TBJZL

Tobit John "Tobi" Brown (born 8 April 1993), better known as TBJZL, is an English YouTuber, streamer, Internet personality, and rapper. He is also a member and co-founder of the British YouTube group known as the Sidemen.[7]

TBJZL
Personal information
BornTobit John Brown
(1993-04-08) 8 April 1993[1][2]
Hackney, London, England[1]
NationalityBritish
EducationCoventry University (BSc)
Occupation
YouTube information
Also known asTobjizzle, Tobi Lerone[3]
Channels
Years active2011–present
Genre
Subscribers5.9 million (combined)[4][5][6]
Total views612 million (combined)[4][5][6]
Associated actsSidemen
100,000 subscribers 2014
1,000,000 subscribers 2015
Updated: 30 December 2020

In 2019, Brown was listed as the 38th most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[7] As of December 2020, his main YouTube channel has over 4 million subscribers and 400 million video views.[4] Brown has also released music mononymously as Tobi, and in 2020, he released his debut single "Destined for Greatness", which reached number 31 on the UK Singles Chart.

Early life and education

Tobit John Brown was born on 8 April 1993 in Hackney, London to a working class family of Nigerian heritage.[1] Brown attended St. Dominic's Catholic Primary School from 1997 until 2004, and then attended Bexley Grammar School, where he met future fellow Sidemen member Josh Bradley. He later studied at Coventry University and completed a degree in computing.[1][8]

Career

Brown joined YouTube in 2011 while at university after he saw Bradley gaining traction on the platform and then decided to become a full-time YouTuber after university.[1][4] He uploads video game commentaries, most notably of the FIFA and NBA 2K video game series, as well as football challenges, vlogs, and comedy style videos.[7][9][10]

On 19 October 2013, Brown and four other British YouTubers formed the entertainment collective Ultimate Sidemen, later shortened to simply Sidemen. Since 2014, the group has consisted of seven British YouTubers: Vikram Barn (Vikkstar123), Joshua Bradley (Zerkaa), Harry Lewis (W2S), Simon Minter (Miniminter), Olajide Olatunji (KSI), Ethan Payne (Behzinga), and Tobi Brown.[11] The group produces online videos, most often consisting of challenges, sketches and video-game commentary, as well as selling exclusive Sidemen merchandise.[12][13]

In early 2019, Brown founded a clothing line called ILLVZN.[14] In May, he collaborated with New Era Cap to release a custom 9Fifty snapback.[15][16] That September, he was listed as the 38th most influential online creator in the United Kingdom by The Sunday Times.[7] In December, he released "The Gift" with the rest of the Sidemen, reaching number 77 on the UK Singles Chart.[17][18]

Brown released his debut single, "Destined for Greatness", with his brother Manny featuring his sister Janellé on 7 February 2020. The song charted at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart, making it Brown's first UK top 40 single.[3][19] Elsewhere, "Destined for Greatness" debuted at number 18 in New Zealand and on the Scottish Singles Chart,[20][21] and peaked at number 33 on the Irish Singles Chart.[22] He later featured in a remix of his fellow Sidemen member KSI's song "Wake Up Call" by producer Yoshi with American rapper Trippie Redd and British rapper P Money, which was released on 6 March 2020.[23]

Personal life

Brown is a supporter of Manchester United F.C. and plays Sunday league football for Under The Radar FC, a team formed by his brother and fellow YouTuber Manny Brown, better known by his online alias FifaManny.[7][24][25]

Brown is also a keen basketball fan and supports the Boston Celtics of the NBA.[26]

He is an anti-racist activist and has spoken out on racism within football with Sky Sports News.[24]

Filmography
Web roles
Year Title Role Network Notes Ref.
2014 The Sidemen Experience Himself Comedy Central UK Main role; 5 episodes [27]
2018 The Sidemen Show Himself YouTube Premium Main role; 7 episodes [28]
2020 Live Show From Lausanne 2020 Himself Olympic Channel Episode 1 [29]
2020 How to Be Behzinga Himself YouTube 2 episodes [30]

Discography
List of singles with selected chart positions and year released
Title Year Peak chart positions
UK
[18]		 UK
R&B
[31]		 UK
Ind.
[32]		 IRE
[33]		 NZ Hot
[21]		 SCO
[20]
"The Gift"[17]
(as part of Sidemen featuring S-X)		 2019 774011—2726
"Destined for Greatness"[34]
(with Manny featuring Janellé)		 2020 31123331818
"Wake Up Call (Yoshi Remix)"[35]
(KSI featuring Trippie Redd, Tobi and P Money)		 2020 ——————

References
  1. The Sidemen (18 October 2016). Sidemen: The Book. Coronet Books. pp. 27–31. ISBN 978-1473648166.
  2. Brown, Tobi [@Tobjizzle] (8 April 2019). "Thank you for all the birthday messages so far you legends. Appreciate each and every one of you. Love and blessings" (Tweet). Retrieved 29 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  3. "Artist: Tobi & Manny ft. Janelle". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 29 December 2020. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. "TBJZL's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 3 June 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  5. "TBJZLPlays's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 3 January 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  6. "TBJZLClips's YouTube Stats". Social Blade. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  7. "The Sunday Times Influencer List 2019: meet the UK's top 100". The Sunday Times. 8 September 2019. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  8. Taylor, Mark (9 November 2019). "Who are The Sidemen – KSI's YouTube group explained ahead of Logan Paul rematch". Daily Star. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. Southern, Lucinda (18 August 2016). "How The Sun's fantasy football site plans to make money on platforms". Digiday. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  10. "Perfecting Your My Player Build in NBA 2K21 with TBJZL". The Escapist. 6 October 2020. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  11. Fogarty, Paul. "YouTube: Get to know all seven Sidemen members". HITC. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. Andrews, Farah. "Insomnia Dubai: YouTube stars Sidemen coming to gaming convention". The National. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  13. "YouTube stars The Sidemen at Insomnia Dubai Gaming Festival". Gulf News. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
  14. Brown, Tobi (16 February 2019). Sidemen React To My New Clothing Line!!!! (Video). Retrieved 30 December 2020 – via YouTube.
  15. Reid, Alex (28 August 2020). "Tobjizzle x New Era Original Fit 9FIFTY Snapback". New Era Cap Company. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  16. OP Talent Management [@OP_Talent] (11 May 2019). "So pleased to see our neweraeurope X @tobjizzle exclusive @neweracap product collaboration come to fruition yesterday at the launch event #TBJZL x #NewEra Camera with flash: @BasimStark @ Carnaby London" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020 – via Twitter.
  17. "The Gift – Single by Sidemen". Apple Music. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  18. Peak positions for Tobi's singles in the UK:
  19. Ainsley, Helen (14 February 2020). "The Weeknd claims second week at Number 1 with Blinding Lights". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  20. Peak positions for Tobi's singles in Scotland:
  21. Peak positions for Tobi's singles in New Zealand:
  22. White, Jack (21 February 2020). "Billie Eilish scores the biggest opening week of 2020 so far and debuts at Irish Singles Number 1 with Bond theme No Time To Die". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  23. Bikolo, Gloria (6 March 2020). "KSI & Trippie Redd Call On P Money & Tobi For "Wake Up Call" Remix". GRM Daily. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  24. "Racism still an issue in grassroots football, says Manny Brown". Sky Sports News. 27 March 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  25. Reid, Alex (28 August 2020). "Ranking The UK's Biggest And Best YouTube Football Teams". SPORTbible. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  26. Brown, Tobi [@Tobjizzle] (19 May 2017). "@celtics I still love you" (Tweet). Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via Twitter.
  27. "Who Are The Sidemen? – The Sidemen Experience". ComedyCentral.co.uk. October 2014. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  28. White, Peter (2 June 2018). "'The Sidemen Show': YouTube Debuts First Trailer & Dates Premium Reality Challenge Format". Deadline Hollywood. Archived from the original on 20 November 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  29. "Olympic Channel Live Show – Ways to relive the fun from Lausanne 2020". Olympic Channel. 10 January 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  30. Griffin, Louise (19 October 2020). "YouTuber Behzinga's Sidemen 'family' helped him through mental health struggles and epic fitness transformation". Metro. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  31. Peak positions for Tobi's singles on the UK Hip Hop and R&B Singles Chart:
  32. Peak positions for Tobi's singles on the UK Independent Singles Chart:
  33. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 (21 February 2020 – 27 February 2020)". Official Charts Company. 27 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  34. "Destined For Greatness (feat. Janellé) – Single by Tobi & Manny". Apple Music. 7 February 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
  35. "Wake Up Call (feat. Trippie Redd, Tobi & P Money) [Yoshi Remix] – Single by KSI". Apple Music. 6 March 2020. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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