Olamide Adedeji, a well-known Nigerian rapper better known by his stage name.
Olamide, dazzled his fans at the recently held Headies 2022 Awards with his amazing Yoruba accent.
In order to win the Best Rap Album award, the YBNL leader bested four other candidates.
Olamide thanked his crew, who had worked relentlessly to win the honors, during his address that was delivered at the 2022 Headies Awards night. He also had praise for the Headies Awards’ organizers.
Olamide informed the crowd as he exited the stage that he would speak to them in Yoruba since the street was still in charge.
Olamide posted a photo of Asake, Fireboy, and himself on his Twitter page along with a thought-provoking comment.
Street shi wa in control, he wrote.
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Olamide interrupted his long-standing Headies winning streak with his victory at the 2022 Headies Awards. He received his last Headies honors in 2015.
Kemi Filani remembers how Nigerians responded to a chart that showed Olamide’s influence on the careers of other well-known music artists.
A chart that circulated on social media listed the names of both established musicians and up-and-coming artists whose careers Olamide had influenced.
Zlatan, Naira Marley, T.I. Blaze, Bella Shmurda, Portable, Skales, Phyno, Jaido P, Asake, Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, Fireboy, CDQ, and other musicians are among the artists on the chart.
The chart, prepared by a social media user known as holuwaroyal, reveals how each performer claimed that Olamide transformed their lives and careers.
gistlux.com also recalls that fast growing Nigerian musician Ahmed Ololade, commonly known as Asake’s epic reaction to Olamide’s effect on his career triggered online emotions.
An old video that leaked online showed the spectacular moment Asake fell into tears as Olamide hopped on one of his songs and signed him to the YBNL record company.
The video also showed an overjoyed Asake rushing through the streets after his track’s triumph.
Asake recalled how one phone call from Olamide changed his life.
He tweeted: “One call from @Olamide, and everything changed.”
