Music Review: “Asiwaju” by Ruger
“Asiwaju” is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Michael Adebayo Olayinka known professionally as Ruger. The song premiered a few hours ago.
The song comes in 2 verses. The pre-chorus was taken 4 times while the chorus was taken 2 times.
“Asiwaju” is a Yoruba word in Nigeria that translates to a “Leader” or “A person that is ahead or leads or is always at the front.”
What is the song “Asiwaju” by Ruger all about?
Here is “Asiwaju” Meaning by Ruger:
In the song “Asiwaju” by Ruger, the artist sings about being ahead generally with no one able to catch up with him. According to him, he is ahead when it comes to having high skills in music, money, beauty, fashion, sexiness; swag generally.
Here is “Asiwaju” Lyrics Translation by Ruger below
Intro
Cook that thing!
Pre-chorus
Man getting high till I fade out
If the vibe no pure, on my way out (If the vibe isn’t pure, I am on my way out.)
Hullabaloo anytime we step out
The men dem outside we no dey house (The men are outside and not inside the house.)
No dey look for us we no dey house (Stop looking for us, we are not inside the house.)
You no dey see the mula we don spray out (Can’t you see the mula/money we are spraying out.)
Thank God say the maga don pay out (Thank God the maga has paid.)
Ope oh oh oh (Thankful)
Chorus
See, I’m ahead of them, asiwaju (See, I am ahead of them, I am leading.)
I’m a fvcking baller, Ighalo ni mi (I am a baller, I am Ighalo.)
No man fit talk sh#t to me (No man can say sh#t to me.)
Ni ilu mi, you go collect oh (In my village/town, you would receive it.)
See omo na me dey lead, asiwaju (I am the one leading, I al ahead.)
I’m a fvcking baller, Ighalo ni mi (I am a baller, I am Ighalo.)
No man fit talk sh#t to me (No man can say sh#t to me.)
Ni ilu mi, you go collect oh (In my village/town, you would receive it.)
Verse 1
Cheers my friends and clique
When I call demma all pulling up quick
Strapped up with the guns and the swords and things
Bring hell to anybody wey try test me (Bring hell to anybody that wants to test me.)
I’m your daddy, I’m your uncle, I’m your popsy
I be old man, no go dey call me Gen Z (I am an old man, don’t call me Gen Z.)
Brother see
Steady giving them, mo ti lo far (Steady giving them, I have gone far.)
They can never near me (They can never come near me.)
As my lover, lover just go (As my lover went.)
My oyinbo wife don show (My white-lady wife showed up.)
Omo my polo white my face show (My polo is white and my face is glaring.)
Sweet boy for life, they dunno
Your serious bae dey worry my phone (Your serious bae is disturbing my phone.)
E don dey sup for back, you dunno (It is already happening at the back, you don’t know.)
Everyday we dey run am on code (Everyday, we are running it in a coded manner.)
You suppose to know how the thing go (You should know how it goes.)
Pre-chorus
Man getting high till I fade out
If the vibe no pure, on my way out (If the vibe isn’t pure, I am on my way out.)
Hullabaloo anytime we step out
The men dem outside we no dey house (The men are outside and not inside the house.)
No dey look for us we no dey house (Stop looking for us, we are not inside the house.)
You no dey see the mula we don spray out (Can’t you see the mula/money we are spraying out.)
Thank God say the maga don pay out (Thank God the maga has paid.)
Ope oh oh oh (Thankful)
Chorus
See, I’m ahead of them, asiwaju (See, I am ahead of them, I am leading.)
I’m a fvcking baller, Ighalo ni mi (I am a baller, I am Ighalo.)
No man fit talk sh#t to me (No man can say sh#t to me.)
Ni ilu mi, you go collect oh (In my village/town, you would receive it.)
See omo na me dey lead, asiwaju (I am the one leading, I al ahead.)
I’m a fvcking baller, Ighalo ni mi (I am a baller, I am Ighalo.)
No man fit talk sh#t to me (No man can say sh#t to me.)
Ni ilu mi, you go collect oh (In my village/town, you would receive it.)
Verse 2
I’m on a different steeze
Singlet, belt and ripped out jeans
Man too wise, I no fit lose that cheese (I am too wise, I can’t lose that cheese.)
Oluwa thunder my body with blessings (Lord, fill my body with blessings.)
Ogbeni, Ogbeni, leave that thing (Hey, leave that thing.)
When I say Kukuruku, cook that thing
Who dey check? Who dey check am, oya look that thing (Who’s checking? Look at it.)
Face white, yan$h black, carry build that thing
Make nobody try stress me, I no be JJC (Let no one try to stress me, I am ahead of them.)
I don’t know if you get it on the top rating
I fit race with the best team (I can race with the best team.)
You wan race me, we no dey do the same thing, hmm hmm (You want to compete with me, we are not doing the same thing.)
Girl e no be Jet Ski, you say wetin? (Girl, it is not a Jet Ski, what did you say?)
No go reason me less, omo you go chop crapping
I do it diligently, won le mi (I do it diligently, they can’t catch up with me.)
Won le ba mi (They can’t catch up with me.)
Pre-chorus
Man getting high till I fade out
If the vibe no pure, on my way out (If the vibe isn’t pure, I am on my way out.)
Hullabaloo anytime we step out
The men dem outside we no dey house (The men are outside and not inside the house.)
No dey look for us we no dey house (Stop looking for us, we are not inside the house.)
You no dey see the mula we don spray out (Can’t you see the mula/money we are spraying out.)
Thank God say the maga don pay out (Thank God the maga has paid.)
Ope oh oh oh (Thankful)
Pre-chorus/Outro
Man getting high till I fade out
If the vibe no pure, on my way out (If the vibe isn’t pure, I am on my way out.)
Hullabaloo anytime we step out
The men dem outside we no dey house (The men are outside and not inside the house.)
No dey look for us we no dey house (Stop looking for us, we are not inside the house.)
You no dey see the mula we don spray out (Can’t you see the mula/money we are spraying out.)
Thank God say the maga don pay out (Thank God the maga has paid.)
Ope oh oh oh (Thankful)
Watch the video for the song “Asiwaju” by Ruger below
Duration: 3 minutes 38 seconds
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