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Olamide
Olamide is credited on 13 releases across 4 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1998–2023 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
13
Pressings credited
4
Albums
4
Decades active
1
In collections
Biography
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 artists 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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Credited work
13 releases · 4 albums · active 1998–2023
- Performance · 14
- Other credits · 1
Studios: The Hit Factory · Quad Recording Studios · Battery Studios, New York
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- Asake
- Imajin
- Wale
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