Rapper's 6th studio album will be a 'Hip-hop' project

Olamide’s sixth studio album will be released in
December, and it will definitely have rap in it.
The Nigerian rapper who has released a studio
album every year since his debut in 2011, is
working on maintaining his figures and keeping
his momentum going, by dropping a studio
album in 2016.
The new album will be released in December, as
songs on the album have already been recorded.
It will feature hit song ‘Who you epp’ , along with
other singles. No official title, artwork, and
tracklist has been released.
This will be Olamide’s 7 album. In 2011, he
launched his career with “ Rapsodi”, and went
further to release a string of albums every year
including “YBNL ” (2012), “Baddest Guy Ever
Liveth ” (2013), “Street OT” (2014), “2 Kings” (joint
album with Phyno, 2015), and “Eyan
Mayweather” (2015).
2016 has been a big year for the rapper. Under
his leadership and guidance, his record label,
YBNL, has released an album (“ YAGI”) for rapper
Lil Kesh , who have subsequently left the
company, to found his personal imprint. It is
currently still promoting Adekunle Gold ’s “ Gold”
album. He has also began work on another of
his signed rappers, Chinko Ekun, who is releasing
singles.
After the release of “Eyan Mayweather”, Olamide
has released 8 personal singles. See them below
‘Who you epp’ »
‘I love Lagos’ »
‘Abule sowo’ »
‘Konkobility’ »
‘Lies People Tell’ ft Maupheen, Dalis »
‘Owo Blow’ »
‘Sere’ ft Lil Kesh »
‘Orobo’ »
Nobody knows how many of his singles since his
last album will make the next full-length project.
And although the rapper has kept up his work in
the pop genre, he has always been sure to mix
that with some Hip-hop tracks. This genre
diversity has retained his credibility as a rapper,
while also chasing the big bucks that comes
from the pop sound.
Singles ‘Who you epp’, ‘Lies People Tell’ , ‘Owo
Blow’ , and ‘ Sere’ have all been rap singles which
sits squarely at the center of the Hip-hop
conversation. If ever there was an award for the
most eye-catching and viral Hip-hop record for
2016, ‘Who you epp’ will be a shoo-in for the
trophy. Olamide understands his roots in
indigenous rap music, and how he earned his
credentials by spitting for the streets. He
embraces his past, and looks to the future with
more of it.
Pop music has been a menace to the Hip-hop
genre, with the two types of music having found
a way to move in together and cohabit a single
space. Just as the marriage between R&B and
Hip-hop in the US, our pop sounds have formed
a natural alliance with rap music, and together
they have grown. Olamide’s ‘Sere’ strides this
fine line, and embodies what has been happening
on the music scene for almost a decade. He is
on the record with Lil Kesh, and together, they
create music with elements of both worlds on
display.
Just like his past three albums, rap has never
been absent from Olamide’s career, and his next
album will still be a glowing addition to Hip-hop.
The man can adapt and become Nigeria’s A-list
pop star, but he finds new ways to still be a rap
star too. December will be a good month for the
glory of Nigerian rap music.