Ahmed Ololade (born 13 January 1995), known professionally as Asake, is a Nigerian Afrobeats Singer and songwriter. He is signed to YBNL NATION and EMPIRE DISTRIBUTION. His stage name pays homage to his mother, whose first name is Asake.
He rose to fame and fortune after releasing the single “Lady,” which led YBNL boss “Olamide” to sign him to the record label, where Asake then debuted with the song “Omo Ope” featuring Olamide.
He subsequently released “Sungba” in March 2022, and as a result of his followers praised him for a job well done, the song quickly gained popularity and peaked at No. 1 on Apple Nigeria Music in 2022.
This follows a revelation by music data aggregator Chart Data on November 29th, which revealed that the singer’s song “Sungba” was the most streamed song in Nigeria on Apple Music for the year 2022.