“Nakupenda” is an electrifying pan-African party anthem by Txc, Davido, Zlatan, Shoday, Scotts Maphuma, and AI Xapo, celebrating desire, attraction, and pure, carefree enjoyment.
The track pays homage to admiration for women, nightlife, dance, and party culture, cleverly mixing Nigerian street slang with Zulu and Swahili expressions to convey love, flirtation, and playful lust.
Fueled by Amapiano rhythms and club energy, “Nakupenda” captures the essence of living in the moment, embracing sensual confidence, and celebrating life without limits across cultures.
Txc, Davido, Zlatan, Shoday, Scotts Maphuma & AI Xapo – Nakupenda Lyrics
Intro: Davido
(Mmm) Baddest
Verse 1: Davido
I fit to pull up on you right now
Baby, right now (Uh)
Original, e no be China o (Mmm)
This one no be China (Uh)
From today, I wan dey-dey where you dey
Kilode? Kilogbe?
Kilogbe s’eyin?
You want dey wound person (You want dey wound)
All of my sexy ladies
A gb’ọmọ lò, a ma gb’ọmọ wá (A ma gb’ọmọ wá o)
We still dey ball on a daily
But we dey find where we go waste the kpa
Shayo dey all night
We no get problem, we just wan high
Even if I dey shy, plenty kele go still dey full my side
Pre-Chorus: Davido
Martell don dey scatter my eye
Fine-fine girls don dey enter my eye
Mini skirt don dey enter my eye
Big bunda don enter my eye, eye (Big bunda)
Na one puff wey I drag, e dey do me like I dey for trance (Mm-hmm)
A’udhu billahi, you know say me I no go fit kpai
Lai-lai
Chorus: Shoday & Zlatan
Ngiyakuthanda (Chee)
Nakupenda (Chu-chu-chu)
Me I like bunda
Big soft, soft bunda (Mmm)
Ngiyakuthanda (Chee)
Nakupenda (Chee)
Me I like bunda
Big soft, soft bunda (Ye)
Ngiyakuthanda (Astale, astale)
Nakupenda (Back and front)
Me I like bunda (Ayi)
Big soft, soft bunda (Je’on mo)
Ngiyakuthanda (‘Yakuthanda)
Nakupenda (‘Kupenda)
Me I like bunda (Ah)
Big soft, soft bunda (Ibile)
Post-Chorus: Zlatan
Ah, say
She gimme willy-willy wana-wana, tinini-tanana (Kilowi)
Amapiano, this one no be galala (Olo so)
She no dey give me wahala
She love me steady, dey chop all my banana
Willy-willy wana-wana (Willy), tinini-tanana (Tanana)
Amapiano, this one no be galala (Galala)
She no dey give me wahala (Astale)
She love me steady, dey chop all my banana
Bridge: Zlatan
Oh my god, what is this? (What is what?)
What is the size of your backside? (Oh my god)
I no fit touch, ride
Fit make a pastor to backslide (Okay)
Oh, baby, what is this? (Nice)
(What is what?) I want to die here
(The world is shaking in this, this is my diet)
This is your diet? Wetin don inside here?
Okay, let me test it
Verse 2: Scotts Maphuma
What do you want?
Tell me now
Athi go, and where to now?
Fana-fana, go man sha commercial?
Haibo, hai wena
Ufun’ukthin?
Uthi khamban?
Ayy, ngizok’nika amagold ak’9
Bathi’sukile yama castavas (Ayy)
Uyang’faka nom’uyang khipa
Hai uyang’faka nom’uyang khipa
ITxC, yona ungay’khona?
IDVD, yona ungay’dlala
UAl Xapo, yena ungam’qonda
Angithi mayisukile siyay’khipa
Ulobola ngey’nkomo nama hyena
Ay baba noma ungamphika
Lo owam yena ngiyamthanda
Verse 3: Shoday
You call me on phone right now
You know say me I miss your big bunda (Eh, ngizok’ ngawena)
My shawty no be [puta?]
But she fuck me well, she no dey calm down (Down)
You make me want to dey cry anytime she ride on my cucumber (‘Cumber)
Take it slow, amigo
Ride me slow, amigo (Yeah, yeah)
Pre-Chorus: Shoday
Martell don dey scatter my eye
Fine-fine girls don dey enter my eye
Mini skirt don dey enter my eye
Big bunda don enter my eye, eye
Na one puff wey I drag, e dey do me like say I dey for trance (Ooh)
A’udhu billahi, you know say me I no go fit kpai
Lai-lai
Chorus: Shoday & Zlatan
Ngiyakuthanda (Astale, astale)
Nakupenda (Back and front)
Me I like bunda (Ayi)
Big soft, soft bunda (Je’on mo)
Ngiyakuthanda (‘Yakuthanda)
Nakupenda (‘Kupenda)
Me I like bunda (Ah)
Big soft, soft bunda (Ibile)
Post-Chorus: Zlatan
Ah, say
She gimme willy-willy wana-wana, tinini-tanana (Kilowi)
Amapiano, this one no be galala (Olo so)
She no dey give me wahala
She love me steady, dey chop all my banana
Willy-willy wana-wana (Willy), tinini-tanana (Tanana)
Amapiano, this one no be galala (Galala)
She no dey give me wahala (Astale)
She love me steady, dey chop all my
Refrain: Zlatan
Oh my god, what is this? (What is what?)
What is the size of your backside? (Oh my god)
I no fit touch, ride
Fit make a pastor to backslide (Okay)
Oh, baby, what is this?
(What is what?) I want to die here
(The world is shaking in this, this is my diet)
This is your diet?
Wetin don inside here?
Okay, let me test it
Outro
Ngiyakuthan—, nakupen—
Me I like ‘kupen— (Mm-hmm)
Ngiyakuthan—, nakupen—
Me I like ‘kupen— (Mm-hmm)