Olamide Biography: Age, Career, Spouse, Family, Net Worth

Olamide Gbenga Adedeji is a Nigerian musician, rapper, and songwriter, as well as a record producer. He is widely regarded as one of the most powerful and influential musicians in Africa He has been influential in the development of careers for a number of Afrobeats stars. He is a recording artist of songs in Yoruba in addition to English.

Profiling Olamide

A Quick Glance At Olamide

	Olamide Gbenga Adedeji
Stage Name	Olamide
Date Of Birth	March 15, 1989
Age	34 Years Old
Nationality	Nigerian
State of Origin	Ogun State
Occupation	Rapper • Songwriter
Spouse	Adebukunmi Aisha Sulaiman
Marital Status	Single
Academics	Tai Solarin University Of Education
Net Worth	US$20 million

Biography

Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (born 15 March 1989) is one of the Afrobeats’ most powerful representatives and has contributed to shaping Afrobeats’ culture on the world scene.

The professional name is derived from the moniker Olamideor Olamide Baddo the most prominent Nigerian artist rapper, singer, and music manager.

 

Specialized in indigenous music (Yoruba), Olamiderose to famous through his hugely successful debut album Raspodi, in the year 2011. He followed that up with dropping a second great album titled YBNL which features smash singles like Stupid Love, Voice Of The Street as well as Ilefo Illuminati.

The gifted artist who raps simultaneously in Yoruba, as well as English, is the creator as well as the owner of YBNL Records, which has created other stars in the music industry like Lil Kesh, Fireboy DML, and Adekunle Gold, Lyta, Limerick Temmie Ovwasa, Chinko Ekun Yomi Blaze Picazo, Asake, and Viktoh.

Olamide Adedeji is a well-known Nigerian hip-hop lyricist from the indigenous country. rapper. He is commonly referred to as “Olamide Baddo” “Baddo Sneh or simply “Olamide”.

He created The YBNL Nation, a free record label with a number of the most renowned Nigerian Music Stars marked under the engraving. Olamide sings in his home spoken language of Yoruba as well as being an award-winning Nigerian rapper.

Early Life

Olamide is born into the Adedeji family the late Pa Adedeji on the 15th of March, 1989. He was born into a polygamous family with his mother being the first spouse to the Adedeji family. The second son of his mother Mrs. Ronke Osisanya Adedeji. He has two siblings: one of whom is an older brother, Eniola Olamilekan (known professionally as DJ Enimoney), and an older sister called TemmyGold…

His parents named him Olamide Gbenga. The family was raised in the center of Bariga, a city that is located in Mainland Lagos. At the age of 15, Olamidehad expressed an interest in studying music. This was after he realized his talent in music since the rapper was proficient at composing music for rap. His initial fan base was his family and acquaintances from the neighborhood with whom he would perform frequently.

Although he had his share of struggles at the beginning of his career in music, However, he kept the vision alive and refused to give up on his dream. He started performing in English to distinguish himself from the crowd of rappers across the country. He changed to indigenous rap and began making songs in his own spoken language of Yoruba.

 

This choice proved to be an effective move later on in life and was the main reason for the fulfillment of his dream to become a famous musician.

Olamide Olamide was created on the 15th of March 1989, located in Bariga, Lagos, Nigeria He has two different relatives. After completing his primary and auxiliary schooling in Lagos He then went to Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, in order to study Mass Communication.

Education

In his secondary and elementary schooling, Olamideattended top-tier public schools in Bariga.

After having completed his high school studies and was accepted into the state-owned Ogun Tai Solarin University Of Education. But, he was forced to withdraw from the school because of financial difficulties.

Olamidetook his music career in 2000 in the wake of recognizing his talents in the field of music. After 10 years, and following the appearance of the emergence of Duro the singer, he climbed to fame. He released his first song ‘ Eni Duro after 10 years with his coded tunes name and was supervised by Toni Payne. Olamidelater was a performer at the hip-bounce world awards event in the same year.

Baddo Sneh began with ID Cabasa‘s Coded Tunes record mark, headed by Toni Paynewhere he created his first collection of studio music. In 2012, he left the label to start his own record label.

Age

How old is Olamide? He was born on the 15th of March 1989, he is 34 years old as of April 2023.

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Career

Olamide‘s profession began to grow when he was still contracted to Coded Tunes Recordings which was which is owned by ID Cabasa. Under the umbrella of the Coded Tunes, the artist launched his first album, which was commercially successful, Raspodi, in the year 2011. The album’s title track, Omo To Shan was instrumental in establishing Olamide‘s status as the new King in the world of Indigenous Rap (Yoruba). The single also opened the way for even more amazing collaborations with famous names like D’banj Reminisce, 9ice, and Wizkid.

With the producers ID Cabasa, Samklef, and Pheelz along with 2kriss, Olamide recorded and released his sophomore album, Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL) in 2013. The album was the collaboration of some of the most popular artists like Dammy Krane Kayswitch, Davido, Tiwa Savage, and Reminisce.

Similar to this, Olamidedropped the third album in the year following. The project was titled “Baddest Guy Liveth” and dropped in the fall of 2013. The 13-track album featured twelve tracks that were produced by Pheelz and featured artists such as Ice Prince, Pepenazi, Viktoh, Phyno, and Bez as guests on the project.

The album was awarded Best album of The Year in the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards and is comprised of top-charting songs like Eleda mi O, Yemi My Lover, and Durosoke along with The Turn. It also took home Best Rap Album and Album Of The Year at The Headies in 2014.

The album that follows Baddest Guy Ever Liveth was released on the 14th of November 2014 and is titled Street OT, the music album by Olamide. It’s his fourth studio album. It features top singles like Story For The Gods and Goons Mi in its list of tracks. Young John, Pheelz, and B-Banks, a group of sound producers with a unique style were involved in the production.

On November 23rd, the year 2015 Olamidereleased the fifth album of his studio entitled Eyan Mayweather which features 21 tracks. There was no featured artist on the album. In April, he dropped a project in a collaboration that he released with Ibo rapper Phyno called 2 Kings. The album is a joint venture between Penthhauze Music and YBNL Records.

The group includes Pheelz, Phyno, Burna Boy, Davolee, and Wande Coal, and Olamide dropped his sixth studio album entitled The Glory. Pheelz executed his recording of the album, which features 16 tracks and the album debuted on December 23, 2016.

Between 2020 between 2021 and 2020, Olamidereleased a 9-track EP called 999, and two albums, Carpie Diem as well as UY Scuti.

99was released on February 10, 2020, without prior announcement to the general public which makes it a surprise project. In the same vein, Carpie Diem was released on the 8th of October, 2020. It is comprised with 12 songs.

UY Scuti, Olamide‘s father was the inspiration for it, dropped on 18th of June 2021. Olamidehas revealed known that he will release a new album planned and it will be his final album for his work as an artist.

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Discography

• UY Scuti
• Carpie Diem
• 999
• The Glory
• Eyan Mayweather
• Baddest Guy Ever Liveth
• 2 Kings
• Street OT
• YBNL
• Rapsodi

YBNL Nation

Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL) Nation Label is a free-record label that was founded in the year 2012 with the help of Olamide Adedeji. The name refers to a small-time entrepreneur who earns money without any illicit transactions. The label was home to a number of artists including Lil Kesh, Chinko Ekun, Adekunle Gold, D J Enimoney, Picazo, Temmie Ovwasa, and a few others, including Fireboy DML. Although any resemblance to Adekunle Gold Lil Kesh, Chinko Ekun, Lyta, Limerick, Picazo Rhap, and Yomi Blaze has left, Fireboy DML and others remain on the label.

The band 2016 was awarded the record for the year with the City People Entertainment Award.

Personal Life

Olamide is a family-oriented man and has a happy marriage to his wife the lovely Mrs. Adebukunmi Aisha Suleiman Adedeji. The couple is blessed with two sons, both of whom are both boys. The first one is named Maximilian Boluwatife and the second is called Tunrepin Myles.

The Adedejis live a relaxed lifestyle in one of the most upscale neighborhoods in Lagos Island. Olamide is known to have had a profound impact on the culture of pop in Nigeria by his musical style and style, and the rapper is known to have created certain street terms, that were very popular during the time they were in use.

In the year 2020, Olamideand YBNL Records entered into a partnership together with Empire International, a distribution firm. The artists signed under his name are also benefitting from this deal.

Olamidehas played associated with Adebunkunmi Suleiman long before he came to popular status in the music industry. The couple got engaged in the month of March in 2018.

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Olamide Net Worth

The Eni Duro star Olamide is transformed from being one of America’s top musicians to become one of the most famous music executives in the nation.

In addition to the earnings he earns from his musical career in addition, he also earns good returns on his investment into YBNL Recordings.

Therefore, Olamide is said to have an estimated net worth of $15 million between US$15 million and US$20 million.

Social Media

• Instagram handle – @olamide
• Twitter handle – @Olamide