If you're familiar with the Flavour-sung chorus that goes "Africa rapper number one oo, MI microphone audition oh", then you're familiar with the artistry of Jude Abaga, popularly known as MI Abaga and self-adulatingly as Mr Incredible. Arguably lauded as the best hip-hop export out of Africa, Taymesan takes a seat with the iconic rapper for a refreshing reverie on his childhood days in Jos, growing up as the first son to an evangelist and his very first time coming across what would become part...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 13
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Taymesan is joined by Afrobeats star, Mayorkun who despite having several hits to his name has zero scandals. But before they go down limelight avenue, we take a look at Mayorkun's childhood with two artistic parents to meet Mayowa Adewale, the boy before the superstar. Mayorkun also shares about his banking history and how despite the tedium of his bank job, he still held on to his love for music, writing verses as a comforter till fortune smiled on him followin...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 12
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan sits with fashion designer extraordinaire and founder of Veekee James, Victoria James for a mindblowing tell-all on her childhood, her fashion origin, her success so far as well as her Christian faith. Born and bred in Ajegunle, Veekee James tells us about life as the first daughter to a widowed tailor mom. She gives us the tea on how she'd always been a hustler right from primary school, working as a hairdresser, makeup artiste and any other skills she c...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Sometime in 2018, the Nigerian content creation scene on Instagram was taken by storm by a content creator with a vivid black-and-white theme and a passion for coaching other content creators. That content creator was Salem King. 5 years down the line, numerous widely spread videos and several brand deals in the bag, he's amassed an almost cult-like following with an active community of content creators behind his Instagram account of over 130,000 followers. On this episode of Tea With Tay, Taym...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 3Ep. 10
What are your dreams and future aspirations; do they scare you or do they inspire you to keep pushing? On this episode of Tea With Tay Temisan takes a seat with renowned chef and Guinness World Records holder for the longest cooking marathon, Hilda Bassey, 4 years after she'd dreamed of notching that achievement. Now a restaurant owner and a culinary teacher to a total of more than 6,000 students, Hilda had surprisingly not been passionate about her cooking talent and had gone down a different p...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 9
How informed are you on mental health, disorders and their therapies? On this episode of Tea With Tay and to mark World Mental Health Day, Temisan sits with a rather unexpected but much-needed guest, Funmto Ogunbanwo a clinical mental health therapist and founder of Ibi Ayo-- a therapy consultancy to have an in-depth conversation on the mental health terms that we're not only familiar with but are wont to throw around. Together, Temisan and Funmto table the Nigerian landscape when it comes to me...
Oct 13, 2023•2 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Everyone has a backstory. Everyone has a driving force that continues to push them past their limits. In this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan sits down with Abdulrahman Olaitan Ikuforiji aka Oxlade who is inarguably one of the most powerful voices of the new age of Afrobeats for a deep dive into his backstory and his driving force. Oxlade takes us back to the very beginning before his days as a record-breaking hitmaker with "Ku Lo Sa" as he reminisces on his childhood in Mushin when street figh...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 3Ep. 7
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan seats with actress, beauty OG; model and video vixen back who was also housemate in Big Brother Africa, Beverly Osu. Aptly described by Temisan as a phenomenal talent in all ramifications, Beverly tells us about her childhood days, life as a student in a convent school and being expelled for being extra with all creative endeavours. Already a known name in the entertainment scene from her teenage days, Beverly spoke about her famous appearance in Ice Prin...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 3Ep. 6
They say the third time is the charm but the fifth episode of Tea With Tay featuring author and Jesus' brand influencer, Titoluwa Sam-Oladapo aka Tito the Writer packs a pleasantly unexpected punch you wouldn't see coming as it shatters many tables that Christians and several churchgoers lay on. An Ibadan-born and bred Christian, Tito had lived all her life as a devout churchgoer and minister in the church but didn't cultivate a relationship with God till 2021 after battling and overcoming Vagin...
Sep 22, 2023•2 hr 8 min•Season 3Ep. 5
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by the very unique and inimitable star, Teni the Entertainer for what develops into a rollercoaster episode, filled with ups, downs and deeply introspective turns. A member of the prestigious Apata family, Teni takes us to different points in her life, her love-filled childhood amidst the trauma of losing her dad at age 2, her time in Atlanta, where she didn't graduate till 7 years after, and then Nigeria which led to a spiel on life and the nee...
Sep 15, 2023•2 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Can you imagine being an internet sensation at age 23 after building and maintaining a much-loved brand as a comedian, content creator, influencer, Youtuber and podcaster for 3 years? This is the story of Ogechi Ukonu popularly known as Caramel. On the third episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by the bubbling internet star and she takes us back to her childhood days when she knew no boundaries or barriers. Caramel also clues us in on her rise to fame; a televised bonnet-clad rant on Game ...
Sep 08, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 3Ep. 3
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by high-flying overachiever and tech CEO, Kennedy Ekezie. According to him, he is an unusual guest on the podcast, but according to Tay, he's most likely the richest so far. CEO of Kippa Africa which raised $10 million in the last quarter of 2022, Ekezie has always been an overachiever and had received an award from the late Queen Elizabeth herself at age 20. In typical Tea With Tay fashion we however do not only get the tea on his aspirational ...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 30 min•Season 3Ep. 2
For the very first episode of the third season of Tea With Tay, Temisan's couch is graced by his former boss, superstar musician and music executive, IYANYAAAA! The Calabar-born star gives us a thrilling episode where he opens up on his childhood in Calabar, losing his father, his brother, struggling in school and finding his music talent. We also get an inspirational recount of how he got to contest in the first-ever edition of Project Fame and became a winner. The story of Iyanya can not be co...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 1
As Season 2 of Tea With Tay comes to an end, Temisan is joined by Tobi Bakre who's currently the movie industry's man of the moment thanks to his killer role as Obalola on Prime Video's "Gangs Of Lagos." A photographer, fitness buff, reality TV star and talented actor, Tobi reveals the different sides to his brand which involve painting, photography and a 4-year stint in the banking and finance world. Now married with a kid, Tobi walks us through his childhood to his UNILAG days when he was know...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 20
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by Korty who has made a name for herself in the entertainment industry as one of the most talented and ingenious YouTubers ever. However with a background in Computer Science, graphics designing, storytelling and video editing, Korty not only wants the world to know that she's more than a YouTuber but a filmmaker, but is also set on becoming a superstar in that scene. Born Eniola Olanrewaju, Korty takes us back to her days before the fame, detai...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 19
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by superstar singer, rapper and songwriter, Victony whose music is currently top of mind, playlists and charts. On Tay's couch, the young star takes us back to the days before the fame as he recounts his childhood days in Iba, Lagos, his earlier years in the music game as a rapper before making the switch to Afrobeats and the ghastly car accident where he lost a friend and almost lost the use of his legs and much more. Victony also shares on his...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Many know of Lynxx, the rapper and the businessman but not many know the man behind the enigma. So on this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by Lynxx who makes an appearance as his authentic self; Chukie Edozien. A veteran rapper, businessman and owner of multiple companies, a graphic designer, actor and a dedicated Christian, on this episode we get to see the many sides of Lynxx that has earned him the tag 'Man Like Lynxx.' This episode comes packed with a lot of Tea as Lynxx also shar...
Mar 31, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 17
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan takes us on a journey through the minds and realities of most young Nigerians eager to leave the country in search of greener pastures a.k.a Japa, as he speaks to Chidinma Onianwa, a Process Safety Inspector in Oil & Gas who's keen on leaving the country. In conjunction with Seyi Alawode, who relocated to the country from the UK to run a tech startup, Tay also looks from the other angle which involves staying back to build jobs and systems to help the...
Mar 24, 2023•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 16
Behind and before the glitz, glam and fame comes hard-work. On this episode of Tea With Tay, content creator, fashion designer, actress and influencer, Kie Kie joins Tay for an inspiring account on the many trial stages she went through before becoming the Kie Kie we know and love. Ever the energy bringer, Kie Kie doesn't fail to make us laugh as she recounts her childhood in Ibadan, her education experience and how she discovered her exceptional entertainment skills and honed them. Beyond the l...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 15
On this episode of Tea With Tay, you get two hours of a mind-blowing tell-all into the background, mind and story of Denrele Edun. Now an icon and a veteran in the entertainment scene, famous for his daring and non-normative style and carriage, Denrele first made his chops as a child actor on NTA's Kiddivision 101, then in Unilag's Twilight Zone comedy show before becoming an un-inimitable force on the red carpets at SoundCity and other platforms. However, Denrele's climb to fame was far from sm...
Mar 10, 2023•2 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 14
We know her as 'Timeyin' in Blood Sisters and 'Zina' in Far From Home; and undoubtedly, as a fantastic actress. But on this episode of Tea With Tay, Nigerian TV star, Genoveva Umeh opens up on how a conviction that acting was nothing more than a hobby, had compelled her to shelve her passion for law. With one AMVCA nomination under her belt and an impressive portfolio working with Netflix and Showmax as proof that she's the IT girl, Gen takes us behind the glitz, glamour and posh British accent ...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 13
https://teawithtay.podlink.to/New-Episode When Mo'Cheddah hit the scene as a music star, there was no Twitter or Instagram. So on this episode of Tea With Tay, we get a blast from the past as Temisan is joined by the prolific singer, songwriter and rapper who rocked our screens in the early 2010s. Mo'Cheddah extensively shares on her inspiring music backstory as a teenage star, what fame entailed for her in those days as a UNILAG student and reasons why she left the music scene. We also meet Mod...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Season 2Ep. 12
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by a Nollywood icon of whom he is a fan; Ini Edo. An actor and a producer, Ini takes us back to her days of small beginnings in Akwa Ibom, from featuring in waka pass roles to starring in 'World's Apart'. Ini also takes us on a trip to Netflix's 'Shanty Town', her latest production which she co-produced and featured in, letting us in on her experience working on that set and the factors that inspired her to become a movie producer. This episode ...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Season 2Ep. 11
It's raining cash on this episode of Tea With Tay as Temisan is joined by the Olowo Eko himself, Yhemo Lee. A nightlife promoter, content creator, A&R and actor, Yhemo Lee doesn't fail to bring these facets of himself to Tay's couch as he shares on the origin of his content creator persona, Yhemo Lee, Uncle Margaret as well as how he came to be the 'Olowo Eko'. A graduate of OAU, he also reminisces on his time there and discusses his relationship with Asake, then and now. This episode is qui...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 2Ep. 10
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Tay is joined by a special friend; Lilian Afegbai, AKA Akanchawa Baddie; an actress, influencer, and podcaster. While giggles and banter abound, this episode also gives an exciting window into Lilian's backstory from her childhood in Benin, to the start of her acting career and her time as a Big Brother Africa housemate. Lilian also shares on past mistakes and steps she's taken to become a better version of herself. This episode is equal parts hilarious and inspi...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Season 2Ep. 9
To kickstart the new year, Temisan has music executive, talent manager and government official, who also doubles as his first-ever boss, Ubi Franklin, join him on this episode of Tea With Tay. The co-founder of Made Men Music Group, among other ventures, Ubi shares on his childhood days, his hustle days of setting up the music label and working with his first talent, Iyanya. Lots of tea was spilt on the episode so come ready with a mug to take up all the tips, stories and more. Enjoy! https://te...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 2Ep. 8
It's the best time of the year-- Christmas! So on this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan has Pastor Flourish Peters of the Logic Church retake his couch. But this time, they discuss Christmas with the reason for the season; Jesus being front, back and centre. This episode is enriching and filled with interesting revelations on Christ and the church that would have even non-Christians hooked. Grab a cup of tea for this one and enjoy! https://teawithtay.podlink.to/New-Episode Click on this link to ...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 7
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan attempts to demystify politics for young people in the country so he brings Politics & Corporate Communications Strategist, Azeez O. Quadry on board. Together they go down memory lane, reminiscing over the times they worked together, Azeez also speaks on his earlier days as an IJGB but the major tea was spilt on the state of politics in Nigeria with practical tips to young people to get involved. This episode is powerful, eye-opening and thought-provo...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 2Ep. 6
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by Afropop and street-hop star, Bella Shmurda. The singer takes us on a journey through his childhood in Okokomaiko as a headmistress's child, his days as an upcoming act, his intriguing philosophy on life, fashion and his music vision. This episode is packed with eye-openers, lots of laughter and wisdom. Enjoy! https://teawithtay.podlink.to/New-Episode Click on this link to check out @lipton_nigeria https://instagram.com/lipton_nigeria?utm_medi...
Dec 09, 2022•57 min•Season 2Ep. 5
On this episode of Tea With Tay, Temisan is joined by Tomike Adeoye, OAP, show host, actress and the Olori Ebi of a formidable Instagram community and the influencer's influencer. Together, they discuss Tomike before the fame, the benefits of social media influencing and the downsides, her family life, and their faith in God. This is an episode for everyone, young, old, social media savvy or not as it is filled with deep insights, and rib-cracking moments. It is all-round fun. Enjoy! https://tea...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 4
