Lyrics
Ma ma ma gee
Expression or sound without a specific meaning.
Yeah
Confirmation or agreement.
Aaa eee yeah yeah
Exclamatory sounds expressing energy or enthusiasm.
Aaa eee yeah yeah
Repetition of exclamatory sounds for emphasis.
Mandem
Slang referring to a group of friends or associates.
Aaa eee yeah yeah
Repetition of energetic sounds.
Aaa eee yeah yeah
-Let them hear
Encouragement to let others hear or pay attention.
We speed up
Emphasizing acceleration or progress.
Plenty money no dey kill ooo
Wealth doesn't lead to death; a play on the phrase "money is the root of all evil."
Omo, Dangote still dey search oo
Even Dangote (successful businessman) is still striving.
So who be me, who be you
Reflecting on personal identity and the need to hustle for money.
Wey make I no hustle for money
Questioning why one shouldn't work hard for money.
So if I speed up and man I sacrifice
Willingness to make sacrifices for success.
My brother make you no dey laugh me coz
Requesting not to mock the speaker's efforts.
If I pull up in the Benz ooo
Imagining a successful future with luxurious cars and loyal friends.
If I pull up in the Range ooo
-Wey me then my gees we dey gang ooo
-One day my brother no shock ooo
Anticipating a positive outcome in the future.
So if I try, try, try, try
Determination to persist despite initial failures.
If eno pick up, I go try again
-On God, on God, on God, we dey ee
Expression of confidence and reliance on God.
On God, on God, on God, we dey ee
-So bad man make you no try me
Warning not to provoke or challenge the speaker.
I be killer man on my own ooo
Claiming a tough and independent persona.
Everyday we going harder
Commitment to continuous hard work and progress.
We just wanna, trynna make it
Desire for success and reaching great heights.
Wanna go high like a rocket
-Mi np3 mi hun asem, I be cooler
Saying "I am not bothered; I am calm."
Mandem, moving fast like a Lambo
Moving swiftly and effortlessly like a high-speed car.
Rolling stone sef no come
-R-B-A, we live
Reference to the artist or a group - "R-B-A."
Road boy, I'm for the paper
Declaring a focus on earning money, nothing else matters.
Nothing else but the paper
-Moving fast like a Lambo
Reiteration of moving fast and living for money.
Rolling stone sef no come
-R-B-A, we live
Continued emphasis on being a "Road boy" for the paper.
Road boy, I'm for the paper
-So I g-r-i-n-d, for the money
Spelling out "grind" as a commitment to hard work for money.
So I grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind, grind for the paper
Repetition emphasizing continuous hard work for the paper.
Yoo, yoo, yoo
Expressing enthusiasm or approval.
I live I live I live
Living and grinding for money and paper, with a desire to go higher.
I live I live I live
-For the money
-For the dollar, dollar
-We live we live we live
-We live we live we live
-For the paper
Reiteration of living for the paper and aiming for higher goals.
Going higher higher
-I live I live I live
Continued emphasis on living and grinding for money and paper.
I live I live I live
-For the money
-For the dollar, dollar
-We live we live we live
-We live we live we live
-For the paper
Repetition of the theme of striving for higher achievements.
Going higher higher
-When I make it
Anticipating success and the pride it will bring to family.
When we make it
-Yeah
Repetition of the desire for success.
When I make it
-When we make it
Imagining a successful arrival and the impact on enemies and family.
Pull up in white dress
-My enemies go dey shed tears
-And Mama go be proud of me yeah yeah
-Drizzybeatz yoo I see you
Shoutout to Drizzybeatz; "aseda nkwaaa" means thanksgiving.
To all, aseda nkwaaa
Expressing gratitude and thanksgiving.
Aaa eee yeah yeah
Repetition of energetic sounds.
Live for the paper
Reaffirmation of living and grinding for the paper.
Grind for the paper
-I'm for the paper
-Live for the paper
-I'm for the paper
Final declaration of the commitment to the pursuit of money.
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