Tag: Olamide
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Entertainers call for protest against SARS
Runtown, Naira Marley, Falz have joined the growing list of celebrities that have called for protest over the alleged killings and brutality of citizens by operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS).
TheNewsGuru recalls that on Saturday, videos had surfaced on Twitter showing a witness who claimed a young man, who was commuting in the Ugheli town of Delta state, was gunned down by SARS officials.
This had sparked public uproar against the police department, with the ‘EndSARS’ hashtag dominating on social media platforms.
Joining other celebrities, Falz expressed his disappointment, saying the president was yet to address the violence being meted out to citizens.
“Makes me sick to my stomach, that till now, we are still waiting for a single word from our so-called president on this SARS menace. Ready to enter the streets,” the musician wrote.
“By far the MOST insensitive government ever in our history. Unbelievable. Just always so absent.
“Been ready since. We have to move in numbers. They cannot kill everybody. Why we dey fear to protest? They may kill us? Are they not killing us already?? I’m every way possible!!!”
In the same vein, Runtown said he is volunteering to lead a protest against police brutality and harassment at the Lekki toll gate on October 8.
“This has gone long enough and now we MUST take action! I’ll be leading a protest to #ENDSARS on Thursday, October 8th 2020. They MUST listen to us, they MUST make/effect REAL and VISIBLE changes! Empty promises won’t work this time!!!,” Runtown wrote.
Naira Marley also took to Twitter to say that he can lead the protest against operatives of SARS but is convinced he might be sent to Kirikiri prison.
Popular media personality, Toke Makinwa, called on both the president and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos governor, to not just change but scrap the police unit.
“The youth of this country are tired. Like we don’t already have enough to worry about, you add police brutality. When we cry out it falls on deaf ears, why can’t the government hear us,” she said.
“The same youth who add so much to our economy; who look beyond the government for a better life. The same youths that have decided to stay hopeful regardless of how our leaders abuse us.
“Please we are tired, it’s not a curse to be Nigerian. We are tired of ‘one day it go better’, we are tired of all your promises for a better Nigeria, our tired is tired.
“You can’t keep quiet while our young ones suffer in the hands of those who are meant to protect them, @mbuhari @jidesanwoolu. We don’t want a reformed #Sars.
“We are not asking you to appeal to #Sars, end it. We don’t want illegal checkpoint or forcefully bullying our brothers, they have families who live in fear daily, #EndSarsBrutality #EndSars
“People outside look at you and think it’s so cool to be Nigerian. Yet your heart aches each time ’cause you know the real meaning of being Nigerian. No change, just empty promises…”
On his part, Olamide CEO of YBNL records, also noted that the use of the ‘EndSARS’ hashtag has become tiring.
“Police brutality is skyrocketing by the day And the Nigerian government is neither deaf nor blind, they see all the trends and tag along with whichever one they like,” he wrote.
“You don’t have to like this one to do the right thing. Hashtags are becoming tiring. The people are sick of it. The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving foolishly, viciously.
“This is not the time to point fingers, who the fuck is protesting, and who is not. It’s time to collectively stop fighting each other and demand good governance.
“Nobody deserves to killed for nothing by the people that are meant to protect them. Don’t ignore people when they need you and come back talking about the people being the problem of Nigeria.”
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Photo: Naira Marley signs Olamide’s former artiste, Lyta
Marlian Music boss, Azeez Fashola widely known as Naira Marley has officially signed former YBNL signee, Lyta to his record label.
Naira Marley made this announcement via his Instagram account. He wrote: “Welcome to Marlian Music @official_lyta ???”.
Meanwhile, Lyta took to his Instagram page to announce the good news to his fans.
He wrote: “I’m so excited to be joining my new family Marlian music, thank you my President @nairamarley for giving me this amazing opportunity.
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Nigerian Nurses berate Olamide over new musical video
Olamide Adedeji better known as Baddo has pulled down the video of his hit song, ‘Wonma’ which was recently released.
The YBNL rapper was slammed on social media over allegations that he portrayed nurses as sexual objects in the video.
The music video featured vixens dressed in nurse costumes displayed explicit activities and moves while on duty. Olamide later pulled down the video on Instagram.
Nursing World Nigeria, an online outfit that connects Nigerian nurses, also released a statement on the issue.
Read below: “Thanks to everyone who took time to report and request that the video by @Olamide posted on Instagram be taken down. While we acknowledge the fact that @Olamide has brought the sounds and beats of Nigeria and Africa to the world at large, the fact still remains that @Olamide recent music video misrepresents and totally disrespects the Nursing profession and healthcare providers. With a video ‘WONMA’ depicting nurses as sex toys and sex objects to over 3.4M and 6.9M followers on @Twitter, @AppleMusic and @instagram.
“It was heartbreaking to say the least. To those who also made the calls and desired to remain unnamed we also appreciate you. To everyone who used the hashtag: #NursesAreNotSexualObjects we also say thank you. The video has now been removed Nurses Are No Sexual Objects”
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AY rejected Olamide before stardom- Toni Payne
Popular artiste manager and ex-wife of singer, 9ice, Toni Payne, has taken to social media to recall how Nigerian comedian, Ayo Makun refused to allow Olamide perform at his show only to come back to beg for favour a year later after Olamide became famous.
Payne noted that she stopped speaking to AY because of the incident.
According to her: “I stopped speaking to comedian AY cos of this incident and honestly till today, I am glad I did because I don’t like people with that sort of character”.
In his reaction, AY wrote: “It’s okay to enjoy all the free Covid-19 inspired entertainment we bring to you on social media. But never give us the opportunity to insult your intelligence. Make it a simple practice to ALWAYS do a little bit of research to know the truth from the lies before you start casting stones on the comment sessions. SOME OF US JUST LIKE TO TREND.
Anyways, enjoy the performance of @olamide at AY Live 2011, on the humble request of @idcabasa after booking @9ice for same event. Shout out to @olamide for making a special appearance in A Trip to Jamaica and Merry Men 2 that will be out on NETFLIX June 5th. All of that started from the foundation of a good relationship. @officialtonipayne STOP BUILDING WALLS AND LETS BUILD BRIDGES. I still love you”.
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Olamide signs joint venture deal with US’ Empire Distribution
Nigerian rapper and record label executive, Olamide has sealed a joint venture deal with Empire Distribution, records and publishing company in the United States.
The hip-hop star announced the new deal on Wednesday via his Twitter page.
Expressing his gratitude to fans for holding out until now, Olamide added that Fireboy and any other emerging artiste he chooses to sign next will be making the most of the partnership.
“Big thanks to the fans for holding on for so long and believing. Switching it up and fvcking the world up is the motive. So make nobody fear when globe start,” his tweet read.
“Happy to announce that YBNL and Empire got a joint venture deal. Myself and Fireboy with any other act I sign next ready to shake the world.”
YBNL’s joint venture deal with Empire infers that the two labels would be staging a business arrangement where they both pool resources together and work towards executing certain projects.
The deal comes shortly after the release of Olamide’s nine-track project titled ‘999’.
The 30-year-old music star, who is popularly known as Baddo or BaddoSneh, had released his debut studio album in 2011, while he was still signed to Coded Tunes.
After his second studio album ‘YBNL’, he had debuted YBNL Nation, his independent label imprint, which has produced talented acts like Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, and Chinko Ekun.
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Olamide surprises fans with 9-track EP ‘999’
Revered Nigerian rapper and singer, Olamide has released his much anticipated nine-track extended play titled ‘999’
TheNewsGuru recalls that Twitter was abuzz minutes after the 30-year-old record label boss released the track-list to the project. His fans were shocked because he never created any form of anticipation days before.
‘999’ was released on Monday night, featuring a group of indigenous hip hop stars including Phyno, Rhatti, Show, Cheque, Jayboi, Sosa-E, and Jackwillz.
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While the project is mixed and mastered by STG, ‘999’ is produced by Olamide, Cracker Mallo, Pheelz, Eskeez, and ID Cabasa.
Coming as Olamide’s tenth studio project, it includes tracks like ‘Warlord’, ‘Billion Talk’, ‘Dance with the Devil’, ‘Prophesy’, ‘Demons’, and ‘Rich + Famous’.
Olamide has also won several awards as a leading Nigerian artiste.
The self-proclaimed Baddo made the headlines recently after a group of Nigerians rated him below Mavin Records’ Rema.
Olamide was formerly signed to ID Cabasa’s Coded Tunes record label and was managed by Toni Payne. In 2012, he left Coded Tunes and started his own record label YBNL Nation.
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Olamide the only artiste that supported Majek Fashek when he was ill-Umenka Uzoma
Umenka Uzoma, talent manager of legendary Reggae musician, Majek Fashek has revealed how Olamide helped Majek Fashek when he was ill. Uzoma made the revelation during an interview on Nigerian Info Fm.
According to him, the rapper reached out to him while he was still in the United Kingdom with Majek Fashek.
“He called me up in England and said, ‘Bros, sorry oh, I wan support Baba, don’t discuss this with anybody and he said I must not mention this. He is the only person that supported,” he revealed.
He, however, said even though other celebs reached out, he pleaded with them to hold because according to him, they were being careful about the sources of those donations towards Majek’s speedy recovery.
I told them to calm down and wait for Majek to come back. I decided to stop some of them because when money comes in, so many controversies arise, people, you don’t know from any corner start raising some dirty voices,” he added.
Back in 2019, the news of Majek Fashek’s failing health was revealed. By the singer’s manager, Umenka Uzoma
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“Majek Fashek is very sick as we are currently at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Woolich in England. Sorry, this message is coming late, but let us all support him with prayers as we also really Need support financially for upkeep. More updates with videos and pics will be uploaded soonest,” he said.
In 2017, Skales revealed how Olamide sponsored his music video for the song ‘Shake body’.
“Guys I have been holding this back for so long but I gotta let the world know @olamide_YBNL …actually gave me cash to shoot “shakebody vid,” the singer wrote on Instagram.
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Olamide shares Christmas themed family pictures
Nigerian rapper and singer, Olamide a.k.a Baddo in the spirit of Christmas shared a beautiful family photo featuring his two sons, Batife and Tunrepin, and his fiancée, Bukunmi.
The rapper has been nominated for several awards to recognize his role in advancing Nigeria’s hip hop culture.
He made the headlines recently after a group of Nigerians took to social media platforms to rate Rema, a newly signed young artiste under Mavin Records, Don Jazzy’s label imprint, above him.
Olamide had also dominated talks on social media after he was alleged to have impregnated Maria Okan, a Nigerian OAP, shortly after he had welcomed a second child with Adebukumi Aisha, his fiance who resides in the United States.
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Why I left Olamide’s label- Lyta
Afro-pop singer, Lyta a former signee of YBNL, Olamide’s record label, has recounted why he left the label.
Speaking in an interview with Hip TV on why he parted ways with the label, Lyta said he had a music release calendar which was unpredictable with how often he intended dropping new songs.
“When we want to drop new songs, we do so in a group of five artsites. I was dropping my songs and they were talking about a calendar of some sort that I knew nothing about. I couldn’t always have to wait that long before dropping songs for my fans,” he said.
“That was why I made the move to leave the label. Olamide treats me well. He takes me like a son and taught me lots of stuff, told me I had to hustle. While I’ve been there, I’ve been okay with the family. But for the good of my music career, I decided to move.”
After LYTA’s departure, Olamide had in a statement explained that he (LYTA) told him some persons expressed interest in signing him and that the calendar routine was only a way to ensure even growth among upcoming artiste signed to the label.
“I don’t have any deal with YBNL or Olamide. Olamide saw me on the street and helped me. I don’t have any written contract with him… YBNL and Olamide will always be part of my story. God bless Olamide, thank you for everything. No love lost,” he had said.
“Yes, I was getting benefits. They used to pay me for shows. Sometimes N80,000, N60,000. But when I dropped my songs, ‘Temi’ and ‘Selfmade,’ I didn’t get anything.”
