Asake
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Ahmed Ololade (born 13 January 1995), known professionally as Asake, is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter. His debut album, Mr. Money with the Vibe (2022) broke the record for the biggest opening day for an African album on Apple Music at the time, and debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 chart. His second album Work of Art (2023), matched the chart position of its predecessor. Asake's third album Lungu Boy (2024) became his third consecutive number one album in Nigeria, and the longest-running number one in Nigeria chart history.
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It sits within the topics 1995 births, 21st-century Nigerian singers and 21st-century rappers.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Paris Connections
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Nigeria
- Active from
- 1995-01-13
Discography
- Omo Ope2022
- Ololade Asake2022
- Sungba (Remix) [feat. Burna Boy]2022
- Mr. Money With the Vibe2022
- Loaded2022
- If Only You Knew2023
- Amapiano2023
- Work of Art2023
- Lonely At The Top2023
- Only Me2024
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 347,986
- Total plays
- 9,185,264
Tags
Ahmed Ololade (born 13 January 1995), known professionally as Asake, is a Nigerian Afrobeats singer and songwriter. He is signed to YBNL Nation and has an exclusive Distribution Deal with EMPIRE. His stage name "Asake" is his mother's name. Asake often uses up-tempo AfroFusion and Amapiano styled in production. Some listeners have also described his style as close to AfroFuji / Afrobeats due to his singing in Yoruba and the use of slang in his songs. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Asake">Re
via Last.fm · Asake
Key facts
- Person.name
- Asake
- Person.image
- Asake performing in a Toronto concert (2024) (cropped).png
- Person.caption
- Asake performing live in Toronto in April 2024
- Person.birth_name
- Ahmed Ololade
- Person.birth_place
- Lagos State, Nigeria
- Person.years_active
- 2018–present
- Person.awards
- Full list
- Musical artist.origin
- Lagos, Nigeria
- Musical artist.embed
- yes
- Musician awards.name
- Asake
- Musician awards.AmericanW
- 0
- Musician awards.AmericanN
- 1
- Musician awards.BETW
- 0
- Musician awards.BETN
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- Musician awards.BillboardN
- 2
- Musician awards.BillboardW
- 0
- Musician awards.GrammyW
- 0
- Musician awards.GrammyN
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via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ahmed
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Nigeria
- Place of birth
- Lagos State
- Occupation
- dancer
- Educated at
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- Languages spoken
- Nigerian Pidgin
- Native language
- Yoruba
- Religion
- Muslim
- Record label
- Empire Distribution
- Image
- Asake performing in a Toronto concert (2024) (cropped).png
Show 6 more facts
- date of birth
- 1995-01-13
- ethnic group
- Yoruba people
- start of work period
- 2018-00-00
- pseudonym
- Asake
- Commons category
- Asake
- social media followers
- 1740000
via Wikidata · CC0
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Encyclopedic overview
13 sectionsContents
- Career
- 2017–2022: Beginnings
- 2022–2023: ''Mr. Money with the Vibe'' and ''Work of Art''
- 2024–present: ''Lungu Boy'' and ''Real, Vol. 1''
- Notable performances
- Artistry
- Discography
- Studio albums
- Extended plays
- Awards and nominations
- See also
- Notes
- References
Ahmed Ololade (born 13 January 1995), known professionally as Asake, is a Nigerian singer, rapper and songwriter. His debut album, Mr. Money with the Vibe (2022) broke the record for the biggest opening day for an African album on Apple Music at the time, and debuted at number 66 on the Billboard 200 chart. His second album Work of Art (2023), matched the chart position of its predecessor. Asake's third album Lungu Boy (2024) became his third consecutive number one album in Nigeria, and the longest-running number one in Nigeria chart history.
Asake's accolades include an All Africa Music Award, two Headies awards, and one MOBO award. He has also been nominated for a BET Award, two Grammy Awards, and an NAACP Image Award.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asake” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.