Music Review: “Pass Dem” by DJ Tough ft Wande Coal
“Pass Dem” is a song by Nigerian Disc Jockey (DJ), Odofin Annafi Oluwatobi known professionally as DJ Tough. He featured Nigerian singer and songwriter, Wande Coal.
The song’s audio premiered a few months ago, but the visual dropped recently. The song featured only Wande Coal’s vocals who sang in Pidgin, Standard English, and Yoruba Languages.
The song comes in 2 verses. The pre-chorus and chorus were taken 2 times each.
“Pass Dem” is a pidgin word that translates to ‘Surpass them” in English.
The video was directed by Jyde Akala. It is An Old Soldier Inc Production
What is the meaning of the song “Pass Dem” by DJ Tough ft Wande Coal?
“Pass Dem” by DJ Tough ft Wande Coal is quite explanatory. In the song, the artists sing about surpassing people in the game/industry or business that they happened to be in before them, and this has made them furious or filled with envy.
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DJ Tough “Pass Dem” Lyrics ft Wande Coal
Intro
Instrumental
Tune it to the king of tunes and blues
Verse 1 (Wande Coal)
Dem dey there, them they hate me (They are there, hating on me.)
Dem wan chop my palliative (They want to eat my palliative.)
Make I fall, dem be waiting (They are waiting for me to fall.)
But I get God, no go forget (But, I have God, don’t forget that.)
No time for regretting
Am housing and estating
My OS is updating
Over ca-cu calcu-lating
I am the best no debating
Tan ba gbagbe ran won leti (If they have forgotten, remind them.)
You know I gat goons all around me
To ba lo be, wan a gba e leti (If they are jumpy, they would be slapped.)
Won le, won le bati (They chased after me but couldn’t catch up.)
Ikoyi ni mo mu ile si (I picked a house at Ikoyi.)
I get too many property (I have too many properties.)
And I don buy Maserati (And I have bought a Maserati.)
Pre-chorus
Wan ni pe ki ma runmo (They said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force myself into it.)
Wan ni pe ki ma sunmo (They said I shouldn’t move close to it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Wan ni pe ki ma sunmo (They said I shouldn’t move close to it.)
Wan ni pe ki ma runmo (They said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force myself into it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Chorus
Dem dey vex pass (They are furious)
Dem dey vex because we don pass them (They are furious because we have surpassed them.)
And dem know say we don pass dem (And they know that we have surpassed them.)
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but we have surpassed them.)
Dem dey, don pass dem (They are there, but we have surpassed them.)
Dem dey vex because we don pass them (They are furious because we have surpassed them.)
And dem know say we don pass dem (And they know that we have surpassed them.)
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but, we have surpassed them.)
Hook
Hey ley oh
Hey ley ley oh
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but we have surpassed them.)
Hey ley oh
Eh eh o ley, o ley, ley
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but we have surpassed them.)
Verse 2 (Wande Coal)
Owo san ra si uh (The money is getting fatter/bigger.)
Owo gara si uh (The money is bigger/ more)
They can’t cover me uh
Dem no be umbrella mi (They are not my umbrella.)
They can’t cover me uh
Shey wo ni canopy mi? (Are you my canopy?)
Dem don’t know about me uh (They don’t know about me.)
Dey no get my money. (They don’t have my money.)
Pre-chorus
Wan ni pe ki ma runmo (They said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force myself into it.)
Wan ni pe ki ma sunmo (They said I shouldn’t move close to it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Wan ni pe ki ma sunmo (They said I shouldn’t move close to it.)
Wan ni so fun pe ki ma runmo (They said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force myself into it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Owa ni ki ma runmo (He/she said I shouldn’t manipulate my way/force my self into it.)
Chorus
Dem dey vex pass (They are so furious.)
Dem dey vex because we don pass them (They are furious because we have surpassed them.)
And dem know say we don pass dem (They know that we have surpassed them.)
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but we have surpassed them.)
And, dey don vex o (They are furious.)
Eh, dey don vex o (They are furious.)
Dem dey vex because we don pass them (They are furious because we have surpassed them.)
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but we have surpassed them.)
Hook/Outro
Dem dey there before, oh oh oh oh oh oh (They were there before us.)
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but we have surpassed them.)
Dem dey there before, oh oh oh oh oh oh (They were there before us.)
Dem dey there before, but we don pass dem (They were there before us, but we have surpassed them.)
DJ Tough “Pass Dem” Mp3/Watch the video for the song “Pass Dem” by DJ Tough ft Wande Coal below
Duration: 3 minutes 8 seconds