Music Review: “Sugar” by Wizkid ft Ayra Starr “I wonder why they titled this song sugar though…”
“Sugar” is a song by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun known professionally as Wizkid. The song premiered a few hours ago.
“Sugar” is a song off his “More Love Less Ego,” album. Wizkid featured Nigerian singer and songwriter, Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe known professionally as Ayra Starr.
The artists sang in Yoruba, a Nigerian Language, pidgin, and standard English. Ayra Starr alone took the chorus and verse 1, while Wizkid took the pre-chorus, verses 2 and 3.
What is the song “Sugar” by Wizkid ft Skepta all about?
In the song “Sugar’ by Wizkid ft Ayraa Starr, the artists sing about their desire to keep being in a good mood, have fun, relax and spend however they want after their hard work and struggles in the beginning.
They pray that no one soils their good mood or no negative-minded person comes close to them since they have paid their dues.
Wizkid and Ayra Starr also believe that people should bear their burdens, as one way or the other, everybody is dealing with one burden or the other.
What do you all think?
“Sugar” by Wizkid ft Ayra Starr Lyrics Translation
Verse 1 (Ayra Starr)
Got a bag full of feeling
And a house full of regret
This baggage is —-, don’t mean to digress, hmm
I wanna know what’s the reason why you moving slow?
As you move no dey cross my lane (As you move, don’t cross my lane.)
Chorus (Ayra Starr)
Shori nonsense, ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring nonsense close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
If you get problem, ma gbe sunmomi (If you have a problem, don’t bring it close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
I dey fight my own demons, don’t you see? (I am fighting my own demons, can’t you see?)
Don’t know, don’t you see?
If you get problem, ma gbe sunmomi (If you have a problem, don’t bring it close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
Verse 2 (Wizkid)
Oya mami jo, jogo, jogodo, mami go (My baby, dance.)
And I no fit lie for you, mami oh, yo (I can’t lie to you.)
Kolo, kopami oh (Go crazy, and kill me.)
And me no dey laugh when them try me oh (I don’t laugh when they are trying me.)
Say my kind life no dey funny oh (My kind of life is not funny.)
Many things I sing fit don pami oh (Many things I sing could have killed me.)
Big money man, nothing tiny oh
And me no dey take—
Pre-chorus (Wizkid)
Man I fight my own demons, yeah
Keep the bad energy gone, yeah
Play with no time when you see us, yeah
We got the right energy on, yeah
Burst to the rhythm nothing long, yeah
We dey fly with the thing on, yeah
Who no dey grind, no dey belong, yeah (Anyone that doesn’t grind/work hard, can’t belong.)
Bad energy no come my side (Bad energy, don’t come my way.)
Chorus (Ayra Starr)
Shori nonsense, ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring nonsense close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
If you get problem, ma gbe sunmomi (If you have a problem, don’t bring it close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
I dey fight my own demons, don’t you see? (I am fighting my own demons, can’t you see?)
Don’t know, don’t you see?
If you get problem, ma gbe sunmomi (If you have a problem, don’t bring it close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
Verse 3 (Wizkid)
If you live this kind life I don live, you go know (If you live the type of life I have lived, you would know that…)
Man I live I no send no person. (I don’t give a damn.)
Say me I no send no man (I don’t give a damn.)
I dey live my life on the low and e dey show (I live my life on the low, and it shows.)
Steady-ban cruise
Pre-chorus (Wizkid)
Man I fight my own demons, yeah
Keep the bad energy gone, yeah
Play with no time when you see us, yeah
We got the right energy on, yeah
Burst to the rhythm nothing long, yeah
We dey fly with the thing on, yeah
Who no dey grind, no dey belong, yeah (Anyone that doesn’t grind/work hard, can’t belong.)
Bad energy no come my side (Bad energy, don’t come my way.)
Chorus/Outro (Ayra Starr)
Shori nonsense, ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring nonsense close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
If you get problem, ma gbe sunmomi (If you have a problem, don’t bring it close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
I dey fight my own demons, don’t you see? (I am fighting my own demons, can’t you see?)
Don’t know, don’t you see?
If you get problem, ma gbe sunmomi (If you have a problem, don’t bring it close to me.)
Ma gbe sunmomi (Don’t bring it close to me.)
Watch the video for the song “Longtime” by Wizkid ft Skepta below
Duration: 3 minutes 8 seconds