Music Review: “We Outside,” by Olamide 

“We Outside,” is a song by indigenous Nigerian rapper and songwriter, Olamide.

The song features the vocals/’rhythm style of Asake and Fireboy DML in the background. 

“We Outside,” comes in 2 verses. The chorus was sung thrice.

What is the song “We Outside,” by Olamide all about?

In the song “We Outside,” by Olamide, the artist sings about the immense fun he is having with his money after working hard to make it. He is enjoying his life the way he wants it; he is living “La Vida Loca.”

The use of “We Outside,” is synonymous with “Outdoor.” It was used to emphasize how much fun he is having. Since it is believed that the outdoors is where the fun is, and where one can do a lot of adventuring.

What do you all think?

Check out the Lyrics Translation of “We Outside,” by Olamide below

Intro

Tune in to the king of sounds and blues

Hustle for the money, till early morn’

Been on the grind, me and my dawgs

Hustle don dey pay me (Pay me) (The hustle is paying now.)

I wanna Jaiye ni t’emi (Ni t’emi) (Me, I want to enjoy life.)

Chorus                                      

I dey outside oh, eh (I am outside.)

I dey outside oh, eh (I am outside.)

I dey outside oh (I am outside.)

Me and my dawgs we dey outside oh (We dey outside oh) (I and my dawgs are outside.)

I dey outside oh eh (I dey outside oh) (I am outside)

I dey outside oh eh (I dey outside oh) 

I dey outsidе oh (I am outside.)

Me and my dawgs we dey outsidе oh (We dey outside oh) (I and my dawgs are outside.)

Verse 1

Me I no be small boy, I be senior man (I am not a small boy, but, a senior man.)

And I no dey ever foh for my fellow man (I don’t do my fellow man.)

White man, red man, or yellow man

Respect is reciprocal so settle down

Emi n jaiye lọ n t’emi, sayo t’emi (I am enjoying life. I am taking alcohol.)

Gbe ’hennessy lo n t’emi (I am carrying henessy.)

No get the time to form fake deep (I don’t have time to form fake deep.)

I just want enjoy my life baby

Too many fine ladies, tan l’emi (So many beautiful ladies that are pursuing me.)

One orobo, one twenty slim shadies (One fat girl, and 27 slim ladies.)

Too many woman, na plenty yawa, yawa (Too many women means too many problem.)

I no get energy for wahala, hala (I don’t have the energy for the problem.)

Chorus                                      

I dey outside oh, eh (I am outside.)

I dey outside oh, eh (I am outside.)

I dey outside oh (I am outside.)

Me and my dawgs we dey outside oh (We dey outside oh) (I and my dawgs are outside.)

I dey outside oh eh (I dey outside oh) (I am outside)

I dey outside oh eh (I dey outside oh) 

I dey outsidе oh (I am outside.)

Me and my dawgs we dey outsidе oh (We dey outside oh) (I and my dawgs are outside.)

Verse 2

Shout out to Ṣikẹmi (Shout out to Sikemi.)

Ọmọdunkẹ and Aderonkẹ mi (Aderonkẹ mi) (The one that sweetens me to take care of, and my Aderonke.)

Kan to ri mi l’ori tele (Before they saw me on the television screen.)

Awọn to n f’ẹmi (Those that love me.)

Awọn t’emi tipẹ tipẹ ni (Those are my long-time people.)

Ọ́mọ the struggle too mad oh (The struggle was so crazy.)

And nobody wey go bo card oh (And nobody was doing yahoo.)

Go home if you no fit go hard oh (Go home if you can’t go hard.)

Stay dangerous and dey bad oh (Stay dangerous and be bad.)

Jake jado ani won da mo (All over the world; he is recognized.)

Give it to them oya one by one (Give it to them one after the other.)

Ọmo shack Hennesy, make eye dirty (Take Henessy and let your eyes be dirty/get intoxicated.)

Gbe soul re oya je ka lo (Lift your soul, and let us go.)

Chorus                                      

I dey outside oh, eh (I am outside.)

I dey outside oh, eh (I am outside.)

I dey outside oh (I am outside.)

Me and my dawgs we dey outside oh (We dey outside oh) (I and my dawgs are outside.)

I dey outside oh eh (I dey outside oh) (I am outside)

I dey outside oh eh (I dey outside oh) 

I dey outsidе oh (I am outside.)

Me and my dawgs we dey outsidе oh (We dey outside oh) (I and my dawgs are outside.)

Outro

I dey outside oh (I am outside.)

We dey outside oh (We are outside.)

It is the beat master

Watch the video for the song “We Outside,” by Olamide below

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pvVyHyX2Zg

Duration: 2 minutes 36 seconds