His actual name is Samson Otieno and Tymilyfe is his stage name.
Tymilyfe, who is 29 years old, was born in one of Africa’s largest informal settlements, Kibera. This is a slum located in the heart of Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi.
He is a singer, song writer, actor and entrepreneur, who is very passionate about education and art.
He started his music journey in 2007 back in Kibera. He worked on a few projects between 2007 and  2012. But gave up soon after since he wasn’t making the kind of progress that he expected at that time.
However, in late 2016, his good friends Shamir( a singer & producer) and DJ Lorc urged him to get back in the groove of things musically. And with the help of the two he successfully redirected and redefined his music style. With Shamir offering vocal lessons and producing most of his music.
He launched his official debut single “Lipstick” on February 14th 2018 to a warm reception. The audio was recorded in Kibera but the visuals were shot in London. This project was actually inspired by a lady he saw wearing the most beautiful shade of purple lipstick . He then followed it up with two other
singles “Wrong Information’’ and ‘’Agenda’’ to an equally warm reception.
His main style is afro-dancehall. However, he likes to experiment with different genres and often has an element of more than one genre in his projects. His production team understands his style so perfectly… so it’s very easy to work with him. His art is inspired by his surrounding environment and personal experiences with some of his biggest influences including Bob Marley, Shamir Tadeiya, Oliver Mtukuzi, Ray Charles, Lucky Dube amongst others.