Olamide a.k.a. Baddo is no doubt one of Nigeria’s most sucessfull entertaining, whose uniqueness is rapping in his mother tongue, yoruba.
Ever wondered Why Olamide doesn’t rap in English? Continue..
The Yoruba-born rapper apparently opened up to City People Magazine where he explains his reasons for not rapping in English. .Olamide said:
Se Ema San Wo Mi (will you pay me for that) (laughs). Like I have always said, if I want to listen to an English rap, I will rather buy a Jay Z CD, because “no Oyinbo wey una go speak for here for Naija wey go fit be like people wey get Oyinbo”. I still believe in indigenous hip-hop and I believe it is the future of Nigerian music.
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