<h2><strong>Today is the YBNL boss, Olamide’s birthday and as he clocks 27 today, we’re celebrating the rapper and his successes over the years. </strong></h2> Olamide was born in Bariga, Lagos and then in 2000, he decided to pursue a career in music. When asked why music, he said: “I found out I was gifted in it so I had to explore it, it’s my life, my hustle, my world. Today, we’re going to tell you five things we’re sure you didn’t know about Olamide: <h3><strong>1. His role models are Obasanjo, Abacha and Jay-Z</strong></h3> Olamide in a twitter interview revealed that ex-heads of state, Olusegun Obasanjo and Sani Abacha were the role models he had. <div id="attachment_308094" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Olamide2.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-118953"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-118953" src="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Olamide2.jpg" alt="Olamide2" width="2048" height="1416" /></a></p> </div> <!--nextpage--> <h3><strong>2. Olamide is a graduate of Mass Communication</strong></h3> Olamide attended Tai Solarin College of Education where he studied Mass Communication <div id="attachment_311228" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Olamide-BGEL-front.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-118954"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-118954" src="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Olamide-BGEL-front.jpg" alt="Olamide-BGEL-front" width="1500" height="1500" /></a></div> <!--nextpage--> <h3><strong>3. Olamide’s style of music was influenced by Lord of Ajasa and 9ice</strong></h3> In an interview with Toolz on Ndani TV, Olamide said that his style of music (indigenous rap) was influenced by Lord of Ajasa, 9ice and ID Cabasa. <div id="attachment_311229" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/olamide-picture.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-118955"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-118955" src="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/olamide-picture.jpg" alt="olamide-picture" width="2048" height="1233" /></a></div> <!--nextpage--> <h3><strong>4. The most influential person in his career is ID Cabasa</strong></h3> He was signed to ID Cabasa’s Coded Tunes record label and then left in 2012. ID Cabasa, however, handled the production of his YBNL album. <div id="attachment_311230" class="wp-caption alignnone"> <p class="wp-caption-text"><a href="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Olamide_Live_In_Concert.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-118956"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-118956" src="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Olamide_Live_In_Concert.jpg" alt="Olamide_Live_In_Concert" width="1280" height="853" /></a></p> </div> <!--nextpage--> <h3><strong>5. As a child, Olamide wanted to be a footballer</strong></h3> Might have been the captain of the Super Eagles team now. Probably why he’s launching the football tournament we told you about<strong>.</strong> <div id="attachment_311231" class="wp-caption alignnone"><a href="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OlamideJogodoSlide.jpg" rel="attachment wp-att-118957"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-118957" src="http://www.yabaleftonline.ng/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/OlamideJogodoSlide.jpg" alt="OlamideJogodoSlide" width="1024" height="916" /></a></div> <em><strong>Happy Birthday, Olamide!</strong></em>