Ahmed Ololade Asake is a 27 years old Nigerian Songwriter, Dancer, Recording Artiste and Vocalist. He is a graduate of Theatre and Performing Arts from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Ile – Ife, Osun State.
Asake also popularly known as “Mr Money” or “Ololade Mr Asake” decided to start making music professionally in the year 2015. Inspired by the immense success of music stars like Olamide, 9ice, and Wande coal, he joined the Afrobeats music space, focusing on Afrofusion songs. He fuses Hip Hop, Amapiano, R&B, and Fuji sound to create his own unique sound.
He started off as a back up singer for Instagram comedian and singer Broda Shaggi and appeared on Shaggi’s single “Star” in 2019. In 2020, he released his official debut single “Lady” which went viral and gave him some prominence in the mainstream Nigerian Music Industry.
Shortly after the success Of “Lady”, Asake released the phantom produced “ Yan Yan“ and the magic sticks produced “ Mr Money”. Mr Money became a club banger and won the City People Award for the most Popular song in 2020 amassing over 500k streams same year .
Following the popularity of Mr Money, Asake employed the services of Zlatan Ibile and Peruzzi who jumped on the remix version of the song. The remix version of “Mr Money” and the DJ Xclusive single “ Gegeti” which featured Young John and Asake further pushed Asake style and artistry to the ears of many music lovers in Nigeria.
In 2022, Asake released Omo Ope which was produced by serial collaborator , Magic sticks. The song soon started spreading like wild fire. The song caught the attention of YBNL boss Olamide aka Baddo who invited him over to his place and offered him a deal. Asake signed same instantly.
In February 2022, YBNL officially unveiled Asake as the label’s new signee. On Feb 16th 2022, Asake released his first official project self entitled “Ololade” which is one of his three names. The project featured Productions From Magic Sticks and Niphkeys with a stellar guest verse from label boss Olamide on “Omo Ope” remix.
The four track EP (Trabaye, Omo Ope, Sungba and Baba God) has amassed over 60 million streams on Audiomack and over 100 million streams in total. All tracks on the Ep are certified hits and the project topped the Nigeria iTunes and Apple Music chart upon release.
In March, Asake scored another number one record with Sungba remix featuring Atlantic artiste, Burna Boy. The song has amassed over 45 million streams and over 8 million views on the TG Omori directed video. The original “Sungba” has also amassed over 2 million views on YouTube.
Still basking in the massive success of his singles, Asake featured on DJ Spinall single titled “Pallazzo” which went straight to number one upon release in May ,2022. The Magic Sticks produced song which was co written by Olamide became an instant hit and has amassed over 4 million views on the TG Omori directed video. The song topped charts despite A list releases like Last Last from Burna Boy and Stand Strong from Davido.
On the 16th of June, Asake released his first single since the Ep and titled it “Peace Be Unto You“, the English translation of As-salamu-Alaykum. The song has amassed over 3 million views on the YouTube video and over 5 million streams.
Between February and June 2022, Asake has scored four number one hits, a very rare feat in the Nigerian Music industry. He has gotten co signs from Industry Giants like Don Jazzy, Burna Boy, Wizkid, 2face and other industry heavyweights.
Asake has been praised for his charisma, flow, performance and lyrics. Many critics are especially wowed by his lovable persona and charisma. Many have positioned him as the next rated for the Headies 2022 year in review and many more believe the young star is destined to become one of Nigeria’s finest stars.
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