Olamide Biography, Age, Songs, Albums, House, Cars, Net Worth, and Career

Olamide is a well-known Nigerian rapper, singer, and music executive. Olamide Gbenga Adedeji is his real name, and he goes by the stage names Olamide, BaddoSneh, or Baddo.

He is best known as the top Afrobeats ambassador who helped shape the genre’s culture in the global music scene. Olamide’s music career began in 2010 with the release of his first single, Eni Duro, and he has since established himself as one of Africa’s top and most influential artists.

He rose to prominence by rapping in both English and Yoruba. Olamide rose to prominence following the release of his debut studio album, Rapsodi, which brought him early recognition in the music industry.

Aside from that, he has a sizable fan base on social media, with over 10 million followers on Instagram alone. So, let us quickly go over Olamide’s total net worth, salary, income sources, and much more.

Biography

Olamide Adedeji was (born March 15, 1989), to the late Mr. and Mrs. Adedeji. in one of the most famous slum areas in the world, an area known as Bariga, Lagos, Nigeria.

Popularly known as Baddoneh, his rapping skill set cuts across his native Yoruba tongue, English, Igbo, and Pidgin English/Broken English. Olamide is a native of Ogun State, Nigeria.

Educational Background

Not much is known about Olamide’s educational background, but what we can confirm for sure, is that just like many blown artists in Nigeria, Olamide never attended the University. As a matter of fact, he ventured into the music business as far back as the year 2000.

Music Career

Olamide’s musical Journey started as far back as the year 2000 but only made it into the limelight in 2011 after he was signed to ID Cabasa’s record Label Coded Tunes, where he released his first-ever hit single titled Eni Duro.

The song received nationwide critical acclaim as it was played across many radio stations in Nigeria and was downloaded in millions of numbers via music sites such as Naijaloaded and Tooexclusive.com.

In 2011, Baddosneh released his first studio album titled Rapsodi, with its lead single Eni Duro, the debut album enlisted collaborations with numerous artists, including Wizkid, ID Cabasa, 9ice, Reminisce, and D’banj.

Following his departure from Coded Tunes in 2012, Olamide launched his own label, YBNL Nation. Olamide’s second studio album, YBNL, was released in November 2012 and was produced by Tyrone, Pheelz, ID Cabasa, Samklef, and 2 Kriss. Olamide worked with a number of musicians for this record, including Kayswitch, Dammy Krane, Reminisce, Samklef, Buckwylla, Minus 2, Base One, Tiwa Savage, and the great Davido. First of All, I left the Illuminati, Voice of the Street, and Stupid Love are among the music on the album.

Olamide’s third studio album, Baddest Guy Ever Liveth, was released on November 7th, 2013 under his YBNL Nation label. The album has 14 tracks and was named Best Album Of The Year at the 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards, making it a huge success. Eleda Mi O, Yemi My Lover, Durosoke, and Turn Up were four of the album’s singles that became viral.

Olamide’s fourth studio album, Street OT, was released in November 2014, after his 2013 album Baddest Guy Ever Liveth. Popular singles such as Story For The gods and Goons Mi are also included in the CD. B-Banks, Pasuma, Reminisce, Young John, and Don Jazzy, among others, contributed to his album.

BaddoSneh continued to release albums after that, including 21 tracks on his fifth album “Eyan Mayweather” in 2015, 16 tracks on his sixth album “The Glory” in 2016, 11 tracks on his eleventh album “Carpe Diem” in 2020, and 12 tracks on his twelfth album “UY Scuti” in 2021. He released his 9-track extended play 999 in early 2020. In 2015, Olamide and Phyno collaborated on the studio album 2 Kings.

His most popular song is Infinity, a collaboration with Omah Lay that went viral and has over 50 million views on YouTube. The song was also nominated for an All Africa Music Award in the category of Song Of The Year in 2021. The rapper began his career at a young age, winning prizes such as the City People Entertainment Awards, The Headies 2014, 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards, TooXclusive Awards 2015, Nigeria Entertainment Awards, Nigeria Music Video Awards, and others.

Record Label – YBNL Nation (Yahoo Boy No Laptop)

After spending just a year with Coded Tunes Record Label, he parted ways with the label and started his own record label, YBNL Nation in 2012, where he released his second album titled YBNL, in November 2012.

The album had four hit singles such as “Ilefo Illuminati”, “First of All”, “Stupid Love” and “Voice of the Street”.

Since his breakthrough in 2011, the Lagos Boys crooner has gone on to release over 8 Studio Albums, among such albums is Capre Diem which achieved over 80 million streams in 2020.

Studio albums

Rapsodi

YBNL

Baddest Guy Ever Liveth

Street OT

Eyan Mayweather

The Glory

Lagos Nawa (2017)

YBNL Mafia Family (2018)

Capre Diem (2020)

Personal Life and Relationships

Over the last 10 years has tried to keep his private life away from the public eye, but some years ago news of his extramarital affairs hit the internet after Radio OAP Maria Okanrede revealed that her child is Olamide’s son.

The Bariga-born rapper is currently engaged to his long-time girlfriend, and baby mama Adebukunmi Aisha Sulieman and they both have two sons together.

 House

Olamide is not one of those celebrities that really likes showing off his luxurious lifestyle often on social media, but with the amount of wealth and assets he acquired over the years, He currently has a mansion in Lekki Phase 1, which is worth over N200 million naira.

Cars

One of the easiest ways to show off your net worth is the amount of luxurious and exotic cars you own. Below are some of Olamide’s car collections and how much they are each worth.

• Lamborghini aventador worth over N218 million
• Toyota Camry worth N4 million
• Mercedes-Benz G Class worth N23 million

Olamide Net Worth

Olamide is one of the most influential artists and among the top 10 richest musicians in Nigeria with an estimated net worth of $14 million dollars. He is one of Nigeria’s wealthiest and highest-paid rappers, having released multiple hit singles throughout the course of his career. Furthermore, Olamide is one of Nigeria’s most well-known performers, with a global following. The music industry provides the majority of his income, which includes record sales, live concerts, streaming, hit singles, and a variety of other ventures.

Infinity, Triumphant, Eru, Green Light, Shilalo, Plenty, Unconditionally, Another Level, Oja Majemi, Take, Rich & Famous, Vision 2020, and Loading are some of Olamide’s most popular songs. Olamide made history when he became the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement agreement with Cîroc, one of the leading alcoholic brands. The rapper has roughly a million fans on his YouTube channel. Olamida’s annual revenue is around $3 million.

His sources of wealth come from his music career, real estate investments, and numerous Endorsement deals which give him a bragging right on the list of the top ten richest musicians in Nigeria.

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