1. Olamide Gbenga Adedeji was born on 15 March 1989 and is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive.
21 Facts About Olamide
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Olamide is regarded as one of the most influential artists in Nigeria and Africa and has been crucial 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.
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On 17 July 2013, Olamide became the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement deal with Ciroc.
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Olamide Gbenga Adedeji was born in Bariga, Lagos State, on 15 March 1989.
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Olamide is the second of Pa Adedeji's three children with Ronke Osisanya Adedeji, his second wife.
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Olamide started his career when he released the debut single, "Eni Duro", in 2010.
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Olamide studied mass communication at Tai Solarin University but dropped out due to financial problems.
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Olamide allegedly had a love child with Maria Okanrende, who at the time worked at The Beat 99.9 FM.
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Olamide was signed to ID Cabasa's Coded Tunes record label and was managed by Toni Payne.
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Olamide's debut offering led to collaborations with numerous artists, including Wizkid, ID Cabasa, 9ice,2phat, Reminisce and D'banj.
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In May 2013, it was reported that Olamide had signed a record deal with DB Records.
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On 14 November 2014, Olamide released his fourth album Street OT through YBNL Nation.
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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 with.
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Olamide collaborated with Phyno in 2015 to release 2 Kings.
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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.
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Olamide further stated that Fireboy DML and any new artist signed to YBNL Nation will join him to benefit from the deal.
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Olamide announced in March 2021 that he was done working on another album.
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Olamide mentioned that his son was the inspiration on why he titled the album UY Scuti.
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On 5 February 2022, Olamide hinted at retirement after the release of his 12th studio album.
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Olamide released his 10th studio album titled Unruly on 9 August 2023.
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Olamide announced on 26 June 2024 that he had completed work on a seven-track project titled Ikigai.