Nigerian rapper, Olamide, has revealed the role that late Indigenous rapper, Dagrin, played in his career.
Speaking on the impacts of Dagrin in a recent video broadcast, the YBNL boss admitted that the late rapper influenced him and a lot of other rappers.
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Olamide revealed that he listens to Dagrin’s critically acclaimed album, ‘C.E.O.’, for inspiration whenever he is experiencing “writer’s block”.
He said, “Dagrin’s ‘C.E.O’ album is a timeless project. That’s the only rap album almost everybody in the southwest can sing word for word. Dagrin influenced a lot of rappers. Whenever we need motivation, we would go and listen to his album.”
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Dagrin died in an auto crash in April 2010. His music became more popular after his death.
Meanwhile, Olamide has been regarded as one of the most influential rappers in the Nigerian music industry since his emergence in the early 2010s.
Equally, Olamide Gbenga Adedeji is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. Olamide is regarded as one of the most influential artists in Nigeria and Africa, and has been crucial to the creative and commercial success of several Afrobeats music stars. He records in Yoruba and English.