Tofarati Ige
With the fast rate that popular rapper,
Olamide Adedeji, aka Olamide Badoo, churns out songs, some of his fans
are understandably worried that his tap of inspiration may stop running
at some point.
Olamide is arguably the Nigerian singer
who has released the highest number of songs (both his and
collaborations) in the past four years. Most of these songs end up as
hits and this makes many wonder how the Bariga-born wordsmith makes it
happen.
In an exclusive chat with Sunday Scoop,
Badoo told ‘doubting Thomas’ that they have nothing to worry about
because his spring of inspiration won’t run dry anytime soon. He said,
“Whenever people say things like that, I just laugh. Talent comes from
God and if you have it, then you have it. Even as I’m chatting with you,
I can get inspiration for a song and I would immediately note it in my
mind. As long as life exists and things happen on earth, I will always
have the inspiration to sing. Music is life and life is music. If I were
to release all the songs I have ever recorded, they would scatter the
whole place. I work in the studio everyday
and there are many songs I
have recorded that I am yet to release as singles or in albums.”
Speaking on how he has been to able to
remain relevant, Olamide said, “Most importantly the grace of God that
has kept me. I don’t do this by my power or might. I also go with the
flow and keep my ears on the ground. I know about the new slangs that
are spoken on the streets and sometimes, I turn them into songs, which
resonate with people because they can identify with the content of the
song.”
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