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Olamide becomes the only African rapper to achieve this on the UK albums chart
Multiple award-winning rapper and performer Olamide Adedeji, who is popularly known as Olamide Baddo, has set a new record for African rappers as he became the first and only rapper from Africa to record a high peak position on the UK Top Albums chart with his latest project titled ‘Unruly.’
The rapper became the first and only African rapper to peak at number four on the Apple Music Top Albums chart for the United Kingdom (UK) as his newly released project Unruly peaked at number four on the chart.
This is one of the many records the music mogul managed to set with this project, as it also became the first album from an African rapper to peak in the top 10 of the Apple Music Top Albums chart for the US.
The rapper celebrated the release of this album in style as he organised a listening party on Thursday, August 9, 2023, for fans and also friends. It was a star-studded affair as some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry were present to mark the occasion.
It was widely received as it became the highest-debuting rap album in Nigeria on the digital streaming platform. Spotify as it recorded over 1 million streams in the first 24 hours of its release.
Olamide’s new album ‘Unruly’ is currently No.4 on Apple Music’s album charts
He is the first ever African rap artist to achieve this 🇳🇬 pic.twitter.com/GzCxt21YKq
— UK Rap Daily (@UKRapDaily) August 10, 2023