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…
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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:…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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How Wizkid shocked me with his humility- ID Cabasa
Ace Nigerian music producer, ID Cabasa known for producing hit songs like 9ice’ ‘Gongo Aso’ has showered praises on Nigerian pop-star, Wizkid. The Coded Tunes boss recently recounted his experience working with Wizkid and Olamide on the song ‘Totori’. Cabasa made this known during an interview on the popular breakfast show, ‘Wake Up Nigeria’ Speaking…