Veteran record producer and music executive, Olumide Ogunade, better known as ID Cabasa, recently bared his soul about the emotional storm he weathered when his former protégé, Olamide, made the shocking decision to part ways with his record label, Coded Tunes.
During his appearance on the ‘Afrobeats Podcast,’ Cabasa nostalgically reminisced about the poignant moment when tears welled up as Olamide bid farewell.
He mentioned that he made a sincere effort to convince Olamide to stay, yet ultimately granted his blessings when Olamide remained steadfast in his decision to depart.
His words;
“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.”
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In 2012, Olamide parted ways with Coded Tunes and embarked on a new chapter by establishing his own record label, YBNL Nation.
