[2][3][4][5] Odunsi (The Engine) was born on June 7, 1996, in the former capital of Nigeria, Lagos State.

Growing up he listened to R&B music from artistes like Donell Jones, Sade, Prince and King Sunny Ade which he credits his older brother for introducing him to the genre.

[8][9] Odunsi started honing his skills musically in high school with his friends where they often made songs in class before he started going to studio but was unable to afford the studio time.

He started music professionally in 2015 as a record producer and rapper before transitioning into a singer the same year.

After releasing multiple singles including "Better Days" featuring WANI and "Decided" featuring Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter Tems,[14][15][16][17] his second studio album which he saw success with "Rare" was released and featured stars like Davido, Amaarae, duendita, Cruel Santino, Nasty C, Hamza, Zamir, Runtown,[18] Solis and Tay Iwar.