Why I cried when Olamide left my record label – ID Cabasa

Olumide Ogunade, also known as ID Cabasa, a veteran record producer and music executive, has discussed his former signee Olamide's departure from his record company, Coded Tunes.


Cabasa revealed on the 'Afrobeats Podcast' that he shed tears as Olamide left.

He stated that he tried to persuade Olamide not to leave but gave him his blessings when he insisted on leaving.

He explained, "Olamide was 13 years old when I met him. He arrived to my studio with a friend who wanted to include him in a song. His friend was not a decent musician. Olamide remained quiet and unassuming. I handed him a beat, and he performed 16 bars that altered everything. Olamide became more of 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 responded, 'Olamide, you should've waited, o! He remarked, 'Bros, I want to do something, and I'm sure we won't be able to do some of it because of your code. We did not have a fight. I offered him my complete blessing."


Olamide quit Coded Tunes in 2012 to create his own record label, YBNL Nation.