Two decades ago, ID Cabasa’s contribution to Nigerian music was more direct. As a founding member of Coded Tunes, ID Cabasa (real name Olumide Ogunade) was instrumental in shaping Yoruba Rap and South-Western Afropop. He produced the bulk of 9ice’s first three albums, crafted Olamide’s debut, Rapsodi, and worked with a constellation of rappers in…
While Nigerian music keeps gaining global recognition and acceptance, there many people working tirelessly behind the scene in making things to happen in the industry that is propelling the career of many of these artistes, one of such people is Quadri Rasheed Atanda, a thoroughbred and seasoned Artiste Manager. Atanda popularly known in the Nigerian…
Travels, media and entertainment industry practitioner, Quadri Rasheed Atanda speaks on his experience in the music and entertainment industry, focusing on how it has been playing his roles as media and publicity manager to renowned music producer and record label executive, Olumide Ogunade of Coded Tunes popularly known as ID Cabasa. How will you describe…
The world began dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2019, and since then there have been 549,846 confirmed deaths worldwide and 684 confirmed deaths here in Nigeria. Every day we see survivors like Ayodeji Osowobi and Ife Durosinmi-Etti come out to tell their stories. However, there are still people who continue to push the narrative that COVID-19 isn’t real or it…
