[3] Alade won the Peak Talent Show in 2009[4] after which she signed to Effyzzie Music Group, and had a hit with her single "Johnny" in 2014.

[17][18] Alade is also the second Nigerian and Afrobeats artist and the first female to hit 100 million views for a single video on YouTube after Davido.

[28] Alade collaborated with producers such as Selebobo, Sizzle Pro, Shady Bizniz, Philkeyz, Young D, GospelOnDeBeatz, DIL, OJB Jezreel, Mr Chidoo, Fliptyce, EL Mcee and Beat Nation.

[35] She enlisted GospelOnDeBeatz, DJ Coublon, Selebobo, Philkeyz, BeatsByEmzo, Masterkraft, Rotimi Keys and Mr. Chidoo to produce the album.

[36] Mama Africa features guest appearances from P-Square, Sarkodie, Sauti Sol, Flavour N'abania, Rotimi Keys, DJ Arafat and Selebobo.

[42] Prior to disclosing the album's title, Alade posted the acronym BM on social media and wanted her fans to guess its meaning.

[42] The album was produced by DJ Coublon, Vtek, Sarz, Krizbeatz, Young D, Sess, Fliptyce, IAmBeat, Philkeyz, 2Kriss and Echo.

[49] She was also starred in the company's music video "On Top of the World" which also featured Jennifer Hudson, Pixie Lott, Luan Santana and Monali Thakur.

[61] Artists featured on Woman of Steel include Rick Ross, Duncan Mighty, Angélique Kidjo and Funke Akindele.

[70] On 27 June 2020, Alade performed in the Global Goal: Unite for Our future alongside Miley Cyrus, Shakira, J Balvin, Jennifer Hudson, Coldplay, Usher, Justin Bieber, Quavo, Christine and the Queens and Chloe X Halle.

The album contains 15 tracks[76] and it features guest appearances and collaborations from the Grammy award-winning Estelle, Vegedream, Patoranking, Rudeboy, Mzansi Youth Choir and Dadju.

[77] She also enlisted Vtek, Phil Keyz, Egar Boi, Dr. Amir, Krizbeatz, IamBeatz, Youp Boelen, Jimmy Huru and Yung Felix as producers of the album.

[81] Emma Dabiri, in an article published on Norient, named Alade as a revolutionary artist "simply rediscovering some of the freedoms to which colonialism and its immediate legacy once barred them access".

[82][83] On 13 October 2023, Alade was featured alongside Magic System and Mohamed Ramadan on a soundtrack "Akwaba" which was to be used as the official 2023 AFCON theme song.

On 14 January 2024, Yemi Alade alongside other featured artistes performed the song "Akwaba" for the 2023 African Cup of Nations opening held in Stade Olympique Alessane Ouattara in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.

[86][87] On 15 November 2019, Alade was featured on The Nairobi Summit on ICPD25 for the movement "A Global Call to Action" for handicapped children in Kenya.

She performed alongside Chawki[88] In 2020, Alade joined the United Nations Development Programme to speak for the protection and aiding of poor people across Africa affected by the corona virus pandemic.

[1] She also was featured in the campaign Unite for the Future by Global Citizen[71] In partnership with Nelson Mandela Foundation and MTV Base, Alade joined One Campaign on a movement "Stand Together against Covid-19" She was featured on the campaign song "Stand Together" which collaborated with other African artistes like 2Baba, Ahmed Soultan, Ben Pol, Teni, Amanda Black, Stanley Enow, Gigi La Mayne, Prodigio and Betty G[89] On 23 September 2020, Alade was appointed a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) by the organization's administrator Achim Steiner.

She pledged with the UNDP that her focus on Sustainable Development Goals would be on inequality, empowering women and creating awareness for the impact of global climate change.

[90][91] On 30 October 2020, Alade performed her singles "True Love" and "Africa" at the TED virtual countdown global launch.

Before her performance, Alade spoke about being part of the community that challenges one another to find ways to reduce carbon emissions globally.

On 17 October 2021, Alade performed at the maiden Earthshot Prize ceremony which took place at the Alexandra Palace, London at the invitation of the Royal family (The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge).

The event is hosted by the Royal foundation and aimed to distribute prizes and awards to five individuals each year who help the environment substantially.

[94] On 2 March 2022, Alade was announced as the global ambassador of a Pan-African campaign called "It's Up To Us" in partnership with the Africa Centre For Disease Control and the MasterCard Foundation to encourage Africans get vaccinated against COVID-19.

[97][98] Yemi Alade has also been mentioned by many artists like Tems, Ayra Starr, Guchi, Ugoccie and Busiswa as an inspiration, mentor and role model.