Olamide Baddo Net Worth, Biography, Age, House, Cars, and Awards January 2024
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Olamide Gbenga Adedeji born (15 March 1989) is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive.
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One of the most influential artists in Africa, he 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,” aka 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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In May 2013, it was reported that Olamide had signed a record deal with DB Records. Olamide took to Twitter to debunk the reports. In an interview with Toolz on NdaniTV’s The Juice, he said that it was “too late” for anyone to sign him.
On 14 November 2014, Olamide released his fourth album Street OT through YBNL Nation. The album is a follow-up to his 2013 Baddest Guy Ever Liveth album. Preceded by the singles titled “Story for the Gods” and “Goons Mi,” Street OT features guest appearances from Pasuma, Lil Kesh, Chinko Ekun, Phyno, Don Jazzy, and Reminisce. Its production was handled by Pheelz, B-Banks, and Young Jonn. The ideology of the title of the album is to glorify and show his love for the “streets,” a word with which Olamide is synonymous.
Olamide collaborated with Phyno in 2015 to release 2 Kings. It was released through Cloud 9 and the iTunes Store with a little announcement on 1 April 2015 by Penthauze Music and YBNL Nation.
The album features collaborations with producers and guest artists such as Wizkid, Lil Kesh, Storm Rex, Pheelz, Major Bangz, B.Banks, and Young John. Before recording the album, Olamide and Phyno frequently collaborated on several songs, including “Ghost Mode” and “Dope Money.” The album produced the singles “Une” and “Confam Ni,” both of which were released in the months leading to the album’s release.
Olamide’s fifth studio album Eyan Mayweather was released on 23 November 2015. Released through YBNL Nation with studio production from Pheelz, Young Jonn, B Banks, and I.D. Cabasa, Eyan Mayweather is the follow-up to 2 Kings, a collaborative album by Olamide and Phyno. The album boasted of having 21 tracks with no single feature.
The Glory, Olamide’s sixth studio album, was released on December 23, 2016. It was released through YBNL Nation with studio production from Pheelz. The Album contains 16 back-to-back tracks with features from artists like Phyno, Wande Coal, Burna Boy, Akuchi, and Davolee. The Glory is the follow-up to Eyan Mayweather.
Olamide revealed to the public on 18 February 2020 that his record label, YBNL Nation, has signed a joint venture deal with an international distribution company Empire.
He further stated that Fireboy DML and any new artist signed to YBNL Nation will join him to benefit from the deal. Olamide’s eleventh album Carpe Diem was released on 8 October 2020. Carpe Diem contains 12 tracks and features Omah Lay, Fireboy DML, Peruzzi, Bad Boy Timz, Bella Shmurda, and Phyno, with production credits to Young John, Pheelz, P.Priime, ID Cabasa and VStix.
Olamide announced in March 2021 that he was done working on another album. On 18 April, he announced the album UY Scuti, which was released on 18 June. Olamide mentioned that his son was the inspiration for why he titled the album UY Scuti. On 5 February 2022, Olamide hinted at retirement after the release of his 12th studio album.
Olamide released his 10th studio album titled Unruly on 9 August 2023. The album features different African artists such as CKay, Asake, Bnxn, Rema, and Fireboy DML.
