BNXN, popularly known as Buju, continues to wow Nigerians with his melodious voice. This time he hooks up with Jonzing World international musical icon, Divine Ikubor, Popularly known as Rema.
BNXN, who originally bears Daniel Etiese Benson, comes to the airwaves with his distinct voice that belies his size. He also shows his fans and foes that no one can compare him to other acts.
BNXN And Rema, Incomparable To The Others In The Industry
The title is actually a sentence culled from Yoruba “fi ñkan wé ñkan”. This translates literally to mean “use something to compare something” or “compare something with something (else)”.
This proves to critics who believe that BNXN is not pulling his weight in the Naija music industry, that they can’t compare him to other acts.
Rema comes in with his “rave” energy. He turns the song into a masterpiece while criticizing the hypocrisy of busybodies in the entertainment industry. His lyrics can attest to that stance:
“If you don’t say that you’re for me, it’s no guarantee
I no fit say you be my padi
For my money, mo le ka e mo one corner
For my balance, you no straight my guy, you too kana
I enter small yawa for your matter
You dey owe me, you wan dey come”
The hook is simplistic, and the tone of the music easy to sing along to:
You wan dey fi’kan we’kan nkan (Fi’kan), fi’kan we’kan nkan (Fi’kan we’-uh)
You wan dey fi’kan we’kan nkan (ayy, yeah), fi’kan we’kan nkan (baby mama, oh)
Why you wan dey fi’kan we’kan nkan? (Fi’kan we’kan nkan) Fi’kan we’kan nkan (Fi’kan we’kan nkan)
You wan dey fi’kan we’kan nkan (Fi’kan we’kan nkan), fi’kan we’kan nkan (mm-mm)
Rema Seemingly Stirs Ongoing Beef With Burna Boy
Rema, comes in as powerful as possible, packing up words and energy into his lines.
He seems to take a swipe at Burna Boy with his lyrics in his lines:
“…you dey hate on me how market?
If I fall, omo, make I bend
Say, you get fake dreads, but you wan give me advice about patience, are you making sense?
Stand fit before I change my color, color
I dey talk, you dey talk, shut up
Me wey be werey, I no be bolo
Shebi, you be mama Ebo? l’m fed up, uh…”
We understand that their beef started with the whole “Afrobeats vs Afrofusion” argument. Overtime, the two have been subtly at each other’s throats. Rema recently emphasized that he is on the same level as Burna Boy and other Naija musical bigwigs like Wizkid and Davido.
Rema also seems to take more swipes at Burna Boy, revealing that he has fake dreads. He also reveals that the latter wants to give him advice about patience. We understand that Burna Boy has been in the spotlight for acts bordering on aggression. This comes to mind since his Club Cubana shooting incident.
We also know that he seems to be perpetually tied to his mother’s apron strings (she is his manager).
BNXN And Rema Blend Holywood Action With Afrobeats In The Music Video
The video is very cinematic and very much likely to set the pace for Nigerian music videos in the future. It comes with the feel of a gangster, street action movie with dark corners, club scenes and very violent shots. The aerial footage in the opening scene and in between the shots are fire. They bring to mind some of the most popular Hollywood gangster Movies. Alternating between a music video and an action blockbuster.
On the other hand, the scenes contain an unhealthy amount of violence. This is seen especially against unarmed individuals like the old man at the store and the executive at the office. This may be bad for the kids who already follow BNXN’s brand. It paints him as a violent man who would rather hurt people to have his way than pursue more cordial, agreeable means. Guess the violence is needed especially for industry busybodies that would not stay in their place. But as we all know, violence isn’t the best way to solve issues.
Our Final Verdict
Overall, we at Trickle Media would rate this track as an 8/10 for musical prowess and another 8/10 for its cinematography and action scenes. A 2/10 for morality as violence is not always the answer. We can see this track staying at the top of the Naija music charts for quite a while.
