Bella Shmurda said that Olamide chose to step back from grabbing all the attention so that newer musicians could get space to grow and become famous.
He made the remarks on the 90s Baby podcast.
Shmurda said many artists owe their success to Olamide’s support and sacrifice, and that few established stars would give up their own space in the same way.
He called Olamide the number one African artist and said he was not saying this only because he is part of Olamide’s YBNL label.
In recent years, Olamide has released music less often and focused more on producing.
His label, YBNL Nation, has launched artists such as Lil Kesh, Adekunle Gold, Fireboy DML, Asake, Lita and Chiko Ekun.
He has also supported Zlatan Ibile, Seyi Vibez, Bella Shmurda and Ayo Maff.