Rap artist Toosii is taking time off from his multi-platinum music career by going forward with his dream to pursue football after saying he has committed to Syracuse University.
The 25-year-old made the announcement in , and a person with knowledge of the decision confirmed Toosii鈥檚 commitment to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because Syracuse has not released that information.
It鈥檚 unclear whether Toosii has been offered a scholarship, or will join the team as a walk-on.
鈥淐OMMITTED. For every kid who ever had a dream, make it reality,鈥� Toosii wrote, before indicating he received interest from Syracuse coach Fran Brown. 鈥淲hen Coach Fran called, I knew it was a sign from God. So with that being said, Cuse I鈥檓 coming home.鈥�
Toosii was born Nau鈥橨our Grainger and grew up in Syracuse before relocating to Raleigh, North Carolina. He played receiver in high school, and began exploring his return to football this summer by making an official visit to Maryland in August.
As part of his announcement, Toosii posted pictures of him wearing a No. 2 Orange football uniform. The person said the photos were taken during the rapper鈥檚 official visit to the school last weekend, during which he attended Syracuse鈥檚 .
Toosii put football on hold to focus on his music career in 2017. He broke through in 2023 with the single 鈥淔avorite Song,鈥� which peaked at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and No. 1 on the Hot Rap Songs chart. Each of his two studio albums, 鈥淧oetic Pain鈥� (released in 2020) and 鈥淣aujour鈥� (2023), broke into the top 20 on the U.S. music charts, with 鈥淣aujour鈥� earning a gold certification.
The singer and songwriter has collaborated with the likes of Wiz Khalifa, DaBaby and Khalid.
Syracuse finished 3-9 in Brown鈥檚 second season as coach. The Orange closed losing their final eight games in a skid that began after was sidelined for the season with a torn left Achilles tendon.
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