An adage says to whom much is given, much is expected.
From 2010 when he released his debut single “
Eni Duro” till this moment,
Olamide
Baddo has been enjoying undying love from the street. Apparently, it is
safe to say that the street made him the Baddo that he is today.
In an attempt to give back to the street, he has helped a whole lots
of raw talents on the street to get much needed recognition in the music
industry.
Here is the list of artistes Olamide has helped their career;
1. Pepenazi
After few weeks of dropping a rather unpopular single titled “LOW”,
Olamide lighted up his career by helping him cook up a street certified
anthem “ILLEGAL” which is the reason many people can relate with the
brand Pepenazi up till today.
2. Lil Kesh
He was just a street boy doing freestyles around secondary schools in
Lagos before he got an encounter with Baddo with the help of his friend
Viktoh. Olamide signed him up to YBNL and now Lilkesh has grown so big
enough to float his own record label “YAGI” after expiration of a
successful record deal with YBNL.
3. CDQ
He got his big break into the music industry after a jamming
collaboration with Olamide Baddo on the song “Woss wobi”. The song
successfully went viral because of the presence of Baddo on it which
makes it easy for fans to fall in love with the unique style of “CDQ
Yeeye”.
4. Adekunle Gold
The year 2015 was the year Adekunle Gold started living the life of a
star after Olamide Baddo got him signed up to YBNL as the only singer
on the label. Today, the Sade crooner can only thank God and Olamide for
what he has achieved so far in the industry.
5. Ycee
The Tinny Entertainment act, YCee came into limelight by dropping a
very big hit track tittled “Jagaban”. Despite this hit single, YCee was
still finding it hard to sustain his newly found street love. Four
months later when he remixed the song with Baddo, it becomes crystal
clear to everyone that YCEE has come to stay.
6. DJ Enimoney
In case you don’t know, Eniola Olamilekan Adedeji widely known as DJ
Enimoney is the younger brother of the YBNL Boss Olamide Baddo. As the
number one YBNL Disc Jokey, the massive influence of his Big Brother,
Olamide on his career cannot be under-estimated
7. Skuki
Peeshaun and Vavavoom popularly known as Skuki are two brothers
joined together by blood and music. Their relationship with Baddo on
tracks like Peteru, Over the mountain in 2014 and 2015 respectively has
left a huge imprint on their music career.
8. Viktoh
Despite being widely criticized as Olamide’s worst signing, Viktoh
has enjoyed much recognition in the music industry as a YBNL act before
the expiration of his contract with the label.
9. Chinko Ekun
Chinko Ekun is one of the almost dying talents revived by Olamide.
The hardcore yoruba rapper caught the interest of Baddo who wasted no
time in signing him on to YBNL. He just got a record deal with a
Dubai-based record label, Dek-Niyor Entertainment. Looking back at the
start of Chinko’s career, it is safe to conclude that Olamide has indeed
given him the voice of the street that he is enjoying today.
10. Davolee
This guy is another young talented rapper who just got a massive
break into the music industry courtesy Olamide Baddo. Olamide has shown
him road to fame in just few weeks of getting signed on to YBNL.
Aside dropping his debut single, festival bar, Davolee also featured
in Pepper Dem Gang, a track off Olamide’s “The Glory album”. His
appearance on the Album is a height many young artistes would love to
attain in their career.
11. Phyno
Truth be told, Olamide played a huge role in Phyno’s success story in
the music industry. As a talented yoruba indigenous rapper, Olamide
successfully used his already established brand to introduce Phyno as
another talented Igbo indigenous rapper.
Tracks like Ghost Mode, Dope money and many other hit collabos that
Phyno had with Olamide at the early stage of his career made him a Big
Star that he is today.
12. Temmie Owvasa
Temmie was a rather unknown singer uploading freestyles on Instagram
before she caught the attention of the YBNL boss. The wind of fame blew
her into limelight the moment she was introduced as YBNL princess by
Olamide in April 2016.
Elevating others while you’re elevating yourself is obviously the
strategy Olamide is using to build an Empire for himself in Nigerian
Music Industry.
Do you think there are other artistes missing on the list?
We will be glad to have your comments.
