“Laho” captures the unpredictable swagger that has positioned Shallipopi as one of Benin City’s most distinctive voices—and why the song resonates far beyond its origin.
Shoutout everywhere, who be lover boy for Benin wey dey scatter area?
Ay, dọmwan nọ make é noise wẹẹ evbana, gunuvbẹ
Eri ma ghya wvbe wẹ ẹdo
Shalli-fucking-popi (wahala) the president (seh) of Pluto
Fayaman (seh)
Desperado, many, many
My amigo, Balotelli
Ladies taking me photo (confirm) paparazzi, ah
Don Julio, don dey high me, ah, ah
Ghẹ gunmwẹn dẹ ọ, lahọ
Ni paste aza, lahọ
Aza mwẹ dry o, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Ghẹ gunmwẹn dẹ ọ, lahọ
Ni paste aza, lahọ
Aza mwẹ dry o, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Ye, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Ye, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Ye
It’s not the way you’re seeing me here
Because of the way you’re talking to me here
You think if you see me in the street of Upper
You see me in the street of Sapele road, or you see me in Ugbighoko
Or you see me in Third Junction, you can talk to me like this?
Iye ava, owuye wawu, iyewano, mo so pé
Minister of enjoyment, intercontinental (no go dey)
Monumental (ehn?) Ah, we go live forever (ever, ever), ah
Drop another banger o (wahala)
Are they mad? They must be mental (problem), ah
Smoking zaza o (yeah), na im make I forget your matter, ah (asap)
Ghẹ gunmwẹn dẹ ọ, lahọ
Ni paste aza, lahọ
Aza mwẹ dry o, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Ghẹ gunmwẹn dẹ ọ, lahọ
Ni paste aza, lahọ
Aza mwẹ dry o, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Ye, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Ye, lahọ
Ye, ye-oh, lahọ
Desperado (do) many, many (confirm)
My amigo, Balotelli
Ladies taking me photo, paparazzi, ah
Don Julio, don dey high me (no go dey)
Seh, seh, seh
Seh, seh, seh, seh
