{"id":5371,"date":"2019-08-11T06:47:00","date_gmt":"2019-08-11T06:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/?p=5371"},"modified":"2019-08-13T06:48:00","modified_gmt":"2019-08-13T05:48:00","slug":"olamide-biography","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianfinder.com\/olamide-biography\/","title":{"rendered":"Olamide Biography: Things You Didn’t Know about Him"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"olamideOlamide Adedeji was born on the 15th<\/sup> of March, 1989 in Bariga, Lagos State Nigeria. He attended both primary and high schools in Lagos but for his tertiary education, Olamide attended Tai Solarin University of Education where he studied Mass Communicatiom.<\/p>\n

Professional music for the talented Yoruba singer began in 2010 with the release of his first single; \u2018Eni Duro\u2019 Eni Duro was released under the Coded Tunes record label which Olamide was signed unto at the time. The song received wide critical acclaim and instantly shot Olamide to limelight.<\/p>\n

In 2011, he released his first album titled \u2018Rapsodi\u2019 in which he featured several top Nigerian artistses like ID Cabasa, Wizkid, Dbanj, Reminisce and 9ice. It\u2019s needless to say that the album was a huge success.<\/p>\n

Olamide didn\u2019t rest on his oars after the success of his first album, in 2012; he went on to release another album titled YBNL. The album had several hit singles like \u2018First of All\u2019, \u2018Voice of the street\u2019, \u2018Ilefo Iluminati\u2019 \u2018Stupid love\u2019 \u2018Durosoke\u2019 and \u2018Owotabua\u2019. Once again, the album which featured several major Nigerian artistes like Tiwa Savage, Dammy Krane, Kayswitch, Samklef, Davido and a couple of up and coming artistes, was well received.<\/p>\n

Another album titled \u201cBaddest Guy Ever Liveth\u2019 was released in 2013 which featured hit singles like \u2018Anifowose\u2019 \u2018Story for the Gods\u2019 and \u2018Yemi my Lover\u2019 and in 2014, he released his latest album, Street OT, in which he featured Don Jazzy for \u2018Skelemba\u2019 and Viktoh for \u2018Up in the Club.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Olamide Badoo: Net Worth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

One attribute that has helped Olamide stay afloat in his musical career is his ability to stay away from scandals and his strong work ethic. This is evident in the number of albums he has been able to release within a short time of launching his musical career.<\/p>\n

Olamide has been nominated for several national and international awards, some of which include Artiste of the Year, Best Rap Album, Album of the Year, Best Rap Single, 2014 Channel O Music Video Awards \u2018Most Gifted West\u2019, 2014 Nigeria Entertainment Awards \u201cBest Rap Act of the Year\u201d, MTV Africa Music Awards 2014 \u201cBest Hip Hop\u201d and \u201cMale Musician of the Year\u201d, City People Entertainment Awards \u201cMost Popular Song of the Year\u201d \u201cRap Album of the Year\u201d and \u201cWorld\u2019s Best Male Artiste\u201d, World\u2019s Music Awards \u201cWorld\u2019s Best Live Act\u201d ,\u201cWorld\u2019s Best Entertainment of the Year\u201d and \u201cVideo of the Year\u201d, Nigeria Music Video Awards \u201cBest Afro Hip Hop Video\u201d, \u201cSong of the Year\u201d, \u201cBest Street Hip Hop Artiste, \u201cBest Rap Single\u201d, The Headies 2013 \u201cArtiste of the Year\u201d, \u201cLyricist on the Roll\u201d, \u201cBest Rap Album\u201d, \u201cAlbum of the Year\u201d, Best Album of the Year\u201d, \u201cBest Rap Act of the Year\u201d and \u201cMusic Video of the Year\u201d. Olamide won several of the award nominations.<\/p>\n

Also Read: Wizkid Net Worth<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Apart from being a good musician and rapper, Olamide is also a father. He fathered a son with his long time girlfriend Adebunkunmi Aisha Suleiman. The christening ceremony had many high profile Nigerians and Celebrities in attendance, including the immediate past Governor of Lagos state, Babatunde Raji Fashola. The couple is rumored to be expecting baby number 2.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Olamide Adedeji was born on the 15th of March, 1989 in Bariga, Lagos State Nigeria. He attended both primary and … <\/p>\n

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