Olamide opens his eleventh studio album, Olamidé Album, with “Indika,” a collaboration featuring hip‑hop icon Dr. Dre and Nigerian DJ‑producer Spinall.
Produced by Spinall, the track blends West Coast boom‑bap elements with Afrobeats percussion as Olamide delivers rapid‑fire verses that celebrate his rise from street cyphers to label founder. Dr. Dre contributes a commanding verse and a sample flip that nods to his legendary catalog, while Spinall anchors the arrangement with crisp drums and layered synths.
Since his debut in the early ten‑teens, Olamide has driven Afrobeats forward through a string of chart‑topping albums and singles. He founded YBNL Nation to launch emerging talent, and his label has introduced stars such as Fireboy DML and Asake. Dr. Dre’s four‑decade career includes founding Death Row Records, producing multi‑platinum albums for Eminem and Snoop Dogg, and earning multiple Grammy Awards. Spinall broke through with platinum‑selling singles and has since remixed global hits for Beyoncé and Major Lazer, cementing his reputation as one of Nigeria’s leading beat‑makers.
Olamidé Album spans seventeen tracks and features a diverse roster of collaborators, from rising Afropop acts to international hip‑hop figures. It continues Olamide’s tradition of thematic versatility—addressing street life, entrepreneurship, and cultural pride—while showcasing his lyrical dexterity in both English and Yoruba. “Indika” serves as a thematic and sonic centerpiece, setting the tone for the album’s balance of local authenticity and global ambition.
Released through YBNL Nation and distributed by EMPIRE, “Indika” and the full Olamidé Album are available now on all major streaming platforms. With this ambitious project, Olamide reinforces his role as a bridge between Nigerian music’s grassroots and its global iterations, demonstrating ongoing expertise in crafting tracks that resonate across markets.
Produced by SPINALL
18 June 2025
17 Songs, 47 minutes
℗ 2025 YBNL Nation / EMPIRE
Lyrics
[Verse 1: Dr. Dre]
Uh, yeah
It’s time to put the beam on ’em
Rise and grind by any means on ’em
International funds, I’m overseas on ’em
This is a breath of fresh air, I put the breeze on ’em (Yeah)
Steppin’ on over this line there’s no borders
Can’t have closed minds on these open waters (Sheesh)
Whatever she on, I can afford it
You know I love it when my flavors come assorted
Connoisseur, fo’ sho’ with something gorgeous
Life is all about thesе types of moments
And we still in hеre working just like the rent due
Spinall, no doubts on the instrumental, yeah
[Interlude: Olamide, SPINALL]
Jam me, yeah
Top-boy
[Chorus: Olamide]
We bad and critical (Ọlọ́run)
To fi de Santa Monica (Ọlọ́run)
Money na the ginger (Ọlọ́run)
Abeg, make you call my manager (Ọlọ́run)
Iya’n ronu, omo’n roka
An fa’shé, won fa indica
Tio ba shora è
O ma kan idin ninu iyò
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[Verse 2: Olamide]
Casablanca, Sacramento (Yeba)
Gbe’shé wole bi ti Wells Fargo
Ọmọ olope lo n shope bami ki Marco
Femi Posh, Femi Peckham, Olenu Banko
Won wami, Cali’ de Monaco
Won jeru komi lenu wo n fi fo’nu bi pako
Back off, sofun awon niggas, make dem back off
Tin ba spark up, awon goons mi o ni mask up
Otaramera o topinpin
Shout out Tunde Perry, o lemi o mile titi
Ọmọ Yoruba, kaje’ba, ka de je’wedu
Get the money, let the money long
Yeah, that’s how we do
Ori olori ni daddy won yalo
Ogbeni emi o gbadun o
Awa to kuro’n yaro
Lati abe igi mango, l’Eko fashe de Tobago
Strapped up ’cause inu jin, inu narrow
Aye mi bi narcos
Wo okor ninu cargo
Nigga pablo
Abete to a smart home
Wake up
