Yemi Ayebo, the Nollywood actor cum filmmaker popularly known as Yemi My Lover, has recounted an experience with rapper Olamide, revealing that the Afrobeat star used his name in a song without offering any compensation.
Yemi in a recent interview disclosed that he was excited when he first heard Olamide mention his name in a song and felt it was a blessing.
“Olamide was the first to sing with my name. I was very happy when I heard the song. I thanked God. God blessed my name, that’s why people used it to sing. Davido also sang with my name, many people made use of it,” he said.
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He further explained that, Fuji musician Pasuma had asked him if the rapper compensated him for the name usage and then facilitated a phone call between the two.
“Pasuma said, ‘Yemo, did Olamide compensate you for using your name in his song?’ I said no and that I had never met him before, we don’t have each other’s number. Then Pasuma called him on the phone.”
Yemi said the rapper cum music mogul apologised during the phone call, and suggested they discuss further. However, he claimed that, when he tried to get back, Olamide never, until date picked his call.
“Pasuma gave me his number and I called Olamide for more than six months and he never picked my call. I sent him messages, he never read them or replied, so I let him be.”
Yemi My Lover rose to fame in the early 2000s with his romantic Yoruba musical Yemi My Lover, which became a hit and earned him his stage name. His popularity in Yoruba pop culture has led to several artistes, including Davido and Olamide, referencing him in their music.
Olamide mentioned Yemi in his 2015 hit ‘Bobo,’ while Davido did the same in his 2012 breakout single ‘Dami Duro.’
