<input type="checkbox" id=toggle1><label for=toggle1><span class="annotate-lyric"> Imolenization <br/></span></label><div id=content1 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Imolenization" is a phrase coined by Mohbad and also the name of his record label. It is derived from the Yoruba word- "Imole" which means light and was also Mohbad’s signature phrase and moniker. According to him, "Olorun imole" was always mentioned during his many visits to church while growing up. This means "God of light." He was eventually inspired to use "Imole." </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle2><label for=toggle2><span class="annotate-lyric"> Chike fun won ni pressure <br/></span></label><div id=content2 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Fun won ni" is a Yoruba phrase meaning "give them." Them, in this context could mean haters. Mohbad tells Chike to give "them" pressure, that is, to keep them at the edge of their seats in a bid to showcase his talents. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle3><label for=toggle3><span class="annotate-lyric"> Street orientation <br/></span></label><div id=content3 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> In his music, Mohbad has always been very open about his struggles with poverty and his difficult life while growing up on the streets of Ikorodu, Lagos. Also, his main genre is street pop. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle4><label for=toggle4><span class="annotate-lyric"> Imolenization <br/></span></label><div id=content4 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Imolenization" is a phrase coined by Mohbad and also the name of his record label. It is derived from the Yoruba word- "Imole" which means light and was also Mohbad’s signature phrase and moniker. According to him, "Olorun imole" was always mentioned during his many visits to church while growing up. This means "God of light." He was eventually inspired to use "Imole." </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle5><label for=toggle5><span class="annotate-lyric"> Fun won ni pressure <br/></span></label><div id=content5 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "Fun won ni" is a Yoruba phrase meaning "give them." Them, in this context could mean haters. Mohbad tells Chike to give "them" pressure, that is, to keep them at the edge of their seats in a bid to showcase his talents. </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle6><label for=toggle6><span class="annotate-lyric"> Aiye iye<br/>Aiye iye<br/>Aiye iye, Aiye<br/>Uhh uhh<br/>Uhh uhh<br/>Uhh uhh, uhh uhh <br/></span></label><div id=content6 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Chike and Mohbad melodize. </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle7><label for=toggle7><span class="annotate-lyric"> All my niggas sha pro pro<br/>All my niggas sha pra pra <br/></span></label><div id=content7 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> "O sha pra pra" is a Nigerian slang that could mean "looking cool" or "brand new" or "highest quality." It could also be used to hail someone. "O sha pro pro" is an alternative form of "O sha pra pra." They mean the same thing. In this context, Mohbad is hailing his guys and saying that they look cool. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle8><label for=toggle8><span class="annotate-lyric"> Cover face like Lagbaja <br/></span></label><div id=content8 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Bisade Ologunde, widely known as Lagbaja, is a legendary Nigerian Afrobeats artiste and multi-instrumentalist. He is renowned for his distinctive artistry, socio-political consciousness and unique persona. He is always dressed in robes and an iconic face mask which conceal his identity. The exact reason for his use of the mask is still a subject of debate till today. Some people say that he uses the mask to cover his face which was disfigured from a fire. However, some think that the mask represents the faceless, voiceless people in the society This reason is actually in line with his stage name which is a Yoruba word meaning anybody, somebody, everybody or nobody. It perfectly portrays the anonymity of the "common man". </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle9><label for=toggle9><span class="annotate-lyric"> Get fila but we no dey cap <br/></span></label><div id=content9 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> This is a play on words. "Fila" is a cap/hat traditionally worn by Yoruba men in South-western Nigeria. "Cap" in this context is a slang that means lie. So, Mohbad is saying they have a cap but they don’t cap (lie). </div></div><br/> TikTok boys dem tap tap tap <input type="checkbox" id=toggle10><label for=toggle10><span class="annotate-lyric"> Pastor do shira ba ba ba <br/></span></label><div id=content10 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Here, Mohbad is emphasizing that everyone’s calling is rooted in what they do best. For him, it is music. For a pastor, it is speaking in tongues which is a spiritual gift from God.   </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle11><label for=toggle11><span class="annotate-lyric"> Omo ijo raba ba ba <br/></span></label><div id=content11 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> For a dancer, it is dancing. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle12><label for=toggle12><span class="annotate-lyric"> Feeling good paran ran <br/></span></label><div id=content12 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He alludes to his 2021 hit single- Feel Good which features lyrics from iconic American artiste and funk pioneer- James Brown’s 1964/1965 signature hit, I Got You (I Feel Good). </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle13><label for=toggle13><span class="annotate-lyric"> Music no need permission to enter your spirit<br/>Anywhere, anyhow you know say you go feel me<br/>Music no need permission to enter your spirit<br/>Anywhere, anyhow you know say you go feel me <br/></span></label><div id=content13 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Mohbad says that music doesn’t need permission to enter your spirit. It just does and he is sure you’d feel his music. </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle14><label for=toggle14><span class="annotate-lyric"> Aiye iye<br/>Aiye iye<br/>Aiye iye, Aiye<br/><br/>Uhh uhh<br/>Uhh uhh<br/>Uhh uhh, uhh uhh <br/></span></label><div id=content14 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Chike and Mohbad melodize. </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle15><label for=toggle15><span class="annotate-lyric"> Awilo Longomba <br/></span></label><div id=content15 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Awilo Longomba is a Congolese soukous singer, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and composer. He is one of the most celebrated African artistes in the world. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle16><label for=toggle16><span class="annotate-lyric"> Egwu Chiké atọ ka kwa <br/></span></label><div id=content16 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> While, referring to himself in third person, Chike says that his music is so melodious. </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle17><label for=toggle17><span class="annotate-lyric"> Mohbad mi dikwa bad <br/></span></label><div id=content17 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Mohbad is really bad (in a good way) </div></div><br/> I am living like no other <input type="checkbox" id=toggle18><label for=toggle18><span class="annotate-lyric"> Egwu anyị ana kwa ajụ kwa ajụ<br/>Nya bido bawa gi ime<br/>I no fit talk am you go know <br/></span></label><div id=content18 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Chike says that music doesn’t need permission to enter your spirit. It just does. (This lyric is basically the Igbo translation of Mohbad’s earlier lyric). Chike can’t say it but you will know when it does.  </div></div><input type="checkbox" id=toggle19><label for=toggle19><span class="annotate-lyric"> Feeling good paran ran <br/></span></label><div id=content19 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> He alludes to his 2021 hit single- Feel Good which features lyrics from iconic American artiste and funk pioneer- James Brown’s 1964/1965 signature hit, I Got You (I Feel Good). </div></div><br/><input type="checkbox" id=toggle20><label for=toggle20><span class="annotate-lyric"> Aiye iye<br/>Aiye iye<br/>Aiye iye, Aiye<br/>(Music no need permission to enter your spirit)<br/>Uhh uhh<br/>Uhh uhh<br/>Uhh uhh, uhh uhh <br/></span></label><div id=content20 class="annotate-explain"><div class="annotate-text"> Chike and Mohbad melodize