Self-proclaimed Badoo, Olamide says the streets has always been loyal to him. He made this statement ahead of his December 17 concert scheduled to take place at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.
Speaking with newsmen at a media parley for Olamide Live In Concert, he said: The streets has always been loyal to me.The connection I have with my people is genuine, it is organic and anyone who identifies with real will be present,” he said.
The rapper however refused to reveal the names of artistes who will be performing with him at the show
He said: “My colleagues that have supported me in OLIC 1,2 & 3 will be there to perform.”
Alex Okeke, Olamide’s manager said that the concert OLIC would live up to its buildup.
“We promise to have a concert that will be forever in the minds of many. Lagos is number one in entertainment in Nigeria and Africa.Bringing OLIC to a more spacious place like Teslim is a good thing for us; it’s about taking it to another level.”
Adebimpe Akinsola, the acting commissioner for tourism in Lagos, said the state decided to support the concert in a bid “to promote entertainment and using it to drive tourism in the state”.
He said: “At the inception of Ambode’s administration, he promised some cardinal economic drive to boost the state economy which is “T.H.E.S.E’’ Tourism, Hospitality, Entertainment, Sports and Excellence.
“Olamide’s show falls within this and we are aware of the crowd that this show will attract to Lagos and maybe expecting more guests from all over the world next year.
“We have been supporting entertainment for some time now, people can see our intervention in supporting the Nollywood and others and now Olamide brought into the vision.”