Nigeria’s favourite artists Asake and Olamide collaborated on two of the biggest songs currently riding the afrobeats waves.
This song, its video released to YouTube just a week ago is fast catching up to the other son, Amapiano, with over 3.2 million views.
What is the meaning in the song?
The song is a hype, a celebration of success, swag and riches to a level such that they have created a wave of “new religion”, a different kind of league. It is sang in a combination of Yoruba, English and Pidgin English.
Listen to the song on YouTube here.
See lyrics of Asake & Olamide’s No Religion full translations and English meaning
[Intro]
Please say your passcode?
Baddo
Asake
Olomi won’be o – My treasured lady
Ko de ye koma ye – It shouldn’t be going in this kind of way
Lifestyle Agba baller – Lifestyle, professional footballer
R.I.P to Pele
Dribble like Maradona
Baby ma lo son’ta – Baby don’t —
Nobody total – Nobody is complete
Lagos to Minnesota
No cap, nobody wey dey hotter – Nobody is hotter, and I am not playing
I no fit, no fit do mediocre – I cannot do mediocre
O ri Balenciaga – Can’t you see Balenciaga
I got moves like jagger – I have moves like (Mick) Jagga
I know jago I know jagger
No de follow me de taka – Stop following me argue/talk
New religion encounter
Premium be d swagger – Premium is the swagger
No send no baga – I don’t give a damn about anybody/nobody
Nfana ibaga – no problem
E be like say dem de gather o – Looks like they have all gathered
For my matter o – To talk about me
I get the magic
Abracadabra o
Olamide
Wo Black face lo ko hard life, I just de chop life – Look, Blackface (of Plantashun Boiz) sang the song hard life, I am just enjoying life
No stressing living soft life
I don’t know how I survive this tour life
Girls wey want get my baby reach 4/5 – The amount of girls looking to have a baby for me are around 4 to 5
Every word wey de come out of my mouth – Every word that comes out of my mouth
I de monetize am baba I no get energy – I monetize it, God I don’t have energy
And I can’t really shout and I can’t really (hiss) – I can’t really shout or hiss
Wo mio shakomo remedy – Look, my fronting is remedy
Cash money cash Mula
Cash in cash out baby why should I
Catch feelings more than a flight cancel am
E de pain me like blackface of tribunal – It is hurting me like Blackface osaid
Wo! I too soft like puff puff – Look, I am too soft like puff puff (a sweet Nigerian snack)
And my bank alert bad, u go mad u go off – And my bank alert is bad, you will get mad, you will die
Guy u better wear glove
Before u touch am – Before you touch it
It de hot it de smoke it de burn – It is hot, smoke is coming out, it is burning
Asake
Olomi won’be o
Ko de ye koma ye
Lifestyle Agba baller
R.I.P to Pele
Dribble like Maradona
Baby ma lo son’ta
Nobody to ta
Lagos to Minnesota
No cap, nobody weh de hotter
I no fit, no fit do mediocre
O ri Balenciaga
I got moves like jaga
I know jago I know jaga
No de follow me de taka
New religion encounter
Premium be d swaga
No send no baga
Nfana ibaga
It be like say dem de gather o
For my matter o
I get the magic
Abracadabra o
Olamide
Wo, melody pelu harmony pelu peace nikan nimo fe – Look, melody, harmony and peace is only what I need
I no get strength to be fair
No intruding my private affair
Be you family or my friend
Oya pause shoti gbo scores – Ok pause, did you hear the scores?
N**** of course why you come de pompous
Flow so delirious stupendous
And the oops they envious
They can’t be us
I accept say I change me I no b same guy – I accept that I have changed, I am not the same guy
I de push P everyday I be game guy – I push P(lay) everyday, I am a game guy
Only dead fish goes with d flow dead guy
No de whine me I no de joke omo take time – Stop upsetting me I am not joking, respect yourself
Travel all around the globe, obo do Oyinbo – Travel all around the world, white man’s land
We de take pictures, we de strike we de pose
My g my shit really fly, too dope
And the girls sniffing on my body like, dem de do coke – The girls sniffing on my body like they are on cocaine
image credit: Olamide/Asake/NoReligion