Olamide

Olamide Adedeji , known by his stage name Olamide but popularly called Olamide Baddo, is a Nigerian hip hop recording artist from Bariga, Lagos State. He records mostly in Yoruba, his native tongue. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to Coded Tunes. YBNL, his followup album, was released under his label imprint YBNL Nation. The album was supported by the singles First of All, Voice of the Street, Stupid Love, and Ilefo Illuminati. OnNovember 2013, he released his third studio album Baddest Guy Ever Liveth. The albums singles include Durosoke and Yemi My Lover. OnJuly 2013, Olamide became the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement deal with Croc. Olamide has won several music awards, including multiple Nigeria Entertainment Awards and The Headies Awards.

Olamide was born in Bariga, Lagos State. In 2000, he decided to pursue a career in music. When asked why music, he said I found out I was gifted in it so I had to explore it, its my life, my hustle, my world. In 2010, Olamide performed at The Hip Hop World Awards. He studied at Tai Solarin University of Education. In 2011, he released his debut studio album titled Rapsodi.

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