Shakin’ Bodi
It’s 1999, 6 guys are crammed into the a corolla on a cold winter night… everything but the soccer match is on their minds at this point. Not much is being said as we try to not invade each other’s personal space… Then a chorus belts from the stereo:
Weda you like am
weda you no like am
Weda you like am
weda you no like am
The thing we say…
you go still de shake bodi
The thing we say…
you go still de shake bodi…
and very quickly the entire mood has changed, (almost) everybody is singing & the car’s bouncing… and the lone Colombian guy in the car is looking around bewildered wondering what all the commotion is about!
This was the first time I heard Trybesmen - Shake Bodi and one of the first times I’d heard the recent crop of new Nigerian Hip-Hop. A friend had recently returned from Nigeria with a slew of new jams, and this one was became an instant favorite.
I love the main message of this song… I could be critical of things like the beat, production, bragging, etc, but in the end, “I still go shake bodi” and that’s what’s important here.
April 25th, 2005 at 4:47 pm
Owambe!!
April 29th, 2005 at 7:52 pm
DA BOMBAY….. When we go get more jams eh??
May 4th, 2005 at 11:06 pm
Kie.. no joke o, this track is HOT… even tho say ee don’ old finish d ting still de fresh…. but anyway if u like this stuff check out plantashun boiz.. and especially 2face idibia.. tracks: u no holy pass, and african queen… the guys got skillz
May 13th, 2005 at 1:44 am
men check out this new nigerian stars they are called De indispensables AKA (IND) the boys are hot. i only discovered their music listening to radiopalmwine.
my brothers and sisters dem hot. am ticking them to be th rulers of the hiphop scene in Nigeria. you can request their song and it will be played on the site
May 20th, 2005 at 11:13 am
men, 2face gets skills oh!
Just wait, more jams like this coming up…
May 22nd, 2005 at 4:19 pm
its hott.
May 27th, 2005 at 8:39 am
my sister thanks De Indispensables are currently hot. Cinderella is the hotest track of the year for me. i Listen to it on radiopalmwine each time i log on there. i request the song and the dj plays it. u cant beat that song
May 27th, 2005 at 11:18 am
tony - I’ll have to check that out - thanks.
July 20th, 2005 at 8:55 am
wonderful song, discovered an old tape in my room and it was on, slammed it to the max. the boys have gone their seperate ways (el-dee in US, kaboom works for VMobile and Freestyle is making it as a solo artist) but are still friends and might release one of their since completed works soon.
N/B why the hell did that cat choose “freestlye” as his name. also why the heck did Dr Dre’s boy choose “the Game” as his name. if i choose “Hip hop” or “rap” as my name nko?
October 26th, 2005 at 4:56 am
correct. gets you on your feet. the boys dey try abeg. big ups!!!!!!!!!
January 27th, 2006 at 3:40 am
i want to know face,soundsultan and ojb number,cos i like them.
December 2nd, 2006 at 7:45 am
go check out http://www.myspace.com/ezzklan see who tells it and lays low till time to unveil the beast.