Olamide and Adekunle Gold release first joint single ‘Formation’

Na big moment for Nigerian music as Olamide Adedeji, better known as Olamide, and Adekunle Kosoko, popularly called Adekunle Gold, don drop their very first collaboration titled ‘Formation’. Dis collabo dey rekindle the mentor-mentee bond wey start when Adekunle Gold dey under Olamide’s YBNL Nation back in 2015. Even though dem dey work together back then, dem never release any song together before Adekunle comot from the label in 2016. Adekunle take to social media yarn say Olamide give am chance wen all e get na him voice and dream alone. The singer talk say this new track no just be song, e dey symbolise legacy, brotherhood, and shared roots. ‘Formation’ go blend Adekunle Gold’s smooth, melodic highlife style with Olamide’s street-influenced rap. Fans don dey excited on social media because of the strong lyrical chemistry wey dem expect. The single go drop April 9, 2026, and e dey highly anticipated as e dey represent something wey fans don dey wait for years. Olamide still dey run YBNL and dey mentor new artists while Adekunle Gold don blow internationally with multiple albums and collabs, showing say both artists still dey influential for Naija music scene.