The music video of Phyno and Olamide’s Ojemba ranks number 27 on Youtube Trending Music with about 1.1 million views, nine days post its release.
The song which in Phynocentric-theme of thanksgiving to God, thanks the almighty maker for making him strong and proof against his enemies. It is also an artiste’s realization of who he is, and a confidence that he can never be like others, and that is okay.
The song is rendered in local languages of pidgin, English (though barely) and Yoruba. Phyno starts off with a sing-slow rap in Pidgin in two verses – which both ends with the last two lines in Igbo language, followed by the chorus: This little light of mine o, I’m gonna let it shine o, see wetin God don design o, Ojemba enwe ilo (The Traveler Has No Enemy).
Olamide raps the bridge which is tad fast paced than the Phyno’s:
Bridge: if I fall I will arise, I got my eyes on the prize, You know say shoe get size, And all my shoes are designers/ Heavy is the head that wears the crown, Omo my shoe no go fit any man, Even if I dey for dungeon or underground, Oluwa cover me anytime/ If you snooze you go collect, And you loose dem forget you, My guy you go quench, So many goons for my set, Many goons wey dey para, Wey dey zazu for the bench o/ We can’t stop, We carry shining armour, On our way to Zion, All them guy be lion, Ori iya wan (chorus).
The lyrics is easy and catchy with a melodic rhythm. A forgettable but uplifting tune. The
Released April 4, 2023 on YouTube, Ojemba is recorded by PentHauze Records, filmed by PATRICKELIS, with audit and visual effects achieved by Imicrod and Jayeola Michael.
