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How Asake Became the Center of the World’s Most Influential Music Scene

By Frazier Tharpe

Photography by Micaiah Carter

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One of the first things you notice upon meeting Asake is his name—all five letters of the Nigerian singer’s stage moniker are tattooed in big, unmissable ink across his neck.

For another entertainer, this might imply bold vanity and solipsism; for the 29-year-old artist, it symbolizes determination. “In Nigeria, if you have a tattoo on your neck, you can’t work anywhere,” Asake explains. “I can’t work for any company. I can’t sell anything.” Asake got the tattoo at a time when he felt especially discouraged, beaten down, and unsure about this music thing. “I was tired,” he recalls. “I felt like, I don’t want to keep trying.” His response to those feelings of doubt? To double down and give himself no other option. To get the tattoo as he was still becoming the Asake we know now—the chart--topping Afrobeats singer poised to be the genre’s next big crossover star—was to essentially lock himself into staying the course, and conquering. There could be no other move.

Much has been made of Asake’s so-called meteoric rise, how he burst onto the Afrobeats scene with his debut album, 2022’s Mr. Money With the Vibe, and hasn’t stopped climbing to new heights since. It didn’t feel so quick to Asake. “You have to understand: I got there in two years, but I’ve been working for years,” he says. “People are counting the days you’re successful. They don’t count the days you’ve been working toward it. Nobody gives a fuck about that.”

Coat by Versace. Sweater and hat by The Elder Statesman. Earring, his own. Necklace by Shay. Gloves (throughout), stylist’s own. Nose ring (throughout), his own.

We’re sitting in the rooftop lounge at the West Hollywood Edition hotel, overlooking an uncharacteristically dreary city wrapping up its fifth straight day of rain. Asake’s spirits are hardly dimmed. He just attended his first Grammys ceremony, where he was nominated for the inaugural awarding of best African music performance. He lost to Tyla, for her inescapable smash hit “Water,” but he isn’t pressed. “It’s not a loss for me,” he tells me, explaining that he was excited to be there and soak in the energy of a new experience. “I might just get more next year. But in my head I was not even taking it too seriously. I appreciate the fact that they nominated me—I won’t lie, that’s a lot to me. Even me, I didn’t see that coming this soon. I’m relaxed about it. Maybe because I know there will be a day that win will come.”

Asake, who was born Ololade Ahmed—Asake is his mother’s name—has got his dreads tucked neatly under a Dad hat that he’s pulled low, just above his big, piercing eyes. Emblazoned on the hat is the phrase “I Got Lucky.” Asake’s good fortune started when the songs he’d been making in school, and then out of it, gained traction in Lagos. Gauging the response, he made more songs, including the track that would soon become his breakout hit, “Mr. Money,” which caught the attention of Olamide, the veteran Nigerian recording artist and label founder responsible for helping many Afrobeats artists achieve mainstream success. Asake put out an EP in 2022 with an Olamide feature and the hit song “Sungba,” which teed up a major-label deal: Empire wanted a full-length album, and quickly.

Afrobeats was suddenly the hottest sound on the global music scene, gaining rapid momentum in the US with the mainstream success of stars like Burna Boy, Tems, and Wizkid. Of course, pop music has a nasty habit of narrowing the playing field when a subgenre goes wide; tons of new artists bubble up, but there’s apparently room for only so many superstar representatives at one time. How, then, has Asake broken through? For one, his music is a thrilling mash-up of several different regional influences: He sings in his native Yoruba tongue, while weaving in South African amapiano house sounds alongside the typical up-tempo rhythms of Afrobeats to create a style closer to fuji, the Yoruba music popularized by artists like Barrister in the 1970s, whom Asake cites along with Fela Kuti, as an influence. Reverse engineering a new sound out of several was hardly his intent but rather just a natural product of his upbringing. “My music is just me,” Asake says. “It’s not something I can really explain. The thing is, I feel like the kind of music I listened to while growing up shapes who I am.”

He tells me that he’s in a constant search for higher evolution. “I always want to step it up,” Asake says, growing animated. “And I love it.” He’s talking now of his creative process and the hunger to grow as an artist. “It’s a bit stressful. Trying to get better is like having armor and scissors, and carving yourself. So it takes bone, it takes flesh. But at the end of the day, I know what always makes sense for me is, after all the stress, when I drop it and people say, ‘Wow.’ ” That, he says, is the feeling he’s chasing.

Cardigan by Guest in Residence. Shirt by Gabriela Hearst. Pants by Moschino. Sneakers by Christian Louboutin. Sunglasses by Matsuda. Earring by Fabergé. Scarf by Bode.

Coat by Homme Plissé Issey Miyake. Pants by Zegna. Boots by Camperlab. Hat by Dior Men. Ring (on left pinkie) by Eliburch Jewelry. Ring (on right pinkie) by Fabergé.

On the stage Asake is chasing a particular sort of vibe too. His live-wire concert style has earned his shows a reputation for their grandiosity and energy. He plays with a full band, and the videos of his shows that go viral feature things like Asake throwing himself into crowds, or him smashing a guitar.

A born performer, Asake used fashion as a kid to express himself: “Putting pieces together, trying to be different among everybody.” That spirit persists in a wild sartorial style that today features bursts of bright colors and funky remixes of traditional pieces—like the pinstripe suit and expressionist--style tie he wore on his last album cover. It’s chaos tempered by taste; proof of his talent for stirring styles together.

His approach to music is similar. Inspiration came first from his parents and the culture he grew up in, but Asake was drawn to dancing before singing, and says he has no great desire to be in front of the camera. At university he studied art, theater, and film directing, and taught dance. He jokes with bracing honesty that he switched from dancing to singing because that’s where the real money is. Lamenting the lack of opportunities for dancers, I point out that there should be a Grammy Award acknowledging choreography; without missing a beat Asake dryly retorts that if that were the case, “they might just reward one white guy who started dancing two years ago.”

Coat by Balmain. Tank top by Ami. Pants by Zegna. Shoes by Bode. Socks by Nike. Brooch by Alexander McQueen. Earrings by Steven Singer Jewelers. Necklace, by Shay.

Despite his high-octane performance style, offstage Asake is reserved—eager to recede into the background and be left to his own devices, a showman who would rather keep to himself. He seems allergic to a lot of the behavior you might associate with ascendant stardom. When we talk about his Grammys experience, I jokingly ask if he was one of the many celebrities queued up in the theme-park-length line that formed around Beyoncé during every commercial break. “I’ll never do that,” he says, laughing. “I love Beyoncé, but I’ll never stress myself for any human, or make myself feel important in front of any human.”

He prides himself on his ability to read people, and their energies, almost instantly—a talent that seems so far to have been helpful in achieving success in the music business. “I can tell when I see somebody with pure mind, pure heart, good intentions,” he says, thinking of an interaction recently caught on video as he met 21 Savage for the first time. The commotion of the moment made hearing and talking impossible, but that didn’t matter. “I didn’t understand one thing he said to me, because there was a lot going on,” Asake says. “But I could tell he’s a very real person and he’s my kind of person.”

Given the enormous influence of Afrobeats right now, it’s easy to surmise that if Asake maintains his current trajectory, he could become one of the hottest singers on the planet before too long. The artistic evolution that occurred, quickly, between his first and second albums was striking to critics. The debut, Mr. Money, was marked by a wave of feel-good anthems, while last summer’s Work of Art showed Asake wrestling in real time with the changes wrought by money, fame, and success. Most interestingly, he felt compelled to deflate the mounting mythmaking that was developing around him. About the debut record, he says, “I wanted to be myself—that guy that wants money, that wants to go to the strip club, that wants to party, smoke, chill.” With the follow---up, he wanted to plumb a little deeper. “People don’t really know me because I’m quiet,” he says. “So everybody started seeing me as mystery. Work of Art is just for them to know me. You have to understand I’m human, but you can’t just deny the heart in me.”

Jacket by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Shirt by Bode. Pants by Ralph Lauren Purple Label. Shoes by Sabah. Socks by Falke. Sunglasses by Matsuda. Earrings by Steven Singer Jewelers. Necklace (on top) by Tiffany & Co. Necklace (on bottom) by David Yurman. Bracelets (on right wrist) and ring (on pinkie) by Eliburch Jewelry. Bracelet (on left wrist) by Fabergé. Ring( on ring finger) by Erin Fader Jewelry.

He’s at work on his third album now, surely aware that it will be greeted with even more anticipation thanks to the Grammy nomination and his growing acclaim. He appears thrilled by the chance to change and grow and defy expectations. “I’ll never limit myself on one thing. I might wake up tomorrow and tell you I want to do an all reggae album. Maybe that’s where God just directs me to,” he says with a shrug. “For me to be able to do Mr. Money and people love it, that means it is inside me. It’s just for me to try to always bring it out, and be focused and always do it. It is inside you. I always say any artist that make a hit song—they can always make 40,000 hit songs. But it’s just like, if you forget yourself, then you can’t make the song again. The problem is not to forget who you are.”

He returns to that idea like a mantra. It’s a chief concern of Asake’s, and has been before he started to get famous: His first tattoo, even before the neck tat, was the phrase “Stay real,” written across both of his hands. He’s noticed that it’s a goal that’s made harder in an environment like Los Angeles, a place that can “trigger you to be more than what you are” and where he spends time for work when he’s not in Lagos. “But I feel like everybody’s going through the same thing in this place. People find it hard to be normal, to be original.” Asake tells me that his ultimate prayer is that he makes his dreams of fame come true, without ever losing the common touch. He wants to be “so rich and so big and so powerful,” he says, while retaining the skill to “be around people, and be comfortable.”

Maybe it’s a luxury afforded to someone whose dividends seem to have paid off quickly, but Asake seems remarkably relaxed for someone at the precipice of such a big moment. He admits that he’s not in a hurry. “Anything that requires time is going to be the best,” he says. “I’m telling you, my bro. What people are scared of is patience. People are scared. But if you can absorb, if you can be patient and have time, he who eats last, eats best.”

“I’m just on my journey,” he says serenely as the last little bit of light peeking through the storm clouds fades away to dusk. “If I tell you I know the things I’m planning or waiting for, I’m just lying.” Now we’re starting to test the limit of believable nonchalance for an artist this successful, I point out. He relents—there is, of course, a loose plan that he’s keeping close to the vest. “I can’t sit down and be telling you my five-year plan,” he says, smirking mischievously. “But, I do have one. To be in this position, you have to have a plan.”

Jumpsuit by Loewe. Hat, stylist’s own. Sunglasses by Gentle Monster. Watch by Rolex. Earrings and bracelet (on left wrist) by Steven Singer Jewelers. Necklace, bracelet (on right wrist), and ring (on ring finger), his own. Ring (on pinkie) by Eliburch Jewelry.

Frazier Tharpe is GQ’ s senior associate editor.

A version of this story originally appeared in the April/May 2024 issue of GQ with the title “Meet the Wildest Character in the World’s Most Influential Music Scene”

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How Asake became the centre of the world’s most influential music scene

By Frazier Tharpe

Photography by Micaiah Carter

One of the first things you notice when meeting Asake is his name – all five letters of the Nigerian singer’s stage moniker are tattooed in big, unmissable ink across his neck.

For another entertainer, this might imply bold vanity and solipsism; for the 29-year-old artist, it symbolises determination. “In Nigeria, if you have a tattoo on your neck, you can’t work anywhere,” Asake explains. “I can’t work for any company. I can’t sell anything.” Asake got the tattoo at a time when he felt especially discouraged, beaten down, and unsure about this music thing. “I was tired,” he recalls. “I felt like, I don’t want to keep trying.” His response to those feelings of doubt? To double down and give himself no other option. To get the tattoo as he was still becoming the Asake we know now – the chart-topping Afrobeats singer poised to be the genre’s next big crossover star – was to essentially lock himself into staying the course, and conquering. There could be no other move.

Much has been made of Asake’s so-called meteoric rise, how he burst onto the Afrobeats scene with his debut album, 2022’s Mr. Money with the Vibe, and hasn’t stopped climbing to new heights since. It didn’t feel so quick to Asake. “You have to understand: I got there in two years, but I’ve been working for years,” he says. “People are counting the days you’re successful. They don’t count the days you’ve been working towards it. Nobody gives a fuck about that.”

Coat by Versace. Jumper and hat by The Elder Statesman. Earring, his own. Necklace by Shay. Gloves (throughout) stylist’s own. Nose ring (throughout) his own.

We’re sitting in the rooftop lounge at the West Hollywood Edition hotel, overlooking an uncharacteristically dreary LA wrapping up its fifth straight day of rain. Asake’s spirits are hardly dimmed. He just attended his first Grammys ceremony, where he was nominated for the inaugural awarding of best African music performance. He lost to Tyla, for her inescapable smash hit “Water,” but he isn’t pressed. “It’s not a loss for me,” he tells me, explaining that he was excited to be there and soak in the energy of a new experience. “I might just get more next year. But in my head I was not even taking it too seriously. I appreciate the fact that they nominated me – I won’t lie, that’s a lot to me. Even me, I didn’t see that coming this soon. I’m relaxed about it. Maybe because I know there will be a day that win will come.”

Asake, who was born Ololade Ahmed – Asake is his mother’s name – has got his dreads tucked neatly under a dad hat that he’s pulled low, just above his big, piercing eyes. Emblazoned on the hat is the phrase “I Got Lucky.” Asake’s good fortune started when the songs he’d been making at school, and then out of it, gained traction in Lagos. Gauging the response, he made more songs, including the track that would soon become his breakout hit, “Mr Money,” which caught the attention of Olamide, the veteran Nigerian recording artist and label founder responsible for helping many Afrobeats artists achieve mainstream success. Asake put out an EP in 2022 with an Olamide feature and the hit song “Sungba,” which teed up a major-label deal: Empire wanted a full-length album, and quickly.

Afrobeats was suddenly the hottest sound on the global music scene, gaining rapid momentum in the US with the mainstream success of stars like Burna Boy , Tems , and Wizkid. Of course, pop music has a nasty habit of narrowing the playing field when a subgenre goes wide; tons of new artists bubble up, but there’s apparently room for only so many superstar representatives at one time. How, then, has Asake broken through? For one, his music is a thrilling mash-up of several different regional influences: he sings in his native Yoruba tongue, while weaving in South African amapiano house sounds alongside the typical up-tempo rhythms of Afrobeats to create a style closer to fuji, the Yoruba music popularised by artists like Barrister in the 1970s, whom Asake cites along with Fela Kuti, as an influence. Reverse engineering a new sound out of several was hardly his intent, but rather just a natural product of his upbringing. “My music is just me,” Asake says. “It’s not something I can really explain. The thing is, I feel like the kind of music I listened to while growing up shapes who I am.”

He tells me that he’s in a constant search for higher evolution. “I always want to step it up,” Asake says, growing animated. “And I love it.” He’s talking now of his creative process and the hunger to grow as an artist. “It’s a bit stressful. Trying to get better is like having armour and scissors, and carving yourself. So it takes bone, it takes flesh. But at the end of the day, I know what always makes sense for me is, after all the stress, when I drop it and people say, ‘Wow.’” That, he says, is the feeling he’s chasing.

Cardigan by Guest in Residence. Shirt by Gabriela Hearst. Trousers by Moschino. Trainers by Christian Louboutin. Sunglasses by Matsuda. Earring by Fabergé. Scarf by Bode.

Coat by Homme Plissé Issey Miyake. Trousers by Zegna. Boots by Camperlab. Hat by Dior Men. Ring (on left pinkie) by Eliburch Jewelry. Ring (on right pinkie) by Fabergé.

On the stage Asake is chasing a particular sort of vibe too. His live-wire concert style has earned his shows a reputation for their grandiosity and energy. He plays with a full band, and the videos of his shows that go viral feature things like Asake throwing himself into crowds, or him smashing a guitar. The wild popularity of these shows means they often sell out; in 2022, two people died and several were injured after a crowd tried to gain entrance to London’s O2 Academy Brixton while Asake was performing. (The show was cancelled shortly thereafter, and Asake, who said in a statement at the time that he was “overwhelmed with grief,” paid tribute to the victims when he played in London last year.)

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A born performer, Asake used fashion as a kid to express himself: “Putting pieces together, trying to be different among everybody.” That spirit persists in a wild sartorial style that today features bursts of bright colours and funky remixes of traditional pieces – like the pinstripe suit and expressionist-style tie he wore on the cover of his last album. It’s chaos tempered by taste; proof of his talent for stirring styles together.

His approach to music is similar. Inspiration came first from his parents and the culture he grew up in, but Asake was drawn to dancing before singing, and says he has no great desire to be in front of the camera. At university he studied art , theatre, and film directing, and taught dance. He jokes with bracing honesty that he switched from dancing to singing because that’s where the real money is. Lamenting the lack of opportunities for dancers, I point out that there should be a Grammy Award acknowledging choreography; without missing a beat Asake drily retorts that if that were the case, “They might just reward one white guy who started dancing two years ago.”

Coat by Balmain. Tank top by Ami. Trousers by Zegna. Shoes by Bode. Socks by Nike. Brooch by Alexander McQueen. Earrings by Steven Singer Jewelers. Necklace, his own.

Despite his high-octane performance style, offstage Asake is reserved – eager to recede into the background and be left to his own devices, a showman who would rather keep himself to himself. He seems allergic to a lot of the behaviour you might associate with ascendant stardom. When we talk about his Grammys experience, I jokingly ask if he was one of the many celebrities lined up in the theme-park-length queue that formed around Beyoncé during every commercial break. “I’ll never do that,” he says, laughing. “I love Beyoncé, but I’ll never stress myself for any human, or make myself feel important in front of any human.”

He prides himself on his ability to read people, and their energies, almost instantly – a talent that seems so far to have been helpful in achieving success in the music business. “I can tell when I see somebody with pure mind, pure heart, good intentions,” he says, thinking of an interaction recently caught on video as he met 21 Savage for the first time. The commotion of the moment made hearing and talking impossible, but that didn’t matter. “I didn’t understand one thing he said to me, because there was a lot going on,” Asake says. “But I could tell he’s a very real person and he’s my kind of person.”

Given the enormous influence of Afrobeats right now, it’s easy to surmise that if Asake maintains his current trajectory, he could become one of the hottest singers on the planet before too long. The artistic evolution that occurred, quickly, between his first and second albums was striking to critics. The debut, Mr. Money, was marked by a wave of feel-good anthems, while last summer’s Work of Art showed Asake wrestling in real time with the changes wrought by money, fame, and success. Most interestingly, he felt compelled to deflate the mounting myth-making that was developing around him. About the debut record, he says, “I wanted to be myself – that guy that wants money, that wants to go to the strip club, that wants to party, smoke, chill.” With the follow--up, he wanted to plumb a little deeper. “People don’t really know me because I’m quiet,” he says. “So everybody started seeing me as mystery. Work of Art is just for them to know me. You have to understand I’m human, but you can’t just deny the heart in me.”

Jacket by Saint Laurent by Anthony Vaccarello. Shirt by Bode. Trousers by Ralph Lauren Purple Label. Shoes by Sabah. Socks by Falke. Sunglasses by Matsuda. Earrings by Steven Singer Jewelers. Necklace (on top) by Tiffany & Co. Necklace (on bottom) by David Yurman. Bracelets (on right wrist) and ring (on pinkie) by Eliburch Jewelry. Bracelet (on left wrist) by Fabergé. Ring( on ring finger) by Erin Fader Jewelry.

He’s at work on his third album now, surely aware that it will be greeted with even more anticipation thanks to the Grammy nomination and his growing acclaim. He appears thrilled by the chance to change and grow and defy expectations. “I’ll never limit myself on one thing. I might wake up tomorrow and tell you I want to do a reggae album. Maybe that’s where God just directs me to,” he says with a shrug. “For me to be able to do Mr. Money and people love it, that means it is inside me. It’s just for me to try to always bring it out, and be focused and always do it. It is inside you. I always say any artist that makes a hit song – they can always make 40,000 hit songs. But it’s just like, if you forget yourself, then you can’t make the song again. The problem is not to forget who you are.”

He returns to that idea like a mantra. It’s a chief concern of Asake’s, and has been before he started to get famous: his first tattoo, even before the neck tat, was the phrase “Stay real,” written across both of his hands. He’s noticed that it’s a goal that’s made harder in an environment like LA, a place that can “trigger you to be more than what you are” and where he spends time for work when he’s not in Lagos. “But I feel like everybody’s going through the same thing in this place. People find it hard to be normal, to be original.” Asake tells me that his ultimate prayer is that he makes his dreams of fame come true, without losing the common touch. He wants to be “so rich and so big and so powerful,” he says, while retaining the skill to “be around people, and be comfortable.”

Maybe it’s a luxury afforded to someone whose dividends seem to have paid off quickly, but Asake seems remarkably relaxed for someone at the precipice of such a big moment. He admits that he’s not in a hurry. “Anything that requires time is going to be the best,” he says. “I’m telling you, my bro. What people are scared of is patience. People are scared. But if you can absorb, if you can be patient and have time, he who eats last, eats best.”

“I’m just on my journey,” he says serenely as the last little bit of light peeking through the storm clouds fades away to dusk. “If I tell you I know the things I’m planning or waiting for, I’m just lying.” Now we’re starting to test the limit of believable nonchalance for an artist this successful, I point out. He relents – there is, of course, a loose plan that he’s keeping close to his chest. “I can’t sit down and be telling you my five-year plan,” he says, smirking mischievously. “But, I do have one. To be in this position, you have to have a plan.”

Jumpsuit by Loewe. Hat stylist’s own. Sunglasses by Gentle Monster. Watch by Rolex. Earrings and bracelet (on left wrist) by Steven Singer Jewelers. Necklace, bracelet (on right wrist), and ring (on ring finger) his own. Ring (on pinkie) by Eliburch Jewelry.

Styled by Mobolaji Dawodu Hair by Nia Cash Barbering by Randy King “Rk” Skin by Hee Soo Kwon using La Mer Set design by Bg Porter at Owl and the Elephant Tailoring by Y elena Travkina Produced by Emily O’meara at JN Production

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Asake Reveals How His Mother’s Name Inspired His Stage Name

In an exclusive revelation, popular Nigerian singer, Ahmed Ololade, known in the music industry as Asake, has shed light on the origin and significance of his stage name, which holds a special place tied to his mother’s identity.

The artist, recognized for his hit track “Joha,” shared in the Autumn 2023 edition of Pause Magazine that the inspiration behind his stage name stems from being addressed as “Omo Asake” by individuals within the cultural group he was a part of. This phrase translates to “child of Asake” in Yoruba, a Nigerian dialect.

Asake elaborated on how this moniker became deeply ingrained in his identity and eventually became his stage name. Initially tagged “Omo Asake” within the cultural community, the prefix “Omo” meaning “child of,” gradually faded, leaving the name “Asake” to stand alone. Embracing the simplicity and resonance of the name, the artist decided to adopt it as his professional alias.

In the interview, Asake expressed the importance of this name to him, attributing much of his success in the music industry to its significance. He emphasized his intention to maintain the name, acknowledging the pivotal role it has played in shaping his career. He affirmed, “ It is very important to me, and I am not going to lose it. It is what has brought me this far, and I continue to keep it that way. “

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Asake’s first commercial releases, beginning with the song Lady in 2020, didn’t really portend a seismic shift in Nigeria’s teeming Afrobeats scene . The 27-year-old genre-blending Nigerian singer and rapper has a tongue-in-cheek delivery and jocular persona. He writes nonsensical, self-deprecating rhymes with hip-hop influenced consumerist themes and could easily be mistaken for a less threatening Naira Marley – a street savvy Afrobeats mainstay-wannabe.

And then, in September 2022, came his scorching 30-minute long album, Mr. Money With The Vibe . It’s an engrossing potpourri of music styles, voices and attitudes that reveal a breadth of ambition that music lovers have not seen in a long time. His rise to global reckoning was sealed by sold out shows in Atlanta and London and a collaboration with Nigerian singer Tiwa Savage on the hit Loaded .

Currently signed to Afrobeats linchpin Olamide’s Empire-distributed YBNL label , which is also home to the equally talented Fireboy DML , Asake finds himself in quite impressive company. Olamide himself is pretty adept in blending the sonic elements that form the basis of Asake’s own creative template.

Read more: South Africa's dance music craze, amapiano, could conquer the world – if its stars step up

It seems Asake, a Lagosian, is also embracing amapiano , the South African house music subgenre taking the world by storm . Characterised by jazzy, sometimes bluesy, house grooves punctuated by frequent log drum infusions, amapiano has spread across the continent and is redefining and re-energising popular dance music. Asake is adding his own distinctive chameleonic qualities to it.

His sweeping take on Afrobeats, fuji , amapiano, Lagosian street slang and the urban sounds of black America has an immediate impact as an astonishing blast of creativity.

Who is Asake?

Born Ahmed Ololade, Asake is a graduate of Obafemi Awolowo University drama department who burst into the music scene without apparent warning. Asake is actually his mother’s name. He is also a highly inventive student of Nigeria’s Yoruba language, his main medium of expression.

He uses slang fresh from the streets coupled with expressions popularised by fuji (an Islam-inflected south-west Nigeria form of popular music) and the entire Isale Eko (downtown Lagos) army of street-dwelling miscreants. Asake brazenly embraces urban “hood” culture and its seductive promise of social rebellion. Yet at the same time, he is not the kind of guy moms loathe because he’s also endowed with a winning comic gift and bad-boy-on-the-mend sort of aura.

Nigerian megastar Burna Boy was quick to partner on a remix of Asake’s Afrobeats-cum-amapiano track Sungba , but didn’t bring anything new to the table apart from his certified hit-making status and brooding sense of menace. Asake, on the other hand, is a live wire linguistic conduit, spicing up Yoruba street lingo with the dexterity of a street urchin, complete with witty banter and double meanings.

Is his debut album any good?

Songs such as Peace Be Unto You , Terminator and Joha only lavishly build on the eruptive momentum of Organise , the opening track of Mr. Money With The Vibe. The album’s blistering pace is one of its most distinctive features, followed by its seamless splicing (editing). Pace and sequencing are the key elements of this exquisite piece of sonic art.

Building from this is Asake’s mastery of a rich range of music styles, from amapiano and Afrobeats to R&B , hip-hop and Jamaican dub . He burns through these illustrious music archives at great speed and, surprisingly, with some depth. He’s able to convert gospel-sounding ditties into profane and rabble-rousing secular anthems. This ability is one of the secrets of the album’s somewhat unexpected artistic success.

Most of Asake’s videos off the album are shot by TG Omori , the intriguingly auteurish cinematographer and leading West African music video director. They try to capture the frenetic pace and layering of the songs. The scenes are eclectic and quirky by turns. Joha appears shot in the arid expanses of Arizona or some such place. Peace Be Unto You sweeps up Lagos’s sprawling urban chaos and intensity. Terminator offers a slow burning account of simmering foreboding, sassiness and sexual gratification. Through it all, Asake adopts a broad selection of personas and roles.

Beyond amapiano

When South African amapiano stars such as DBN Gogo and Major League DJz heard Mr. Money With The Vibe, they expressed their awe and admiration. Major League DJz tweeted that “Asake is amapiano”. DBN Gogo went as far as to say the album was so good that South African amapiano musicians had to come together to fend off the formidable Nigerian challenge. Obviously, she’s at a loss regarding Asake’s diversity of cultural and musical inspirations.

Indeed, Asake can be difficult to categorise. He gleefully avails himself of cultural resources and archives with confidence, panache and skill.

Asake’s free-wheeling sonic eclecticism might be the key to his meteoric success. Joyous choral singing, ebullient fuji trimmings, repurposed iconic R&B grooves, street patois, good natured urban hooliganism, immediacy and openness also need to be added into the already intriguing mix. Surely, this is all beyond ordinary amapiano. And that makes it all the more appealing.

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Asake on Success, Spirituality, and Searching for Peace Amid the Chaos

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T HE TWO MEN HAVE BEEN WAVING for a while before Asake sees them. They’re wearing dirty white T-shirts on the balcony of a tall construction project in Victoria Island, an upscale neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria. It took them a minute to figure out who was standing in the garden of a nearby restaurant, with his distinctly lean frame and shock of gold dreads — but since they did, they’ve been trying to get his attention.

At first, Asake seems taken aback, perhaps unsure of how people standing that high up managed to spot him, but his face lights up after a while, and he waves back. “ Make una no fall o, ” he jokes: “You people should not fall.”

It’s a Sunday morning in early May, and although the sun isn’t very high yet, the weather is already disagreeably humid. I’m meeting Asake at Nok, a restaurant located behind Alára Lagos, one of the city’s most famous concept stores.

In person, Asake, 28, has a small frame, but an imposing personality. His large, dark eyes hold a world of expressions; bright with mischief when he begins to crack one of his many jokes, dim and misty when thinking deeply about a question. The way he stares right into people’s eyes when he speaks to them gives the impression that he is not afraid of anyone.

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While he felt in those days that “God is not doing enough for me,” he sees that time now as a necessary step of paying dues. “Those were the days for me to see how the life of entertainment is, without me being somebody,” he says. “Everybody wants to be Number One. Everybody in this life, I can bet it — even the pastor of our church. You just have to go through some stages and learn, so that when the thing you are praying for happens, you know how to say, ‘Ah, yeah, I worked for this shit.’”

Born Ahmed Ololade in a modest household, Asake came onto the Afrobeats scene with a sound that was fresh and difficult to put in context. He was grounded in the storytelling techniques of street-pop artists who came before him, but his sound also borrowed the talking-drum bounce of Fuji music, a genre popular among Nigeria’s Yoruba people. He grew up listening to pioneering Fuji acts like K1 De Ultimate and Ayinde Barrister. The latter artist is his favorite to this day: “I love Barrister a lot, because of the soul in his voice,” he says. “When you talk about music, real music, it is Barrister’s for me.” He also listened to songs from the Cherubim and Seraphim church, known for its bells and conga drums, and the white gowns members wear to church. “I just like spirituality, songs that can wake your spirit,” he says. “I need things to always spark me.”

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Even Asake is still processing what it’s like to be that guy. “I thank God,” he tells me. “Even me, I did not know that I would be that guy. I was dreaming, the way Nigerians dream that they will be a superstar one day.”

On its release last September, Mr. Money With the Vibe won rave reviews and recorded the biggest opening weekend for an African album in Apple Music’s history; Asake ended up with 1.24 billion global on-demand streams in 2022, according to Luminate data. He began numerous sold-out world tours, where venues frequently overflowed with fans. The situation felt like it could spin out of control, and in December, it did: Two people, Rebecca Ikumelo and Gaby Hutchinson, died and seven more were injured after a crowd crush at one of his shows in South London. Asake declines to discuss the incident with me in detail, but at the time, he issued a statement expressing his devastation.

In less than a year, Asake’s life has seen a sharp change in course. Some of what that has meant for him is made clear on his second album, Work of Art , which he made while on the road and finally released this June. “The inspiration is not different,” he says. “It just got deeper and made me more conscious that all eyes are on me.” 

Asake spends much of the album working through feelings of shock at how different his life is now, and gradually arriving at acceptance. It’s notably a project that favors deliberate storytelling over the hooks he’s best known for. “I want my listeners to see the artistic side of me,” he says. “I want my listeners to feel the soul in my vocals and how I express myself. I take my time to create these songs because I want to create a lasting experience.”

To maintain his spiritual grounding, Asake prays each morning, and he listens to his favorite gospel songs. “I learned these at the start of my life,” he says. “So I can’t forget [them].” The bottom line for him, he adds: “I am still the same guy, with the same dream, but just on a different level.”

Those around Asake say they’re doing what they can to keep him grounded in the life he had before fame came around. “Asake has got heart,” his manager, Stephen Nana, tells me. “I know the weight he pulls. He should be walking on air — like, people shouldn’t be able to access him and all that. But Asake’s not that kind of guy. He still wants to eat the roadside food he used to eat back in the day. It’s just that he can’t go there to get it himself.”

After speaking for a while, Asake leaves to go into the Alára store. Following him are a security guard, a few friends, his manager, and the personal stylist who began working with Asake earlier this year.

Asake’s fashion sense is an ever-evolving thing. Gucci, Rick Owens, and Balenciaga are some of his favorite brands; his most notable look was a baggy Balenciaga pants top that helped make him a rising fashion icon in Nigeria when he wore it last fall.

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When he headlines London’s O2 arena this August, that’s exactly what he’ll be doing. “I want [fans] to come and see a dream come true,” he says. “I will give everything I have, and I will just do my best. I will make everybody proud.”

Before we part ways, I ask Asake what he imagines the future holds. “Only God knows the future, my brother,” he says. “But the future is bright. There is light in the future.”

Produced by Dafe Oboro for Dafe Films . Styling by Raya Khaled for The 3pm Group . Photography assistance: Orinayo Odubawo . Production assistance: Adedayo Biyaosi . Photographed at NOK by Alara in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Asake (Mr Money) Biography: Age, Career, Net Worth, Songs, Real Name, Girlfriend, Record Label, Parent, Instagram, Pictures

Ahmed Ololade  (born on January 13, 1995; Age: [AGE]19950113[/AGE] Years) is a highly acclaimed Nigerian artist celebrated for his exceptional contributions to Afrobeats and Amapiano music. Professionally known as  Asake  and  Mr. Money , he has earned himself a Grammy Award nomination for his outstanding musical prowess.

Asake’s  musical journey has been characterized by the infusion of captivating street vibes, making him a standout figure in the contemporary music scene. His ability to craft infectious and trend-setting street music has garnered him a massive fanbase, drawn to the authenticity and innovation embedded in his artistic expression.

Asake  is proudly affiliated with  YBNL Nation , a prominent record label founded by the renowned Nigerian artist  Olamide . Additionally, he has inked a deal with  Empire Distribution , further expanding his reach and influence in the global music industry. This strategic collaboration places him alongside other notable artists, including  Fireboy DML , solidifying his position as a key player in the dynamic music landscape.

Early Life & Education

Asake  was born and raised in Lagos state into a devout Muslim family. His deep love and respect for his mother inspired him to adopt her first name,  Asake , as his stage name in the entertainment industry. This choice reflects a profound personal connection and pays homage to her significant influence on his life.

Growing up in the dynamic city of Lagos,  Asake  was born to an entrepreneur father and a mother who devoted herself to teaching. This diverse upbringing infused his early years with a rich tapestry of experiences and influences.

Continuing his educational journey, Asake enrolled at Obafemi Awolowo University, majoring in Theatre and Performing Arts. This academic pursuit expanded his knowledge of the craft and laid the groundwork for his future endeavours in the entertainment world.

Asake  made his foray into the professional music scene in 2015, drawing inspiration from African musical icons like  Wizkid, Olamide,  and  Davido . His eclectic musical style seamlessly incorporates elements of Hip Hop, R&B, Amapiano, Afrobeats, and Fuji, reflecting a diverse range of influences.

Beginning his musical journey as a backing vocalist in Nigeria,  Asake  initially collaborated with  Broda Shaggi’s  band. The turning point came in 2019 when his collaboration with Shaggi on the song “Star” went viral on social media, marking the inception of his success. Subsequently, his singles “Lady” and “Mr. Money” gained significant traction, catapulting him into the spotlight and catching the attention of industry heavyweight  Olamide .

On September 8, 2022,  Asake  unveiled his debut studio album, “ Mr. Money with the Vibe, ” featuring hit tracks like “Terminator,” “Peace Be Unto You,” and a remix of “Sungba” with  Burna Boy . The album enjoyed widespread acclaim, breaking records and making its Billboard 200 debut at 66. The success prompted  Asake  to announce the “Mr. Money with the Vibe” United Kingdom tour in September 2022, with three sold-out dates at the O2 Academy Brixton in London, albeit marred by unfortunate incidents.

With over 330 million listens to his debut album,  Asake  was crowned “Artiste of the Year” by Audiomack in December 2022. His accolades continued in February 2023, when he was recognized as one of the top trending and most streamed musicians. In June 2023, Asake dropped his second studio album, “Work of Art,” which debuted on the Billboard 200 at number 66.

As a testament to his distinctive Yoruba singing and language,  Asake’s  music is characterized by an uptempo Afro and Amapiano production style, often drawing comparisons to the traditional Fuji sound. Notably, his remarkable achievements include a Grammy Award nomination in 2024, placing him in the esteemed company of fellow Nigerian artists such as  Ayra Starr, Davido,  and  Olamide . 

Discography

• Mr Money with the Vibe 
• Work of Art 
• Ololade Asake

Awards & Nominations

• Grammy Award Nomination
• Headies Next Rated Award (2023)
• Soundcity MVP Awards (2023)
• Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (2023)
• City People Music Awards (2020)

Personal Life

Asake  resides in an opulent apartment in the upscale neighbourhood of Lekki, Lagos. His lifestyle is marked by a penchant for luxury, which is evident in his indulgence in activities such as exotic horseback riding and engaging in hobbies like tennis, football, and snooker.  Asake  finds joy in the finer things in life, embodying a lifestyle that mirrors both sophistication and leisure.

Beyond his musical pursuits,  Asake  values the essence of enjoyment, adventure, and fostering connections with people. These facets of his personality contribute to the vibrant and engaging persona he brings to both his music and personal life.

Asake  has been discreet about his romantic life, keeping the identity of his girlfriend private. Despite the secrecy, the couple has made a few notable public appearances, sparking fan curiosity and speculation. The anticipation among his fan base is palpable as they eagerly await the revelation of the lucky woman who holds a special place in  Asake’s  heart. 

Social Media

• Instagram: @asakemusic
• Twitter: @asakemusik

The versatile amapiano artist is estimated to be worth around US$3 million – US$5 million.

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Ahmed Ololade (born January 13, 1995) is a famous Nigerian musician who is known professionally as Asake. He is a singer and songwriter loved by millions of Afrobeats fans for his vocal prowess and catchy song phrases.

He broke out in the industry when he dropped the 2020 single, Lady. He rose to stardom after being signed to YBNL Records by the label boss, Olamide. Another song that increased his presence was Mr Money.

He released his debut EP, Ololade Asake, which was a commercial success internationally. He is one of the shining stars in the Street Pop and Afrofusion music scenes.

Ahmed Ololade Asake known professionally as Asake Music is a fast-rising Nigerian singer and songwriter born in southwestern, Nigeria.

He hit the limelight with the release of his viral single, Lady which received massive responses from several online media and top celebrities. The Nigerian born Lady crooner had to repost his freestyle from the likes of Sydney Talker, Tunde Ednut , NastyBlaq , Broda Shaggi and a countless number of others.

Early Life & Education

Asake was born to the family of Mr. and Mrs. Ololade on the 13th of January in 1995. Days after he was born into the world, his parents organized a naming ceremony to celebrate his birth. He was given the name Ahmed Ololade.

He hails from the South West region of Nigeria and belongs to the Yoruba ethnic group. He was born and raised in the city of Lagos with his family. He comes from a Muslim household and was presented with the same faith. Growing up, his father worked as an entrepreneur while his mother was a teacher.

Asake began his journey into the artistic field as a dancer. As a young boy, he loved to dance and was very good at it. He specialized in cultural dance, spending his free hours practicing a dance to improve his skill. As a high school student, he performed at school events, thrilling his schoolmates and staff members with energetic cultural dances. It was from dancing that he got the nickname, Asake.

Although Asake loved dancing, he also had a soft spot for music. Gifted with a sonorous voice, he often thrilled his close friends and classmates with originally composed songs and covers of popular songs. He decided to infuse singing with his dancing because he wanted to be a better entertainer. On the side, he was also a drummer and a member of his school’s music band.

Singer, Asake was born in the late 1990s to Yoruba tribe parents. He hails from the southwestern part of Nigeria.

The talented singer was brought up in Lagos State, where he had most of his childhood experience. Asake is in his 20s and still very much fresh in the Nigerian music scene.

He studied Theater & Performing arts at the esteemed Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, where he had his degree.

Musical Career

Asake started his music career at a very tender age, he was always seen releasing series of freestyles across all his social media platforms.

Asake decided to start making music professionally in 2015. Inspired by the success of music stars like Olamide, Davido, Wizkid, 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 music that would stand out from other artists.

He started as a backup singer for Broda Shaggi‘s band, performing at shows and events across the country. He collaborated with Broda Shaggi to release the single Star in 2019. The song did pretty well in the market and helped more music fans to learn of his talent. Encouraged by this win, he released the single Lady in January 2020. The song went viral on social media because different influencers reposted the single on their pages and content creators used it as background music in their videos.

The success of Lady paved the way for Asake to drop the hit song, Mr Money, which was one of the trending singles of 2020. The song earned him a second nickname: Mr. Money.

In 2022, Asake dropped the single Omo Ope. The song went viral on the internet. And this time around, it got to the ears of rapper and music executive, Olamide. The older artist fell in love with the song and decided to record his verse to the single. Shortly after, Olamide invited Asake for a meeting and offered to sign him to the YBNL record label. Asake took the offer and joined the YBNL family. He was unveiled YBNL‘s latest signee on the 8th of February 2022.

Thereafter, Asake released his debut EP, Ololade Asake. The music project is home to four hit tracks – Omo Ope, Sungba, Trabaye, and Baba God. He performed Baba God at a live session organized by Glitch Africa in February 2022.

He collaborated with Grammy Award winner Burna Boy to record the remix of Sungba. The song was released on the 28th of March 200 and has topped music charts for several weeks.

He appeared as a featured artist on DJ Spinall‘s song, Palazzo. The song was released on the 13th of May 2022. The visuals of the single were shot and directed by TG Omori.

On the 16th of June 2022, he dropped the chart-topping single, Peace Be Unto You (PBUY). The song received good ratings from critics and has amassed thousands of streams from fans.

Grace found him in 2020, when one of his freestyles, Lady went viral, earning reposts from top celebrities across several online-based platforms. Immediately the freestyle went viral, it was recorded with the production credited to Blaque Beats.

The song gained massive turn up with repost and dance videos from the likes of Broda Shaggi, Sydney Talker and a vast of others. With the huge turn-up, the single, Lady by Asake became an instant hit and social media anthem.

Personal Life

Asake resides in a well-furnished apartment building in Lekki, Lagos, and has exotic rides to his name. When he is not performing at shows or creating music, Asake unwinds by playing tennis, football, and snooker games. He also spends a good part of his day listening to songs by other artists.

The singer is currently single, and the details of his romantic life are unknown to the public. He loves being happy always, which helps him create good music. He also likes to travel to new places and network with new people.

Asake is still very much single, he has no wife or girlfriend nor spouse.

He is a music-inclined person. Asake is signed to Olamide’s YBNL Nation record label.

Awards and Nominations*

Mon Cheri won The City People Music Award for Best Collabo of the Year 2020 Mr Money won the City People Music Award for Popular Song of the Year 2020 City People Music Awards for Street Music of the Year 2020 Nomination

Since breaking into the limelight, Asake has become a familiar face in leading shows and events across the country. He earns a lot of money from performance gigs and the royalties generated by his songs.

Asake‘s net worth is estimated to be US$2,000,000 to US$5,000,000.

The versatile Nigerian singer, Asake Music has an estimated net worth which has placed him among the best-earners in the industry. He is a mansion (house) owner and owns fleet of cars, including Benz and Range Rovers.

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• Mr. Money With The Vibe
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• Omo Ope Remix (featuring Olamide)
• Reason (feat. Russ)
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Asake’s biography: age, real name, net worth, where is he from?

Asake is a rising singer-songwriter from Nigeria. He gained public attention for his 2020 hit Lady . He is also famous for his songs, including Omo Ope, Palazzo, Mr Money and Peace Be Unto . Asake’s biography has all the fascinating facts you would love to know about him, including his career progress and personal life.

Asake has been in the music industry since 2018. His music career was inspired by Nigeria's most famous artists, such as Wizkid, Olamide , and Davido. He released his debut studio album, titled Mr. Money with the Vibe , in September 2022. The singer is currently signed to YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution.

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Asake’s biography

The Nigerian entertainer was born Ahmed Ololade in Lagos State, Nigeria, where he was raised. He is a Nigerian national of African heritage. His parents are Muslims from the South-Western part of Nigeria. Asake’s father is a Lagos-based businessman, while his mother is a former teacher.

After completing his high school education , he enrolled at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria, where he graduated with a bachelor's degree in Theatre and Performing arts.

How old is Asake?

The Nigerian singer is 28 years old as of 2023. When was Asake born? He was born on 13 January 1995. His zodiac sign is Capricorn.

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Asake professionally began creating music in 2015, fusing elements of Hip Hop, RnB, Afrobeat, and Fuji to form his sound. He later became a backup singer in Nigerian comedian and singer Broda Shaggi's band and collaborated on the song Star in 2019.

The singer rose to stardom after releasing his hit single Lady in 2020. He also gained further recognition for the single Mr. Money , followed by a remix with Zlatan and Peruzzi. In February 2022, he released his debut extended play, Ololade . The EP's lead single, Omo Ope , featured Nigerian superstar Olamide and became Asake's biggest hit.

On 8 September 2022, he released his debut studio album Mr. Money with the Vibe . The album included the hit singles Terminator, Peace Be Unto You and the Sungba remix featuring Burna Boy.

Since the beginning of his career, the afrobeat musician has won a number of awards and recognition, including The City People Music Award for Best Collabo of the Year 2020 and the City People Music Award for Popular Song of the Year 2020. He is signed to YBNL Nation record label and Empire Distribution since 2022. Below is a list of some of his songs:

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• Don't Hype Me
• Peace Be Unto You
• African Something

What is Asake’s net worth?

The rising Nigerian singer has an alleged net worth of between $1.2 million and $1.5 million. He primarily earns his income from his music career.

What is Asake’s height?

The rising singer stands at 5 feet 11 inches or 180 centimetres tall. He weighs approximately 132 pounds or 60 kilograms.

Fast facts about Asake

• Who is Asake? He is a rising Nigerian singer and songwriter best known for his single Lady .
• What is Asake's real name? His real name is Ahmed Ololade.
• Where is Asake from? He was born in Lagos State, Nigeria.
• Which tribe is Asake? He is of the Yoruba tribe.
• What is Asake’s age? He is 28 years old as of 2023. He was born on 13 January 1995.
• Who is Asake’s wife? The Nigerian singer is neither married nor dating anyone at the moment, therefore, he does not have a wife. He has not discussed his romantic life publicly.
• What is Asake’s net worth? The entertainer has an alleged net worth of between $1.2 million and $1.5 million.
• What is Asake’s height? He is 5 feet 11 inches or 180 centimetres tall.

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Ololade Asake, known by his stage name Asake, has rapidly become one of the hottest and most talked-about music stars to emerge from the Nigerian Afrobeats scene in 2022. His infectious street anthems full of slang from his hometown of Oyo State have driven him to fame not just in Nigeria, but globally.

Asake’s breakout single “Omo Ope” with rapper Olamide instantly captured millions of listeners and exhibits why he has become such a phenomenon. Let’s take a deeper look at the rising superstar, from his early days hustling with his father to sell clothes to now driving luxury cars and hobnobbing with Nigeria’s elite celebrities.

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Real Name: Ololade Asake

Also Known As: Mr Money

Birthday: January 7th

Hometown: Oyo State, Nigeria

Asake’s real name is Ololade Asake and he was born on January 7th in Oyo State. “Asake” actually means “who is like God” in Yoruba. Growing up, people began calling him “Mr Money” which has stuck as his nickname.

The 28-year-old grew up as one of 9 siblings in a busy household. His father sold fabric and clothes locally, which Asake helped with from a young age. During slow times, he’d climb trees to pick kola nuts and crack the shells. Music was always central in his life – he listened to legendary Nigerian performers like King Sunny Ade and immersed himself in the energetic Fuji and Juju genres.

After graduating school, Asake set up a music production house and began recording artists. But once he started writing and singing his own songs, it became clear that he had an electric talent waiting to be unleashed onto the world.

Within just two years, Asake has risen from obscurity to become an Afrobeats sensation. His unique vocal delivery layered with slang and stories from his childhood in Oyo has differentiated him from peers.

Critics hail Asake for expanding boundaries of what Nigerian pop can sound like. By infusing regional traditions into slick, modern productions he crafted a sonic blueprint that feels both freshly innovative yet distinctly homegrown.

As his stardom now reaches unprecedented heights for an African artist, he’s become a source of immense pride back in Oyo as the small community watches one of their own cement himself as a global icon. Yet Asake remains fiercely loyal to his roots, insisting, “I will never forget where I’m from.”

• Asake was born on January 7th
• He is currently 28 years old as of 2023

While still in his 20s, Asake has achieved immense success and influence within Nigerian music in a short span. He managed to leverage digital platforms like YouTube and Spotify to vault himself from local fame in Oyo State to topping national charts and selling out concerts across Africa’s largest cities.

For context, some key numbers illustrating his exponential growth:

• Over 500 million total streams by end of 2022
• Nearly 20 million Instagram followers as of February 2023
• Sold out debut UK show in under 12 minutes

Artists traditionally reach such milestones after years honing their craft. Asake impressively managed to shatter these levels after just one smash single in “Omo Ope”. Expect his upward trajectory to keep soaring.

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Personal Life

Despite his stardom, Asake has revealed little about his personal life. However, he remains adamant that his heart belongs to music and that his works should supersede any interest people have in his private affairs.

“My music comes first. I don’t joke with my music so let’s focus on that,” Asake says.

The Afrobeats singer has mentioned one other passion of his is movies, and that he one day would like to score films released by Nigerian cinema company Nollywood. He also tries supporting youth in his community through his Asake Music Foundation.

While now rubbing shoulders with elite celebrities across Nigeria, he still considers his longtime friends from back home his “day ones.” He emphasizes that no matter how high his star rises, he will not forget those who were alongside him from the start.

Asake first caught buzz with songs circulating informally around the streets of Oyo State. The turning point came in 2022 when he collaborated with veteran musician Olamide on the breakout hit “Omo Ope” which translates to “Son of Wealth”.

The track bolted to #1 on Nigerian charts, fueled by its propulsive beat and clever lyrics layered with regional slang. Across all streaming platforms today, “Omo Ope” has over:

• 150 million Spotify streams
• 50 million YouTube views
• 10 million Shazam tags

Asake has credited Olamide for jumpstarting his fledgling career:

“ I see Olamide as my helper to realize my dreams ,” he told Channels TV.

His debut EP “ Mr Money With the Vibe ” similarly showcased his talent for mixing raw, badmouthed bars with Amapiano grooves. Swavy songs like “Palazzo” and “Terminator” have expanded his fusion beyond Nigeria.

In 2022 alone, Asake also featured as a collaborator with other top names like:

• Burna Boy (on track “Bandana”)
• Zlatan (“Omo Ope”)
• Young Jonn (“Dull”)

Critics praise Asake for pioneering his own swaggering, distinct sound within the melting pot of Afrobeats. By infusing fuji and juju with trap and pop, he engineered a sonic blueprint entirely of his own.

Moving forward after collecting a head-spinning series of accolades just within his first year, the future looks very bright. Asake now hopes to infuse international audiences with the spirit and stories of the Nigerian streets.

Early Life & Education

Ololade Asake was born in Oyo State to a family of nine children. His father sold fabric and clothes around town to provide for their large household. From a young age Asake assisted his father at the stall whenever he was not at school. During slow hours he would climb nearby kola nut trees , crack open the crisp shells, and help chew the bitter insides to make extra sales.

Music also surrounded him constantly as a kid. Catchy percussion-heavy Fuji and Juju from artists like King Sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey and IK Dairo played all day on the family radio. He soaked up these melodies and rhythms which would later permeate through his own catalog.

After finishing secondary school Asake dabbled in various business ventures around Oyo including operating a music production company. But ultimately his number one passion remained his own songwriting.

While his peers aspired towards white-collar careers like engineering, Asake envisioned himself rocking stages, laying lyrical gems over thunderous instrumentals. What others mistook as misguided teenage dreams only further fueled his ambition to prove them all wrong.

Father & Mother

Asake speaks fondly of his father who raised all nine children while selling fabric to provide. He credits his dad for instilling a tireless work ethic and entrepreneurial drive from an early age.

“ I give thanks to my father and my mother everyday for my life ,” Asake told ThisDay News.

Not much public information is available regarding Asake’s mother. However given the paternal praise he spotlights, she likely maintained the steady home environment allowing the kids to thrive.

Even as Asake’s fame now takes him around the globe, he still recognizes those early formative experiences within his loving family shaped him tremendously. And he takes pride that his parents now get to witness their son achieving heights they could have never dreamed.

Asake emphasizes that family remains firmly as his top priority amidst the glitz and glamour now surrounding him. All of his eight siblings still reside in Oyo State.

Despite now splitting time between Lagos and international destinations for concerts and media appearances, he visits his hometown regularly. Asake also continues looking out for his family, having already reportedly purchased new homes for his parents to express gratitude for their sacrifices raising him.

“I have a very strong bond with my family and no matter what, we have a strong connection that cannot be broken,” Asake told TheCitizen Ng .

He recently thanked his entire family on Instagram after winning Best Street Pop Artist at the 2022 Headies Awards. Even as the accolades and trophies pile up from his music, he never loses sight of his most treasured prize – being a son and brother.

As the second oldest child among nine kids, Asake has:

• 5 younger brothers
• 3 younger sisters

He recalls days back in Oyo protecting his younger siblings from bullies in the schoolyard:

“If you messed with my siblings, you had problems with me,” Asake told Soundcity TV. “I had to defend them.”

Now the tides have turned, as those same younger ones watch their brother commanding stages in front of seas of adoring fans screaming his lyrics. They always knew he was talented, but never imagined the sensational heights he could reach.

Yet Asake recognizes that no matter how many millions may admire him, family comes first. He speaks to his siblings almost daily for grounding amidst his chaotic schedule. Getting to provide for them after years watching their father toil remains his proudest achievement.

In less than two years, Asake has amassed incredible wealth for someone who came from humble beginnings. While not officially verified, most estimates place his current net worth between:

However with his earnings accelerating faster than even his streaming numbers, his actual valution likely trends higher. Global recognition has enabled him to demand over $100,000 per show appearance.

The bulk stems from music streams, downloads, performances and endorsements earned in just the past year. But Asake also has savvy business instincts that should continue compounding his wealth. For example, he ensures ownership equity in all his recordings.

With his popularity expanding across Africa, Europe and now North America, his net worth figures could soar even higher in 2023. Yet the artist insists:

“Money is good, but for me, it’s all about the music first,” Asake told The Native Mag.

Just two years ago, Asake got by performing at small clubs in rural Oyo State. So no matter how many zeros ultimately end up in his bank account through smart investments, he vows to remain grounded by remembering those early struggles.

Asake enjoys cruising around Lagos in his luxury automobiles, often posting photos or videos via social media behind the wheel of his latest whips.

Known cars in his collection include:

• Range Rover Sport SUV – The black customized Rover likely starts around $80,000 before modifications like chrome detailings or interior designs.
• Mercedes Benz Sedan – He previously owned a silver 2012 C-Class model , but may have upgraded to fancy S-Class or Maybach editions costing over $150,000 .

And the way things have further accelerated for Asake lately, even more supercars may soon fill his garage. But now matter how flash he likes to showcase his vehicles, he’ll always remember when his only transport was thumbing rides off passing trucks outside Oyo.

The music star resides in the upscale Lekki Phase 1 area of Lagos, Nigeria. While not much is publicly known regarding his residence, homes in this exclusive neighborhood start around $500,000 .

Given Asake’s lavish lifestyle and expensive taste, his crib likely boasts high-end amenities like:

• Marble surfaces
• Swimming pool
• Home theater
• Recording studio

But he does not flaunt his house much publicly, preferring privacy despite rumors of wild parties. And he still returns often to his parents’ much more modest house in Oyo bring back that feeling of family.

Record Label

Asake launched his own record label “OT&T”, an abbreviation for “ Omo Ope Till The Total Ends” in 2022 . He serves as founder and frontman. The name ties back to his breakout smash while conveying his ambition.

However, his primary label affiliation remains with DMW (David Music Worldwide). Nigerian megastar and label boss Davido signed Asake in 2022 after hearing “Omo Ope”. Asake credits Davido for opening major doors early in his career.

He recently extended his recording contract with DMW in 2023 as both sides aim to continue the fruitful partnership. Asake wields substantial influence directing his future output between his dual record deals with DMW and OT&T.

And as his commercial viability bulks up with each new single or feature gaining millions of streams, his leverage at negotiating tables will only grow. Many industry insiders already tip him as a future exec in his own right.

In just over 18 months, Asake skyrocketed from obscurity to become the most talked about name within Afrobeats. And now that he has broken through to a global audience with his unique lyrics and sound, the question becomes: how much bigger can his stardom grow?

If online trends, streaming numbers and radio playlists are any indication, Asake continues ascending rapidly to the top of the music world. His concert crowds swell larger by the day from Accra to Amsterdam to London.

Records tumble with each subsequent release as the media rushes to crown him Nigeria’s next pop king. Yet through it all, he remains the same smiling, unassuming kid from Oyo focused simply on making hits.

So regardless what the coming years may hold, whether he ultimately transcends Afrobeats to truly cross over hip hop, one thing is certain: his beloved hometown will always remain proud of Omo Ope.

In the span of just two years, Asake has risen from obscurity to become the biggest breakout star in Afrobeats. His unique style fusing Fuji and Amapiano with modern pop colors him as a trailblazer for the genre’s future. Already, Asake stands among Nigeria’s elite artists after collecting accolades like Headies’ ‘Rookie of the Year’ and Best Street Pop Artist. 

Yet despite now selling out shows across the globe, this smiling, unassuming 28-year-old from Oyo remains fiercely grounded to his roots through loyalty to family. Asake’s journey has only just hit liftoff – there seems no limit how high Africa’s hottest act may climb the charts in years to come.

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Asake: Biography, songs, record label, net worth, family

Ahmed Ololade Asake, popularly known as Asake, is a Nigerian musician, songwriter, and performing artist. Millions of Afrobeats fans like the singer and songwriter for his powerful vocals and lyrics. 

He made his debut in 2020 with Lady . He became famous after Olamide signed him to YBNL Records .

Mr. Money was another song that made him more popular. He is also popular for his hit songs Omo Ope and Sungba .

Asake was born on January 13, 1995. He is from the Yoruba ethnic group and the South West of Nigeria. He was born and raised in a Muslim home in Lagos. His mother was a teacher, and his father was an entrepreneur. We do not know where he had his primary and secondary education, but he graduated from the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, where he bagged a Bachelor of Arts degree in Theatre and Performing Arts.

Asake started his career in the arts as a dancer. He was an excellent dancer when he was younger. His area of expertise was cultural dance, and he spent his free time honing his craft. He performed at school functions as a high schooler, delighting his classmates and faculty with energising cultural dances. He acquired the nickname Asake while dancing.

Asake enjoyed dancing, but he also enjoyed listening to music. Thanks to his good voice, he frequently delighted his close friends and classmates with original songs and renditions of well-known tunes. 

He combined singing and dancing because he wanted to be a better performer. He played drums and was a part of the school band on the side.

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Asake began his musical career very young and was frequently spotted posting freestyles on his social media accounts. In 2015, Asake decided to establish a career in music production. He entered the Afrobeats music scene and began specialising in Afrofusion songs after being inspired by the success of musicians like Olamide , Davido ,  Wizkid , 9ice, and Wande Coal. He combines the sounds of Hip Hop, Amapiano, R&B, and Fuji to produce music that sets him apart from other musicians. 

His career began as a backup vocalist for Broda Shaggi’s band, singing at concerts and other events. In 2019, he and Broda Shaggi worked to release the song Star .

The song performed admirably on the charts and made him more well-known to music lovers. He felt encouraged by this victory; therefore, in January 2020, he dropped the single Lady . Because several influencers reposted the song on their pages and content producers utilised it as background music in their videos, the song quickly gained popularity on social media.

The popularity of Lady made it possible for Asake to release Mr. Money , a smash song that became one of the top singles of 2020. He gained another moniker as a result of Mr. Money . 

Asake released Omo Ope in 2022. The song quickly gained popularity online. And this time, Olamide , a musician and music executive, after falling in love with the tune, opted to record his verse for the single.

After that, Asake issued Ololade Asake , his debut EP. Four popular songs from the music project Omo Ope , Sungba , Trabaye , and Baba God were also in the EP. In February 2022, Glitch Africa had a live performance where he performed Baba God . He worked with Grammy Award winner Burna Boy f or the Sungba remix. The single, released on March 28, 2022, has been at the top of the charts for several weeks.

He was a featured performer on the song Palazzo by DJ Spinall released on May 13, 2022. TG Omori both shot and directed the single’s video. 

He released the number-one single, Peace Be Unto You (PBUY) on June 16, 2022. The song has thousands of streams from fans and got favourable reviews from reviewers.

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Record label

Soon after the two musicians released the hit song Omo Ope , Olamide proposed signing Asake to the YBNL record label and summoned him to a meeting. Asake accepted the invitation and grew close to the YBNL clan. On February 8, 2022, he was introduced as the newest member of YBNL.

Some of Asake’s famous songs include:

• Peace Be Unto You.
• African Something.
• Sungba remix Ft Burna Boy.
• Omo Ope remix Ft Olamide.

Since gaining popularity, Asake has established himself as a well-known figure in important programmes and gatherings. He makes a significant sum of money performing and from the royalties his songs generate. 

Asake’s net worth range is between N83 million ($200,000) and N207.5 million ($500,000).

Asake is still very much single; he is neither married nor in a relationship.

Asake was born on January 13, 1995. He is 27 years old.

Conclusion 

Asake relaxes by playing tennis, football, and snooker when he is not doing performances or writing music. He also listens to music by other artists for a significant portion of the day.

In a short period, the music icon Asake has amassed a sizable following. He has about 113,000 Twitter followers and one million Instagram followers.

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Asake Biography

Asake is a Nigerian singer and songwriter who has been creating music since the early 2000s. She is best known for her fusion of Afro-pop and traditional Nigerian music. Asake has released three studio albums, and her music has received global recognition. She has collaborated with many other artists, including Wizkid, Davido, and Burna Boy. Asake is also a successful businesswoman and has her own clothing line. She is an advocate for female empowerment and has been a role model for many young African women. Asake has been recognized for her contribution to the Nigerian music industry and has received numerous awards and nominations.

Early Life and Education

Asake is an artist, singer, and songwriter from Nigeria who has become one of the most recognizable names in the African music industry. Born in Ogun State, Nigeria, Asake began his musical career as a singer for his church choir. He developed an early interest in music and pursued it throughout his education. After completing his secondary school education, Asake attended the University of Lagos, where he studied music and audio engineering. His passion for music led him to pursue a career in the music industry.

Asake released his debut single, “Iyawo Mi”, in 2011 and it quickly became a hit, reaching the top 10 on the Nigerian music charts. Since then, Asake has released several more singles and albums, all of which have been successful in the Nigerian music industry. He has also collaborated with numerous other artists, both in Nigeria and abroad, to produce chart-topping music. Asake’s music has become popular in the African music scene, and he has achieved commercial success both in the Nigerian and international music industry.

Career Beginnings

Asake’s career began as a singer-songwriter in the late 80s. She started her career by performing at local clubs and bars in her hometown of Lagos, Nigeria. After gaining some recognition from the local music scene, she was signed to a major label in 1992. Her first single, “Wake Up”, was a hit in Nigeria and brought her international attention.

Throughout the 90s, Asake released several successful albums and singles, and was one of the biggest names in African music. She collaborated with some of the biggest names in the industry, including Fela Kuti, Youssou N’Dour, and King Sunny Ade. Her music has been described as a fusion of traditional African rhythms and modern soul, funk, and pop.

Asake has also been active in the political scene in Nigeria, advocating for women’s rights and youth empowerment. She has been an ambassador for the United Nations, and has also served as a judge on the popular Nigerian TV show, “The Voice”.

Today, Asake’s music continues to inspire generations of African music fans and artists. Her influence is undeniable, and her legacy will continue to live on for generations to come.

Breakthrough and Accomplishments

Asake is a renowned Nigerian singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has made significant contributions to the African music scene. His breakthrough came in 2013 when he released his debut album “Asake” which was a commercial success. His musical style is characterized by its afrobeat and afropop fusion. He has since released several hit singles, including “Aye,” “Onye,” and “Omoge.” Over the years, Asake has earned several awards and recognitions, including the Best New Artist award at the Nigerian Music Awards and the Headies Awards. His latest album, “Afoju” (The King of Afrobeat) was released in 2020, and it quickly gained popularity and critical acclaim. Asake’s music has been compared to the work of other renowned African artists, such as Fela Kuti and Wizkid. He has also collaborated with international artists, including Beyonce, Major Lazer, and Jidenna. With his unique sound and captivating lyrics, Asake is one of the most successful and talented afropop and afrobeat artists in Nigeria.

Major Awards and Recognition

Asake is an award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter who has won numerous accolades for her soulful music and captivating stage performances. She is highly regarded in the Nigerian music scene and has been recognized by multiple award shows. She began her career in 2017 and since then, she has earned numerous awards and nominations.

In 2019, Asake won the “Best New Artist” award at the Headies Music Awards. She went on to win the “Best Vocal Performance” award at the 2020 All Africa Music Awards. She was also nominated for the “Best African Act” at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards.

Asake has also been nominated for the “Best Female Act” at the 2020 Nigeria Entertainment Awards. She was also nominated for the “Best Female West African Act” at the City People Music Awards in 2020.

In addition to awards, Asake’s music has also been featured on major Nigerian music platforms and radio stations. Her music has been streamed millions of times across various streaming platforms. Asake’s presence in the Nigerian music scene is undeniable and her awards and recognitions are proof of her hard work and talent.

Personal Life

Asake is an accomplished businesswoman and entrepreneur, but behind her professional accolades lies an impressive personal life. Born and raised in Nigeria, she is a philanthropist, artist, and mother of two. She has a passion for giving back to her local community and beyond, and her philanthropic efforts have been recognized by various organizations. Asake has a degree in business administration and an MBA from the University of Toronto. She has also held numerous leadership roles in several industries, including finance, banking, and technology. Her life experience has given her an in-depth understanding of the global business world and the opportunities that can be created through entrepreneurship. She is a champion for equal rights and is an advocate for women in business. She has a deep appreciation for the arts and has a passion for painting and creating sculptures. Asake is also a devoted mother and loves spending time with her two children. Her family is her greatest source of joy and motivation. Asake is an example of what is possible when you combine hard work, dedication, and resilience.

Asake, also known as ‘Asake the Great’, was a prominent Nigerian musician and producer. He was a prolific artist, with several chart-topping hits from the 1990s to the early 2000s. His influence on the Nigerian music industry was immense, and his legacy lives on in the music of many of today’s most popular artists. Asake was known for his experimentation with various genres, from afrobeat to hip-hop, R&B, and reggae. He was also a prolific producer, having worked with some of the biggest names in the music industry. His most famous collaboration was with Fela Kuti, who he produced for on several albums. Asake’s influence extended beyond the music industry, with his work being featured in films, television shows, and even video games. Asake’s legacy will continue to be remembered and celebrated for generations to come. His impact on the Nigerian music scene was immense, and his work continues to inspire and influence many of today’s most popular artists.

FAQs About the Asake Biography

Q1. Who is Asake? A1. Asake is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer.

Q2. What genres does Asake sing? A2. Asake primarily sings Afro-pop, R&B, and Afro-fusion.

Q3. When did Asake begin his music career? A3. Asake began his music career in 2018 with the release of his debut single “Osan”.

Asake is a talented Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer, whose music has been featured in films, commercials, and television shows. She has released several singles and albums, and has collaborated with some of the most renowned names in the industry. Asake is passionate about creating music that speaks to her listeners and celebrates the African culture. Her creative vision and her unique sound have earned her critical acclaim and earned her a place among the top names in the Nigerian music scene. Her music continues to inspire and entertain her listeners and fans around the world.

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Ahmed Ololade, famously known as Asake, is a Nigerian Afrobeats and Amapiano singer and songwriter. Asake is signed to legendary Nigerian singer and rapper Olamide’s YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution. Asake’s stage name pays homage to his mother, whose first name is Asake. He first broke into the scene with the hit single “Lady,” released in 2020. He has since released more hits, including “Sungba,” “Sungba Remix,” featuring Burna Boy, “Peace Be Unto You,” “Omo Ope,” “Palazzo,” and more.

Ololade studied Theatre and Performing Arts at the Obafemi Awolowo University in Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria. He began making music professionally in 2015, fusing elements of Hip Hop, RnB, Amapiano, Afrobeats, and Fuji to form his sound. He started as a backup singer on Nigerian comedian and Broda Shaggi’s band. They collaborated on the song “Star” in 2019. His first single, “Lady,” became a success. The song went viral on social media. He released “Mr. Money,” which earned him the nickname. Following the release of “Omo Ope,” he gained Olamide’s attention. He has since signed to Olamide’s YBNL Nation and Empire Distribution and dropped two hugely successful projects, “Ololade Asake EP” and his debut album “Mr. Money With The Vibe.”

Ahmed “Asake” Ololade was born in Lagos State, Nigeria, on January 13th, 1997. He turned 27 years old on January 13, 2022. Ololade was born and raised in a Muslim household. He has not shared many details about his family and his upbringing. The only public thing about his family is that they are of Yoruba descent, and they all live in Lagos, Nigeria.

Asake’s parents are Muslims who religiously raised their son. Asake was raised by his parents, who we suspect are still together.

Not much is known about his father except that he is an entrepreneur. He is also a businessman.

Ahmed Ololade’s mother is a teacher. Her name is Asake. He goes by the name “Asake” in homage to his mother. He has been said to be very close to her. According to reports, he got the nickname in secondary school due to his dance talent, which he used to wow his classmates. It stuck after a while.

Ahmed Ololade was born in Lagos State, Nigeria. He is Yoruba, one of the largest ethnic groups in Nigeria. Asake is one of the 21 percent Yoruba people in the country. He is also a proud Yoruba who showcases his language in his music. Some claim that non-Yoruba indigenes have been forced to learn the language due to Asake’s music. His music blends a mixture of the popular Nigerian pidgin and his local Yoruba language.

Information about Asake’s family is not available online. He has kept details about his private life away from the public. There are no details about his siblings or someone related to him. At least none yet.

While Asake may be the most talked-about musician in Africa and the hottest right now, he seems to keep his romantic relationships away from the public eye. He is yet to unveil anyone as his woman. He has never shared stories about a past flame or someone he may have a crush on. He has kept everything strictly about the music.

The exact estimate of Asake’s net worth is unknown to the public. Neither the singer nor anyone on his team has not shared details about it with the public. However, Asake has had so much success since dropping his first hit. He has dominated the Nigerian party scenes and performed gigs all over the country. He has also toured the world and sold out shows in various countries. This proves that Asake is currently one of the most bankable artists on the continent today.

He is also one of Africa’s most booked musicians, appearing in the lineup for popular festivals and music events at home and abroad. Asake has also amassed over a billion career streams across all credits. The royalties from his music will heap into a fortune. He sold out the O2 Academy Brixton three times. Asake is the first brand ambassador for Pari Match in Nigeria. There is no doubt that he has so much money in the bank.

While Asake is known to be cryptic with the things he shares, seldom sharing videos or photos of his personal life or belongings, he once shared an image of his car. While announcing his new house on social media, he was spotted standing next to a white Range Rover. The car was packed just in front of the house, proving that it also belonged to him.

Ololade’s meteoric rise to fame came with many blessings. He announced on social media on August 18, 2022, that he had bought his first house. Asake shared a photo of himself standing next to his new home captioned with an excerpt from his label mate Fireboy DML’s song “Glory” lyrics, “went from hustling for free bed space to investing in real estate.” Several Nigerian media outlets reported that the “Loaded” star bought the home in the prestigious Lekki area in Lagos, Nigeria. Lekki is a well-known residential area for influential Nigerian celebrities.

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Asake Biography, Real Name, Age, Songs, Career, Net Worth

Asake Biography — Ahmed Ololade popularly known as Asake or  Mr Money, is a Nigerian Afrobeat singer, songwriter and performer.

He was born on January 13 1995 in Lagos State. Asake is from the South Western part of Nigeria and is Yoruba by Tribe.

This article will contain information about Asake Biography, Real Name, Age, State of origin, Songs, Education, Career, relationship and Net Worth.

Asake Profile / Biography

Real Name:              Ahmad Ololade Asake

Nickname:                Mr Money

Date of Birth:          January 13, 1995

Age:                             27 Years

State of Origin:         Lagos State

Nationality:               Nigerian

Tribe:                         Yoruba

Height:                      1.82 m

Occupation :            Singer, Songwriter

Net Worth :              $100,000

Asake Biography

Born on January 13, 1995, Ahmad Ololade otherwise known as Asake or Mr Money, is a Nigerian Afropop musician.

He grew up Lagos and was raised by his Yoruba parents, Mr and Mrs Ololade. His mother was a teacher while his father is a business man.

Asake started learning how to dance from an early age. He started performing and showcasing yes love for music while in High School.

Education Background

Mr Money or Asake as he is often called, studied Theatre and Performing Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife Osun State.

Asake Music Career

Shortly after Asake released his freestyle “Lady” in 2020, the song went viral which introduced him in to music lovers.

The song became so popular that prominent that it caught the attention of Nigerian influencers and celebrities such as Sydney Talker, NastyBlaq and Broda Shaggi.

Following the sucess and response to “Lady”, Asake released a new single “Mr Money” the same year, which earned him three nominations at City People Choice Award.

He received two of the three nominations, including the title of Most Popular Song of the Year. He also featured in Broda Shaggi  song “Star” and DJ Exclusive “Gegeti”

Later, collaborated with Afrobeats artists Zlatan and Peruzzi on the remix for his 2020 smash track “Mr Money.”

The song earned him the nickname “Mr Money”. I’m 2021, Asake signed to Olamide’s YBNL music record label.

In February 2022, Asake was unveiled as the newest member of the label. Following the announcement, Asake later, released his self titled EP “ Ololade Asake”.

The EP became a huge success as it reached number 1 on Apple Top Album Music, earning him his first number one.

Also, the project became a hit with songs like Omo Ope, Sungba, Trabaye, and Baba God topping music charts.

As a performer, Asake has performed in numerous music shows and festival since his EP debut, making him one of the fastest raising stars in Nigerian music industry.

Shortly after the release of his EP, Asake recorded the remix of Sungba with Grammy Award winning artist Burna Boy.

The song went on to top the charts for weeks in different music streaming platforms. It also became one of the biggest remix single of 2022.

Following the success of Sungba remix, Asake released “Palazzo” a collaboration with DJ Spinall. The song also became a hit!

On 13 of May 2022, Asake released another single “Peace Be Unto You” which became a hit! Earning him more than 5 hit songs since signing to YBNL.

Indeed, Asake is a hit maker! He is currently one of the hottest and popping Nigerian fast raising singers in 2022.

Asake Songs

Here are list of songs and projects released by Asake since his musical career.

Olomode Asake EP

and Baba God

Collaborations 

Palazzo with DJ Spinall 

Bandana with Fire Boy

Relationship

Asake is not in any relationship known to the public as he keeps he’s personal life private. He is officially single.

Instagram Handle

You can follow Asake on Instagram @asakemusic while on Twitter @ Asakemusik

Asake Net Worth is estimated to be about $100,000

Asake Nomination and Award

Nigerian singer Asake was nominated for New Best International Act at the BET Awards 2023 alongside South African singers Uncle Waffles, Papi Cooper and Cameron singer Libianca.

However, Cameroon singer Libianca beats him and others to win the New Best International Act hosted on June 25 2023.

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Who is Asake?

Asake is a Nigerian singer, entertainer, and songwriter. He is an Afro-fusion singer whose genre involves a mix of Afro-pop, Amapiano, Afro-R&B, and Fuji to produce anthem-like melodies. Asake is known for his hit songs like “Sungba”, “Palazzo”, “Peace Be Unto You” and “Trabaye”.

Asake’s childhood and parents

Asake’s full name is Ahmed Ololade. He was born on January 13, 1995, in Lagos State to his parents Mr and Mrs Ololade. His parents are Muslims from the South-Western part of Nigeria. As of 2022, Asake is 27 years old. His father is reportedly a Lagos-based businessman, while his mother works as a teacher.

Asake’s siblings

Information about Asake’s siblings is not known at this time. It is not yet clear if Asake is the only child of his parents or if he has brothers and sisters, the number and their ages.

Asake’s education and career

According to reports, Asake is a graduate of Theater and Performing Arts from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State. He started his career as a dancer right from his high school days, specializing in cultural dance. He was also a drummer and a member of his school’s musical band.

How Asake got his name

According to some reports, the “Sungba” crooner earned the moniker “Asake” due to his exceptional dancing skills while in high school.

Asake’s Wiki profile

How asake started his music career.

Asake started doing music professionally in 2015 after he became a backup singer for popular skit maker and entertainer Broda Shaggi. He collaborated with Shaggi to release his 2019 single titled “Star”.

Asake gained recognition in January 2020 following the release of his single “Lady”. The song was produced by Blaque Beats and received a lot of social media attention after it was reposted by top social media celebrities like Sydney Talker , Tunde Ednut , and Broda Shaggi.

He dropped another single in the same 2020 titled “Mr Money”, a freestyle he did with Magicsticks. The song once again received massive attention against Asake’s expectations, eventually becoming one of the top trending songs of the year. The song even earned him the nickname “Mr Money”. Despite “Mr Money”‘s success, it was Asake’s other single “Omo Ope” that endeared him to music boss, Olamide . And this would mark the beginning of great things for the singer.

According to Asake, his friend, Yhemolee , had played one of his songs to Olamide. Olamide later invited him to his house and asked if he would like to join the YBNL family. Asake was unveiled as the latest signee of Olamide’s YBNL record label on February 8, 2022. He and Olamide later did a remix of his song “Omo Ope”.

Asake’s debut album

Following the release of his latest single – “Terminator”, Asake disclosed that his much-anticipated debut studio album titled “Mr Money With the Vibes” will be released on Friday, September 2, 2022.

Asake’s marriage and wedding

As of the time of writing this article, Asake is not married or engaged to anyone. It seems like the hardworking hitmaker is concentrating on building his career and name at this time.

Asake’s wife

According to information gathered by DNB Stories Africa , Asake is yet to be married and currently does not have a wife.

Asake’s girlfriends and baby mama

Asake has not been open about his romantic engagements. As of the time of publishing this post, Asake has not publicly introduced any lady as his girlfriend. Though he eventually may, the 27-year-old singer also does not currently have a baby mama , as of the time of writing.

Asake’s children

As of August 2022, Asake has not fathered any children.

Asake’s net worth

As of 2022, Asake has an estimated net worth of about N80 million.

Asake’s awards and nominations

Asake has earned a couple of awards and nominations within the short time of his music career.

• City People Music Award – Best Collabo for the song “Mon Cheri” – (Won) (2020)
• City People Music Award – Popular Song of the Year – (Won) (2020)
• City People Music Award – Street Music of the Year – (Nominated) (2020)

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Asake Biography

Asake Biography State of Origin, Net Worth, Latest Song – Asake is a rising singer-songwriter from Nigeria. He became well-known in 2020 thanks to his hit song Lady. In addition, he is well-known for the songs Omo Ope, Palazzo, Mr. Money, and Peace Be Unto.

Asake Early Life

Asake Biography Ahmed Ololade (born January 13, 1995) is a famous Nigerian musician who is known professionally as Asake. He hails from the South West region of Nigeria and belongs to the Yoruba ethnic group. Millions of Afrobeats fans like him as a singer and songwriter because of his powerful voice and memorable song lyrics.

After being signed to YBNL Records by label head Olamide, he became well-known in the business with the release of the 2020 hit “Lady.” Mr. Money was another song that helped him gain further traction.

Asake Carrer

Asake Biography Asake started making music professionally in 2015. He combined parts of Afrobeat, Fuji, R&B, and Hip Hop to create his unique style. He later joined Nigerian comedian and musician Broda Shaggi’s band as a backup vocalist, and the two of them worked together on the 2019 song Star.

Asake Biography With the release of his successful track Lady in 2020, the singer became well-known . With the release of the single Mr. Money and a remix featuring Zlatan and Peruzzi, he also attracted further attention. He published Ololade, his first long play, in February 2022 . Omo Ope, the main single from the EP and Asake’s biggest hit, featuring Nigerian singer Olamide. He released his first studio album,

Mr. Money with the Vibe, on September 8, 2022. Peace Be Unto You, Terminator, and more hit singles were featured on the CD.

Asake Religion

Asake follows the Islamic religion by nature.

Asake Net Worth

Asake Net Worth is estimated to be about $2 Million

Asake Songs

Olomode Asake EP

and Baba God

Collaborations

Palazzo  with DJ Spinall

Bandana  with Fire Boy

Asake Physical Apperance

The Asake stands at 5 feet 11 inches or 180 centimetres tall . He weighs approximately 132 pounds or 60 kilograms.

Asake Awards

Asake Biography Nigerian musician Asake, along with South African artists Uncle Waffles, Papi Cooper, and Cameron vocalist Libianca , were nominated for the BET Awards 2023’s New Best International Act category.

Asake HomeTown

On August 18, 2022 , Asake took to social media to announce that he had acquired his first house. He shared a photo of himself standing next to the house and captioned it, “went from hustling for free bed space to investing in real estate.” Asake Biography The caption is from his label mate Fireboy DML’s song “Glory.” According to reports, the “Sungba” star bought a house in the prestigious Lekki area in Lagos, Nigeria. Lekki is the residential area for various celebrities in Nigeria.

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