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Olamide
Olamide on the set of his "Sitting on The Throne" music video shoot in January 2014
Background information
Birth name	Olamide Adedeji
Born	15 March 1989 (age 25) Bariga, Lagos State,Nigeria
Genres	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Lyricist, rapper
Years active	2011–present
Labels	YBNL Nation
Associated acts	Buckwylla, Phyno, Pheelz, Lil Kesh, Kida Kudz, Ice Prince,D'Banj, Wizkid, Davido

Olamide Adedeji (born 15 March 1989), popularly known by his stage nameOlamide, is a Nigerian Hip hop recording artist from Bariga, Lagos State.^[1] He records mostly in Yoruba, his native tongue. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to Coded Tunes. YBNL, his follow-up album, was released under his label imprint YBNL Nation. The album was supported by the singles "First of All", "Voice of the Street", "Stupid Love", and "Ilefo Illuminati". On 7 November 2013, he released his third studio albumBaddest Guy Ever Liveth. The album's singles include "Durosoke" and "Yemi My Lover". On 17 July 2013, Olamide became the first Nigerian to sign an endorsement deal with Cîroc.^[2] Olamide has won several music awards, including multiple Nigeria Entertainment Awards and The Headies Awards.