Barely one month after praying against an untimely death in an album he released in October, Nigerian rapper Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as OlaDips, is dead.
He was aged 28, according to his Wiki bio.
The news of his death was announced on his Instagram handle on Wednesday. And, according to the Insta post, he died on Tuesday night at about 10:14 pm.
“We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka OLADIPS passed away yesterday Nov 14th Tuesday evening, at exactly 10:14 pm. We are still in shock as we speak!
“For over 2 years he has kept his battles within himself, his body is now with his family.
“The family asked that we respect their privacy in this trying time. May God give us all the fortitude to bear this great loss. (amen),” the Instagram post reads.
His funeral services will be announced as soon as it is concluded, the statement added.
It may be recalled that in a new record released in October, the rapper had prayed against untimely death.
In the record titled ‘Die Young’ from his soon-to-be-released album, Superhero Adugbo (The Memoir), the rapper had expressed concerns about dying young and only gaining fame afterwards.
Many saw this as a reflection on the Oladimeji Aloba, aka, MohBad, whose popularity soared after he died in controversial circumstances at the age of 27 on September 12, 2023.
A part of the lyrics states: “So I hope that I will get my flowers before I lose my powers and everything that makes me a human (being)
“Yes, I’m free; I just wanna live and express how I feel. I don’t wanna leave (I don’t wanna die young). Breathe, make I breathe
“I just wanna live. I dey practice what I preach, I don’t wanna leave. Oluwa jowo make I no die before my time.”
OlaDips hit the spotlight after signing a record deal with rapper Remilekun Khalid Safaru, aka Reminisce’s Les Roses Rouge (LRR)/Edge Record.
After his exit from LRR/Edge Records, the rapper founded his own label, ‘Dipsciples Music.’
Fans and colleagues have continued to mourn his demise.
