Music Review: “Otilo,” by Pocolee ft Hotkid

“Otilo,” is a song by Nigerian dancer, Iweh Pascal Odinaka known professionally as Pocolee. He featured Nigerian rapper, singer, and songwriter, Moshood Adeola known professionally as Hotkid.

“Otilo,” is a Yoruba word in Nigeria that translates to “It has gone,” in English.

What is the meaning of the song “Otilo,” by Pocolee ft Hotkid?

Honestly, I can’t decipher this song. Kilolo? As in, what has gone? Is it the artists, Pocolee and Hotkid? Or their enemies? Or they have gone farther than their enemies and are unreachable or untouchable? Or the party has kicked off?

Any ideas, feel free to share them with the other readers.

But, there is a part in the song where the artists advise people not to be too trusting of those that claim to be supporting them. This is because they believe a lot of people pretend to be good and supportive but in the actual sense seek people’s downfall.

The artists also sing about their party mood, the good time they are having in the club with friends, intoxicating drinks, and marijuana.

What do you all think?

Check out the Lyrics Translation of “Otilo,” by Pocolee ft Hotkid below

Intro

Instrumentals

Ladies and gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen

Chorus

Iz gone! (Yo X!) (It is gone.)

Otilo (Yo X!) (It has gone.)

E don go (It has gone.)

Oya sope otilo (Say it has gone.)

No traces (Sheesh!)

Otilo (It has gone.)

Post-chorus

Dey don dey carry me dey go where I no know (Otilo) (They are already carrying me to where I don’t know.)

Dey don dey carry me dey go where I no know (Otilo) (They are already carrying me to where I don’t know.)

Dey don dey carry me dey go where I no know (Gi-gi-giddem) (They are already carrying me to where I don’t know.)

Verse 1

I can feel this vibration right in my head

E wan injure me (It wants to injure me.)

(Escala gba gba gbo)

Never believe when they say they gat you 

Wan paro ni (They are telling lies.)

Pre-chorus

Hmmm, ’cause I go high I go party till the night (Cause I will go high and party till night.)

Omo where my Hennessy oh? (Where is my Hennessy?)

We in the club all my people don dey (Phhhhhh) (We in the club and all my people are ….)

You can feel the energy oh

Chorus

Ah, oya sope otilo (Say it has gone.)

E don go (It has gone.)

Oya sope otilo (Iz gone) (Say it has gone.)

Ah, oya sope otilo (Say it has gone.)

E don go (It has gone.)

Oya sope otilo (Say it has gone.)

Ah ah

Verse 2

Say dey beef me I no talk (They are beefing me but I did not talk.)

Dey get squad I get God (They have got squad, but I have got God.)

Dey wan test run me I no fall (They want to test run me but I didn’t fall.)

Dey don set trap I no fall (They have set a trap, but, I didn’t fall.)

Won ti mo mi ni every city (They already know me in every city.)

Mo fun wan leg over, mo yi won 360 (I gave them a leg over and turned them 360.)

Awon lo cele, awa ni celebrity (They go to celestial, we are the celebrities.)

Phone on “dnd” my n#gga I dey busy (Phone on “Do not disturb,” my n#gga, I am busy.)

Pre-chorus

Hmmm, ’cause I go high I go party till the night (Cause I will go high and party till night.)

Omo where my Hennessy oh? (Omo where my hennessy oh oh oh) (Where is my Hennessy?)

We in the club all my people don dey (Phhhhhh) (We in the club and all my people are ….)

You can feel the energy oh

Chorus

Ah, oya sope otilo (See wahala o, see wahala o)(Say it has gone, see trouble.)

E don go (It has gone.)

Oya sope otilo (It’s fvcking gone, can’t find it, sheesh!) (Say it has gone.)

Oya sope otilo (Say it has gone.)

E don go (It has gone.)

Oya sope otilo (Say it has gone.)

Chorus

Ah, oya sope otilo (Say it has gone) (Ladies and gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen)

E don go (Iz gone) (It has gone.)

Oya sope otilo

Ah, oya sope otilo (No traces) (Say it has gone.)

E don go (sheesh) ( It has gone.)

Oya sope otilo (Say it has gone.)

Post chorus

Dey don dey carry me dey go where I no know (Otilo) (They are already carrying me to where I don’t know.)

Dey don dey carry me dey go where I no know (Otilo) (They are already carrying me to where I don’t know.)

Dey don dey carry me dey go where I no know (Gi-gi-giddem) (They are already carrying me to where I don’t know.)

Outro

Iz going (Otilo) (It is going.)

Iz gone (It has gone.)

Otilo you can’t find it (It has gone, you can’t find it.)

It’s gone like a thief in the night, no traces 

Yo X! 

Let’s go!

Otilo (It has gone.)

Watch the video for the song “Otilo,” by Pocolee ft Hotkid below

2 minutes 43 seconds