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  • Unrepentant Olamide defends controversial song ‘Logo Benz’

    Unrepentant Olamide defends controversial song ‘Logo Benz’

    Olamide has cleared the air over the controversy surrounding his new collaboration with Lil Kesh titled ‘Logo Benz’

    In the song the rappers indirectly endorse some social vices without stating the way out.

     

    “I dey pray to Jesu, ko wo wole o, If money no enter I go do blood money o…”, Olamide crooned, authenticating the disturbing act of money rituals.

    Olamide took to Twitter, saying the song mirrors the current state of our society.

    In his words: “It’s for the 3rd party to have a glimpse into the current state of youths in our society. (Runs girls x runs boys) “ I’m not sure if there’s anything like 2 much awareness, but pardon me if there is. It’s all over the news, it’s always been in movies, don’t box musicians”.

     

     

    The rappers also lightly approve the use of female undies by cyber-criminals for sacrifice, which has become a devastating trend that has reportedly caused a lot of ladies to lose their sanity and lives.

    Art which can be used as a tool to correct societal ills, unfortunately this hasn’t been deployed by the singer.

    Logo Benz’ has sparked a myriad of opinions with fans threatening to boycott the forthcoming Olamide Live In Concert #OLIC as a price for the rapper’s negligence.

     

    Fans may boycott Olamide’s concert over lyrics of new single, ‘Logo Benz’

     

     

  • Fans may boycott Olamide’s concert over lyrics of new single, ‘Logo Benz’

    The duo of Olamide and Lil Kesh have been bashed by Nigerians over the lyrics of their new song, ‘Logo Benz’

    The rappers in the song indirectly endorse some social vices without stating the way out in the song.

    “I dey pray to Jesu, ko wo wole o, If money no enter I go do blood money o…”, Olamide crooned, authenticating the upsetting act of money rituals.

     

     

     

    The rappers also lightly approve the use of female undies by cyber-criminals for sacrifice, which has become a devastating trend that has reportedly caused a lot of ladies to lose their sanity and lives.

    Art which can be used as a tool to correct societal ills, unfortunately this hasn’t been deployed by the singer.

     

    ‘Logo Benz’ has sparked a myriad of opinions with fans threatening to boycott the forthcoming Olamide Live In Concert #OLIC as a price for the rapper’s negligence.

     

     

    I am not even trying to support Olamide and Lil Kesh Logo Benz song but my point is you guys had to wait for someone to pay you to do all that and also encourage people to boycott OLIC. Hilarious!

    — Vote Teni at #SoundcityMVP (@MisterseunPR) December 21, 2018

  • Check out Nigeria’s top trending songs of 2018

    The trio of Davido, Wizkid and Olamide have dominated Google’s year-ending list of top trending songs.

    Google on Wednesday announced the results of its 2018 year in search, which includes top trending songs, movies and sports people.

    Davido had four entries on the list of most-searched songs by Nigerians in 2018 while Wizkid had three and Olamide earned two.

    Burna Boy came into the list with his monster hit ‘Gbona’ while Kizz Daniel made the cut courtesy of his ‘One Ticket’ collaboration with Davido.

    For the top ranking movies, Kemi Adetiba’s ‘King of Boys’ made the list while ‘Black Panther’, was also included.

    ‘Acrimony’ and the sequel of ‘The Wedding Party’ were also among the top movies of the year among Nigerians.

     

    Check out the list below:

     

    Top Trending Songs

    1. Fever – Wizkid
    2. Assurance – Davido
    3. Science Student – Olamide
    4. Motigbana – Olamide
    5. Nwa Baby – Davido
    6. One Ticket – Kiss Daniel ft Davido
    7. Gbona – Burna Boy
    8. Manya – Wizkid
    9. Soco – Wizkid
    10. Fia – Davido

    Top Trending Movies

    1. Black Panther
    2. Avengers Infinity War
    3. Acrimony
    4. Venom
    5. Deadpool 2
    6. King of Boys
    7. Wedding Party 2
    8. Rampage

    Top Trending Sports People

    1. Alexis Sanchez
    2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
    3. Philippe Coutinho
    4. Emmanuel Eboue
    5. Fred
    6. Anthony Joashua
    7. Jorginho
    8. Unai Emery
    9. Willian
    10. Didier Drogba

     

  • Olamide to release YBNL album

    Nigerian music star, Olamide has announced an official date for the release of the debut YBNL Mafia family album.

     

    Ahead of the fifth edition of his Olamide Live In Concert [#OLIC5] the record label will be releasing their debut collaborative project under the YBNL Mafia Family imprint on Wednesday, December 7th.

     

    TheNewsGuru reports that the album will feature Picazo Rhap and Yomi Blaze alongside the likes of Limerick, Davolee, Temmie Ovwasa, Lyta and producers Pheelz, Young Jonn and BBanks.

     

    Olamide made this known via his social media platforms.

     

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BqrKENklK7y/

     

     

    Back in September, Afropop singer and rapper, Skales revealed the humane part of indigenous rapper, Olamide people hardly know about. The singer said Olamide assisted him in paying for the video of his hit song, ‘Shake Body’.

     

     

    ‘Shake Body’ was a lead single in his debut album, ‘Man Of The Year’. He made this known in a series of tweets.

     

     

    He wrote: “Guys I’ve been holding this back for so long but I gota let the world know @olamide_YBNL …actually gave me cash to shoot ‘shakebody’ vid. Back then I was super broke and couldn’t afford to shoot a video for that song I will neva forget it bro thanks a lot bro @olamide_YBNL”.

     

    Why average Nigerians cannot afford my whitening cream- Dencia

     

  • Having my show on the same day with Wizkid has no negative effect- Olamide

    Nigerian pop stars, Wizkid and Olamide are no doubt kings in their own music domains. However for the first time, the artistes have decided to hold their December concerts on the same day which has sparked various reactions from their fans.

     

    In a chat with Punch, Olamide noted that it will not portend any negative effect.

     

    “It is true that the two shows will happen on the same day. The population of Nigeria is huge and everyone cannot fill up one event centre.I believe the sky is big enough for all birds to fly without touching each other. I honestly don’t feel there will be any negative effect. If you switch on your television set, I am sure you have many options; so, it is left for you to decide which station you stay tuned to. That is how I see things,” he said.

    When asked If he had an inkling about the date Wizkid chose, Olamide said: ““I am not living in his (Wizkid) mind, but I don’t think anyone has an issue with it and I am sure we will both make good money from the shows.”

     

  • Angry reactions as Olamide visits Sanwo-olu

    Some Nigerians on social media have condemned hip-hop star, Olamide over visiting the Lagos state All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. They described the singer’s visit as a breach of loyalty to the current of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode.

     

    During the visit, Sanwo-Olu said he will support the media and entertainment industry If he becomes the governor of Lagos State in 2019.

     

    Sanwo-Olu took to his Twitter handle to express his excitement about Olamide’s visit.

    He wrote:”@olamide_YBNL stopped by the office today for a visit with the YBNL crew. It was a good visit. Media and entertainment will not be left out in our plans of taking Lagos to a greater height.”

     

    Meanwhile on Twitter, angry reactions trailed Olamide’s visit

     

     

     

     

     

     

  • Olamide to bring Lagos to standstill with OLIC 2018

    Nigerian rapper, Olamide Adedeji is set to thrill his numerous fans at his annual concert tagged- Olamide Live In Concert.

    Recall that the 2017 edition of the concert was held at Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos.

     

    Before the stadium experiment, Olamide had held the previous three editions at the EKO Hotel & Suites.

     

    For his fifth annual concert in a row, the ‘Motigbana’ rapper will return to the origin of Olamide Live In Concert (OLIC), Eko Hotel Convention Centre.

     

    Olamide is collaborating with Flytime Promotions for this year’s edition . The event is billed to take place on December 23.

     

    According to a statement released by the organisers, the YBNL rapper will bring Lagos to a standstill.

    “Multiple award-winning hitmaker, street king and YBNL boss, Olamide is set to bring Lagos to a standstill this festive season, as he will be performing live on the final day of the Flytime Music Festival,” the statement read.

    “The ‘Motigbana’ crooner will be shutting down the stage alongside his YBNL army and a spectacular line up of Nigeria’s music industry heavyweights.

    “Known for his energetic performances, Baddo promises to leave his fans spellbound as he takes them on a tasteful musical journey with live performances of his chart-topping anthems.

    “The rapper has carved a niche for himself in the Nigerian music industry by sticking to his craft and consistently jamming the airwaves with indigenous sounds.”

     

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  • Olamide signs talented viral sensation, Picazo Rhap

    YBNL boss, Olamide has signed talented viral sensation, Picazo Rhap, to his YBNL record label.
    The budding rapper gained prominence for doing impressive covers of hit songs. Videos of his freestyles has been trending on social media ever since.
     
     
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo7gXrWg6NV/?taken-by=baddosneh
    Olamide noted that he discovered him on the Instagram page of his friend and close associate, Badoo Oosha, after the latter posted a video of the young rapper.
    Baddo reached out to the upcoming rapper and offered him a record deal.
    “Signed,” Olamide wrote on Instagram to indicate that Picazo Rhap has joined YBNL.
     
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo7X_VPgU1Y/?taken-by=baddosneh
    In another different post, the rapper wrote: “YBNL still the don… still got the streets locked. In YBNL, the streets believe 100% independent move. Your YouTube page is yours, not YBNL’s.”
     
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo2H2A8BoW8/?taken-by=picazo_rhap
    In his response, the budding star expressed gratitude to the rapper for signing him to YBNL, adding that he is “speechless”.
    On what made him resort to music, Picazo wrote: “Hunger made me to realise my potential. To all my brothers out there let’s pray for grace.”
     
    Picazo Rhap is the latest addition to the YBNL roster after Lyta and Limerick were recently signed to the record label.
     
     
    https://www.instagram.com/p/Bo7jRZPhNAY/?taken-by=picazo_rhap

  • Ex YBNL Manager, Wale Applause recounts how Olamide fired him

    Popular talent manager , Olayinka Babawale known as Applause in the music industry has revealed how he was unjustly dismissed from his assignment as manager to then-buzzing Nigerian artiste, Lil Kesh.

    Wale worked as a manager to Lil Kesh when he just released ‘Efejoku ’which was the buzzing song then.

    According to him: “I remember when Olamide dropped YBNL album, that was my first major project. God bless Baddo, he loved me so much. I got some Cds from him, I signed them myself in his name drove down to Ibadan and was handing it out to all radio stations, telling them Ola sent me, whereas, I sent myself. You wonder why YBNL have so much fan base in Ibadan and Ikorodu, I did that. I laid the foundation”, he recalled.

    Wale who started out as Lil Kesh ‘s manager recounted the prices he had to pay for Lil Kesh to succeed.

    “There were many days I had to sleep in my rickety Honda, days my friends Aspen and the gang will go to the club to spend money just so Shoki can be played, those days when all that mattered to me was raising a king, Alas, HE SACKED ME.”

    Wale went on to disclose that his sack was a result of his over-zealousness and total dedication to the building of Lil kesh who he intermittently referred to as a King.

    Narrating why Olamide sacked him, he said:”Here is the reason why I got sacked the first time. I cannot be very specific about the time, but it was when Shoki and Dorobucci were blowing at the same time. My sources said to me that Don Jazzy had gone to lobby the MTV base award for Dorobucci and Reekado Banks was going to come on stage to get the award. I was told that what that translated to was that Reekado Banks was going to win Next Rated at the Headies. I had worked so hard than to make that happen. Now we had Shoki, Gbese, Efejoku.

    “I tried my best but i was just one person. Alas Dorobucci won the award and just as told, Reekado banks was on stage to get it. I went bonkers. Abfresh who was to later manage Lil Kesh just got back from Uk at the time and was staying at my place. I was so sad, i went on twitter and rant. I did rant and mention Don Jazzy well. Then i called Olamide’s attention to my tweets, told him i was sorry it was just a moment of madness, i had rights to be angry. I got a shocker the next day when Olamide told me I wouldn’t manage Lil Kesh again because of a Twitter rant from someone like me, only for him to go on the stage at the headies to declare Lil Kesh Winner himself. I am sure we all remember how that went. I remember watching the Headies in my father’s house in Ibadan as i was jobless, i cried when Lil Kesh wasn’t given the Award, i wanted him to win it for me. I thought my night was bad enough, not until Olamide came on stage to rant and i started wailing. My parents could not console me. I was wailing because all i did was rant on twitter and i became jobless for several months, Olamide goes on stage to disorganize a well-organized award and he is tagged a hero even by himself. This pot of beans life”.

  • Olamide supports Ambode’s second term bid

    Nigerian pop star, Olamide on Sunday 30th of September 2018, took to his Instagram page to lend his support for the second term bid of Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, saying he has four more years to go.
     
    Ambode who is currently under fire over his second term bid had announced his decision to test his popularity at the Lagos All Progressive Congress’ governorship primaries on Monday, October 1, 2018.
     
    In one of his songs, Olamide sang about Lagos and once stated that Governor Ambode picked him up and adopted him after the death of his father. He also crooned about the transformation witnessed on Lagos under the leadership of Ambode.
     
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