Olamide music
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Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (; born 15 March 1989), known mononymously as Olamide, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. Olamide, who is regarded as one of the most influential artistes in Nigeria and Africa, has been crucial to the creative and commercial success of several Afrobeats music stars. He records in Yoruba and English. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to ID Cabasa's 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
Key facts
- Person.name
- Olamide
- Person.image
- Olamide Live In Concert (cropped).jpg
- Person.caption
- Olamide performing at the first edition of his annual OLIC concert
- Person.birth_name
- Olamide Gbenga Adedeji
- Person.birth_place
- Bariga, Lagos State, Nigeria
- Person.years_active
- 2010–present
- Person.notable_works
- Discography
- Person.spouse
- Adebukunmi Suleiman-Adedeji
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musical artist.instruments
- Vocals
- Social media personality.child
- yes
- Social media personality.youtube_handle
- OlamideBaddosneh
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- Olamide
- Social media personality.youtube_subscribers
- 1.4 million
- Social media personality.youtube_views
- 601 million
- Social media personality.stats_update
- December 2025
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Bariga
- Occupation
- music executive
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Native language
- Yoruba
- Instrument
- voice
- Image
- Olamide Live In Concert (cropped).jpg
- Number of children
- 3
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- Commons category
- Olamide
- ethnic group
- Yoruba people
- date of birth
- 1989-03-15
- start of work period
- 2010-00-00
- birth name
- Olamide Adedeji
- pseudonym
- Baddo Sneh
- social media followers
- 458000
- number of viewers/listeners
- 449110971
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Early life and musical beginnings
- Music career
- 2011: ''Rapsodi''
- 2012: ''YBNL''
- 2013: ''Baddest Guy Ever Liveth''
- 2014: ''Street OT''
- 2015: ''2 Kings'' and ''Eyan Mayweather''
- 2016: ''The Glory''
- 2020: ''999'' EP, joint venture deal with Empire and ''Carpe Diem''
- 2021: ''UY Scuti''
- 2023: ''Unruly''
- 2024: ''Ikigai (生き甲斐)''
- 2025: ''Olamidé''
- Personal life
- Discography
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- References
- External links
Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (; born 15 March 1989), known mononymously as Olamide, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. Olamide, who is regarded as one of the most influential artistes in Nigeria and Africa, has been crucial to the creative and commercial success of several Afrobeats music stars. He records in Yoruba and English. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to ID Cabasa's 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, he received his first nomination at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards for the song "Amapiano" alongside his signee Asake making him one of the first Nigerian and African rappers to be recognised in that category. In 2025, Billboard magazine listed Olamide as one of its Global Power Players.
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