YBNL chief Olamide, has hailed his protégé Fireboy for the kind of music he makes.

Olamide and Fireboy spoke with OkayAfrica’s Nadia Neophytou in an interview. While Fireboy spoke on the first time he met Olamide, the YBNL boss spoke on Fireboy’s sound.

Fireboy said he would always remember when he met Olamide because it was a big moment for him.

“I remember. Because that was a big moment for me. I met him for the first time in person at a hotel in Lekki. We exchanged a few words — he’s a man of few words. But I think we started recording that same day, working on the album.”

Olamide in turn, said the fast riser does not sound his age.

Olamide looks on, smiling assuredly. Since signing Fireboy to his YBNL Nation label in 2018, he’s watched the soulful young singer rise to become one of Nigeria’s most talked-about artists — from his breakout single, “Jealous,” to his debut album Laughter, Tears & Goosebumps, hit collabs with D.Smoke and Cuppy, and his sophomore release, Apollo, last year.

Even while he shares his own latest record, UY Scuti, with the world, Olamide nurtures Fireboy’s career with as much care and attention as he does his own, oscillating between his two roles of artist and label exec seamlessly. His 2020 album Carpe Diem is the most streamed album ever by an African rap artist, according to Audiomack, hitting over 140 million streams. When Olamide signed a joint venture with US-based record label and distribution company, Empire, in February last year he did so through his label, bringing Fireboy and any other artist he decides to sign along for the ride, and establishing one of the most noteworthy deals on the continent.

Below, Olamide & Fireboy DML speak to OkayAfrica about their mutual admiration for each other, what makes them get up in the morning and how they switch off.

https://exclusivebase.com.ng/i-think-fireboy-is-57-years-old-olamide/

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Olamide please help us confirm this man's age too

When you are have retired from weed for so long and you decided to give it a try one day, this what it will cause

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