He rose to prominence after releasing "Holla at Your Boy", the lead single from his debut studio album, Superstar (2011). "Tease Me/Bad Guys", "Don't Dull", "Love My Baby", "Pakurumo", and "Oluwa Lo Ni" were also released as singles from the Superstar album. Ayo, his self-titled second studio album, was released in September 2014. It was supported by six singles: "Jaiye Jaiye", "On Top Your Matter", "One Question", "Joy", "Bombay", and "Show You the Money". Wizkid left E.M.E after his contract expired.
In 2016, Wizkid achieved international recognition following his collaboration with Drake on the hit single "One Dance", which reached number one in 15 countries, including the US Billboard Hot 100, the UK, Canada and Australia. He signed a multi-album deal with RCA Records in March 2017. His third studio album, Sounds from the Other Side, was released in July 2017. It serves as his major label debut and was primarily a Caribbean-influenced record. SFTOS was supported by five singles: "Daddy Yo", "Sweet Love", "Come Closer" featuring Drake, "African Bad Gyal" and "Naughty Ride". Wizkid became the first Afrobeats artist to appear in the 2018 Guinness World Records for his contribution to "One Dance".[4]
In 2019, he was featured on Beyoncé's project The Lion King: The Gift on the collaboration "Brown Skin Girl", which won him a Grammy Award for Best Music Video.[5] His fourth album, Made in Lagos, was released in October 2020, to wide commercial success and acclaim.[6] The album includes the single "Essence", which became the first Nigerian song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100.[7]
By February 2021, Wizkid was the most-streamed Nigerian artist of all time on Spotify, with over 3.4 billion streams across all credits.[8]
In Love
Wizkid Lyrics
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Come and be my lady
The way you move your body
Girl you drive me crazy
Oh, I can′t explain it
My girl I can't explain it
Girl you got me asking for more
Asking for more
You know that I love the way you watch it
Looking like you want to touch it
If you′re good I'll let you have it
Omo I go be your bad habit
I can't explain it
Oh boy I can′t explain it
Just how I got you asking for more
How you′re begging for more
Oh my baby
Come and be my lady
See everyday I'm falling in love
Yeah, falling in love
Come here baby
I want you to be my bobo
Coz everyday I′m falling in love
I'm falling in love
With you, I′m falling for you girl
With you, I'm falling for you girl
With you, I′m falling for you boy
Everyday I'm falling in love
I'm falling in love
You know that I need your love
Like this drink in my cup
So pour your drink in my cup
I′m trying to drink you all up
Girl hold on
The feeling that I feel is so strong
I need your love, your care, your kiss and touch to move on
Yeah, I′m loving your low waist
Hey, feeling your low waist
Hey, every time you shaking your booty
You causing me gobe, aha
I'm loving the way, ay
Your feeling my low waist, ay
Driving me crazy, calling me baby
No, no, don′t go away
Oh my baby
Come and be my lady (be my baby)
See everyday I'm falling in love
Yeah, falling in love
Come here baby (come here baby)
I want you to be my bobo (be my baby)
Coz everyday I′m falling in love
I'm falling in love
With you, I′m falling for you girl
With you, I'm falling for you girl
With you, I'm falling for you boy
Everyday I′m falling in love
I′m falling in love
Girl you got the ghetto boy
Falling for you girl
I can't explain what I am feeling for you girl
Girl you got the ghetto boy
Falling for you
I′m really falling big
Girl I tell them other girls bye
Girl you got the ghetto boy
Falling for you girl
I can't explain what I am feeling for you girl
Girl you got the ghetto boy
Falling for you
I′m really falling big
Girl I tell them other girls bye
(Suka Sounds)
The song "In Love" by Wizkid features the artist professing his love and desire for a girl. The lyrics suggest that he is captivated by her physicality and that he is falling deeper in love with her every day. He expresses his attraction to her by saying "The way you move your body, girl you drive me crazy," and admits that he can't explain his feelings for her. Throughout the song, he repeatedly asks her to become his "lady" or "bobo," indicating that he wants her to commit to him in a relationship.
The lyrics also include several references to drinking and implies that he needs her love just as much as he needs a drink. He sings, "You know that I need your love/Like this drink in my cup/So pour your drink in my cup/I'm trying to drink you all up." The words in the chorus express how he is falling for her every day and asks her to reciprocate his affection.
Overall, the song is about falling in love with someone and how that person can drive you crazy with their physique and personality. It also suggests that love can make someone feel like they need it as much as they desire a drink.
Line by Line Meaning
Come on baby
Wizkid is urging his lover to come closer to him
Come and be my lady
He wants her to be his girlfriend and significant other
The way you move your body
He is impressed by her dancing skills
Girl you drive me crazy
Her beauty and attractiveness are having an effect on him
Oh, I can′t explain it
He cannot fully express his feelings for her
My girl I can't explain it
He addresses his lover and tells her that he cannot articulate his emotions
Girl you got me asking for more
Her appeal is so strong that he keeps wanting more of her
You know that I love the way you watch it
He enjoys the way she looks at him while dancing
Looking like you want to touch it
Wizkid thinks that she has a burning desire for him
If you′re good I'll let you have it
He hints that he is willing to give her what she wants, but only if she behaves well
Omo I go be your bad habit
He can become her addiction because of his appeal and desirability
Oh boy I can′t explain it
He addresses his lover in this line, expressing his own difficulties with describing his feelings
Just how I got you asking for more
Wizkid cites his irresistible nature as the reason why his lover keeps craving for more of him
How you′re begging for more
He is amazed by the fact that she wants him so badly
Oh my baby
He is calling his lover affectionately
See everyday I'm falling in love
Wizkid professes his growing love for his lover
Come here baby
He wants her to come closer to him
I want you to be my bobo
He wants her to be his companion and significant other
Coz everyday I′m falling in love
He reiterates his growing feelings for her
With you, I′m falling for you girl
Wizkid admits that he is falling in love with her
With you, I'm falling for you boy
This line seems to be a variation of the previous one, only addressing his own gender
Everyday I'm falling in love
He repeats again how he is falling in love with her more and more every day
You know that I need your love
He admits that he has a strong desire for her love
Like this drink in my cup
He likens his need for her love to the way he feels about a drink in his cup
So pour your drink in my cup
He is telling her to give him her love
I′m trying to drink you all up
He wants her love so much that he wants to consume it all
Girl hold on
He is urging her to wait and be patient
The feeling that I feel is so strong
He confesses to feeling very strongly for her
I need your love, your care, your kiss and touch to move on
He feels that he needs her love, care, and touch in order to be happy and move forward in life
Yeah, I′m loving your low waist
He is admiring his lover's figure, specifically her waist
Hey, feeling your low waist
He is enjoying the sensation he gets from touching her waist
Every time you shaking your booty
He likes the way her body moves when she dances
You causing me gobe, aha
Her dancing is driving him crazy
I'm loving the way, ay
He is praising how his lover makes him feel
Your feeling my low waist, ay
He likes how she touches his waist
Driving me crazy, calling me baby
He finds her so irresistible that he is becoming crazy, and loves it when she calls him 'baby'
No, no, don′t go away
He is begging her not to leave him
Girl you got the ghetto boy
He is referring to himself and his rough but charming qualities
Falling for you girl
He admits that he is falling for her
I can't explain what I am feeling for you girl
He admits that he cannot quite describe his feelings for her
I′m really falling big
His feelings for her are growing stronger every day
Girl I tell them other girls bye
He has decided that she is the only one he wants to be with, and is leaving behind all other women
Writer(s): Deborah Joshua, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
Contributed by Cameron O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.