Lyrics and translation Rugged Man - Ruggedy Baba

Ruggedy Baba

Atewo mo bala (I spread my palm and see lines)
A o mo eni to ko (I don't know who wrote them)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko
You better show where you belong
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba the pillar that holds the building)
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba the pillar that holds the building)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Just keep looking at them)

Once again it's me the individual running the game physical
I am here to open my mouth again and yarn spiritual
To speak from my heartlet you know where e dey pain me
As people dey back bite and talk about me up in this industry
Where them been dey when I dey speak for mechanics and shoe makers
Dem dey talk around the subject like our lawmakers
Before I dropped Ehen the industry was messed up
Fakers dey rule while realer rappers them dey stressed up
Nobody did a damn thing until I came through
I cleared the whole area now real rappers have a say too
Now people dey listen to emcome for our shows and clap for em
Some dey take am to the next level with hip hop forums
From Nigeria the world only know Juju, Fuji and Afro beat
But we all know hip hop is running the streets
Wetin go make them know where your music come from
In the long run
Na the fussion of grammar, your slang and your mother tongue

Atewo mo bala (I spread my palm and see lines)
A o mo eni to ko (I don't know who wrote them)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko
You better show where you belong
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba the pillar that holds the building)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Just keep looking at them)
Spit more
In your mother tongue
Till the people say say they want more

I'm tired of people and gossip
I don switch from smile to frown
I'm tired of so called hip-hop heads whispering that I am not holding it down
Say I don change from the way I be before
Say now I dey spit for pidjin
Dem prefer me when I been be hard core
Like when I dropped What If and split the air waves
Bur financially that left me grounded like Nigerian Airways
What if I tell you say I only do one or two shows
What if them no pay me well enough to buy one good shoe or some good clothes?
And say Paul Play
Had a hand in letting me know
What it will take for me to rearrange and eventually blow
While you sit around and talk shit
Our elders mock our shit
Cos of our too much metaphorical out of space type shit
When some rap
Dem no know where we dey come from
Back then two rappers on stage was like seven throwing a tantrum
We need to change thatput a face to our music
Let the world know where we come from
Let no one abuse it

Atewo mo bala (I spread my palm and see lines)
A o mo eni to ko (I don't know who wrote them)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko
You better show where you belong
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba the pillar that holds the building)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Just keep looking at them)
Spit more
In your mother tongue
Till the people say say they want more

.3
Now let me address this issue of keeping it real
The one subject wey I go say dey make me vex still
Cos of how some emcees feel
About these three words whenever they open their mouths
Look my guy
I no fit shout
I go only ask what's keeping it real?
Is it singing or rapping like Oyibo or doing what you and your own people can feel?
Some say I sell out because I do dance track they call me Baraje master
Forgetting it got me fame and money faster
Forget the latter I'll move to the next chapter faster
I'm just speaking my mind playing my controversial character
The way I've been known to do when I spit it straight out to you
You better recognize a real brother that's reaching out to you
Speaking pidjin and dance tracks no mean say I no keep am real
That's just me so how else I wan be to be real?
My rules are spit in whatever language but make sense
I did that and I've been hot ever since

Atewo mo bala (I spread my palm and see lines)
A o mo eni to ko (I don't know who wrote them)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko
You better show where you belong
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba the pillar that holds the building)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Just keep looking at them)
Spit more
In your mother tongue
Till the people say say they want more

Ruggedy Baba

Atewo mo bala (Je tends la paume de ma main et je vois des lignes)
A o mo eni to ko (Je ne sais pas qui les a écrites)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko (On crache en pidgin, certains détestent)
You better show where you belong (Tu ferais mieux de montrer d'où tu viens)
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba, le pilier qui soutient le bâtiment)
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba, le pilier qui soutient le bâtiment)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Continuez à les regarder)

Once again it's me the individual running the game physical (Encore une fois, c'est moi l'individu qui mène le jeu physiquement)
I am here to open my mouth again and yarn spiritual (Je suis ici pour ouvrir à nouveau la bouche et parler spiritualité)
To speak from my heartlet you know where e dey pain me (Parler avec mon cœur, te faire savoir où ça me fait mal)
As people dey back bite and talk about me up in this industry (Alors que les gens me critiquent et parlent de moi dans cette industrie)
Where them been dey when I dey speak for mechanics and shoe makers (Où étaient-ils quand je parlais au nom des mécaniciens et des cordonniers ?)
Dem dey talk around the subject like our lawmakers (Ils tournent autour du pot comme nos législateurs)
Before I dropped Ehen the industry was messed up (Avant que je ne sorte Ehen, l'industrie était foutue)
Fakers dey rule while realer rappers them dey stressed up (Les imposteurs règnent tandis que les vrais rappeurs sont stressés)
Nobody did a damn thing until I came through (Personne n'a rien fait jusqu'à ce que j'arrive)
I cleared the whole area now real rappers have a say too (J'ai nettoyé le terrain, maintenant les vrais rappeurs ont aussi leur mot à dire)
Now people dey listen to emcome for our shows and clap for em (Maintenant les gens les écoutent, viennent à nos concerts et les applaudissent)
Some dey take am to the next level with hip hop forums (Certains les emmènent au niveau supérieur avec des forums de hip-hop)
From Nigeria the world only know Juju, Fuji and Afro beat (Du Nigeria, le monde ne connaît que le Juju, le Fuji et l'Afrobeat)
But we all know hip hop is running the streets (Mais nous savons tous que le hip-hop règne dans les rues)
Wetin go make them know where your music come from (Qu'est-ce qui va leur faire savoir d'où vient ta musique ?)
In the long run (À long terme)
Na the fussion of grammar, your slang and your mother tongue (C'est la fusion de la grammaire, de ton argot et de ta langue maternelle)

Atewo mo bala (Je tends la paume de ma main et je vois des lignes)
A o mo eni to ko (Je ne sais pas qui les a écrites)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko (On crache en pidgin, certains détestent)
You better show where you belong (Tu ferais mieux de montrer d'où tu viens)
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba, le pilier qui soutient le bâtiment)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Continuez à les regarder)
Spit more (Crache encore)
In your mother tongue (Dans ta langue maternelle)
Till the people say say they want more (Jusqu'à ce que les gens en redemandent)

I'm tired of people and gossip (J'en ai marre des gens et des ragots)
I don switch from smile to frown (Je suis passé du sourire au froncement de sourcils)
I'm tired of so called hip-hop heads whispering that I am not holding it down (J'en ai marre de ces soi-disant têtes de hip-hop qui murmurent que je ne tiens pas le coup)
Say I don change from the way I be before (Dire que j'ai changé par rapport à avant)
Say now I dey spit for pidjin (Dire que maintenant je crache en pidgin)
Dem prefer me when I been be hard core (Ils me préféraient quand j'étais hardcore)
Like when I dropped What If and split the air waves (Comme quand j'ai sorti What If et divisé les ondes)
Bur financially that left me grounded like Nigerian Airways (Mais financièrement, ça m'a laissé cloué au sol comme la Nigerian Airways)
What if I tell you say I only do one or two shows (Et si je te disais que je ne fais qu'un ou deux concerts)
What if them no pay me well enough to buy one good shoe or some good clothes? (Et s'ils ne me payaient pas assez pour m'acheter une bonne paire de chaussures ou de beaux vêtements ?)
And say Paul Play (Et dire que Paul Play)
Had a hand in letting me know (A contribué à me faire savoir)
What it will take for me to rearrange and eventually blow (Ce qu'il me faudra pour me réorganiser et finir par exploser)
While you sit around and talk shit (Pendant que tu restes assis à dire des conneries)
Our elders mock our shit (Nos aînés se moquent de nos conneries)
Cos of our too much metaphorical out of space type shit (À cause de notre trop plein de métaphores spatiales)
When some rap (Quand certains rap)
Dem no know where we dey come from (Ils ne savent pas d'où on vient)
Back then two rappers on stage was like seven throwing a tantrum (À l'époque, deux rappeurs sur scène, c'était comme sept qui piquaient une crise)
We need to change thatput a face to our music (On doit changer ça, mettre un visage sur notre musique)
Let the world know where we come from (Faire savoir au monde d'où on vient)
Let no one abuse it (Ne laissez personne en abuser)

Atewo mo bala (Je tends la paume de ma main et je vois des lignes)
A o mo eni to ko (Je ne sais pas qui les a écrites)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko (On crache en pidgin, certains détestent)
You better show where you belong (Tu ferais mieux de montrer d'où tu viens)
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba, le pilier qui soutient le bâtiment)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Continuez à les regarder)
Spit more (Crache encore)
In your mother tongue (Dans ta langue maternelle)
Till the people say say they want more (Jusqu'à ce que les gens en redemandent)

.3 (.)
Now let me address this issue of keeping it real (Maintenant, laissez-moi aborder cette question de l'authenticité)
The one subject wey I go say dey make me vex still (Le seul sujet dont je vais parler qui continue de m'énerver)
Cos of how some emcees feel (À cause de ce que ressentent certains MC)
About these three words whenever they open their mouths (À propos de ces trois mots chaque fois qu'ils ouvrent la bouche)
Look my guy (Écoute mon pote)
I no fit shout (Je ne peux pas crier)
I go only ask what's keeping it real? (Je vais juste demander ce qui est authentique ?)
Is it singing or rapping like Oyibo or doing what you and your own people can feel? (Est-ce chanter ou rapper comme un Occidental ou faire ce que toi et ton peuple pouvez ressentir ?)
Some say I sell out because I do dance track they call me Baraje master (Certains disent que je me vends parce que je fais des morceaux de danse, ils m'appellent Baraje master)
Forgetting it got me fame and money faster (Oubliant que ça m'a apporté la gloire et l'argent plus rapidement)
Forget the latter I'll move to the next chapter faster (Oubliez ce dernier, je vais passer au chapitre suivant plus rapidement)
I'm just speaking my mind playing my controversial character (Je dis juste ce que je pense en jouant mon personnage controversé)
The way I've been known to do when I spit it straight out to you (Comme on me connaît pour le faire quand je te le dis en face)
You better recognize a real brother that's reaching out to you (Tu ferais mieux de reconnaître un vrai frère qui te tend la main)
Speaking pidjin and dance tracks no mean say I no keep am real (Parler pidgin et faire des morceaux de danse ne veut pas dire que je ne suis pas authentique)
That's just me so how else I wan be to be real? (C'est juste moi, alors comment puis-je être autrement pour être authentique ?)
My rules are spit in whatever language but make sense (Mes règles sont de cracher dans n'importe quelle langue, mais que ça ait du sens)
I did that and I've been hot ever since (Je l'ai fait et je suis chaud depuis)

Atewo mo bala (Je tends la paume de ma main et je vois des lignes)
A o mo eni to ko (Je ne sais pas qui les a écrites)
We spit in pidjin awon kan n wuko (On crache en pidgin, certains détestent)
You better show where you belong (Tu ferais mieux de montrer d'où tu viens)
Ruggedy Baba opomulero mo ja lekan (Ruggedy Baba, le pilier qui soutient le bâtiment)
Sa maa wo wan niran (Continuez à les regarder)
Spit more (Crache encore)
In your mother tongue (Dans ta langue maternelle)
Till the people say say they want more (Jusqu'à ce que les gens en redemandent)