Following the Release of “For You,” BoyPee Speaks on the “Ogechi” Run, Going Solo and More

For BoyPee, the road to wider recognition was built through years of music, performance, and a willingness to keep creating. His breakout moment came with “Ogechi,” the Brown Joel and Hyce collaboration that introduced his sound to a much wider audience and eventually brought him into a bigger conversation with Davido. But beyond the success of the record and the collaborations that followed, there is an artiste who has figured out how he wants to be heard.

With his latest release, “For You,” BoyPee is leaning further into his identity as a solo artiste, while bringing elements of his background as a dancer and performer more prominently into his music. 

In this conversation with TurnTable Charts, he looks back on the journey that brought him here, the creative process behind his music, the lessons from the “Ogechi” run, and what it means to build a sound and identity beyond the records that first introduced him to audiences.

 

TTC: For many people, “Ogechi” was their first introduction to you. But before that song changed the scale of your audience, who was BoyPee? What was your journey to becoming an artiste?

BOYPEE: Before “Ogechi,” I was just Sopuru Precious, a guy from Imo State who was raised in Anambra, growing up in a business-oriented family that taught me hustle and work ethic. I’ve loved music for as long as I can remember. In high school around 2010, I was already dancing and singing. By 2015 I was taking it more seriously, making freestyles and covers, sharing them on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, and building a small following as S’Pee before I settled on BoyPee. I always told myself I was going to create my own sound one day. The journey was gradual: learning, writing, performing, and linking up with people like Chief Priest, who believed in me early on, until the moment with Brown Joel and Hyce on “Ogechi” opened the doors wider.

 

TTC: When you sit down to make music, do you draw inspiration from your own experiences, or do you also enjoy creating stories and characters through your songs?

BOYPEE: It’s a mix. A lot of it comes from real feelings and experiences. Me, I don experience love and heartbreak firsthand, so some of the things you hear in my music are real feelings, while some I build worlds and characters in my songs.

Music lets you exaggerate, romanticize, or invent a bit while still keeping it honest. The best tracks usually sit somewhere in the middle. Imakwa lol.

 

TTC: You’re also a songwriter. Are there songs you’ve written for yourself or other artistes that people might not be aware of? 

BOYPEE: Yes. Songwriting is a big part of what I do. I’ve written all of my records and for collaborative projects too. 

 

TTC: As you continue working on your own music, are you open to bringing other songwriters into your forthcoming projects, or do you prefer having complete creative control over what you write and record?

BOYPEE: I’m definitely open. Collaboration has been a blessing for me. Look at what happened with Brown Joel, Hyce, and later Davido. I value my own voice and creative control, but good energy and the right writers or producers can elevate a song in ways you can’t always do alone. It’s about balance: protecting the vision while staying open to magic from other people.

 

TTC: You’ve built much of your visibility through collaborations, but you’re now putting more attention on your own solo records. How are you thinking about establishing BoyPee outside the collaborations that first introduced you to a wider audience?

BOYPEE: The collabs introduced a lot of people to me, and I’m grateful for that. Now the focus is on showing the full picture of who BoyPee is, my sound, my stories, my growth as a solo artiste. I’m still open to working with people, but the solo records let fans connect directly with my voice and perspective without it always being a group thing. It’s about building a solid foundation so that when people hear “BoyPee,” they know exactly what to expect.

 

TTC: Looking back at your earlier releases and the music you’ve made since “Ogechi,” what do you hear now that shows you how much you’ve grown as an artiste?

BOYPEE: I hear more confidence, clearer storytelling, and better control of my craft. Before, it was raw passion and freestyles. After “Ogechi,” “Constantly,” and the projects that followed, you can hear the growth in melody, arrangement choices, and how I approach emotion and performance. I’m more intentional now about the sound and the message while still keeping that natural.

 

TTC: You’re also bringing your dancing and performance skills more prominently into this release. Is that a side of your artistry you’ve always wanted to explore?

BOYPEE: Definitely. I started as a dancer and vocalist in school, so movement has always been part of me. Music and performance go together for me. Bringing the dancing and stage energy more to the forefront on this release feels natural; it's reclaiming a side of my artistry that was there from the beginning and letting people see the full package.

 

TTC: You’ve gone from a breakout collaboration to international stages. What more to expect from you going forward? 

BOYPEE: Expect more music, more growth, more experiences. Expect solo records that show different sides of me, continued collaborations when the chemistry is right, stronger live performances, and music that keeps evolving while staying true to my roots. The goal is consistency, quality, and connecting with people all over the world. The journey has only just started, there's a whole lot more coming.