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]
Shabba
Wizkid Lyrics
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Something like shabba
Something like shabba
Something like shabba
My niggas, we fuck up some commas
Some of them dirty like shabba
Jamaican and Haitian, no matter, they pull up with choppers
I got a bitch in the viddy, I gave her the shrimp and the lobster
I put that girl in Givenchy, Versace, I'm feeling like shabba
How that bitch so Hollywood, but that bitch living in Bompton
But I be training these hoes, fresh out the boat, yeah
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
10 gold rings like shabba, yeah
Something like shabba
She got me rolling through like shabba
Something like shabba
Ride in the Benz like shabba
Something like shabba
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Gwan go fuck up the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
Shawty ride with a nigga through the west coast
Down south pimp, I done left hoes
My life so good, I done blessed hoes
I might crowd surf for my next show
All of my niggas is trappers
We take the dope on the road
You see the line 'round the corner
We selling dope at the shows
You see the ice on my wrist
You see my neck full of gold
Boy, you at home with your girlfriend
I got a house full of hoes
Homie, I stay on the road
I make a play, then I go
I got a house full of cocaine
They wanna play in the snow
Bare foreign jaws thought my name was shabba
I ain't a fuckery, I ain't a passer
I got a one peng ting that cooks me pasta
I chuck bands in the Benz, chuck ash in the Astra
Man my gyal wanna gimme goodie good good
But she done told me this hoody too hood
My gyal wan' smoke dope in the hood
I told her hold on baby, go suck on this wood
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
10 gold rings like shabba, yeah
Something like shabba
She got me rolling through like shabba
Something like shabba
Ride in the Benz like shabba
Something like shabba
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Gwan go fuck up the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
She wanna shut up
Gyal wanna get with a trapper
Blowing on sess with the grubber
Gold tee like shabba
Trap boy turned rapper
She go down south, then back up
Man can't wife up no slapper
Man bust that ting to my brudda
Sent P's to my mother
Trap in the street for the guala
Man bet' have some manners
Tings yeah, we got lot of
Foreign gyal looking proper
Give her shots like a chopper
Bad joints rolling up the grams
Wanna love a man like I'm shabba
She seeing gold chains and cocaine
Spend coco dance on the dope
So a nigga aim that so string
I pray a nigga never touch my homie
Man down if you touch my homie
Man down, man down, man down
Lift her up, make her home shake
I got the Gs like I'm OJ
We serving P for the cocaine
It's up to no hoe, oh no way
Told the feds I ain't giving up no names
Amnes' coming in plentily
Amnes' coming in loads, aye
Hand on my friend here put her hand
On my friend, get toasty
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
10 gold rings like shabba, yeah
Something like shabba
She got me rolling through like shabba
Something like shabba
Ride in the Benz like shabba
Something like shabba
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Gwan go fuck up the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
Through the street with a bracker
No key, getting mon' up
Smoke ki' like my brother
Gold tee like shabba
Ring ring, setting one up
OT selling packer
TU, that's turn up
Walked in, front the run up
Uck face tryna uck us
T like, man shut up
Sea side getting guala
Gyal give a man utter
Daylights so they stutter
She's calling me dada
I told her uh uh
Boom boom in the bedroom
So wet like I broke her bladder
I'm old school like shabba
Rock all gold like shabba
Bad bitches they hol' up
Wanna do man under the covers
Beemer, Bentley or Hummer
Spring, winter or summer
Ring trap, where the runner?
Big strap, need another
Man to hold it up
Big bags, can't fold it
Section, OHB, better notice
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
10 gold rings like shabba, yeah
Something like shabba
She got me rolling through like shabba
Something like shabba
Ride in the Benz like shabba
Something like shabba
She got me blowing trees like shabba
Something like shabba
Gwan go fuck up the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Something like shabba
The lyrics to Wizkid's "Shabba" describe a life of luxury, with references to money, drugs, and women. The title is a reference to Jamaican reggae artist Shabba Ranks, known for his dancehall hits in the early 1990s. Wizkid's lyrics celebrate the lifestyle of a successful rapper, with emphasis on the trappings of wealth like gold rings and designer clothes. He also references drug dealing and the criminal underworld, with lines about selling cocaine and avoiding snitching to the authorities. Despite these themes, the overall tone of the song is celebratory, with a catchy beat and repeated references to "something like shabba". The lyrics are delivered in a mix of English and Jamaican patois, emphasizing Wizkid's musical roots in Nigeria, where he was born and raised.
Line by Line Meaning
Something like shabba
Similar to the vibe and energy of Shabba
My niggas, we fuck up some commas
My friends and I make a lot of money
Some of them dirty like shabba
Some of them are involved in illegal activities like Shabba
Jamaican and Haitian, no matter, they pull up with choppers
Regardless of their nationality, they come prepared with guns
All of my niggas got rounds, I spray a new face on you clowns
All of my friends have ammunition, I will harm and humiliate you
I got a bitch in the viddy, I gave her the shrimp and the lobster
I have a girl at the party, I treated her to expensive seafood
I put that girl in Givenchy, Versace, I'm feeling like shabba
I dressed that girl in luxury clothing brands, feeling powerful like Shabba
How that bitch so Hollywood, but that bitch living in Bompton
How is that girl acting like a celebrity but living in a dangerous neighborhood
But I be training these hoes, fresh out the boat, yeah
But I am teaching these women who just arrived in the country
She got me blowing trees like shabba
She has me smoking marijuana like Shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Dancing energetically to the music like Shabba
10 gold rings like shabba, yeah
Wearing multiple gold rings like Shabba
She got me rolling through like shabba
She has me cruising around like Shabba
Ride in the Benz like shabba
Driving in a Mercedes-Benz like Shabba
Shawty ride with a nigga through the west coast
A girl rides with me on the West Coast
Down south pimp, I done left hoes
I used to be a pimp in the South and left those women
My life so good, I done blessed hoes
My life is so great, I have showered women with blessings
I might crowd surf for my next show
I might engage with the crowd during my upcoming performance
All of my niggas is trappers
All of my friends are involved in drug dealing
We take the dope on the road
We transport drugs while traveling
You see the line 'round the corner
You see the long line of people waiting
We selling dope at the shows
We are selling drugs at the concerts
You see the ice on my wrist
You see the expensive jewelry on my wrist
You see my neck full of gold
You see my gold chains around my neck
Boy, you at home with your girlfriend
You're at home with your girlfriend
I got a house full of hoes
I have a house full of women
Homie, I stay on the road
My friend, I am constantly traveling
I make a play, then I go
I make a move, then I leave quickly
I got a house full of cocaine
I have a house full of cocaine
They wanna play in the snow
They want to use cocaine for recreational purposes
Bare foreign jaws thought my name was shabba
Many foreign girls believed my name was Shabba
I ain't a fuckery, I ain't a passer
I am not someone to be messed with or ignored
I got a one peng ting that cooks me pasta
I have a beautiful girl who cooks pasta for me
I chuck bands in the Benz, chuck ash in the Astra
I throw money in my Mercedes-Benz, I throw ash in my Vauxhall Astra
Man my gyal wanna gimme goodie good good
My girl wants to give me good sex
But she done told me this hoody too hood
But she told me that my style is too hood
My gyal wan' smoke dope in the hood
My girl wants to smoke drugs in the neighborhood
I told her hold on baby, go suck on this wood
I told her to wait and perform oral sex on me
She wanna shut up
She wants to be quiet
Gyal wanna get with a trapper
A girl wants to be involved with a drug dealer
Blowing on sess with the grubber
Smoking marijuana with the fat joint
Gold tee like shabba
Wearing a gold t-shirt like Shabba
Trap boy turned rapper
A former drug dealer turned rapper
She go down south, then back up
She goes to the South, then returns
Man can't wife up no slapper
A man can't commit to a promiscuous woman
Man bust that ting to my brudda
A man uses a gun for his family
Sent P's to my mother
Sent drugs to my mother
Trap in the street for the guala
Sell drugs in the street for money
Man bet' have some manners
People better show respect
Tings yeah, we got lot of
Girls, yes, we have a lot of them
Foreign gyal looking proper
Foreign girls looking good
Give her shots like a chopper
Offer her alcohol like a machine gun
Bad joints rolling up the grams
Attractive girls rolling up drugs
Wanna love a man like I'm shabba
Want to love a man like Shabba
She's calling me dada
She is calling me daddy
I told her uh uh
I told her no
Boom boom in the bedroom
A lot of sexual activity in the bedroom
So wet like I broke her bladder
Her vagina is very wet
I'm old school like shabba
I have an old-fashioned style like Shabba
Rock all gold like shabba
Wear all gold jewelry like Shabba
Bad bitches they hol' up
Attractive women hold up
Wanna do man under the covers
Want to have sexual relations under the covers
Beemer, Bentley or Hummer
Luxury cars
Spring, winter or summer
Any time of the year
Ring trap, where the runner?
Call the drug deal, where is the person delivering the drugs?
Big strap, need another
Large gun, need another one
Man to hold it up
A man to handle the gun
Big bags, can't fold it
Large amounts of drugs, cannot hide it
Section, OHB, better notice
Exclusive area, Otherside Boyz, better acknowledge it
Through the street with a bracker
Through the street with a weapon
No key, getting mon' up
No problem, making money
Smoke ki' like my brother
Smoke marijuana like my brother
Ring ring, setting one up
Phone call, arranging a drug deal
OT selling packer
Out of town, selling drugs
TU, that's turn up
Turn up the energy
Walked in, front the run up
Walked in, confront any conflict
Uck face tryna uck us
Ugly face trying to cause trouble
T like, man shut up
T like, man be quiet
Sea side getting guala
By the sea, making money
Gyal give a man utter
Girls giving oral sex to a man
Daylights so they stutter
Scare people by flashing lights
She got me blowing trees like shabba
She has me smoking marijuana like Shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Dancing energetically to the music like Shabba
10 gold rings like shabba, yeah
Wearing multiple gold rings like Shabba
She got me rolling through like shabba
She has me cruising around like Shabba
Ride in the Benz like shabba
Driving in a Mercedes-Benz like Shabba
She got me blowing trees like shabba
She has me smoking marijuana like Shabba
Gwan go fuck up the beat like shabba
Go and give an amazing performance like Shabba
Bounce to the beat like shabba
Dancing energetically to the music like Shabba
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: CHRISTOPHER BROWN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@quincynyamudeza5110
Our boy Wizkid is on another level,Do you remember Holla At Your Boy?
@danieldaniels9854
Yea man. Has been a while.
@justkj8049
Yes that song is so good he should make one similar
@olisaiweanya7527
Quincy Nyamudeza like everyone who Luke's afro knows it. #jamoflife.
@oyewotaofeekemeka8436
Is good but e copy the song from se7en ft lil kim
@deodricmciver3781
8i5y⁸y 89uh9 uphre it 9i99j9i iui I'll i8 iui j I'm u
@ContentCanvasYT
Still a banger in 2022.
Underrated asf, people sleep on this.
@ahamsjohnkennedy2711
People slept on this masterpiece.
@zeenaj9261
I feel bad for those who never got the chance to hear this masterpiece .... I used to bump this loud af in my car on the way to work lol
@davontyb94
2021