His real birth name is Olamide Adedeji and hails from Ogun state Nigeria
Olamide Baddo has 13 studio albums & Eps, over 57 singles and a collaborative album.
Popularly called ‘Olamide Baddo’, 'Baddo', ‘Baddo Sneh’ or simply ‘Olamide’ is a Nigerian singer-songwriter and indigenous hip-hop rapper. He founded the YBNL Nation, an independent record label where several top Nigerian Music Stars signed under its imprint. Olamide flows in his native language, Yoruba, and he is an award-winning Nigerian rapper.
Baddo Sneh, Olamide Adedeji, was born on 15th March
Baddo is a multi-talented artist who majors in 'Rap' and 'Afropop'. His Rap is a mix of Yoruba and English, with street slangs and Pidgin.
Olamide fell in love with Rap music as early his primary school days. Soon, he discovered he also had the talent to Rap and began to nurture that talent in the year 2000. Since then he has featured on songs like “I'm grateful” by Maiojoe, “Take me there” by Jahbless and he has dropped some nostalgic lines on the collaborative track between him, Zara, and Adol called “Naija Hail”
Being a versatile artist, he not only raps but also writes for different genres of music such as Hip Hop, R&B, Reggae and Pop. Although his mentor is Jay-Z, he also appreciates music from the likes of Ludacris, Birdman, and Lil Wayne.
Olamide has performed live on big stages all over Nigeria and he is most definitely a street favourite. It is safe to say, the streets love him and he loves them back. His music is gaining serious mass appeal and his rap style is being enjoyed by many.
“Olamide is here, just like the first day of the year.” This is how this young talent introduces himself in his hit track “Eni Duro” and without a doubt, just like the first day of the year, he is going to be seen for a very long time.
Rapsodi was released in 2011 under the Coded Tunes record label. It was Olamide’s debut album and consisted of 16 songs which had guest appearances from Pheelz, 9ice, D’banj, Wizkid, Reminisce and many more. Rapsodi is a hip-hop album performed in the Yoruba language.
His second studio album titled Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL), was dropped on November 12, 2012. The artist that made a guest appearance in the album include Kay Switch, Kidakudz, Davido, Tiwa Savage and Buckwlya. The producers are Pheelz, Samklef, 2kris, Tyrone and ID Cabasa. It had four singles – Ilefo Illuminati (2011), First of All (2012), Stupid Love (2012), Voice of the Street (2012), Owotabua and Duro Soke.
The lyrics of the album focuses on his love for God and the streets that raised him. The album received 2 awards from The Headies 2013 as the Best Rap Album and Album of the Year.
The album, Baddest Guy Ever Liveth, was released on Nov. 7, 2013 under the YBNL Nation record label and was the Executive producer of the album with Pheelz, Buckwyla, Ketchup and Pepenazi as Guest artists. It is a hip-hop album recorded in the Yoruba Language. The album singles are Durosoke (2013), Turn Up (2013), Yemi, My Lover (2013), Eleda Mi o (2014). It was awarded the Best Rap Album and Album of the Year from Headies, 2014, and the Best Album of the Year from Nigeria Entertainments Awards also in 2014.
Street OT Album was released on Nov. 14, 2014, under YBNL Nation. Street OT was a follow-up on his previous albums, after deciding that he will produce an album every year. Lil Kesh, Chinko Ekun, Pasuma, Don Jazzy, Reminisce and Phyno made guest appearances in the album. The album focuses on showing his love for the streets. It has two singles – Story for the gods (2014), Goons Mi (2014). Olamide was the Executive Producer, with Pheelz, B-Banks, and Young John as additional producers.
It is a combination of hip-hop, rap, and afrobeat. This time, the album was done with English, Yoruba and Igbo language. Out of three nominations for the award in 2015, it won the album of the year in the Headies 2015.
Eyan Mayweather, Olamide’s fifth studio album was released on Nov 23, 2015. It was released through YBNL Nation with studio production from Pheelz, B-Banks, ID Cabasa, and Young John. It has four singles: Bobo (2015), Matters Arising (2015), Lagos Boys (2015), and Melo Melo (2015).
In the following years, he released two other albums – The Glory (2016), and Lagos Nawa (2017).
In 2015, he had a collaborative studio album with Phyno under Penthouse Music and YBNL Nation. The album also featured Wizkid, Lil Kesh, and Rex; it also featured producers such as Pheelz, Major Bangz and B-Banks. The Album also had two hip-hop singles Une (2015), and Confirm Ni (2015).
Lagos Nawa, Olamide’s 7th studio album was released on 17th November 2017. The album consisted of 17 songs with four guests artistes namely; Reminisce, Timaya, Tiwa Savage and Phyno. The songs on the album were entirely produced by Pheelz bar ‘Shine’, which was produced by Olamide. The album was mixed and mastered by B Banks.
999, Olamide’s 10th studio project was released on the 10th of February 2020. The EP was made up of 9 tracks which featured guest artistes which included Phyno, Cheque, Snow, Jayboi, Milly, Rhatti, Sosa- E and Jack Millz. The likes of Pheelz, ID Cabasa also got production credits for the EP.
Carpe Diem, Olamide’s 11th studio album was released on the 8th of October 2020. The album consisted of 12 tracks which featured some of the hottest Nigerian artistes as at the time of it’s release. The album featured acts like Peruzzi, Omah Lay, Bella Shmurda, Phyno, Bad Boy Timz and Fireboy DML. The album included hits like ‘Loading’, ‘Infinity’ and ‘Triumphant’. Carpe Diem was distributed by An American company, Empire Distribution.
YBNL Nation
Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL) Nation Label is an independent record label founded in 2012 by Olamide Adedeji. The name is a slang referring to a young boy making money with no illegal dealings. Currently, it has signed many artistes: Lil Kesh, Chinko Ekun, Adekunle Gold, D J Enimoney, Picazo, Temmi Ovwasa and many more. While the likes of Adekunle Gold, Lil Kesh have left, some are still under the label.
In 2016, it won the record label of the year in the City People Entertainment Award.
The Talented Rapper, Olamide has won over 25 awards and Many Recognitions worldwide.
Olamide has been in a relationship with Adebunkunmi Aisha Suleiman long before he rose to stardom in the music industry. He proposed to her in March 2018 and they have a son Batifeori Maximilliano Adedeji born in 2015.
You can connect with Olamide via social media through his Twitter and Instagram pages via @olamide
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