtape on April 30, 2019, which was followed by the 13-track Platinum Heart mixtape on February 6, 2020. Platinum Heart reached number-one on the Billboard Heatseekers Album chart upon its initial release. The mixtape was later reissued as a 20-track deluxe version. On September 18, 2020, his third South Coast Music Group-affiliated Poetic Pain mixtape was released as his first project on Capitol Records.[6] His signing to Capitol was made on September 30, following the release of his official video for "Love Cycle" with Summer Walker.[7] Toosii was credited with 50,000 US adjusted sales and over 250 million combined global streams in 2020 at the time of this release. "Love Cycle" was later certified as a US Gold single by the Recording Industry Association of America on January 11, 2021. His project Poetic Pain debuted at number 17 on the Billboard 200 chart in September 2020 and features the RIAA certification Gold single "Love Cycle" with Summer Walker.[8][9] On May 7, 2021, Toosii released his seventh mixtape, Thank You for Believing. The tape's title shows "gratitude to those that had faith in him and helped get him where he is today". It contains 13 tracks, and features Mulatto, Key Glock, and DaBaby.[2] In 2021, he was featured on the XXL Freshman Class.

Discography[]

Studio albums[]

List of studio albums, with select chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
[10]
Poetic Pain 17

Singles[]

List of singles, with select chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
Bub. 		US
R&B/HH
"Red Lights"[19] 2020 — — Platinum Heart
"Love Cycle"[20]
(solo or with Summer Walker) 		7 44
"Poetic Pain"[22] — — Poetic Pain
"Right Now"[23] — —
"Back Together"[24] 2021 — — Thank You For Believing
"What it Cost"[25] — —
"Heart Cold"[26] — —
"Spin Music"[27]
(with Fivio Foreign) 		— —

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Toosii | A True 'Platinum Heart'". Flaunt Magazine. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e DJ First Class (May 7, 2021). "Toosii wants to 'Thank You For Believing' on new album". Revolt. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "DaBaby's SCMG Labelmate Toosii Inks Capitol Records Deal". HipHopDX. October 1, 2020. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  4. ^ Toosii's ABCs, retrieved June 24, 2021
  5. ^ "South Coast Music Group Star Toosii Signs With Capitol Records: Exclusive". Billboard. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  6. ^ "Toosii And South Coast Music Group Partner With Capitol Records". Capitol Records. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "Toosii and Summer Walker share "Love Cycle" video". The Fader. Retrieved February 17, 2021.
  8. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  9. ^ https://hiphopdx.com, HipHopDX- (January 10, 2021). "Toosii Celebrates 1st-Ever RIAA Plaque 2-Years After Signing Deal With DaBaby's Label". HipHopDX. Retrieved January 19, 2021.
  10. ^ a b "Chart Search: Toosii, Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  11. ^ "Toosii Drops Off "Poetic Pain" Ft. Lil Durk & Summer Walker". HotNewHipHop. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  12. ^ "Spotify – Hell on Earth". Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Spotify.
  13. ^ "Who Dat by Toosii on Apple Music". Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Apple Music.
  14. ^ "Mixtape of My Shit Now by Toosii". Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via My Mixtapez.
  15. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (1/2)..." Retrieved May 17, 2021 – via Twitter.
  16. ^ "Big Steppa – EP by Toosii on Apple Music". Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Apple Music.
  17. ^ "Dickpressed – EP by Toosii on Apple Music". Retrieved May 4, 2021 – via Apple Music.
  18. ^ "Pretty Girls Love Toosii – EP by Toosii on Apple Music". Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Apple Music.
  19. ^ Red Lights - Single by Toosii, retrieved August 28, 2021
  20. ^ Love Cycle - Single by Toosii & Summer Walker, retrieved August 28, 2021
  21. ^ "Gold & Platinum: Toosii". RIAA. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
  22. ^ Poetic Pain - Single by Toosii, retrieved August 28, 2021
  23. ^ Right Now, retrieved August 28, 2021
  24. ^ back together, retrieved August 28, 2021
  25. ^ what it cost, retrieved August 28, 2021
  26. ^ heart cold - Single by Toosii, retrieved August 28, 2021
  27. ^ spin music, retrieved August 28, 2021
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