Leave music keh – Reactions as Olamide opens up on quitting music, motivation behind latest EP [VIDEO]

• Ace Nigerian rapper and singer Olamide recently opened up about his latest body of work, Ikigai and what inspired it.
• During an interview, the rapper shared why he decided to step away from doing music and performing it on stage.
• He also shared what inspired his active return to music and why he chose to name his new body of work ‘Ikigai’.

Rapper, singer, and record label owner Olamide Adedeji, better known as Olamide Baddo, is one of the longest-serving hip-hop artists in Nigeria’s music industry.

His latest release, titled Ikigai, has achieved remarkable success. Among the tracks featured in this project, two notable songs are Hello Habibi and Metaverse.

In a recent chat, Olamide opened up about his new EP and the inspiration behind it after taking a nearly four-year break from music.

His last album before Ikigai was Carpe Diem, which dropped in 2020.

While talking on Too Xclusive, he revealed that he nearly walked away from music to concentrate more on songwriting.

Nevertheless, after considerable reflection and self-examination, he came to the conclusion that he could not cease creating music, as he felt that his life would lack meaning without it.

Olamide further explained the rationale behind naming his latest project Ikigai, a term derived from Japanese that signifies living a life of purpose.

Watch Olamide speak and read reactions to it below:

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@hem_my88: “Baddo don collect lollipop 🍭 from rema, gave him cigar.”

omotumishe: “Eyan MAYWEATHER listen to Baddo till I can hear no more.”

rawwgram: “You see that “And all that” wey he talk, he don tey wey him don dey talk am.”

don_babaaaa: “Na 2 lollipop Baddo dey lick.”

ghostavohgram: “My Mentor.”

horladapoabiodun: “King of the street, Don’t make me cry oooo, Stop Ginger keh years Afi Toba Di Arugbo.”

thecuteosh_: “Lol that’s the king right there.”

tripp___in: “Why is her body movement like that?”

fehmhi: “Stop music keh, no try am oo.”