Thursday, September 2, 2021

(Nigerian Singer) Burna Boy's 2021 Song "Question" (with lyrics & comments about how this is a reply To Davido's song "Fem")


Burna Boy - Aug 24, 2021
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Statistics as of Sept. 2, 2021 at 11:30 AM ET total views -  4,185,781
total likes - 121K
total dislikes -1.2K total # of comments - 6.008
**** Edited by Azizi Powell This pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video for the 2021 song "Questions) by Nigerian singer Burna Boy featuring Don Jazzy. Information about Burna Boy, Don Jazzy, and Davido are included in this post. The lyrics for Burna Boy's "Question" are also presented in this post along with an article excerpt and a few comments from the discussion thread for this song's official video and from the discussion thread for a Reaction vlog for this song.Those comments and that article address the view that Burna Boy's "Quetion" is a response to Davido's song "Fem" and therefore is part of the feud between these two very popular Nigerian singers. The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes. All copyrights remain with their owners. Thanks to Burna Boy and Don Jazzy for their musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.   **** INFORMATION ABOUT BURNA BOY From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burna_Boy "Damini Ebunoluwa Ogulu (born 2 July 1991), known professionally as Burna Boy, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter,[1][2] rapper, and dancer. He is one of the biggest and most successful African artists.[3][4][5]

He rose to prominence in 2012 after releasing "Like to Party", the lead single from his debut studio album L.I.F.E (2013). In 2017, Burna Boy signed with Bad Habit/Atlantic Records in the United States and Warner Music Group internationally. His third studio album Outside marked his major-label debut.[6] In 2019, he won Best International Act at the 2019 BET Awards, and was announced as an Apple Music Up Next artist. His fourth studio album African Giant was released in July 2019; it won Album of the Year at the 2019 All Africa Music Awards and was nominated for Best World Music Album at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards.[7][8] He was awarded the African Artist of the year at the 2020 VGMA's. In 2020, his album Twice as Tall was nominated for the same category at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards, making him the first Nigerian with back-to-back nominations at the Grammys.[9] In 2021, he won the award for Best World Music Album at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards.[10]"...

**** INFORMATION ABOUT DON JAZZY From
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Jazzy "Michael Collins Ajereh (born 26 November 1982), known professionally as Don Jazzy, is a Nigerian record producer, audio engineer, record executive, singer, songwriter, entrepreneur and philanthropist. He is the founder and the CEO of Mavin Records.[1] Don Jazzy was co-owner of the defunct Mo' Hits Records record label with Dbanj."... -snip- Don Jazzy produced Burna Boy's song "Questions" and also had brief vocals in that song. Additional comments about Don Jazzy are given in the Comment Section of this post.
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INFORMATION ABOUT DAVIDO From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davido "David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992), popularly known as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer.[1][2][3][4] Davido rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012). In 2012, Davido won the Next Rated award at The Headies. Between 2013 and 2015, he also released a number of hit singles and in January 2016 he signed a record deal with Sony Music.

... In July 2016, Davido signed a record deal with Sony's RCA Records. In October 2016, he released the 5-track EP Son of Mercy, which was supported by the singles "Gbagbe Oshi", "How Long" and "Coolest Kid in Africa". In April 2017, Davido re-negotiated his contract with Sony due to creative control issues and later that year he released five singles including "If" and "Fall".[5] "If" generatedworldwide social media activity while "Fall" became the longest-charting Nigerian pop song in Billboard history.[5][6] Davido has been famously referred to as 'The king of modern-day afrobeats'"...

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LYRICS: QUESTION
(Burna Boy)

[Intro]

Oh dem dey call me o
Call me
Don Jazzy again
It’s Don Jazzy again
It’s Don Jazzy ah Don Jazzy

[Verse 1]

Jazz with the record, jazz with the record
If dem like make dem chop all the tomato, dem no go ketchup
Oya koma lo, waso o n play be e mo
E go do you one kind, magbe fun e one time omo to ba mess up

[Pre-Chorus]

Anything you wish me that be your portion
Bad man no dey work o, man no be God o
Make dem dey talk am, as you dey fly like helicopter
Na by the grace of God and insha Allah we dey move ah

[Chorus]

Question, but dem no get answΠ΅r
Question, but dem no get answΠ΅r
Question, but dem no get answer
Question, but dem no get answer, answer, answer

[Verse 2]

Boss like boss like we dey do
There causing casala when we dey move
I see green light when I look at you
Cause I might take beef with you
Na my cassava wey you dey look
E be like say I know see wetin you do
See when we go kerewa like Zule Zoo?
Nkan to wuwon ni ko so o

[Pre-Chorus]

Anything you wish me that be your portion
Bad man no dey work o, man no be God o
Make dem dey talk am, as you dey fly like helicopter
Na by the grace of God and insha Allah we dey move ah

[Chorus]

Question, but dem no get answer
Question, but dem no get answer
Question, but dem no get answer
Question, but dem no get answer, answer, answer
Question, but dem no get answer
Question, but dem no get answer
Question, but dem no get answer (When you go win Grammy?)
Question, but dem no get answer, answer, answer

[Outro]

Jazz with the record, jazz with the record
If dem like make dem chop all the tomato, dem no go ketchup


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SELECTED COMMENTS 
Excerpt #1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rOer3k2DWg&ab_channel=BurnaBoy 

[Pancocojams Editor: his is the official video that is embedded above. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.]

1. NdΓΊ Blackwidow, 2021
"L
ove the melody! I wish I knew what was being said though."

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2. Drey Amasoma, 2021
"
He is basically saying there are many questions that don't have answers and whatever bad a person wishes anyone,  they would get the repercussion.He also says he moves by the grace of God and even if enemies eat all the tomatoes they can't ketchup(catchup)."

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3. Imoh Echezona, 2021
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"It looks like they are shading davido about when he will win Grammy as a question that doesn't have answer lol"

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4. dpgcham, 2021 
"This is a banger. Don Jazzy has joined in using the piano buzz to bring in color to the beats.

This song is a continuation of his beef with Davido. That's why he told Don Jazzy to spit the lines as a decoy for him. “I hear say you rugged” . He threw shade at his relationship with Chioma- “Wey you baby o”. He threw shade at his inability to win grammy- “when you go win grammy”.

The beef is getting personal and Don Jazzy don follow."
-"The piano buzz" that is mentioned in this comment refers to South Africa's amapiano style of music. This is one of several comments that referred to Burna Boy's "Question" song including a touch of amapiano. Some commenters wrote that amapiano was played by "log drums".

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5. NASAA, 2021
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Abeg, abeg, abeg...make una leave this boy alone...if you know what's good for u! Dats the gist of the track! U don hear am?!"

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6. David Akinde, 2021
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If dem like make dem chop all the tomato, dem no go ketchup (catch up). Burna Boy spitting fire. I love you Burna"

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7. Flame Blaze, 2021
"If dem like make them chop" (Africa chop in  local English meaning eat )all the tomatoes πŸ… dem no go ketchup lol πŸ˜‚ #catchup"

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8. 
FASTLANE, 2021
"When you go win Grammy?😭😭 best shade ever"

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9. Paula Jones, 2021 
"Where your baby ? He’s asking davido where is chioma πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚

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10. Majestic Inc, 2021
"
QUESTION 1. I HEAR SAY YO RUGGED?

QUESTION 2. WHERE YOUR BABY O?

QUESTION 3. WHEN YOU GO WIN GRAMMY.

DAVIDO WILL HAVE ANSWERS ONE DAY .   OBO DADDEST"

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Excerpt #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALb-TIbg5Zg&ab_channel=palmwinepapi [Reaction Vlog]

[Pancocojams Editor's Note: These comments were written in response to the vlogger's statement that he thought Burna Boy saying that Don Jazzy was "featured" in this song was a scam because Don Jazzy was only very briefly in the song and video.]

1. monomiye adebanbo jeremiah, 2021
"It not a scam bruh i mean donjazzy produced the track and featured on the track for few seconds which is enough for him to be seen as a feature and that is a very common act between producer's and artists

by the way you said burna featured donjazzy just to use him to pull stream's and views which from my own point of view is a no for me cos burna himself hardly feature artist on his song's so to me i believe he only did that just to give donjazzy some credits for taking part ..............

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2. Tunji Ayoade, 2021
"You missed the punchline like bro said ahead. Jazzy was one of the very first to acknowledge  the Grammy BB won. I think it's very clever that one of the biggest musicheads in Nigeria should ask that question which a lot of "haters" were asking WHERE IS THE GRAMMY. And it's all to catch cruise. I especially like the diss because anyone who experiences doubters' antics can just use the song to celebrate their success over doubters when they eventually succeed. We are all going to succeed, inshaAllah...πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ’•πŸ’•AFROBEATS SUCCEED!!!!!!!!
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Here's more informtion about Don Jazzy from another Reaction vlog to Burna Boy's "Question" 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDE_SyWZqgk&ab_channel=CubCamTV
Lawrence Cyril, 2021
"Don Jazzy is a production god in Africa (Nigerian), and he has a unique voice to back any music up.. Let me add, his record label (Marvin Records) has a full squad of celebrities he made.. Rema, Ladi Poe, Johnny Drille, Ayrra Star, Ruga etc. he was the boss of the defunct Mo'hits record where we had D'banj, Wade Cole etc.

 He's a Don when it comes to music generally. He produced this. It's been a while we heard him sing but he's at the background of most African music, making things happen.

Most celebrities still seek his opinion before they release a sound, even the ones he didn't produce (he has ears for good sound)."

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ARTICLE EXCERPT
From https://shoutmeceleb.com/burna-boy-new-song-disses-davido/ Burna Boy New Song: A Reply To Davido Fem Diss Track (Full Analysis) by Mone Nuel, August 2021
"Burna Boy reignites the beef between him and Davido as the singer drops a new song titled “Question”.

It’s been another beautiful year for artists across the country with so many beautiful songs to enjoy.

but despite all winning in their respective lane, the beef between some of the most popular artists in Africa lingers on.

[…]

How Things Went Sour Between The Two

In 2020 Davido released A Better Time which has done more than 40 million streams on Spotify.

As soon as the album was released Burnaboy made a tweet and called the album “Floppy Disk”.

Punchline 1

Prior to this when he released Twice As Tall, in one of the tracks he said F**K A Good Time.

This punchline was directed at Davido’s A Good Time album which did over 1 billion streams.

Now think of it, is Damini Ogulu insecure or this is just his own marketing strategy?

Well, we could say it is his marketing strategy considering Davido also used the same strategy on Wizkid which led to Davido and Wizkid beef that’s been on since 2014 if am not mistaken.

Heck during the Black Box’s interview with Ebuka when asked about his beef with Wizkid, Davido replied with “I think the fans want it and it made the both of us bigger artists”.

OBO decided to go off social media for quite some time when he could not complete his tour because of the pandemic and the return was a hit song.

Davido Returned With A Hit Diss Titled FEM

By the time Davido returned to social media, he dropped the 2020 national anthem Fem which was the reply to Burnaboy “F**k A Good Time”.

This one track was used as a soundtrack for the End Sars Movement which claimed lives at Lekki Toll Gate.

The lines delivered must have gotten to Burna Boy since every child in the country knew this one song.

Look!

If Davido does anything, it is that he makes hit songs over and over again despite been discredited because of his raspy voice.

Heck, Tooxclusive came out with an article that highlighted how more than 10 of Davido’s hit songs were written by people.

This was an attempt to discredit his hit prowess and it shows the writer’s lack of a proper understanding of anything music.

I don’t mean any disrespect though but darn, saying that he uses songwriters is like saying Michael Jackson’s hit song Heal The World should get no credit because he didn’t write it.

Burna Boy Reply To Davido FEM With New Song

Anyways, that by the wayside, during the time of writing this post FEM has done more than 33 million views on YouTube.

I believe the success of this song is why Burnaboy came out with Question as a reply to Davido’s FEM.

If that’s the case, come let’s analyze Burna Boy Question to find the diss within the lyrics.

Burna Boy Reply To Davido FEM With New Song

Davido is arguably one of the richest artists in Africa as well as in Nigeria today.

I mean, with all that wealth, he is no stranger to people gunning for his head, right?

Well, Burna Boy’s latest song did come for David Adedeji Adeleke, and below are some of the punchlines from the song.

Punchline 1:

And you no get level; the intention of this punchline is to reference Davido’s inability to use his name and affluence to get a Grammy award since he claims he is the biggest artist in Africa.

Punchline 2:

Where your baby; This is another punchline I think was directed at Davido considering how he hyped his now broken relationship with Chioma.

Remember that the singer did Assurance, 1 Milli, and declared his love for Chioma during the 2018 Headies Award.

Where your baby Burna Boy punchline is directly saying to Davido that despite all the hype, where is your baby?

Punchline 3:

When you go win Grammy? this was where it became really obvious that the lines were directed to Davido.

I mean Burna has a Grammy, so does Wizkid. The only A-list male artists without a Grammy is Olamide and Davido.

And we all know that it was not directed at Olamide because he does not have any beef with him.

This leaves the only A-list artist without a Grammy to be Davido hence why I concluded it was directed at Davido.

Conclusion

Since diss has become an effective marketing strategy to stay relevant, chances are Davido would be doing his own diss song as a reply to Burna’s Question.

Whatever the case may be, I am totally okay with diss tracks so long it stays in the music and doesn’t result in physical assault as was the case at Twist Club in GH.

It’s over to you now!

Do you predict Davido would reply to Burnaboy diss track?”
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This is how the "f word" was spelled in that article.

The bold font was also used in this article.

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