Offica

Tomas Adedayo Adeyinka (born September 2000), commonly known by his stage name Offica, is an Irish rapper of Nigerian descent. During a youth soccer career between 2016 and 2019, he released his debut single "No Hook" in 2018, going viral following the release of "Naruto Drillings" in 2019 and "Plugged in Freestyle" alongside drill collective A92 in 2020.

Early life Tomas Adeyinka was born in Lagos, Nigeria in 2000. At the age of six, his family moved to Drogheda, Ireland, where he currently lives. Tomas' sister, Victoria, is a social media personality, and has been accredited by The Irish Times as "the most popular TikTok creator in Ireland". He is a Christian, and is studying global business at Maynooth University.

Prior to his musical career, Tomas played for Drogheda United F.C.'s under-17 team as a midfielder in the 2016–17 season; he appeared in 21 games. He joined its under-19 team in March 2018; having appeared in 11 games (as well as one game for Drogheda United in the 2018–19 Leinster Senior Cup ) in the 2018–19 season. later releasing a remix with British YouTuber KSI, which gained 900,000 views the day after its release on YouTube. He later released "Skiddibop", featuring Fizzler, a British rapper, in November. Regarding "Opor", Ben Beaumont-Thomas, music editor for The Guardian, said in 2021:

In mid-2020, the drill collective A92, based around Offica's hometown of Drogheda, was formed, with Offica joining following its formation; its debut single, "A9 Link Up", was released in September. The group would later rise to popularity following the release of its "Plugged in Freestyle".

In January 2021, Offica released "TAKE IT (YUCK)", In May, Offica released "Obito"; its music video gained over 320,000 views in the three days after its release on YouTube.

Discography Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected peak chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions IRE UK "No Hook" 2019"Naruto Drillings" "Skiddibop" "Face Reveal" 2020"Where's the Motive?" "Opor" "Mad About Bars" "Fire in the Booth" "Plugged in Freestyle" "TAKE IT (YUCK)" 2021"OBITO" "D-Town Baby"(with Dbo, Ksav, BT and Nikz) "Sharingan" 2022"Plugged In" "Kolomental" "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected peak chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions IRE 2021"Plugged In"(as member of A92; Fumez the Engineer featuring Suspect, PR SAD, DoRoad, R6, A92, Pete & Bas, Kwengface and PS Hitsquad) "Oggy"(Sello featuring Offica) "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists Title Year Other artist(s) Album"Dumb Flex (Remix)"2021Miss LaFamilia, Ivorian Doll, Poundz, Dbo

Filmography Year Title Role 2022Terms & Conditions: Deeper Than DrillHimself

Awards and nominations Year Award Nominated work Category Result 2021Black & Irish AwardsHimselfMale Artist of the Year