Olamide Biography, Age, Height and Net Worth 2025
Full Name | Stage Name | Date of Birth |
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Olamide Gbenga Adedeji | Olamide | March 15, 1989 |
Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (born 15 March 1989) is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive.
He is regarded as one of the most influential artists in Nigeria and has been pivotal to the creative and commercial success of several Afrobeats music stars, and is consistently praised for his role in elevating street pop to mainstream recognition as a distinct music genre.
He records in Yoruba and English. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to Coded Tunes.
YBNL, his follow-up album, was released under his label imprint "Yahoo Boy No Laptop", also known as YBNL Nation. The album was supported by the singles "First of All", "Voice of the Street", "Stupid Love", and "Ilefo Illuminati".
On 7 November 2013, he released his third studio album Baddest Guy Ever Liveth. The album's singles include "Durosoke" and "Yemi My Lover". On 17 July 2013, Olamide became the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement deal with Cîroc.
In November 2023, Olamide received his first nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Award for the song "Amapiano" alongside his signee Asake, becoming the first Nigerian hip-hop act in history to achieve this feat.
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PROJECT(S) |
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Rapsodi (2011), YBNL (2012), Baddest Guy Ever Liveth (2013), Street OT (2014), Eyan Mayweather (2015), The Glory (2016), Lagos Nawa (2017), Carpe Diem (2020), UY Scuti (2021), Unruly (2023), 2 Kings with Phyno (2015), YBNL feat. Mafia Family (2018), 999 EP(2020), IKIGAI 生き甲斐 EP(2024), Badder Dan Dem feat. Jahborne (2013) |
Record Label(s) | Years Active |
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YBNL Nation | 2010–Present |
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