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[WizKid:] <input type="checkbox" id=toggle1><label for=toggle1><span class="annotate-lyric"> Eledumare na hin dey ginger me nicely <br/></span></label><div id=content1 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Eledumare" is a Yoruba name for The Supreme God, Supreme Deity or Supreme Being. It can be literally translated as "The one who has the universe". The name originates from Yoruba mythology. Eledumare is believed to be the creator of the universe and has sovereignty over all that is in it. Eledumare is also an alternative form for "Olodumare". "Ginger" is a Nigerian slang for confidence. Wizkid acknowledges that it is Eledumare that gives him confidence. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle2><label for=toggle2><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ojodi k'ose so<br/>On baba, se ko se ko <br/></span></label><div id=content2 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Baba is a Yoruba word for "father" which in this context means God. The things that Wizkid’s eyes have seen can’t be said and the things God has done for him can’t be written down (because they’re uncountable) </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle3><label for=toggle3><span class="annotate-lyric"> E bad or e good, we dey pray more <br/></span></label><div id=content3 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Whether they’re bad or good, he (and (presumably) his people) pray more.  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle4><label for=toggle4><span class="annotate-lyric"> Tough times don't last but tough people do, we go stand tall<br/>Eyes red like we jogor<br/>Puff, pass for the pain, yeah eja lor <br/></span></label><div id=content4 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Wizkid talks about using drugs to cope with tough times he faces. Many a time, people turn to drugs in order to be able to alleviate the pain they feel and escape their current reality. However, the "escape" is a temporary one because the underlying causes are still not addressed, therefore it is an ineffective coping mechanism  </div></div><br/> I really wanna know your interest <input type="checkbox" id=toggle5><label for=toggle5><span class="annotate-lyric"> Money dey for my mind, I'm in business<br/>Many time dem try play my intellect <br/></span></label><div id=content5 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Money is on his mind and he’s in business. Many times, people try to play him but he rises above it </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle6><label for=toggle6><span class="annotate-lyric"> And you know my shotta, man ah big the rest<br/>When you ready make you take the shot<br/>And you know wetin go happen, make we ginger next <br/></span></label><div id=content6 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He believes that when opportunities come, you should go for them and prepare for what comes next. </div></div><br/> Sound, sound <br/><br/> Ah ah ahn <input type="checkbox" id=toggle7><label for=toggle7><span class="annotate-lyric"> And I know dem how feel tonight<br/>I know man I wan dey tonight<br/>Wan manya and feel alright<br/>Ah ah ahn<br/>Call my people make we dey tonight<br/>Make we fall in, make we all align<br/>Wan manya and feel alright<br/>Oh ah yeah oh<br/>I no mind how e be tonight<br/>No apologies tonight<br/>Wan manya and feel alright<br/>Ah ah ahn<br/>Holla all my Gs tonight<br/>Sometimes naso e be sometimes <br/></span></label><div id=content7 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Wizkid wants to call his people so they can have (unapologetic) fun together tonight. He just wants to feel good because that’s just how it is sometimes. </div></div><br/><br/> [Zlatan:] <input type="checkbox" id=toggle8><label for=toggle8><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ah Ibile <br/></span></label><div id=content8 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Zlatan’s signature intro </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle9><label for=toggle9><span class="annotate-lyric"> B'osu oluwa ni shola<br/>Aiye t'o dun, eba won ni mo se ni pola <br/></span></label><div id=content9 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Zlatan is thankful for his blessings and mentions that God has the power to bless who He feels like blessing. He’s living a sweet life, so how won’t he revel in it? </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle10><label for=toggle10><span class="annotate-lyric"> Aiye baje pelu VVS<br/>K'oma da fun bend down select ni TBS <br/></span></label><div id=content10 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He references VVS which is a luxury brand and reminisces on the time he used to buy second hand clothes in TBS. TBS is Tafawa Balewa Square, which is a popular arena in Lagos Island, Lagos. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle11><label for=toggle11><span class="annotate-lyric"> She tell me say she go leave if the love no lead to money<br/>Relationship wey money no dey, e go later boring<br/>E go later sour, e go later scatter<br/>She go serve you breakfast on a bigger platter <br/></span></label><div id=content11 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He reflects on how a former girlfriend threatened to leave him because he had no money and love wasn’t enough with her. He believes that a relationship without money will be boring and eventually end. </div></div><br/> I say that's why I pray every night and day <input type="checkbox" id=toggle12><label for=toggle12><span class="annotate-lyric"> That I get paid so I can slay <br/></span></label><div id=content12 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Slay" is a slang for "impress" or "show off". </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle13><label for=toggle13><span class="annotate-lyric"> Life show me pepper, many things I can't say<br/>Chance ti m'ori, m'ode take advantage <br/></span></label><div id=content13 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Life has been difficult for him and there are many things he can’t say. He instantly took advantage of the chance he found.  </div></div><br/> Had no choice so I paid the price <input type="checkbox" id=toggle14><label for=toggle14><span class="annotate-lyric"> My agege bread, me I turn to slice <br/></span></label><div id=content14 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Agege bread is a kind of bread made from a rich, low-yeast dough. It is usually sold unsliced. The bread is generally called Agege bread because it originated from Agege- a popular local government area in Lagos State, Nigeria. Over the years, Agege bread has slowly come to represent a low standard of living which is actually a little strange because Agege bread is a delicacy that cuts across every social strata and is enjoyed by all and sundry. However, some people believe eating it  shows that you are struggling to make ends meet. Zlatan uses Agege bread to symbolize a time in his life when he didn't have anything but now he has made something out of his life. He has turned his Agege bread to sliced bread which shows that he is much better off now </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle15><label for=toggle15><span class="annotate-lyric"> All the dirty for my life, me I sanitize<br/>Moni shoe get size, better realize, better realize oh <br/></span></label><div id=content15 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Zlatan uses a metaphor to describe how he has made the most out of what life has given him. He has cleaned up his life and achieved a lot. He is also still on his journey to a better life. </div></div><br/><br/> [WizKid:] <input type="checkbox" id=toggle16><label for=toggle16><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ah ah ahn<br/>And I know dem how feel tonight<br/>I know man I wan dey tonight<br/>Wan manya and feel alright<br/>Ah ah ahn<br/>Call my people make we dey tonight<br/>Make we fall in, make we all align<br/><br/>Everybody fall in, oya just falling <br/></span></label><div id=content16 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Wizkid wants to call his people so they can have (unapologetic) fun together tonight. He just wants to feel good because that’s just how it is sometimes. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle17><label for=toggle17><span class="annotate-lyric"> Big bad everyday calling<br/>E don tey, now e don turn kings<br/>Top feeling yeah my brother trust me<br/>E don turn king, everyday balling<br/>I no dey mind wetin come stop me<br/>Ni Ojuelegba Shitta, I dey with my people dey ginger<br/>Any sound dey burst up the speakers <br/></span></label><div id=content17 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> It’s been a long time coming but now he’s a king and doesn’t mind what can’t stop him. He’s with his people in Ojuelegba Shitta, which is his neighbourhood. Wizkid frequently talks about his upbringing and formative experiences in Ojuelegba- a suburb in Surulere local government area in Lagos State, Nigeria. It is also the title of one of his biggest songs. Ojuelegba is dear to him as it is the place where his musical ambitions gradually began to take form   </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle18><label for=toggle18><span class="annotate-lyric"> Eledumare na hin dey ginger me nicely <br/></span></label><div id=content18 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Eledumare" is a Yoruba name for The Supreme God, Supreme Deity or Supreme Being. It can be literally translated as "The one who has the universe". The name originates from Yoruba mythology. Eledumare is believed to be the creator of the universe and has sovereignty over all that is in it. Eledumare is also an alternative form for "Olodumare". "Ginger" is a Nigerian slang for confidence. Wizkid acknowledges that it is Eledumare that gives him confidence. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle19><label for=toggle19><span class="annotate-lyric"> Ojodi k'ose so<br/>On baba, se ko se ko <br/></span></label><div id=content19 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Baba is a Yoruba word for "father" which in this context means God. The things that Wizkid’s eyes have seen can’t be said and the things God has done for him can’t be written down (because they’re uncountable) </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle20><label for=toggle20><span class="annotate-lyric"> E bad or e good, we dey pray more <br/></span></label><div id=content20 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Whether they’re bad or good, he (and (presumably) his people) pray more.  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle21><label for=toggle21><span class="annotate-lyric"> Tough times don't last but tough people do, we go stand tall<br/>Eyes red like we jogor<br/>Puff, pass for the pain, yeah e'ja lor <br/></span></label><div id=content21 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Wizkid talks about using drugs to cope with tough times he faces. Many a time, people turn to drugs in order to be able to alleviate the pain they feel and escape their current reality. However, the "escape" is a temporary one because the underlying causes are still not addressed, therefore it is an ineffective coping mechanism

Credits
Produced by
TheElements
Written by
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Keven Wolfsohn, Omoniyi Temidayo Raphael, Paul Bogumil Goller
Release date
December 22, 2023