What are the wildest lyrics from Nigerian songs that had your mouth wide open from shock?

Nigerian songs are a combination of many things and while many say that melody is the most important factor in making them a hit, lyrics also play a major role.

Thanks to Nigerian songs, the culture has been blessed with a lot of slang, motivational quotes and many others.

However, there are some that have us shaking our heads and doing the cross sign.

Here are the wildest lyrics we have heard from a Nigerian song.

“lyrically I dope die, eyan Whitney Houston”- Lil Kesh (Lyrical)

This song is a combination of ‘wow’ and ‘shocking’ moments. Lil Kesh who released this song in 2014 during his early years in the Industry dropped “Lyrically” as evidence of his ambition to prove he was a worthy rapper to earn a spotlight in the Nigerian music Industry.

While ‘Lyrically’ is great in general, the lyrics however make one go from wow to ‘oh my God’. There were so many shocking lyrics from the track to pick from but this one had cleaning our ears to check if we heard right.

Ball like okwaraji, Me sey I dey ball die- Blaqbonez(Okwaraji)

This song is actually named after a Nigerian Footballer, Samuel Okwaraji who collapsed and died of congestive heart failure in the 77th minute of a World Cup qualification match against Angola at the Lagos National Stadium in Surulere, Lagos State on 12 August 1989.

So you can see why this particular lyric left us in shock.

Baby Aaliyah cause you fly die- Olamide (Pepper Dem Gang)

“Pepper Dem Gang” is a street hop song released in 2016 by Olamide featuring former label signee, Davolee. The song was a hit that not only dominated playlists but its title became a street slang that vene inspired street wears and funny pictures to follow.

However, some of the lyrics in the song have us asking questions. In verse two, Olamide sings, ‘Baby Aaliyah cause you fly die.‘ If you don’t know who Aaliyah is, you might not understand why this particular lyric is wild.

Aaliyah was an American singer and actress who died at the age of 22 in an aeroplane accident in the Bahamas, when the overloaded aircraft she was travelling in crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all nine on board.

So Olamide is making a reference to the death of Aaliyah by a plane crash and using it as a form of compliment for his love interest is just so, ‘wow’.

Am still fucking nice worth d flow, Tony Payne on her period- Phenom (The Game)

In 2013, Olamide linked up with criminally underrated rapper, Phenom for a hardcore rap titled “The Game“. While the rap song is a beautiful rendition by two talented rappers, Phenom makes a very wild statement in his verse that could be interpreted as a shade.

In his verse, Phenom raps, “Am still fucking nice worth d flow, Tony Payne on her period”. You might be wondering what’s the big deal with the lyric.

If you recall, in 2011, the Nigerian suci Industry was awash with news of marital troubles between Nigerian artist, 9ice and his ex-wife, Toni Payne. Apparently, 9ice claims Toni Payne cheated on him with several other celebrities including Ruggedman.

You are not Ayefele, so what’s your excuse?- Zlatan (Killin Dem)

In 2019, Burna Boy and Zlatan had us dancing to zanku with their hit collab, “Killin Dem“. The song will go on to make the tracklist of Burna Boy’s first Grammy Nominated album, “African Giant“.

Probably it was the thrill of the song that made everyone ignore Zlatan’s first lyric in his verse. I mean why would he start a verse with ‘You are not Ayefele, so what’s your excuse’?

Yinka Ayefele is by every right a successful musician and businessman in his own right and the lyric is just so disrespectful of him.

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From the beginning of 2021, Tems has been on the rise in the Global music scene since the release of Wizkid’s ‘Essence‘ which she lent her rare vocal range to in the summer of 2020.

In 2021 she has become one of Nigeria’s biggest Global stars, earning herself millions of streams, a feature on Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” and fan love from International celebrities.

Just like most Nigerian artists, her career didn’t always start big. Other than some early fan affection from those who were drawn to her catchy tune, she remained virtually unknown for a long time.

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Tems’ Journey into Music

Prior to becoming Tems was one of global R&B’s fastest-rising stars, she was Temilade Openiyi, an introverted child of a single mother in Lagos who enjoyed Destiny’s Child, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys, and Aaliyah’s music.

A music teacher in secondary school guided her in discovering her voice. She’d sing and write songs at home with her brother on the guitar.

She’d always known she wanted to spend her life making music, and at the age of 15, she decided to quit listening to other people’s songs in order to develop her own style free of influences.

She became a hesitant college student in South Africa, studying economics at her mother’s insistence. Music took a backseat for the majority of her school years, and she only performed once in South Africa.

She got to open for Cassper Nyovest with a song called Highlights.

She also learned how to produce by watching YouTube videos. During one of her school vacations, she realized that producers would not help her unless she was willing to pay in cash or kind. So she gathered her wits and taught herself how to make her own music.

She went on to work as a digital marketer in Lagos before deciding to focus on music three years ago.

In 2018, she released “Mr Rebel,” a stripped-down sleeper hit that earned her a community of supporters known as the Rebel Gang.

However, Try Me which was released in August 2019, catapulted her into the spotlight and generated a buzz around her.

The Rise of Tems

Even in 2020, “Try Me” was still buzzing and in the first half of the year, it looked like she wasn’t going to drop anything again.

She however dropped “These Days” in May 2020 after a couple of collaborations with Show Dem Camp, Odunsi, Khalid and Blackmagic.

Then came her debut EP, For Broken Ears which received praises from the listening public and praises from critics. The EP was preceded by its lead single, ‘Damages.”

Unlike the mellow “Try Me“, “Damages” was a bit fast-paced but the themes of both songs were similar in a way.

“Damages” is a liberation song for young, exuberant women who quickly fall in love, the ladies who gave out their time and hearts to the wrong guy throughout their adolescent years and got played by the person they loved.

The song was a success, earning millions of streams in weeks of release.

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Essence and its many triumphs

For every Artists there is that one song that not just reintroduces to your audience but takes your name to corners of the earth you never expected.

For Tems it was “Essence“, one of the songs from Wizkid’s 2020 “Made In Lagos” album.

When it was released alongside the project’s other songs in 2020, not many people actually vibed with the song. In fact, the trending songs from Wizkid’s MIL were “Ginger” which features Burna Boy, “Blessed” which features Damian Marley, ‘Smile” which features H.E.R.

In the first half of 2021, when it felt like the buzz around the album was dying down, “Essence” came to the rescue. US Celebrities were among the first set of people to start using the song on their short videos.

Then came in Tik-Tok where most songs have found popularity and it was no different for “Essence“, shooting it to a wider audience.

The part of the song mostly used on Tik-Tok was Tems‘ hook and this translated to not only fame for Wizkid but also for Tems.

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Thanks to the song, Tems debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and several other Billboard charts, became the most streamed female artist in Nigeria on Spotify, earned her first BET nomination, among others.

As if that wasn’t enough, The song so enamoured Justin Bieber that he successfully campaigned to appear on its remix, propelling it to the Top 20 of Rolling Stone’s singles chart and garnering more than 80 million Spotify streams between the two versions.

It wasn’t too long the song was receiving certifications in various countries.

While riding on the high of “Essence“, Tems dropped her second EP, “If Orange is a Place.”

If Orange Was A Place illustrates the Nigerian artist’s artistic evolution while retaining much of the distinctive flavour of her prior release.

The production, helmed by Ghanaian producer Guilty Beatz, is also considerably more complete and urban.

Weeks Later, millions heard her melodious voice on “Fountains” a song off Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” and from there it has been one success to another.

How the next year holds for the sultry singer will be dependent on the songs or project, if any she releases.

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The Weekend has announced that he will re-release his debut mixtape House Of Balloons with original samples for its 10th anniversary.

Canadian singer, The Weekend reveals his debut mixtape, House Of Balloons, will come to streaming services with approved original samples for the first time this Sunday (March 21) to celebrate its 10th anniversary.

Taking to his social media pages on the 17th of March, he revealed this!

His tweet;

“On Sunday for its 10 year anniversary I’m releasing House of Balloons on all streaming platforms for the first time in it’s original incarnation. With the original mixes and samples.”

On Sunday for its 10 year anniversary I’m releasing House of Balloons on all streaming platforms for the first time in it’s original incarnation. With the original mixes and samples. 🎈 pic.twitter.com/Wi3joxt1fq

— Abel Tesfaye (@theweeknd) March 17, 2021

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The original House of Balloons was released for free on The Weeknd’s website on March 21, 2011, and its songs would be posted subsequently on his YouTube channel

It had an Aaliyah sample on “What You Need.”

It also contained a Cocteau Twins sample on “The Knowing.”

Likewise, a  sample of Siouxsie and the Banshees’ “Happy House” on “House of Balloons / Glass Table Girls.”

In another news, The Weekend has announced a limited-edition vinyl with reimagined cover art by New York artist Daniel Arsham.

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