Ahmed Ololade, also known as Asake, is a raving fuji-amapiano fusion artist from Nigeria who has been crowned Audiomack’s 2022 Artiste of the Year.
According to the well-known streaming service, Asake deserves the praise for his wholesome introduction to the batch of blockbuster songs he provided in 2022 and his superb musical performances in featured tracks.
Signed to the YBNL label in January, Asake made his energetic demeanour known to Nigerian listeners with the release of the joyous “Omo Ope,” which featured the famed Nigerian rapper Olamide himself.
His debut EP Ololade Asake arrived in February, and with it continued Asake’s ascent through the suggestive “Sungba.”
In a press release uploaded on the website of the streaming platform on Thursday, December 15, 2022, it read, “In September, Asake released his debut album, Mr Money With The Vibe, a 30-minute bombardment of party-starters which amassed over 330 million streams on Audiomack, making its debut at No. 66 on the Billboard 200.
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“Mr Money With The Vibe set the record as the highest-charting debut album from a Nigerian artist ever.
“The fuji-amapiano fusion attracted Burna Boy to hop on a remix in March, Re-Upped in April by Audiomack. The cosign from Burna Boy elevated Asake to another plane, and stamped him as Nigeria’s first big breakout of 2022. It was a lofty achievement at the time, but more was to come.
“Asake’s tone centres on using his journey as a case study for overcoming the struggles of young Nigerians. Prior to this year’s breakthrough, he spent many years toiling in the entertainment space.
“By the time he broke into the scene, it seemed like streaming and local radio charts were waiting for him to take his place at the top, which his songs did,” Audiomack wrote.
Asake’s achievements quickly became superfluous, with crooners such as “PBUY,” “Bandana” with Fireboy DML, and then a deal with independent juggernaut EMPIRE, to sing “Terminator.”
“This year, Asake redefined what it means to be a breakout artist. Amidst an explosion of amapiano, and West African music’s continued global rise.
“Asake has conquered cross-cultural fusion like no one else, to the point of putting South African music heavyweights on notice,” the statement added.
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