I came across this open
letter from a fan to baddo Olamide, I had to
share it because I belive this fan speaks the
truth. Read the open letter below:

I am a fan of yours and I have followed your
growth from the days with Id Cabasa and the
Coded Tunes crew, to your days under Toni
Payne’s management. Parting ways with her
was quite risky but I felt it was a move
worth making as you needed a fully
dedicated management to grow your career.
That move paid off and you’re now better off
for it. Pitching your tent with 1805
Entertainment, your immense talent and the
void left by Dagrin’s demise meant only one
thing – A top spot for you! I am glad you fit
in perfectly. A bolder move to start YBNL
Nation and you going ahead to drop your
second album on the YBNL Nation/1805
Entertainment imprint was another risky
move that still paid off. At that point, I knew
the “god of music” was behind you. Though
it wasn’t so surprising to see the street
embrace the album cos of it quality street
wise content, the rate at which the “butties”
accepted you too was alarming. People
preached the YBNL gospel and gladly talked
about how good the album was. Even my
cool friend Barr. Fola Alade became an
advocate of “Razz being the new Cool”, no
thanks to you. But while we where enjoying
Jale, Street Love, Jesu O kola, Stupid Love,
First of All, Ilefo Illuminati amongst other
beautiful songs, dear Olamide, you
unconsciously killed the album! Yes, you
unfortunately killed it by releasing too many
materials not so long after the album
dropped and you shifted our attention off the
album. To make matters worse, some of
these songs were not half as good as the
songs on the album and they also were not
well promoted, Confession, Tonto Dike,
Baddest Nigga That ever liveth, e.t.c.
Needless to say that some were also really
good, cos some of us still have Turn Up and
Durosoke topping our playlists. Baddo, have
you heard of the point of equilibrium? That’s
the point when the law of diminishing return
sets in. It happens to everything and
everyone. In simple terms, it’s the point
where you get to the peak, have nothing to
extra to offer and the drop starts. To some,
the drop might not be deep while to some,
they would never rise to that point again.
Unfortunately, this happens a lot in the
music industry. While we agree that you are
HOT at this moment and the inspiration is
much, brother, please do not wear yourself
out. Ma le ara e ni ere. Truth is when you
saturate the market with too many materials,
we get tired easily, we don’t pay full
attention to them and the songs end up not
getting as much love as they should. Keep
recording, keep saving them in the cloud and
don’t push too many songs within a short
period. Let the fans yearn for more, let us
savour the goodness of some of what you
already have. On a final note, I love the way
your personality is gradually evolving ‘cos
building a brand of yourself should be
beyond your music. I foresee a near future
where corporate brands that want to connect
with the streets would come to you, simply
because you are the link between the streets
and the corporate world. A celebrated grass
to grace story. The true voice of the streets.
Oremade, a Lagos-based marketing executive
and entertainment enthusiast, can be
reached via seunoremade@yahoo.com or on
twitter @seunoremade

Aint not'ng street about dis nigga. He's just sum over-hyped piece of shit!

Dats ur self opinion..