Nigerian veteran music producer, Olumide Ogunade, popularly known as ID Cabasa, has opened up on his relationship with his former signee, Olamide.
According to the experienced producer and Coded Tunes boss, he said he cried when Olamide told him he was leaving his record label. He said he gave the singer his blessings, explaining that there was no fight between them.
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.”
“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.”
For those who don’t know, Olamide is the owner of YBNL Nation. He floated his own record label after he left ID Cabasa’s Coded Tunes in 2012.