Edited by Azizi Powell
UPDATE: Feb. 14. 2021
This pancocojams post showcases the official video of "Soco" and presents its lyrics (with English translations). Also included in this post is some information about this song and selected comments from the discussion thread of the official YouTube video.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Wizkid, Ceeza Milli, Spotless & Terri and all others who are associated with this song and its official video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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WARNING: The end of this video embedded in this post includes a vulgar word from Jamaican Patois. Information about the meaning of that word and its use in this song is presented in the Addendum to this post.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: STARBOY - SOCO ft. TERRI X SPOTLESS X CEEZA MILLI X WIZKID (OFFICIAL VIDEO)
StarBoy TV, Published on Mar 26, 2018
StarBoy Entertainment Worldwide presents the visuals to its recently released smash single - "SOCO". Visuals by
Clarence Peters.
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Statistical information about this video as of April 8, 2019. 7:31 PM
43,841,344 views
204,000 like
9,800 dislike
7,441 total comments
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A commenter on this video's discussion thread responded to a question about whether "Starboy" was another name for "WizKid" with the information that "Starboy" is the record label" and Wizkid is the main artist on that label.
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LYRICS TO “SOCO” BY WIZKID
INTRO WIZKID
On! Holy fire, holy water, holy money (4x)
Oya put the fire, oya put the thunder, holy money (3x)
Beatzzzz
PRE CHORUS
Eledumare bless you with body o baby o, star boy go bless you with money o omoge (fine lady) o (2x) uhh
CHORUS (WIZKID)
Oya soco soco, soco soco soco, soco soco baby o, soco soco soco soco so (Quickly throw something)
Oya gbefun lopo, lopo lopo lopo (oyoyoyo) (Give it to him in different ways.
Oya gbe fun baby o- soco soco soco (Give it to him baby)
VERSE 1 (TERRI)
Oh when I come through, they know it’s a vibe, so they turn up. All eyes on me nooow
So many things you fit do with your bum bum; maje ki o re baby (Don’t be tired baby) ah ah ah. StarBoy get plenty money
Girl you know what the doctor do; soco. She low for me, show me attitude; soco
Don’t doubt am the one for you; soco. Am the one bony tv anytime you blow; soco
Ibadi like Olodo (Your waist is like that of the size of a stream); soco. Omoyi le pa eyan (This babe can kill someone), you’re my type of olosho (prostitutes); Eh yea yea iye eh
CHORUS (WIZKID)
Oya soco soco, soco soco soco, soco soco baby o, soco soco soco soco so (Quickly throw something)
Oya gbefun lopo, lopo lopo lopo (oyoyoyo) (Give it to him in different ways.
Oya gbe fun baby o- soco soco soco (Give it to him baby)
VERSE 2 (SPOTLESS)
Body o body o, girl you confuse my thinking. With your body o body o, girl it is for you that I am singing
With your body o body o, girl come chop all my money oh. Oh with your baka behind oh, girl come chop all my money oh
You make a man wan smoke cannabis; soco. All my brain don reset; soco
All i see na your waist; soco. Girl come manya make we dance o; soco
I like the way your body semkpe for me; soco. Baby come jogodo for me oh; soco.
Make your body move for me; soco. Baby come shake bombom for me o; soco.
CHORUS (WIZKID)
Oya soco soco, soco soco soco, soco soco baby o, soco soco soco soco so (Quickly throw something)
Oya gbefun lopo, lopo lopo lopo (oyoyoyo) (Give it to him in different ways.
Oya gbe fun baby o- soco soco soco (Give it to him baby)
VERSE 3 (CEEZA MILLI)
Step in the place the party scatter. Make them surrender
But dem dey give them what they need, another hit, another one.
Nicki Minaj, she starts to dance, girl I love the things you do
So baby dance and dance sukusu eh. When you do da dirty whine; yeah yeh
Oya jo baby (2x) Oya ju badi; soco. Oya jo baby; soco
Oya jo baby, Oya go crazy, Oya ju badi; soco
Want to spend money, make me spend money (2x); soco
Oya jo baby, oya go crazy, Oya ju badi nye
CHORUS (WIZKID)
Oya soco soco, soco soco soco, soco soco baby o, soco soco soco soco so (Quickly throw something)
Oya gbefun lopo, lopo lopo lopo (oyoyoyo) (Give it to him in different ways.
Oya gbe fun baby o- soco soco soco (Give it to him baby)
PRE CHORUS
Eledumare bless you with body o baby o, star boy go bless you with money o omoge o (2x) uhh
CHORUS (WIZKID)
Oya soco soco, soco soco soco, soco soco baby o, soco soco soco soco so (Quickly throw something)
Oya gbefun lopo, lopo lopo lopo (oyoyoyo) (Give it to him in different ways.
Oya gbe fun baby o- soco soco soco (Give it to him baby)
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This transcription doesn't include the vulgar Jamaican Patois word that Wizkid says at the end of the embedded video of this song.
Source: https://ogefash.reviews/2018/07/11/lyrics-translation-music-review-soco-ft-wizkid-terri-spotless-ceeza-milli-what-is-really-still-keeping-this-song-on-airwaves/ "(+LYRICS+ TRANSLATION) MUSIC REVIEW – “SOCO” FT. WIZKID, TERRI, SPOTLESS, CEEZA MILLI “WHAT IS REALLY STILL KEEPING THIS SONG ON AIRWAVES?”; Posted on 11 Jul 2018 by Ogefash's Styl
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"Nicki Minaj" {Onika Tanya Maraj) "is a Trinidadian-born rapper, singer, songwriter, actress, and model.[5] [who was ] Born in Saint James, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago and raised in Queens, New York City" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicki_Minaj.
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANGUAGES USED IN THIS SONG
The languages used in the song "Soco" are Nigerian Pidgin English & Yoruba.
UPDATE: April 9, 2019: Here's a comment exchange from the discussion thread for this song's official video
Opulent Soundz, 2019
"Wish I knew what they were saying. Such a dope track! Much love from Canada 💯"
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SANKOFA X, 2019
"he's basically telling the girl to throw it down and dance"
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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SONG'S MUSICAL GENRE
This music genre is "Afrobeats". The "s" in this word distinguishes this music from "Afrobeat" music created by Fela Kuti in the 1970s.
Here's information about "Afrobeats":
https://travelnoire.com/ayo-jay-afrobeats-music/
April 09, 2019 "Afrobeats Music Is Taking Over Mainstream Pop Culture Worldwide: A Talk With Ayo Jay"
"Step into any club or lounge in New York, Miami, or Atlanta, and you’re bound to hear energetic beats, Caribbean melodies, and international lyrics. Afrobeats music is the new intentional wave of infectious music reaching outside of the continent and into the rest of the world.
Birthed out of West Africa, Afrobeats is the sound blending traditional African music with contemporary sounds of hip-hop, R&B, and dancehall music. It has been the driving force other genres of music, moving into pop, urban and dance music, taking over mainstream pop culture.
Over the years, it has evolved since the influence of legendary African artist Fela Kuti in the 1970s, with artists creating their own individual style. Kuti’s music and politically driven lyrics were used as a call to action for African politics."...
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In contrast, here's information about "Afrobeat" music" "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrobeat
"Afrobeat is a music genre which involves the combination of elements of West African musical styles such as fuji music and highlife with American funk and jazz influences, with a focus on chanted vocals, complex intersecting rhythms, and percussion.[1]
The term was coined by Nigerian multi-instrumentalist and bandleader Fela Kuti, who is responsible for pioneering and popularizing the style both within and outside Nigeria."...
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EXPLANATIONS ABOUT CERTAIN TERMS/REFERENCES IN THIS SONG
These comments are presented according to theme and are numbered for referencing purposes only
1. What The Word "Soco" Means
From the official video's discussion thread:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VrWaED18_g
1. African Traveler, 2018
"soco means "throw it down" slang from yoruba "so nkan""
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2. deey A, 2018
"@African Traveler no soco is actually a Yoruba word. Spelt as Soko, It does NOT mean "so nkan" it means, dance, groove, party etc. We Yorubas will say " wa soko, wa gba ijo which means come and dance, come and party. The word "So nkan" that you have mentioned means to say something . They sound similar though."
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3. African Traveler, 2018
"deey A soko doesn’t mean “ to dance” in any Yoruba dialect I know ."
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4. deey A, 2018
"@African Travelerit's a Yoruba slang. It's my language."
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5. African Traveler, 2018
"deey A its mine too. Repping Ife right here. And neither I nor any Yoruba person I know has ever heard this “slang” before...."
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6. deey A, 2018
"@African Traveler you deffo don't know much about Yoruba slangs then. Alot of Juju and Fuji musicians have used the slang "soco" in there music. Dbanj also used the slang in the Tongolo album. He had a "soco" track, here is the link. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rWsugwMCIAk
Try and ask grown Yoruba people who are streetwise i grew up listening to lots of Fuji and Juju so got my facts. I will not reply to this any longer mate regardless.
Cheers!"
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7. Olatoyan Femi, April 2019
" Sókò(soco) means dance in Yoruba language"
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I read a large portion of this video's discussion thread. Most of the commenters who responded to the question "What does "soco" mean [in Wizkid's song with that title] wrote "dance". A few commenters wrote "throw away" and even fewer referred to the Yoruba term "so nkan". The author of the article which served as a source for the lyrics (given above) belongs to the "throw away" camp regarding the meaning of the word "soco" in Wizkid's aong. Read the comment that follows.
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8. Ogefash's Styl, 11 Jul 2018
https://ogefash.reviews/2018/07/11/lyrics-translation-music-review-soco-ft-wizkid-terri-spotless-ceeza-milli-what-is-really-still-keeping-this-song-on-airwaves/
..."So many people have been asking what the meaning of “Soco” is and I am like “Are you serious?” Why? Because Wizkid’s body gestures when singing the chorus explains what the word means.
Soco is a song from the “Starboy” king- @Wizkid and his newly signees; @Terri, @Spotless, @Ceeza Milla. The word “Soco” is a word abbreviated from the Yoruba word “so nkankan”, which means to say something or “san nkan” ‘pay something. However, overtime, when people say “so nkan” they also mean “Throw something”. Having watched the video and listened to the audio countless times I have come to the conclusion that what the artist means by “soco” is the latter, which means “To throw something”
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COMMENTS & INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORD "ELEDUMARE" IN THIS SONG
[[from the discussion thread for this video, link given above]
1. Arasa Malik, 2018
"I like how he says "Olodumare bless you" instead of "God bless you". Stay true to your culture 🇳🇬. Respect ✊🏾
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2. Bridjet Etoo, 2018
"It pronounced eledumare, u tried anyways"
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3. Tommy Black, 2018
"Who is Olodumare/Eledumare?
Anyway, there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. (I Timothy 2:5)"
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4. Arasa Malik, 2018
"@Tommy Black Eledumare/Olodumare is the name of "God" in Yoruba.
Asé o."
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5. Bridjet Etoo, 2018
"@Arasa Malik egbon Weldone jare"
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6. Nairaa, 2019
"@Bridjet Etoo are you yoruba? because "olodumare" is correct too."
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7. Bridjet Etoo, 2019
"@Nairaa I didn't say it not correct, eledumare was what wizkid said. Olodomare is not often used"
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8. Gloria Daniels, 2019
"Fact! Starboy prefers using Eledumare/Olodumare. Pure love for culture. Good observation from you."
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9. Burnetta Hood, 2019
"Did he say Oludumare gone bless you? If so I love this song even more now!!!!!! #YorubaTribe"
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10. MR N.O.V.A, 2019
"Yep that's what he said"
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11. Burnetta Hood, 2019
"@MR N.O.V.A thank you!!! So he's Yoruba too?"
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12. MR N.O.V.A, 2019
"@Burnetta Hood You're welcome.Yes he is from Yoruba land. He is from Surulere, Lagos State, Nigeria and his real names are Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun ."
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Here's some information about Eledumare/Olodumare
From https://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=5893219718076521675#audiencestats
"Olodumare (Yoruba: O-lo-dù-ma-rè) also known as Olorun (Almighty) is the name given to one of the three manifestations of the Supreme God or Supreme Being [1] in the Yoruba pantheon. Olodumare is the Supreme Creator.[1]
The Yoruba believe Olodumare is omnipotent and is also responsible for the creation of all life,[2] Yoruba tradition says everything is in the hands of God (Olodumare) when they are going to bed at night.[2]"...
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ADDENDUM: What the word at the end of this song means
Here's information about this word from http://jamaicanpatwah.com/term/Bumboclaat/933#.XKvSPJhKi70
"Definitions of "Bumboclaat" (Vulgar)
Definition
One of the most popular swear words in Jamaica. Though this word doesn't have an actual meaning or english translation, it is mostly used as an exclamation of shock, surprise, anger, frustration or for any other intense emotions.
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Bumboclaat is actually a very vulgar swear word so you can get arrested for using it around police officers as well as dismissed from a class or formal business place."
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Comments from the discussion thread of the official video [link given above]
1. Gavin Riley, 2019
"Wai-...did Wizkid say "bumboclaat" right at the end?? 😭😭😭😔🤔🙃"
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2. Terese Brown, 2019
"Yes! It's a trend on some of the tracks to use it at the end. Davido does it too. I almost wished he hadn't. Isn't authentic"
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