pancocojams: 2016 Nigerian Rap Song "Ogene" by Zoro featuring Flavour (Video, Lyrics, & Comments)

Official Zoro Music, April 23, 2016

Shot and directed by Clarence Peters; Zoro presents the OFFICIAL video for his smash-hit single, "OGENE" featuring Flavour
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Statistics for this YouTube video as of Jan. 28, 2024 at 5:16 AM EDT

Total # of views - 5,178,161

Total # of comments - 1, 772

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a pancocojams series about the 2016 record/video "Ogene" by Nigerian rapper Zoro featuring Nigerian singer Flavour. "Ogene" is the Igbo name for an iron bell and a musical style that features that bell and other traditional Igbo instruments.

This post showcases that same 2022 Zoro featuring Flavour video, and and includes a commenter's transcription of that song's lyrics and some comments from that discussion thread about that transcription.

This pancocojams post also presents my editorial notes about the inclusion of the very pervasive African American sentence "You know what I'm saying" and "You know what I mean" in the lyrics for Zoro's 2022 "Ogene" rap.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/01/the-igbo-language-african-american.htmlfor Part I of this pancocojams series. That post focuses on the use of Igbo and the widely used African American Vernacular English idiom "You know what I mean" in Zoro's and Flavour's 2016 song "Ogene". "Ya know what I mean" and other forms of that saying are quite commonly found, particularly among poor and working class Black teenagers and young adults in urban neighborhoods throughout the United States.

That post also highlights some examples of the use of certain Igbo language terms and certain African American Vernacular English terms in the official discussion thread of Zoro's and Flavour's 2016 video for their song "Ogene". A few of those comments include some examples from that discussion thread of the form of the idiom "You know what I mean" that is used in Zoro's and Flavour's song "Ogene".

The content of this post is presented for cultural, linguistic, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Zoro and Flavour for their musical legacies. Thanks to all those who were associated with this showcased video, and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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LYRICS - OGENE [The English translation of the Igbo words is given in parenthesis.]

(recorded by Zoro featuring Flavour

"Ahen!

Zee!

Ahen!

Zoro akpaswag, heh! (Zoro, Swag Bag)

Zoro onye Ogene! (Zoro, Ogene Man)

Nwunne mooo (my people)

Ahh aye

(Teweé, teweé, unè m ooooo, teweé, ahehhhh! Óbuė Óbuė, Óbuė !)

get'em!!!

Hook (Zoro)

Anyi n’asu fune n’ogene, inaaamin (we speak Phonetics on the ogene)

Ji Ferrari echute ngene, inaaamin (Use ferrari to fetch firewood?)

Adiro eli m eli ka udene, inaaamin (nobody can eat me, I am a vulture)

Igbo boy fresh to the socks, inaamsayin (Igbo boy fresh to the socks)

Anyi n’asu fune n’ogene, inaaamin (we speak Phonetics on the ogene)

Ji Ferrari echute ngene, inaaamin (Use ferrari to fetch firewood)

Adiri eri m eri ka udene, inaaamin (nobody can eat me, I am a vulture)

Igbo boy polo to the socks, iaamsayin (Igbo boy wearing polo to the socks, u know what am saying)

Hah!

Chorus (Flavour)

O Okeke, Okafor be anyi ooo (eyi !!), unu anu kwara Ogene ? (Okeke and Okafor [generic names for Men] did you not hear the Ogene?)

Mbgeke, nwa mgborie be anyi o oo o, nye nu’m Ogene (Mbgeke and Mgborie [generic names for Female] did you not hear the Ogene?)

Kererenkere, m’tewé i’tewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo ! (Beatbox Sounds of Ogene)

Paítenú kenkere, ntewé itewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo! (Beatbox Sounds of Ogene)

Verse 1 (Zoro)

Zee !!!!

Bufú champagne, butelùnùm pammy (remove the Champagene and bring me the Palm wine.)

Wepu egwü Lil Wayne, kpó Udu Bunch Pammy (remove Lil Wanye songs and put the Palm wine songs)

Iga enwėcha Zoro n’ofe, ka na aju esè maggi (Why would you have Zoro in your soup and still looking for another spice [maggi])

Tantalizer for appetiser, shítenu’m ofè mgbòlodí (Tantalizer [expensive food] for appetizer, and bring me the most expensive soup [Ofe mgbòlodí])

Kezy be taking the vocal (Kezy is on the Vocal)

one hundred but keeping it local

My people sili mu jeé Z, leaving me feeling ka Hova (my people said am I Jay Z, which left me feeling like Hova)

Ndi malu mu ma na ndi social (People who know me, know that I am social)

Igbo music we taking it urban

Bring your sickest rappers, sum it up biiitch,abu’m the total (bring all ur favorite together, and I am their total)

Haaah!

bowa akana, ijide egom bowa akana (Spray the Money, If you have money spray the money [spend it])

With umu nwa di nma di sharp ka ha abu iru Ogbuadana (with the sexy ladies that are sharp like an axe)

Nwa piote ke n’ime be’m na oyi na atu kwa n’ime be’m (Lady come into my chamber, because it is kind of cold in my place)

Zinki mu, zinki akirika mana nju n’aju n’ime be’m (My roof is a thatch roof, but there is enough in my place)

And iweé ife anyi cholu, anyi ga enye gi titulu (if you have what we want, we will give you a title [award])

Aguba ndi Eze, my uncle Ji aka gbaji baisculu (When you count Kings, my Uncle is the king of Metals [breaks iron with bare hands])

The nwa fu ifė anyi kulu, nòba anó ka ofè okwuru (The man saw what we went through [to be successful] and started to draw like Okra soup [to shake like jelly]

Mana anya ga api gi, ma iwelu anyi gi fu ife ayi fulu (You will go blind if you see what we saw)

I bulu bibulu (you will run away in fear holding the Bible )

Chorus (Flavour)

O Okeke, Okafor be anyi ooo (eyi !!), unu anu kwara Ogene ? (Okeke and Okafor [generic names for Men] did you not hear the Ogene?)

Mbgeke, nwa mgborie be anyi o oo o, nye nu’m Ogene (Mbgeke and Mgborie [generic names for Female] did you not hear the Ogene?)

Kererenkere, m’tewé i’tewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo ! (Beatbox Sounds of Ogene)

Paítenú kenkere, ntewé itewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo! (Beatbox Sounds of Ogene)

Verse 2 (Flavour)

Ina eme guyi, onye muru gu (why you proud, who gave birth to you [who are you?])

Ishi n’idi badi, onye muru gu (you saud you are the best, who gave birth to you [who are you?])

Ina as u ingili, onye muru gu (you speak English, who gave birth to you [who are you?])

Ina apakeji, onye muru gu (why all this front u put up, who gave birth to you [who are you?])

òshekitekwé e, agbara e visa (If you shake it well, we get you a visa)

Ada Olisa paitewe ya, m’tewé i’tewé (Sexy Lady [Ada Olisa) break down the dance and keep dancing)

Paitewe ya dodo olima paitewe egwu m (Dance harder, Keep dancing)

ebenebe eyi Ogene !!!!!

Kererenkere, m’tewé i’tewé, ebenebe yi Ogene ooo !

Paítenú kenkere, ntewé itewé (enyi !!), ebenebe yi Ogene ooo!