Wad Up
Wizkid Lyrics


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Back in the days when the girls dem see me
All of them no want tell me
Wad up
Even the guy them see me for street
Them say i too dirty
So no wad up
But righ now when them see me pass
All of them want tell me
Wad up
They see pass in my new car
Even the girls all of them say
Wad up
Back in the days ooo
They no know me so
Nooo Wad up
I'm making my money now
Now them them take form say
Wad up
Back in the days they no know me
For the side orise (orise)
Won o surulere
Pe orimi foka sibe (foka sibe)
Wad Up
See me pass i no send you
You no send me
I no send you
I dey do my thing
My way with wy clef on the beat so
Wad Up
Je n r'owo e soke (r'owo e soke)
Wad Up
Now when them see me pass
They throw me t'waie
They see me pass your hood fam
Them throw me t'wale
Back in the days i used to wear one jeans
One shirt
And then they no dey tell me
Wad Up
They say i too dirty
I no get swagger
So they no tell me
Wad Up
But right now then send me
But me i no send you
If you no send me
I dey jones
You dey pay me
I dey my things my way they pay me
When i pass your hood all of them they see me
Them call me Wizzy
Wad Up
Them see me pass your hood they try to form familiarity
They say say Wad Up
I don do song wih people
I don pose well well so easy
See who dey jone now
Oooooo
Iyeeee
Who sat and watched my infant head
When sleeping on my craddle bed
When tears and sickness made me cry
Oya
If you know send me
Oya kari make you go hug transformer
Sheybi na dem talk say
All the song i sing
It get some comma
Yes he com talk say
All the thing i talk na grammer
Me i don learn many things
From the word of my grand mama
Thank God for the new me
Now people wanna know me
Back then when they saw me
Them say them no know me
So if you no know me
Shut Up
If you want know me
Wad Up
Iyyyeee yeeeyeye
I be different io
I be omoba
I say dey give am to me
I be omoba
Omoba




Je n rowo loke...
Wad Up.

Overall Meaning

In Wizkid's song, "Wad Up", the artist reflects on his journey to success and how people's attitudes towards him have changed as a result. He starts by reminiscing about how back in the day, when he was just starting out and had nothing, girls would not give him their attention and guys would consider him too dirty. However, things have now changed as he has made his money and has attained a level of fame. He drives a new car and gets the recognition he never had before. He now speaks about how people try to act like they know him when, in reality, they did not know or care about him before.


The lyrics of the song, "Wad Up," reflect the rags-to-riches story of Wizkid. From being rejected and ignored by people, he has now achieved a level of success by making his money and doing things his own way. He reflects on how people tend to change their behavior and attitudes towards him, now that he is perceived as successful. He urges people to keep it real and not pretend to know him just because of his success.


Line by Line Meaning

Back in the days when the girls dem see me
In the past, when girls saw me


All of them no want tell me
None of them wanted to talk to me


Wad up
What's up


Even the guy them see me for street
Even the guys on the street saw me


Them say i too dirty
They said I was too dirty


So no wad up
So, no 'what's up'


But righ now when them see me pass
But now when they see me go by


All of them want tell me
They all want to talk to me


They see pass in my new car
They see me pass by in my new car


Even the girls all of them say
Even the girls, all of them say


Wad up
What's up


Back in the days ooo
In the past


They no know me so
They didn't know me


Nooo Wad up
No 'what's up'


I'm making my money now
I'm making money now


Now them them take form say
Now they pretend to say


Back in the days they no know me
In the past, they didn't know me


For the side orise (orise)
On the street


Won o surulere
They didn't notice me


Pe orimi foka sibe (foka sibe)
But now I'm ahead of them


Wad Up
What's up


See me pass i no send you
I don't care if you see me go by


You no send me
You don't care about me


I no send you
I don't care about you


I dey do my thing
I'm doing my thing


My way with wy clef on the beat so
My way, with Wyclef Jean on the beat


Je n r'owo e soke (r'owo e soke)
I'm making my money, rise up and go


Now when them see me pass
Now when they see me go by


They throw me t'waie
They greet me casually


They see me pass your hood fam
They see me go by in your neighborhood, man


Them throw me t'wale
They greet me casually


Back in the days i used to wear one jeans
In the past, I used to wear one pair of jeans


One shirt
One shirt


And then they no dey tell me
And then they wouldn't talk to me


They say i too dirty
They said I was too dirty


I no get swagger
I didn't have swagger


So they no tell me
So they wouldn't talk to me


But right now then send me
But now they approach me


But me i no send you
But I don't care about you


If you no send me
If you don't care about me


I dey jones
I'm enjoying myself


You dey pay me
You're paying attention to me now


I dey my things my way they pay me
I'm doing my own thing my way and getting paid for it


When i pass your hood all of them they see me
When I go by your neighborhood, everyone sees me


Them call me Wizzy
They call me Wizzy


Wad Up
What's up


Them see me pass your hood they try to form familiarity
They see me go by your neighborhood and try to act like they know me


They say say Wad Up
They say 'what's up'


I don do song wih people
I've done songs with people


I don pose well well so easy
I pose well, it's so easy


See who dey jone now
See who's enjoying now


Oooooo
Oh


Iyeeee
Yeehaw


Who sat and watched my infant head
Who watched over me as a baby


When sleeping on my craddle bed
When I slept in my crib


When tears and sickness made me cry
When I cried because of tears and sickness


Oya
Come on


If you know send me
If you don't care about me


Oya kari make you go hug transformer
Go hug a transformer


Sheybi na dem talk say
They said


All the song i sing
All the songs I sing


It get some comma
There are some pauses


Yes he com talk say
Yes, he said


All the thing i talk na grammer
Everything I say is in proper grammar


Me i don learn many things
I've learned many things


From the word of my grand mama
From my grandmother's teachings


Thank God for the new me
Thank God for who I've become


Now people wanna know me
Now people want to know me


Back then when they saw me
In the past, when they saw me


Them say them no know me
They said they didn't know me


So if you no know me
So if you don't know me


Shut Up
Be quiet


If you want know me
If you want to know me


Wad Up
What's up


I be different io
I'm different, you know


I be omoba
I'm a prince


I say dey give am to me
I'm saying they gave it to me


Je n rowo loke...
I'm making my money, rise up and go


Wad Up.
What's up.




Writer(s): Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Samuel Oguachuba, Charles Enebeli

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