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Bad Girl is a rhythmic blend of Afrobeat and street-pop vibes where Wizkid and Asake celebrate confidence and allure. The song's infectious energy and playful lyrics highlight a captivating muse, combining smooth melodies and upbeat tempos to create a danceable anthem.

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<input type="checkbox" id=toggle1> <label for=toggle1> <span class="annotate-lyric"> P! <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content1 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Bad Girl is a rhythmic blend of Afrobeat and street-pop vibes where Wizkid and Asake celebrate confidence and allure. The song's infectious energy and playful lyrics highlight a captivating muse, combining smooth melodies and upbeat tempos to create a danceable anthem. </div> </div> <br/>   <input type="checkbox" id=toggle2> <label for=toggle2> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Bad girl from Barbados, if you do my own, I gat you <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content2 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "If you do my own, I gat you" implies that if the girl does what he wants, then he will be there for her or he will take care of her </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle3> <label for=toggle3> <span class="annotate-lyric"> La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do, body natural, Anok Yai <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content3 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do" is a play on the popular musical notation system that represents the notes of a major scale - Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. Anok Yai is a Sudanese-American model who gained prominence in the fashion world after being discovered at Howard University’s homecoming in 2017.  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle4> <label for=toggle4> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Trucker l'ori Mr. Ego, boy so fly like Virgil Abloh <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content4 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Asake's moniker is "Mr. Money" and "ego" means money in Igbo language. He says he is so "fly", that is, he is so cool. He likens his coolness to that of the renowned Ghanaian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur, Virgil Abloh  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle5> <label for=toggle5> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ no time ka ma lọ Monaco, do anyhow, jaiye si mi l’ọrun <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content5 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This is Yoruba for "There's no time, let's go to Monaco, do anything you want, enjoy on my account" </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle6> <label for=toggle6> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Bad girl from Barbados, make we do uhh-yeah, I gat you <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content6 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "If you do my own, I gat you" implies that if the girl does what he wants, then he will be there for her or he will take care of her </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle7> <label for=toggle7> <span class="annotate-lyric"> La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do, body natural, Anok Yai <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content7 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do" is a play on the popular musical notation system that represents the notes of a major scale - Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. Anok Yai is a Sudanese-American model who gained prominence in the fashion world after being discovered at Howard University’s homecoming in 2017.  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle8> <label for=toggle8> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Trucker lori Mr. Eagle, boy so fly like Virgil Abloh <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content8 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Asake's moniker is "Mr. Money" and "ego" means money in Igbo language. He says he is so "fly", that is, he is so cool. He likens his coolness to that of the renowned Ghanaian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur, Virgil Abloh  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle9> <label for=toggle9> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ no time ka ma lọ Monaco, make we do anyhow, jaiyé si mi l'ọrun <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content9 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This is Yoruba for "There's no time, let's go to Monaco, do anything you want, enjoy on my account" </div> </div> <br/>  <input type="checkbox" id=toggle10> <label for=toggle10> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Oh my God, this kele na my kind beat<br/>Gbori wọle, that kind thing <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content10 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This woman is Wizkid's type and he's ready to go all in   </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle11> <label for=toggle11> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ no dulling mo n ṣa cannabis <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content11 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He wants to get excited, so he's smoking cannabis.  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle12> <label for=toggle12> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ to shan, make you shower me<br/>Follow me, balance me <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content12 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "Omo to shan" is a Yoruba phrase meaning "attractive person." He wants her to shower him with love, follow him and balance him </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle13> <label for=toggle13> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ikebe bad, tá lo ṣe fún e <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content13 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He praises her bum and asks her who "did" it for her, that is, who did her butt lift. </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle14> <label for=toggle14> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Take, take, take what you want, jásí <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content14 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "Jasi" means "wise up" </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle15> <label for=toggle15> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ for night you go learn lesson <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content15 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> At night, she'd learn a lesson (presumably this refers to sex) </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle16> <label for=toggle16> <span class="annotate-lyric"> E dey do me like I take tramadol (Ye-yo) <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content16 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Wizkid feels like he took Tramadol - an opioid pain medication used for treating moderate to severe pain. </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle17> <label for=toggle17> <span class="annotate-lyric"> E get thе way you do me, I no form <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content17 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> She makes him feel deeply for her and he can't pretend that he feels otherwise.   </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle18> <label for=toggle18> <span class="annotate-lyric"> You dey ginger mе nice, all along <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content18 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> She excites him  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle19> <label for=toggle19> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ta ba penkelemes, ka ma lọ <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content19 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "Penkelemesi" was coined out of the word - "peculiar mess". It is an expression attributed to Adegoke Adelabu, a politician in Ibadan, Oyo State, South-Western Nigeria. On an occasion, he described the opposition in the Western Region House of Assembly as a "peculiar mess." However, the illiterate members of his audience were not able to understand what he meant so they translated the phrase into vernacular as "penkelemesi". "Ka ma lo" means "let us go" </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle20> <label for=toggle20> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Say this one is 'til eternity <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content20 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Wizkid is telling his lover lady that even if their relationship goes south (becomes a peculiar mess), they should still keep going and holding on to each other until the end of time. </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle21> <label for=toggle21> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Owó n be for your sanity <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content21 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "Owo n be" means "there is money" in Yoruba  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle22> <label for=toggle22> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ká mu Casami, oh <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content22 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "Let's drink Casamigos." Casamigos Tequila is an American tequila company owned by Diageo. It is one of the fastest-growing spirits brands </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle23> <label for=toggle23> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Mọ di your nanny, oh <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content23 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This means he will take care of her.  </div> </div> <br/>   <br/>  <input type="checkbox" id=toggle24> <label for=toggle24> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Bad girl from Barbados, if you do my own I gat you <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content24 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "If you do my own, I gat you" implies that if the girl does what he wants, then he will be there for her or he will take care of her </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle25> <label for=toggle25> <span class="annotate-lyric"> La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do, body natural, Anok Yai <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content25 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do" is a play on the popular musical notation system that represents the notes of a major scale - Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. Anok Yai is a Sudanese-American model who gained prominence in the fashion world after being discovered at Howard University’s homecoming in 2017.  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle26> <label for=toggle26> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Trucker lori Mr. Ego, boy so fly like Virgil Abloh <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content26 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Asake's moniker is "Mr. Money" and "ego" means money in Igbo language. He says he is so "fly", that is, he is so cool. He likens his coolness to that of the renowned Ghanaian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur, Virgil Abloh  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle27> <label for=toggle27> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ no time ka ma lo Monaco, do anyhow, jaiyé si mi l’ọrun <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content27 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This is Yoruba for "There's no time, let's go to Monaco, do anything you want, enjoy on my account" </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle28> <label for=toggle28> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Bad girl from Barbados, make we do uhh-yeah, I gat you <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content28 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "If you do my own, I gat you" implies that if the girl does what he wants, then he will be there for her or he will take care of her </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle29> <label for=toggle29> <span class="annotate-lyric"> La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do, body natural Anok Yai <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content29 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do" is a play on the popular musical notation system that represents the notes of a major scale - Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. Anok Yai is a Sudanese-American model who gained prominence in the fashion world after being discovered at Howard University’s homecoming in 2017.  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle30> <label for=toggle30> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Trucker lori Mr. Eagle, boy so fly like Virgil Abloh <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content30 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Asake's moniker is "Mr. Money" and "ego" means money in Igbo language. He says he is so "fly", that is, he is so cool. He likens his coolness to that of the renowned Ghanaian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur, Virgil Abloh  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle31> <label for=toggle31> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ no time ká ma lo Monaco, make we do anyhow, jaiyé si mi l'ọrun <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content31 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This is Yoruba for "There's no time, let's go to Monaco, do anything you want, enjoy on my account" </div> </div> <br/>   <input type="checkbox" id=toggle32> <label for=toggle32> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Type shit, this kele na my kind meat<br/>Gb'ori wole that kind thing <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content32 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This woman is Asake's type and he's ready to go all in   </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle33> <label for=toggle33> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Malọ ma se bi be ọmọ Lawanson <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content33 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He doesn't want her to be arrogant towards him  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle34> <label for=toggle34> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ẹlẹ, ṣoja? Mo wọ LLV<br/>Ṣo ri itẹlẹ mi? No dey tell person <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content34 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He boasts about his wealth and the luxuries he enjoys. He emphasizes that they're obvious so there is no need to announce them   </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle35> <label for=toggle35> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ for night you go learn lesson <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content35 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> At night, she'd learn a lesson (presumably this refers to sex) </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle36> <label for=toggle36> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Mo ti gbe Henne—, no dey tell person <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content36 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He's taken Hennessy but asks her not to tell anyone.  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle37> <label for=toggle37> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ, you dey pow, you wan dey give me headache, Panadol <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content37 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> She is so attractive that she gives him a headache and he needs Panadol for relief  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle38> <label for=toggle38> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Yansh too bad, oh my God <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content38 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Her bum is "too bad", that is, he is praising it  </div> </div> <br/> Two for front, somersault <input type="checkbox" id=toggle39> <label for=toggle39> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ani mọ ti need massage <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content39 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He tells her that he needs a massage (presumably from her) </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle40> <label for=toggle40> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Cannnabis ti mo ṣá, lọn jẹ kin reason bayi <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content40 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He blames his line of reasoning on the cannabis he smoked  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle41> <label for=toggle41> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọlọhun, me I no fit lie <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content41 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> He swears to God that he is telling the truth  </div> </div> <br/>   <input type="checkbox" id=toggle42> <label for=toggle42> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Bad girl from Barbados, make we do uhh-yeah, I gat you <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content42 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "If you do my own, I gat you" implies that if the girl does what he wants, then he will be there for her or he will take care of her </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle43> <label for=toggle43> <span class="annotate-lyric"> La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do, body natural, Anok Yai <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content43 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> "La-do-mi-re-mi-re-do" is a play on the popular musical notation system that represents the notes of a major scale - Do Re Mi Fa So La Ti Do. Anok Yai is a Sudanese-American model who gained prominence in the fashion world after being discovered at Howard University’s homecoming in 2017.  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle44> <label for=toggle44> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Trucker lori Mr. Eagle, boy so fly like Virgil Abloh <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content44 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> Asake's moniker is "Mr. Money" and "ego" means money in Igbo language. He says he is so "fly", that is, he is so cool. He likens his coolness to that of the renowned Ghanaian-American fashion designer and entrepreneur, Virgil Abloh  </div> </div> <input type="checkbox" id=toggle45> <label for=toggle45> <span class="annotate-lyric"> Ọmọ, no time ka ma lo Monaco, make we do anyhow, jaiyé si mi l'ọrun <br/> </span> </label> <div id=content45 class="annotate-explain"> <div class="annotate-text"> This is Yoruba for "There's no time, let's go to Monaco, do anything you want, enjoy on my account" </div> </div>

Lyric Breakdown Video
Credits
Produced by
P. Prime
Written by
Ahmed Ololade, Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun, Peace Oredope
Release date
November 22, 2024