Omah Lay turned down my offer to sign him to YBNL – Olamide

Nigerian rap artiste, OlamideAdedeji, has revealed that he nearly signed Afropop singer, Stanley Omah Didia a.k.a Omah Lay.

According to the YBNL founder, he offered to sign Omah Lay to his record label but the ‘Understand’ hit maker turned him down.

Speaking during an interview with Adesope Olajide on Afrobeats Podcast, Olamide said that some sent Omah Lay’s song, Bad Influence to him.

After listening to the track, he was so impressed that he reached out to him and indicated interest in giving him a record deal but Omah informed him that he already had a deal with another label.

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In other news, Adedamola Adefolahan, the singer popularly known as Fireboy DML, has revealed that at the start of his career, he always asked God to give him an album like that of Wizkid’s debut album ‘Superstar’.

He made this known while chatting with UK-based broadcaster, Adesope Olajide about the release of his own debut album, Laughter Tears and Goosebumps.

When Adesope asked him if he knew or believed that LTG would be a classic success, Fireboy explained that he was scared and doubtful because the album after he had released only two singles.

He further said that he used to ask God to give him an album like Superstar by Afrobeats singer, Wizkid.

The ‘Peru’ hitmaker also revealed that the heartbreak stories he told with the songs on LTG were that of people whose heart he broke, adding that the love stories were that of those he watched.

He went on to reveal that he finally decided to tell his own story on his sophomore album, titled; Apollo.