BNXN continues his impressive run with his latest EP, Still In Charge, now available via EMPIRE.
The project’s fifth track, “Shamaya,” features FOLA and delivers a confident blend of attraction, desire, romance, and luxury. The song switches effortlessly between Yoruba and English, with both artists leaning into themes of style, self-assurance, and living large.
Anchored by its catchy, repeated “shamaya” refrain, the track has a playful energy that adds to its bold, larger-than-life feel. Read the infectious lyrics below.
BNXN & FOLA – “Shamaya” Lyrics
Intro
Nobody else yes
Nobody else
Nobody else yes
Nobody else
Verse 1: FOLA
O dùn bi Ofensala and I get the stamina
My kele bo s’ìyára
Ma ma le’ra for my cabal
It’s kinda hard to focus I know when the light is on (Light is on)
Put your phone on do not disturb, you know it’s not done
If I say I miss you girl, so don’t you tell me pẹlẹ
Make you pull up don’t dull (Don’t dull je)
You know me I don’t kiss and tell
Baby you high me like I drink Martel
Lose you Ọlọrun ma je
Make you pull up, don’t dull
You know me I don’t kiss and tell
Chorus: FOLA
Wa nipe
Shamaya oh-oh-oh
O ma shamaya oh oh oh
Ko ma ṣe b’ojú bi ti Lagbaja oh-oh-oh
When I pull up in my agbada
Mo ti shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh oh oh
O dẹ ti mọ bi matter ṣe je
Ma na’wo fun ẹ, Alao Akala
Shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh-oh-oh
Ko ma ṣe b’ojú bi ti Lagbaja oh-oh-oh
When I pull up in my agbada (Agbada)
Mo ti shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh-oh-oh
O dẹ ti mọ bi mattеr ṣe je
Ma na’wo fun ẹ, Alao Akala
Verse 2: BNXN
Shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh-oh-oh
Sweet like jollof, you know you no need promo
Ṣo ma shamaya oh-oh-oh
Balеnciaga from head to toe
Mo sọ pe kẹ ma dan mi wo
O dẹ ti mọ bi matter ṣe jẹ, na selense like I’m your president
….alubarika, uuh
I no rush, I no be animal
….philomena
I too fly o, na me be terminal
E no too cost for my liquor
Telepepe ko to re bọ
If you no like am you go return am it doesn’t matter o
I just want you to
Chorus: FOLA & BNXN
Shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh-oh-oh
Ma ṣe b’ojú bi ti Lagbaja oh-oh-oh
When I pull up in my agbada (Agbada)
Mo ti shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh-oh-oh
O dẹ ti mọ bi matter ṣe je
Ma na’wo fun ẹ, Alao Akala
Shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh-oh-oh (Akala, akala)
Ma ṣe b’ojú bi ti Lagbaja oh-oh-oh
When I pull up in my agbada (Agbada)
Mo ti shamaya oh-oh-oh, o ma shamaya oh-oh-oh
O dẹ ti mọ bi matter ṣe je
Ma na’wo fún e, Alao Akala