“From Bariga to the world” is how Olamide aptly captions his life journey. And quite frankly, he is not wrong. From the busy and bustling streets of Lagos, Olamide Adedeji, propelled by his raw talent, fought and clawed his way out of the hood.

Today, “Baddo,” as he is fondly called, is globally renowned for his incredible music. Known for his peculiar style—a wild, exciting mix of hip-hop and traditional Afrobeat music, Olamide has, since his emergence sometime in 2011, grown to become more than just a musician. He is now the best version of himself, a cultural icon, a symbol of actual willpower, and a source of inspiration to the millions of people out there who listen to his songs.

But that’s not all there is to it.

Interestingly, he was also able to break the proverbial “ceiling” and consequently became the first Nigerian artist to sign an international recording deal. Olamide, a few years ago, signed a joint venture deal with an imprint of the Universal Music Group, thereby “unofficially” assuming the title of Odogwu—the superior big man in the music business in Nigeria, and in Africa, which has international “connections.”

Great!

Right now, it’s all about the future, about 2025 to be precise. And what the “Woske” crooner has been doing (in years leading up to 2025), to protect and alleviate his reputation as the “Nigerian Drake,” a versatile rapper, and a perfect family man; to increase his net worth; to move to the permanent site where “assets” like landed properties and cars, expensive jewelry, and “mansions” in high brow areas of Lagos State, in Nigeria, in the UK, in the United States, and other countries around the world, are stockpiled; and win more local and international awards in music and even in other ventures and sectors of life.”

Olamide’s Family Life

Besides being known for his music, Olamide, a popular Nigerian artist, is known to be a family man.

His wife, Adebukola Olamide, has been the one constant in his life. She appears to have given him an anchor away from the “cruise” that is fame. His children, at least, give him something to sing about. He’s passed the stage where all he knew to write about was money. Now he can actually sing about love, and responsibility, and connect to those songs in a way.

Much of 2025 has been spent sneaking pictures of them on social media, highlighting what it means to be a good father and a stand-up comedian rolled into one. Sharing a little of his family side makes him look good. Whenever there’s a birthday, he’s there, arms open, wallet up, smiling, and making everyone else smile — anything that says family man. He has managed to structure his public persona in such a way that it maximizes his pull to consumers who want to see balance and aspire to it in their lives.

His songs are an everyday, family-oriented style that many pop stars are unable to produce. His songs hit home. They are as local as your Nigerian neighbor next door, as average of a Nigerian community flavor as there could be. He’s able to get the right amount of success as the musical “boy next door” in a way in 2025 in a Nigerian entertainment scene that has been oversaturated by copycats, and you sure need a copycat when you are the one to copy from.

Olamide’s Assets and Lifestyle

Olamide, who has become a major player in Nigeria’s music industry, has things to show for his success. He owns ‘choice’ houses in ‘choice’ areas. High taste! This is one major way entertainers in his grade save for the rainy day. Knowing how fickle entertainment lovers in this part of the world can be, they bury their earnings in real estate (buying properties), so when the applause begins to die, they will have something to dig up. Ours is not a case of laughing today, crying tomorrow. We laff still we belle full! Laugh wan kill us die!

That of expensive cars is given.

And before I forget, baddosneh is only giving de papa. Just de try. After all, if we se omo, na baba get am!

Olamide’s Future and 2025 Update

Olamide is expected to take quantum leaps in his music career from 2025. He has a slew of very interesting projects in the pipleline.

Right now, he is working on a new album. The rapper, known for his ability to do any genre of music well, will again present the musical growth we’ve heard from him in recent years. The new album will feature older and newer musicians in Nigeria; Olamide is always trying to break new acts. He is seen as a godfather by many in the Nigerian musical industry.

He is also trying out other industries that are creative, including fashion and film. Versatility was the strategy for Olamide’s life long before anyone in the music industry began to proclaim his/her own. Olamide wants to create art for everyone, whether black or white. Art has the ability to heal, and that’s what I’m about. I’m making art for me, but for everyone else, too.

Many other projects that have to do with social initiatives and philanthropy exist. I’ll tell y’all all about them later. Also, you end up thinking about it. Being an entertainer is all I wanted to be when I was young, but when I got older, I wanted to be an entertainer, taking care of my people in a better way, but also inspiring other people. You’re left thinking about how you can inspire each group. But I do entertain at my best level when I’m motivated by other people, driven by other people, and I want to become better for all people.

Olamide.

Artist. Such has been the rearrangement of verses in a three-point rhyme scheme along the last two album cycles and fall 2018’s collaborative EPs, and will be the reintroduction expected on the forthcoming 2K19 THE OLAMIDE 2025 ALBUM UPDATE PROJECT. Motive: Art for everyone.

Olamide Biography

Olamide Adedeji Fashola, known as Olamide, was born on March 15, 1989, in Bariga, Lagos State. From an early age, Olamide knew he wanted to make good music for the world to listen to. After all, he was born in just the right place – an area that is culturally about as rich as they come in Lagos. To stand out, he started to rap in Yoruba.

Olamide allowed fans to witness his rise to fame in an ever-growing, increasingly dynamic, and high-competitive industry. In 2011, Nigeria was blessed with “Rapsodi,” the debut studio album from Olamide. The compilation was plentiful – good music in every direction and tribal corners of the country.

Let’s take a look at the popular songs “Wo!” and “Science Student,” for example. Those are only a couple of the major hits that you’ll find piled up under “Olamide” in any music store once you start to sift through tracks. The award-winning talent has also signed other great talents, too.

Olamide Net Worth

Olamide net worth is estimated to be around  $12 million as of 2025, He get most of his income from the following activities:

Music record sales

Concerts and social events

Endorsement deals

For someone who has managed to maintain a successful career, Olamide’s debut album was a huge success factor. The album had more than a few popular songs and definitely helped to cement Olamide’s place as a top artist at the time. Of course, the record sales from sales and downloads will have proven quite profitable. The same will go for all the albums which he has released to date.

Also (as this applies to most musicians), another major source of income is concert attendances. Fans will want to see a live performance where the musician ‘performing’ is the man himself! With Olamide’s personality and his energetic style of music, fans will attend his performances around the country, and will be prepared to pay, even at high prices.

Finally, Olamide will have made a lot of strategic ‘guilds’ and partnerships with other people and have managed commissions to do ads and help advertising brands. The rapper has completed plenty of ‘endorsement deals’ already – for products like Ciroc as a purely random example – and actually, that is all we will have done and nothing else beyond this. He gets to help spread the word about a brand and earn money for his efforts; and this helps him maintain his large influence – since as a celebrity endorser, he probably endorses so many different things, and therefore will always be in the public eye, and in the hearts and minds of his audience.

By writing this in 2021, though, one thing I can tell you is that, when I first wrote this article, that wasn’t the price. That wasn’t the price I wrote. And, I hope, therefore, that speaks more a test ament to his audience, than anything else. Quoted above therefore obviously just makes clear what Wizkid or Davido will each be worth. Consider how many songs Burna Boy has released in relation to Olamide and compare their net worths with Burna Boy’s.

Olamide’s Awards and Achievements

Olamide’s Headies awards alone tally up to a status that proves his relevance in the Nigerian music industry. Some awards include:

Artiste of the Year (2015) Street-Hop Artiste Hip-Hop World Revelation Best Rap Album Headies Hall of Fame Best Street Hip-Hop Artiste (2018) Best Pop Single (2015) Album of the Year (2016)

Man, it’s safe to say Olamide has been in the game for a while and well respected in the Music Industry, considering all his nominations and awards.

The artist has an extensive history of impacting music. He has led to more social acceptance and respect from Nigerian parents as it comes to making music. Being that the country needs more people in places of education to improve the economy of Nigeria, being a musician doesn’t necessarily lead to domestic improvement. Yet, younger Nigerians influenced by Olamide persist to make music and engage with the culture he brings to music, explosions of Hip-Hop influence onto afrobeat genres, and excites his fans with his music albums and singles that have been hitting charts for over a decade since his entry into the music industry in 2011.

Olamide is one of the most talked-about artists out of Nigeria, and since he first debuted, his journey at the top has always stayed interesting. His interpretation of African pop, with a cool balance of hip-hop culture on indigenous sounds, has garnered his millions of fans and inspired an entire generation of new musicians. Fans discuss his catalog, the unique way he’s grown to balance a number of commercially interesting songs with each project, and the execution of his live events and album rollout strategies — all impressive.

It’s taken him quite a journey to get to where he is today — plenty of hard work, consistency, and laying the right blueprint for success. Interesting to know about his early career is his comparative songs from his first known hit single, “Eni Duro”, to his delivery at shows now. His work with YBNL will always be the foundation on which he began paving his path to success.

His core fans want to know about new music and are spurred by news of a sequel to some of his previous bodies of work, and there are always interesting new album and merchandise sales statistics that come out with every release. Artists continue to draw inspiration from what their fans are talking about, and so focusing discussion about Olamide’s music further grows the music culture in that sense. It depends on your knowledge of his discography and overall research.