Olamide Biography: Age, Child, Wife, Net Worth, Wikipedia, Songs, Album, Girlfriend, Pictures, Family, Record Label

Born on March 15, 1989, Olamide Gbenga Adedeji is an esteemed ambassador of Afrobeats, having played a significant role in shaping the genre’s global image.

The well-known Nigerian artist, also known professionally as Olamide or Olamide Baddo, juggles the roles of singer, rapper, and music executive.

Olamide, who specializes in Yoruba indigenous rap, became popular when his highly acclaimed debut studio album Raspodi was released in 2011. He later released another album called “YBNL“, which included the hit songs “Stupid Love,” “Voice Of The Street,” and “Ilefo Illuminati.”

The renowned rapper who sings in Yoruba and English is the founder and owner of YBNL Records, which paved the way to other prominent artists like Picazo, Asake, Viktoh, Adekunle Gold, Lyta, Limerick, Temmie Ovwasa, Chiko Ekun, Yomi Blaze, and Picazo.

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Olamide Biography
WIKI FACTS & ABOUT DATA
Full Name:	Olamide Gbenga Adedeji
Stage Name:	Olamide
Born:	March 15, 1989 (age 35 years old)
Place of Birth:	Bariga, Lagos, Nigeria
State Of Origin:	Ogun State
Nationality:	Nigerian
Children:	Batifeori Maximilliano Adedeji, Tunrepin Myles
Height:	N/A
Parents:	Pa Adedeji, Ronke Osisanya Adedeji
Siblings:	DJ Enimoney, TemmyGold
Girlfriend • Wife:	Adebukunmi Aisha Sulaiman
Occupation:	Rapper • Songwriter
Net Worth:	US$15 million – US$20 million

Early Life

Olamide was born into the Adedeji family. His mother is the second wife of the family, and he hails from a polygamous family. He is his second child of his mother, Mrs. Ronke Osisanya Adedeji. He has two siblings, an older brother named Eniola Olamilekan (known professionally as DJ Enimoney) and a younger sister named TemmyGold

Olamide Gbenga is his parents’ given name. He grew up in the heart of the Lagos Mainland city of Bariga with his brothers. Olamide had shown a desire to pursue music since he was a teenager.

He made this choice after realizing he had a musical gift—he was skilled at composing rap songs. His neighborhood friends and brothers were his first fans, and they were the ones he performed for on a regular basis.

Despite obstacles in the early stages of his music career, he persisted in dreaming and never gave up on his goal. He started out rapping in English to stand out from the crop of rappers in the country. He began writing songs in his indigenous and transitioned to native rap, Yoruba.

This decision proved to be a good move later in life and was the reason behind the actualization of his dream of becoming a music star.

Olamide has two distinct sets of relatives. He was born on March 15, 1989, in Bariga, Lagos, Nigeria. After completing his primary and secondary school in Lagos, he went on to Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State to study Mass Communication.

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Education

Olamide attended prestigious public schools in Bariga for his elementary and high school studies.

He gained entry into the Ogun State-owned Tai Solarin University of Education following his secondary school completion. But he was forced to leave the school because of financial difficulties.

After realizing his musical potential, Olamide turned to music as a career in 2000. He became well-known after 10 years, after the release of Eni Duro, he rose to stardom. He released his first single ‘Eni Duro‘ under the Coded Tunes name and was overseen by Toni Payne. Olamide later performed at the hip-bounce world honors function that equivalent year.

Beginning with ID Cabasa‘s Coded Tunes record label, led by Tony Payne, Baddo Sneh released his debut studio album. He left in 2012 to begin his own record mark.

On November 14, 2014, Olamide‘s fourth studio album, Street OT, was released as the follow-up to Baddest Guy Ever Liveth.

The album has hit singles such as “Story For The Gods” and “Goons Mi” on its tracklist. Young John, Pheelz, and B-Banks, a team of maverick sound producers, worked on its production.

Olamide’s fifth studio album, Evan Mayweather, was released on November 23, 2015. It has 21 tracks. On the project, there was no featured artist.

He had released a joint project called 2 Kings earlier that year, in April, with Ibo artist known as phyno. The album is joint project by Penthhauze Music and YBNL Records.

Collaborating with Pheelz, Phyno, Burna Boy, Davolee, and Wande Coal, Olamide released his sixth studio album titled Glory.

The 16-track project was produced by Pheelz, and on December 23, 2016, the album was released.

Two albums, Carpie Diem and UY Scuti, and a nine-track EP called 999 were released by Olamide in 2020 and 2021.

999 was a surprise project that was released on February 10, 2020, without any public announcement. Also, Carpie Diem, which consists of 12 tracks, was released on October 8, 2020.