Olatunji Oladotun Alade (born in c.1993 in

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, Nigeria), popularly known as Dotman, is a Nigerian singer, rapper, performer and the CEO of 808 Recordz. He is most famous for his hit singles "Akube", "My Woman", "Afro Girl" and "Omoge".

Career

Olatunji Oladotun Alade was born in Agosasa,

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, Nigeria and is a member of the Yoruba ethnic group in South-Western Nigeria. He attended

Abeokuta Grammar School Abeokuta Grammar School is a secondary school in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria. It is currently located at Idi-Aba area, of Abeokuta. Often called the first grammar school in Nigeria, it is attended by students from all parts of Nige ...

and studied at the

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(degree in Physics Education). Inspired by artistes like King Sunny Ade, Fela Kuti, Akon, 9ice and Da Grin, he credits the start of his music career to him winning a rap competition at the

. In 2016, he was featured on TooXclusive's "Artistes To Watch in 2017 and Vibe.ng's "7 Breakthrough Acts To Watch Out For in 2017" In January 2017, Dotman performed at

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's Live Eviction Show in South Africa. In 2020, Dotman was signed to the music label Labo Entertainment which is a subsidiary of Labo Group owned by Nigerian entrepreneur Olabisi Akanbi. In May 2021, After spending a year with the label, Dotman returned to the role of a CEO pushing his craft forward with his record label.

Discography

Releases

*2015 "Yes Melo" *2015 "Blessing" *2015 "Fine Girl" *2015 "Kilowade" *2015 "Orimi" *2015 "Yes Melo (Remix) Ft.

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" *2016 "Akube" *2016 "Respek" (Collaboration:

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featuring Dotman) *2017 "Escobar Ft.

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" *2017 "My Woman" *2017 "Do Proper" (Collaboration: Ike Chuks featuring Dotman) *2017 ″Afro Girl″ (Collaboration: Dotman featuring

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) *2017 "I Want You" (Collaboration: DJ Moh Green featuring Dotman) *2017 "Popping Bottles" *2018 "Iyawo" *2018 "Rara" *2018 "Pepesu" (Collaboration: Dotman featuring

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) *2018 "Owo" (Collaboration: Dotman and Wolfgang featuring DJ Memphis) *2018 "Omoge" (Collaboration: Spinall featuring Dotman) *2018 "Flyaway" (Collaboration: MKO featuring Dotman) *2018 "Nomali" *2019 "Best Behaviour" *2019 "Frenemies" *2019 "Naija (Say No To Xenophobia)" *2019 "Awe" *2019 "Till I Die" *2020 "Pariwo" (Collaboration:

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featuring Dotman) *2020 "These Days" *2020 "Enugbe" *2020 "Feelings" *2020 "Duro" *2020 "Giveaway" *2021 ''Hakuna Matata Albu

*2021 “Drunk In Love” (Collaboration: Dotman x

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*2022 “Vibes and Chill” (Collaboration: with

EL_(rapper) Elom Adablah (born 28 June 1989), better known by his stage name E.L, is a Ghanaian Afrobeats musician, rapper, singer and producer. E.L's singles include "Obuu Mo", "Kaalu", "One Ghana", "Auntie Martha", "Shelele", "Mi Naa Bo Po", "Koko" an ...

*2022 "Daddy Duties" *2022 "Say No More" (Collaboration: with

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References

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