The word ‘boss’ doesn’t exist in my dictionary, I’m a leader – Olamide

• Olamide has stated that the word “boss” doesn’t exist in his dictionary even though many may see him as one.
• The music exec cum rapper has no doubt carved a niche for himself in the entertainment industry with many young artistes looking up to him for inspiration.
• Olamide stated that despite this, he sees himself as a leader and people around him as his brothers or sisters.

Famous Nigerian musician, rapper and record label boss, Olamide Gbenga Adedeji, simply known as Olamide has revealed in an interview that he sees himself as a leader, rather than a “Boss”.

The 35-year-old who founded Yahoo Boy No Laptop, YBNL Nation at an early age in 2012, stated the word boss does not exist in his dictionary.

According to the “Rock” hitmaker, he is a leader because he sees everyone around him as brothers and sisters, rather than workers.

Olamide goes on to say that his responsibility as a leader is to guide others so that they can advance in life.

The rapper is unquestionably a pioneer in the Nigerian music industry, having assisted artists on his label as well as those on other labels in rising to popularity and becoming established artists in the industry.

Some of the artistes that have passed through Olamide over the years includes, Fireboy DML, Asake, Lil Kesh, Lyta, Adekunle Gold, Zlatan Ibile, Bella Shmurda and Chink Ekun and a host of others.

Olamide however concluded that he learned all his leadership skills from his mentor, ID Cabasa.

In his words;

“The word boss doesn’t exist in my dictionary, cause I see everybody around me like brothers. my sisters and all that it is not about me being a boss but a leader, the role of a leader is to lead so that other people can move ahead and progress in life.”