Shabba
Wizkid Lyrics


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Something like shabba
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
All of my niggas got rounds, I spray a new face on you clowns
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

Overall Meaning

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

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Comments from YouTube:

@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

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