Popular Nigerian rapper Olamide has shared his thoughts on former YBNL signee Asake, describing him as a rare talent whose music exceeded all expectations.
In a recent interview, Olamide said he immediately recognized Asake’s uniqueness but never anticipated the massive success that followed.
“I did not know he was going to go that wild but I knew Asake was one of one. From the sound and everything. I have never heard anything close to that before. His authenticity and his craftsmanship,” he said.
Asake gained prominence in 2020 with the hit song Lady and officially joined Olamide’s YBNL label in February 2022. He parted ways with the label in 2025 to establish his own imprint, Giran Republic.
Olamide explained that Asake’s self-motivation made their partnership easy:
“Asake is not the dude you try and convince to put in effort because he is already putting efforts.
“That is why I respect him so much. And I thought it would be a nice thing for us to partner.
“Honestly, I do not put such pressure on my guys. I try as much as possible not to put pressure on them. I just tell them to just make beautiful music. If it is awesome, it is going to fly. It might not fly. It might fly later in 10 years, 20 years. And we are still seeing that real life now.
“My songs from 10 years that probably did not pop then. But we knew it was good music (sic),” he said.