GRAMMY-nominated artist, Ahmed Ololade, popularly known as Asake, has revealed how record label boss, Olamide eventually signed him to YBNL Nation Records after two years of begging.
The “Amapiano” crooner revealed that he had been begging Olamide to sign him to the record label since 2020, and when Olamide eventually decided to sign him, he didn't think twice before putting pen to paper.
Speaking in an interview with Hip TV, Asake said: “Before he [Olamide] signed me, I’ve been begging Baddo since 2020 to sign me.
“One day, I got to his house, then he asked me… This part burst my head. This is how he signed me. He said, ‘How are you, Asake?’ I said I’m fine. And he asked me, ‘Would you like to join YBNL?’
“You don’t understand, for somebody you look up to, somebody you respect, somebody you’ve been longing to see, to ask you that question. I told him that I’m ready. He said, ‘Go and think about it. Go and look for a lawyer.’ I said, ‘Baba, sign me now now now. I don’t want any lawyer. Because I love the family so much, even from afar.”
Asake, since joining YBNL Records, has gone ahead to become an international star, with the artist going on local and international tours. The artist, through his music, has also gotten himself and Olamide their first Grammy award nomination.
