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Ybnl Boss and Versatile Music artiste, Olamide aka Badoo is one of the most respected and recognized artiste in the Country…

His versatility to rap and sing and also fit into different genres of music from trap to reggae to fuji and many more has distinguished from The crop of talented artistes in Nigeria today..

This brings one to the reason why the artiste has not been duly recognized internationally and outside Nigeria alongside his peers like Davido and Wizkid..

Why is Olamide name lacking in most international awards and the talented artiste not getting deserved attention from the outside World..

Note – Doing indigenous music is not an excuse for lack of intl recognition. 9ice was invited to nelson mandela and MOB0 and Yousuf won a grammy with his local songs.. So doing local or indigenous song is never an excuse..

1) Quantity Over Quality – Olamide has made quantity is main goal..Flood the scene with songs and songs till you reach a point of equilibrum and then start to decline…

Olamide has failed to allow the people thirst for his songs and his releases are not up to expectations too…

It gets to a point listeners are no longer gingered to listen to what the artist will say as artist becomes monotous and repititive.

The rapper is even gearing up to release a sixth studio album.

2) Branding – Branding is also very much …. The Kind of brand Olamide potrays is of the not too internationally minded artist. He hardly dresses corporate and potray his versatility in his brand..

He has even gone ahead to Brand himself a Local Rapper. This type of image projected is the way he is addressed..

He has even refused to meet up with more influential managers and more serious minded and music experts ….. The lack of Expertise on the side of the management and consisting of influential managers does bear its mark.

3) Appeal – While deviation from indigenous music is not the point. Appeal is very paramount….. Olamide style is not appealing to the outside world.. Sometimes balancing works.. I wonder if Hausas listen to olamide songs ? But i bet more listen to 9ice ? Why

A little of more mature songs and english lyrics might do the trick….Do something appealing to every one and yet dont forget the minority. You dont waste international features with Wale on songs like papilo you go make us proud….

Give them what they love.. Trap,pop. Feature more of their artistes and seek for international features….

Olamide is a Legend and will remain one… However , breaking into the international market Like Wizkid is not an easy job……

Olamide has too much talent than to be labelled a local rapper… We want to see him topping the billboard chart and copping his own BET award soon too… Enough of the Headies and NEA awards.

Wizkid 2nd babymama Binta Diamond shared these super cute photos of her son King Ayo.


Its safe to say HER baby cause Wizkid allegedly hasnt started taking care of him.

YBNL boss and self acclaimed Nigerian street king of music, Olamide Adedeji, popularly referred to as Olamide Baddoo, yesterday stormed out on a show at Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) in Ife after fight broke out during his performance.

Excited students trooped into the Afika Amphitheater at OAU on Monday to watch as the popular musician performed on stage in an event organized by Motherland Beacons.

No sooner had he climbed on stage that the atmosphere became tense with students shouting out in joy. After he performed some of his hit songs for about 20 minutes, fight broke out and some students moved onto the stage. This angered the YBNL CEO and he exited immediately seeing the futile attempts by the security officials on stage to keep students at bay.

Oludemilade Martin Alejo, popularly known by the stage name YCee, has revealed that there was never an issue of discord between him and one of Nigeria’s most popular rappers, Vector.

According to him, he would in fact, in little time, be featuring the Headies Lyricist on the role in his coming project.

Ycee revealed in a recent interview that he has never had any beef with Vector contrary to rumours that he claimed Vector’s lines on ‘King Kong’ remix was not strong enough.

He said, ”I and vector are good, we good, we would be doing something together, people want to see the new school and a veteran rap so it would sure be coming soon.”

Ycee also revealed more about his music claiming he knew ”Jagaban” was the song that was going to shoot him into the spotlight wile he was recording it and that his extended play would drop in June.

The rapper, who is fondly called Omo Alhaji, also denied claims that he is signed to Wizkid’s StarBoy Records, claiming Wizkid has been very supportive of his music but he is not signed to Wizkid’s label.

YBNL vocalist and ‘Sade‘ crooner, Adekunle Gold has revealed that he would never have anything to do with a babymama because the idea is strange to him.

Speaking in a recent interview on the current babymama trend and if in time he would be joining the trend, the ‘Pick Up’ crooner claimed: “I love and want a woman who is hardworking, because I cannot stand laziness in women. She must be smart, pretty, and just be an Orente.”

“I don’t want it and I don’t like the idea.”

He agreed that though not everyone loves marriage, everyone wants a peaceful home.

“The idea of baby mamas depends on who are involved. I’m sure that those involved now were not disposed to the idea at some point. I don’t like it and I speak for myself only. Yes, not everyone wants to get married. Sometimes you think about marriage and what have been happening around couples and you get scared. I am like, ‘no, I don’t want this’ but I know I want marriage and want to be happy in it. My woman has to be an Orente, that is, a good woman. I want marriage but not a baby Mama.”

Adekunle Gold has been linked to a relationship with singer and music engineer, Simi though the duo has denied being intimate and most recently, he was rumored to be leaving the YBNL label in June after he releases his ‘Gold’ album.

He also revealed how his love for songs made him spend all his money on studio recordings on his way to success as a singer.

The singer said, “My mum was always asking me why I would always use the money that I should utilise on myself on recording songs. I am a lover of music and I grew up listening to a lot of sounds. While at the Lagos Polytechnic, I would always run to record songs. Even when I started working, I was like that too and my parents didn’t understand what I was doing. I continued this until I dropped ‘Shade’ which became a big break. They support my vocation and are my number one fans,”

The singer, who is also a guru on the Photoshop computer software, also talked about his religious beliefs, disclosing that he became a Christian after he following a lady to church in 2004.

“I followed a girl to church and found that I became a Christian instead. That was in 2004 and I have remained a Christian ever since. My father didn’t like the idea initially but later everyone accepted me for who I am. I am cool being a Christian,” he said.