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Olamide also known as Olamide Badoo or Badoo is a popular Nigerian rapper and record label CEO he is the founder of YBNL Nation a popular record label in Nigeria.
In this article, I will let you know all the important information about him. Make sure you read to the end so that you will know Olamide more better than before.
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Full Name: Olamide Gbenga Adedeji
Stage Name: Olamide
Date Of Birth: March 15, 1989
Place of Birth: Bariga, Lagos, Nigeria
State Of Origin: Ogun State
Nationality: Nigerian
Children: Batifeori Maximilliano Adedeji, Tunrepin Myles
Parents: Pa Adedeji, Ronke Osisanya Adedeji
Siblings: DJ Enimoney, TemmyGold
Wife: Adebukunmi Aisha Sulaiman
Profession: Rapper, Songwriter, Music Recording Label CEO
Net Worth: US$20 million
Biography
Olamide Gbenga Adedeji was born on March 15, 1989, he is popularly known as Olamide or Olamide Baddo. He is a singer, rapper, and music executive.
Olamide is known for indigenous rap (Yoruba), he came into the limelight when he dropped his debut studio album, Raspodi, in 2011.
Olamide came from a polygamous home because his mother was the second wife of the family. Olamide is the second child of his mother, Mrs. Ronke Osisanya Adedeji.
Olamide has two siblings, an older brother named Eniola Olamilekan (DJ Enimoney) and a younger sister named TemmyGold.
According to the available information, he and his siblings were raised in Bariga, a city in Mainland Lagos. From his teenage years, Olamide had an interest in pursuing music. This decision came after discovering his musical talent, as he was good at composing rap songs.
Age
Olamide was born on March 15, 1989. At the moment of writing this article a is 34 years old. He is going to be 35 years old on March 15 2024.
Education
Olamide was born in Bariga Lagos State, so he started his education in the same location. Both his primary and secondary school education took place in Bariga.
Olamide attended the Ogun State-owned Tai Solarin University Of Education. However, he had to drop out of the institution due to financial challenges.
Career
Olamide had been an upcoming artist for years before he met ID Cabasa who is a music producer and signed him into his record label Coded Tunes Records
With Coded Tunes Records, Olamide dropped his first album, Raspodi, in 2011. The album’s lead single, Omo To Shan, helped solidify Olamide‘s stance as the new king of Indigenous Rap.
He later collaborated with big names like D’banj, Reminisce, 9ice, and Wizkid.
Olamide also worked with several producers like ID Cabasa, Samklef, Pheelz, and 2kriss.
Olamide dropped his sophomore album, Yahoo Boy No Laptop (YBNL), in 2013. He featured several popular Nigerian artists at the time like Dammy Krane, Kayswitch, Davido, Tiwa Savage, and Reminisce.
Olamide dropped the third album the following year. Titled Baddest Guy Ever Liveth was released in November 2013.
The 13-track music album had twelve of its tracks produced by Pheelz and had stars such as Ice Prince, Pepenazi, Viktoh, Phyno, and Bez as featured artists.
With this album, Olamide won Best Album Of The Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, composed of top-charting singles like Eleda Mi O, Yemi My Lover, Durosoke, and Turn Up. The album clinched Best Rap Album and Album Of The Year at The Headies in 2014.
On the 14th Of November 2014, he dropped a new album titled Street OT, the music project, is Olamide‘s fourth studio album and has hit singles like Story For The Gods and Goons Mi on its tracklist. Olamide worked with Young John, Pheelz, and B-Banks to produce the album.
On the 23rd Of November 2015, Olamide dropped the Eyan Mayweather album, 21 tracks. There was no featured artist on the project. Earlier that year, in April, Olamide had dropped a collaborative project with Nigerian rapper Phyno titled 2 Kings. The album is a joint project by Penthhauze Music and YBNL Records.
Olamide dropped another album with Pheelz, Phyno, Burna Boy, Davolee, and Wande Coal, his sixth studio album titled The Glory. Pheelz executed the production of the 16-track project, and the album was released on the 23rd Of December 2016.
Between 2020 and 2021, Olamide released a 9-track EP titled 999 and two albums – Carpie Diem and UY Scuti.
The 999 project was released on the 10th Of February 2020. Likewise, Carpie Diem was released on the 8th Of October 2020 and is composed of 12 tracks.
UY Scuti is inspired by Olamide‘s son, the album was released on the 18th Of June 2021.
Personal Life
Currently, Olamide is married to Mrs. Adebukunmi Aisha Suleiman Adedeji and they are blessed with two children, who are boys. The first is named Maximilian Boluwatife, and the second is named Tunrepin Myles.
Social Media
You can reach out to Olamide on social media using the usernames below
He has millions of followers across all social media platforms including Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, TikTok, and others.
Instagram handle – @olamide
Twitter handle – @Olamide
Olamide Net Worth
At the moment of writing this informative article, Olamide’s net worth is estimated to be around $20 million.
He has been one of the most successful music artists in Nigeria over the years and currently. He has made millions of dollars in the Nigerian music industry since he came into the limelight in the industry is we are 2011
He makes his money from several ambassador deals, music streaming revenue, show performances, and others.
Aside from the money he makes from his music career, Olamide also makes high returns from his investment in YBNL Records.