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Six Eras. One Legacy.

From a Bariga upstart to a label boss raising the next generation — the whole career, one scrollable timeline. All six chapters are live.

01· ERA TICKET
2010 — 2011

The Upstart

A kid from Bariga signs to a Yoruba-rap label the industry wrote off. "Eni Duro" hits, Rapsodi drops, and the blueprint is set.

Rapsodi · 2011
02· ERA TICKET
2012 — 2013

First of All

YBNL Nation is founded. Two albums in two years, and the street stops being a scene — it becomes the mainstream's center of gravity.

YBNL · 2012Baddest Guy Ever Liveth · 2013
03· ERA TICKET
2014 — 2017

The Street King Run

An album every year — Street OT, Eyan Mayweather, The Glory, Lagos Nawa. OLIC sells out. Street-hop becomes the sound of the country.

Street OT · 2014Eyan Mayweather · 20152 Kings · 2015The Glory · 2016Lagos Nawa · 2017
04· ERA TICKET
2018 — 2020

Reinvention

Singles over albums, sonic experiments, and a joint-venture deal with Empire that turns YBNL into an international operation.

YBNL MaFia Family · 2018999 · 2020Carpe Diem · 2020
05· ERA TICKET
2021 — 2023

Elder Statesman

UY Scuti and Unruly land as Fireboy DML and Asake break wide open — the empire's second generation takes the stage, and the founder becomes the boss standing behind it.

UY Scuti · 2021Unruly · 2023
06· ERA TICKET
2024 — present

Legacy

The self-titled chapter. This era stays open — it grows as the story keeps being written.

Ikigai · 2024Olamidé · 2025

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