YBNL is Olamide’s second studio album and one of the projects that helped strengthen his position as one of Nigeria’s leading indigenous rappers. Released in 2012, the album further developed the Yoruba rap and street-hop sound that had become central to Olamide’s musical identity.
Tracklist
- Money
- Fucking With the Devil
- Lights in the Air (feat. Buckwyla)
- Jale
- Voice of the Street (V.O.T.S)
- Panumo (feat. Davido)
- Street Love (feat. Minus 2)
- Picture
- Owotabua
- Fuji House (feat. Dammy Krane)
- Ilefo Illuminati
- Remember (feat. Kayswitch)
- Nyarinya
- Ewo Idi
- Stupid Love
- Jesu ‘O’ Kola
- Emotional Blackmail (feat. Kida Kudz)
- International Local (feat. Tiwa Savage)
- First of All
- Industreet (Cypher) (feat. Reminisce & Base One)
About the Album
With YBNL, Olamide continued to rap predominantly in Yoruba, combining indigenous hip-hop with Nigerian street culture, catchy hooks, and energetic production. The project showed his growth from the young rapper introduced on Rapsodi into an artist with a stronger and more recognizable sound.
Songs such as “First of All” and “Voice of the Street” became particularly associated with this era of Olamide’s career. The album also helped establish the YBNL name that would later become synonymous with Olamide’s record label and musical movement.
Genre
Nigerian Hip-Hop • Indigenous Yoruba Rap • Street-Hop
Album Details
- Artist: Olamide
- Album: YBNL
- Released: 2012
- Language: Yoruba / English
- Genre: Hip-hop / Indigenous Rap / Street-Hop
- Label: Coded Tunes
YBNL is an important chapter in Olamide’s discography because it captures the period when his indigenous rap style was becoming a major force in Nigerian popular music.
What it’s about
Serving as the title track from his November 2012 sophomore album, this release firmly ties into Olamide's signature hip-hop and indigenous street-hop sound. While the exact lyrics are not detailed here, the title directly mirrors his famous label imprint, hinting at a foundational statement of identity and street pride from the Bariga-born rapper. Coming just a year after his debut, the track represents a key moment in the early buildup of his influential movement.
Written with AI from the song’s details and checked against them, not a review.
On TopCityTune
Charts- Peaked at #8 on the weekly TopCityTune chart (week of Sep 21)
- 4 weeks in the Top 100
- Olamide’s #13 most played song here, of 276
