Olamide – YBNL (2012)

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

1. Money
2. Fucking With the Devil
3. Lights in the Air (feat. Buckwyla)
4. Jale
5. Voice of the Street (V.O.T.S)
6. Panumo (feat. Davido)
7. Street Love (feat. Minus 2)
8. Picture
9. Owotabua
10. Fuji House (feat. Dammy Krane)
11. Ilefo Illuminati
12. Remember (feat. Kayswitch)
13. Nyarinya
14. Ewo Idi
15. Stupid Love
16. Jesu ‘O’ Kola
17. Emotional Blackmail (feat. Kida Kudz)
18. International Local (feat. Tiwa Savage)
19. First of All
20. 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.