Dagrin influenced me, including other rappers – Olamide

The successful rapper Olamide has shared how much the late Indigenous artist Dagrin helped shape his career.

In a recent broadcast, the YBNL label owner acknowledged that Dagrin had a major impact on him and many of his fellow rappers.

Olamide said that if he is struggling to write new material (what he called 'writer's block'), he still plays Dagrin’s acclaimed album, C.E.O, to get ideas and feel motivated.

In his words; “Dagrin’s ‘C.E.O’ album is a timeless project. That’s the only rap album almost everybody in the south west can sing word for word. Dagrin influenced a lot of rappers, whenever we need motivation, we would go and listen to his album.”

Dagrin died in an auto crash in April 2010. His music became more popular after his death.