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Olamide

Olamide Adedeji was born in 1989 in Bariga, a Lagos suburb. He started writing songs as a teenager, drawing from local sounds and hip-hop. In 2011, his debut...

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Olamide, the voice of Lagos streets

A rapper who turned Yoruba slang and local beats into a decade of anthems.

If you want to get Olamide, listen to 'Voice Of The Street' and 'greenlight'. They bookend a sound that's stayed true to the streets it came from.

He gave a voice to a certain Lagos experience, the kind you hear in 'Voice Of The Street' or 'Story For The Gods'. Those tracks weren't just hits; they became part of the city's soundtrack. Even later songs like 'greenlight' kept that grounded feel, rapping about everyday life in Yoruba over beats that just moved.

He started with 'Rapsodi' in 2011, mixing Yoruba lyrics with hip-hop. Albums like 'YBNL' and 'Baddest Guy Ever Liveth' followed, and his work with the YBNL Nation crew helped shape the sound of Lagos in the 2010s. Over time, his music evolved but stayed rooted in that same language and place.

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Olamide Adedeji was born in 1989 in Bariga, a Lagos suburb. He started writing songs as a teenager, drawing from local sounds and hip-hop. In 2011, his debut album 'Rapsodi' came out on Coded Tunes Entertainment, mixing Yoruba lyrics with catchy beats that caught on quickly.

He kept putting out albums like 'YBNL' and 'Baddest Guy Ever Liveth', and songs such as 'Story For The Gods' and 'Voice Of The Street' became street anthems. His work with the YBNL Nation crew, including artists like Lil Kesh, helped define a certain Lagos sound in the 2010s.

Some of his tracks, like 'Wo!!', drew criticism for explicit content, but he kept recording. Over time, his music evolved while staying rooted in Yoruba language and everyday Lagos life, as heard on later songs like 'greenlight' and 'Money'.

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