The Eyan Mayweather rapper is set for partial retirement.
After a decade of dominating the music scene in Nigeria with timeless classics, chart-topping bangers, and street anthems, the YBNL boss is set to make his graceful exit from the music game with his tenth and final album.
“Next Album, #Unruly; 95% ready. Release date; I don’t know. Taking my time to make it the best ever… probably my last album.” “Though I’ll drop singles once in a blue moon when I feel like it. It’s been a mad ass run, giving albums back-to-back.”. He said.
This announcement has left fans with mixed reactions; some celebratory of Olamide’s decision, others perceiving it to be a joke.
While his mates, Wizkid, Burna Boy and Davido, who all stepped into the limelight in 2011 and the new wave of artists are continuously shooting for the stars and aiming for the moon for academy awards and international accolades, Olamide’s announcement indeed comes, as a shock considering, the nature of an industry that everyone hits the gas and never brakes.
Whether the message conveyed in the tweet is genuine or a publicity stunt to garner anticipation to his next album, Unruly, Olamide should be celebrated for a successive career run.
This is a progressive time for artists, where the definition of success is relative. Unlike other artists in the Nigerian music industry who consider winning a Grammy the final jewel to add to their self instilled crowns, For artists like Olamide, who are peculiar for not ardently chasing international acclaim, it is the opposite. The goal for these artists is to come, conquer and make a graceful exit while the ovation is loudest. And that is something!
