Some slangs birthed as a result of songs has made its way into Nigerian streets, and it is not going away anytime soon.

Even when the songs from which the slang originated are no longer popular, the slang persists on the streets.

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Here are the Top 5 Slangs to be birthed from 2021 Songs so far;

Shedi Bala Bala

In the month of May, a social media challenge came up titled the Shedi Bala Bala.

Created by DJ Baslit and Hypeman Bobby Banks, the song which isn’t exactly a proper song caused a frenzy on social media thanks to its catchy beat and lyrics.

The song, however, drew the ire of other women, who claimed the lyrics were slut-shaming and degrading to women.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBrtKSNnuwg

Beta Rest/It goes down when my G’s connect

In 2021, South African rising act, Focalistic enlisted Davido on the remix of his song, “Ke Star”. Davido’s verse made the song popular among Nigerian music lovers who drew two catchy slangs from it.

While “Beta Rest” is mostly a way most people recognize the song, “It goes down when my G’s connect” is more popular as it expresses how friendship make things interesting.

In fact, almost every part of Davido’s verse has in one birthed a slang.

I See I Saw

There are songs that have become popular as a result of a part of it going viral on social media and this was the case of “Looseguard (I See I Saw)”.

The artist whose name is Legendary Styles had released the song at first on audiomack when people came across and decided to use it as a form of humour and from there the song became popular even on Tik-Tok,

Just like most viral songs, the simple but catchy lyrics spoken in both English and Igbo and layered on a drill beat made it enjoyable and attractive.

Ma Lo Fe Broke N*gga

Olamide is the king of Slangs, he is undisputed when it comes to that area.

Although for a while, he has been popularizing any slang as result of him getting comfortable with his newly re-defined sound, all that changed on “Rock“.

The song is a groovy mid-tempo tune but the interesting part of it is its catchy lyrics. The lyrics are easy to sing along to.

The part of the lyrics that have been a popular saying on social media is the where he sings; “Ma lo fe broke nigga, fight for your life”

The statement has been seen as a piece of advice to women to make proper choices when it comes to picking a partner and to make sure to consider finances above all.

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Ahun Nimi

Early in the year, a trend went viral on social media which was the “Stingy Men Association”, “Ahun Nimi” became an anthem for the trend.

The song tells the song from the POV of a selfish/stingy person. It is owned by DJ OP Dot and features Obaflow.

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