Olumide Ogunade, also known as ID Cabasa, a veteran record producer and music executive, shared the story of Olamide’s departure from his record label, Coded Tunes. Speaking on the ‘Afrobeats Podcast,’ Cabasa revealed that he was emotional and shed tears when Olamide decided to leave.
Cabasa mentioned that he tried to convince Olamide to stay, but ultimately respected his decision when Olamide insisted on moving on. In 2012, Olamide left Coded Tunes and went on to establish his own record label, YBNL Nation.
He said, “Olamide was 13 years old when I met him. He came to my studio with a friend who wanted to feature him on a song. His friend was not good musically. Olamide was quiet and unassuming. I gave him a beat, and he did 16 bars that changed everything. Olamide became more like a son to me.
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“When he was about to leave my record label, we sat down to discuss it. It was painful to me. It wasn’t the pain of not wanting him to progress; it was the pain of seeing someone you love leave. I cried.
“I said, ‘Olamide, you should’ve waited o!’ He said, ‘Bros, I want to do something, and I’m sure, by your code, we might not be able to do some of them.’ We didn’t have a fight. I gave him my full blessings.”
