Popular Afrobeats singer, Ahmed Ololade, better known by his stage name Asake, has disclosed how he begged the Chief Executive Officer of YBNL and renowned Nigerian rapper, Olamide, for two years before he agreed to sign him to the record label.
According to the โMr Moneyโ singer, Olamide invited him to his house and asked if he would like to sign to the record label.
He claimed Olamide advised him to consult a lawyer and understand the terms of the agreement, but he was too eager and signed right away having waited for two years.
โBefore he [Olamide] signed me, Iโve been begging Baddo [Olamide] since 2020 to sign me,โ Asake stated in an interview with Hip TV.
โWhen I arrived at his house one day, he asked meโฆ This part burst my head. This is how he signed me. He said, โHow are you, Asake?โ I said Iโm fine. And he asked me, โWould you like to join YBNL?โ
Asake continued, โYou donโt understand. Whenย someone you respect, someone you look up to, and someone youโve been dying to see asked you that question. I told him that Iโm ready. He said, โGo and think about it. Go and look for a lawyer.โ I said, โBaba, sign me now now now. I donโt want any lawyer. Because I love the [YBNL] family so much even from afar.โ
YBNL Nation signed Asake in February 2022. In the same month, he released Ololade, his debut extended play, which included the single โSungbaโ and his breakthrough hit โOmo Ope,โ featuring Olamide.
