WOW! The replies have been AMAZING! I love the feedback and those that took the time to break things down and even time stamp them you are incredible. #GSGang is the greatest period, cant thank you enough. ANYONE NEW TO THIS VIDEO READ THE COMMENTS IF YOU ARE LOST ITS ALL BROKEN DOWN FOR YOU!!
Your reactions are really in tune for someone who isn't Nigerian. Most of this track was done in Nigeria's Pidgin English and you were able to understand most of the context. This is pretty impressive. Subscribed already 🔥🔥🔥
"Your people are still working multiple jobs and they talk say we lazy o" That's him throwing a jab to a statement the president made sometime in 2015/16 referring to Nigerian youths as lazy. So, Falz is here reminding him that his people are working multiple jobs, yet these same people are called lazy. How ironical! Steve, the entire song, from the lyrics to the video concept is Falz making a mockery of the entire Nigerian system, exposing the hypocrisy of the religious institutions, the corruption of the government. A background check can on Falz you'll see his father, Chief Femi Falana, from the military era has been a steady human rights advocate, a crusader for good governance, and someone who doesn't fail to call out the government when they misbehave. Falz (also a lawyer) is following his father's footsteps, musically.
That part of transmission was actually a real-life event. Where a top officer could not read or give his so-called written speech properly. It stirred a lot of debates, memes and outcry ( on his academic background and training of officers).
The line about the Pastor pulling the demon out through the woman's breast is a reference to spiritual leaders like Pastors, Imams using their "God-given" religious positions to sexually exploit members of their congregation, particularly the female population. It's wrong morally and legally but a lot of these religious leaders go unpunished. So the main lines "This is Nigeria and we are all criminials." in the hook of th song is a summary of all the shady things going on in the country
So, first of all, Falz is a lawyer-turned-musician and son of a well-known senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In his "This is Nigeria" song/video, he tries to depict the current state of the nation where he depicts the culture of corruption, ethno-religious tensions in-country, ethnic fighting and extrajudicial killings, sex for grades scandals and how politicians use the underserved youths to do their bidding during elections, illegal drug use etc. All in all, it was a brilliant portrayal of real-time happenings and vices. #GSGang
The Hijab part denotes the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, he spoke about snake swallowing millions of naira( money generated by jamb)but it was just a cover-up for money laundering, he mentioned Police brutality that is the SARS, pastors exploiting church members, poor electricity and other basic amenities... He said a whole that resonates with Nigerians and Africans. It's good someone like you is getting to know
The scene where a uniformed man kept stuttering "transmission"...represents a certain police chief who couldn't even read out his own speech! It was a viral video then.
He said "person wey no get work they check if my watch na original". He was referring to people that do not have any source of income/livelihood trying to confirm if the wrist watch he wore is an original one.
8:50... The man on white references the senator or top government official who comes in, bribes the police (SARS) and takes his son alone away despite knowing that none of them did anything wrong. In other words, no justice!
Considering this song came out in 2018 (~3 years ago), yet there's a reference to police brutality (typically by the notorious SARS team), it goes to show why the #EndSARS protest last October was so important. Police brutality had been prevalent in Nigeria for quite some time. The October 2020 protests were not even the first. The targeting of young Nigerians by the police was an extreme reaction by the authorities to the "Yahoo boys"/"Nigerian Prince" problem. Unfortunately police stations that "close at 6pm due to security reasons" don't have the bandwidth for proper investigation. A skeptical president that described his own citizens (60% of the population is under age 30) as lazy doesn't help either. The police simply defaulted to arresting anyone seen carrying a laptop on the street. Doesn't matter if it's for your office or school: if you have a laptop or you have dreadlocks or you're driving a car as a young man, they simply assume you're a "Yahoo boy", pick you up and ask you to "bail" yourself out. If you're lucky, it stops there. Some people end up being shot. As the police are poorly paid, they're more interested in the "bail" (bribe) than actually locking anyone up (guilty or not). It's exhausting to think about but basically, the #EndSARS protests were about fixing this. Young Nigerians across the world were basically asking for 5 things: 1. Release of detained protesters 2. Justice for victims of police brutality and their surviving families 3. Investigation and prosecution of police misconduct by an independent body 4. Psych evaluation for dismissed officers before they can be redeployed or reassigned to other departments 5. Increased salaries and compensation for Nigerian police officers Interestingly, Falz (and other popular Nigerians) was actively involved in the protests.
6:16... The guy with the cheque celebrating - Huge reference to the Big Brother Nigeria/ Big Brother Naija show that gifts a looot of money to the winner while a huge amount of the youths in the country are unemployed but end up just staying glued to their screens due to the show while top university graduating students go back to trying to sell fish etc (I kid you not!!!)
That was also a reference in the vector Judas the rat diss "since you big brother evicting him is part of the game" Usually every week on the tv show someone there is an eviction where at least one person leave the house
Summary: Nigeria can be a parody onto itself. Hence, someone that's jobless checking to see if his watch (Rolex) is original. (Misplaced priority). The girls dancing behind him represent the chibok girls kidnapped by a terrorist group. Civil servants stealing public funds and claiming snake ate the money. Fulani herdmen (northerners) are killing landowners to graze on their land and the government doesn't react (since Nigeria's inception there has been political tension with the North, South, East occupied by the 3 major tribes. The current administration is northern hence the suggestion of no accountability of misdeeds done by northerners. Your security is yours to buy, the police is underpaid, underequipped and undertrained. Hence they can't do anything against criminal elements but rather harassed the unarmed citizen hence SARS. Big Sister Naija is just a play on Big Brother brand, but he features it here to highlight the joblessness in the country and how reality TV is now used placate the masses and ironically is a way out for the participants who can then live off celebrity culture when the show is over. There is also more chatter around reality TV than around political participation. Politicians steal from the people but are praised by sycophants in the hopes to get the crumbs rather than hold the politicians accountable but they would assault a person that steals less than $1. Government has abandoned education and now churches who collect from the already poor and desperate build schools with church funds that a majority of their congregation can't attend. Despite all these, Nigerians are resilient and still able to find a way to shine. We find a way to rise above our circumstances.
Whoever can conveniently break this down for Steve, deserve a salute from all of us....... TOO MANY THINGS HAPPENING IN THIS VIDEO, if Steve can get it all, then he deserves Nigeria Citizenship and a Nigeria Name.
There's also the reference to the 300 chibok girls that were kidnapped by terrorists in an attack on a school, with the girls dancing behind him wearing cloaks(hijab), same color as the kidnapped girls I think
Bro! Shit! My experience with SARS was no joke. Happened a day to my birthday in 2019. They robbed me of all my money both in my pocket and my bank account. They accused me of being an internet fraudster just so they could extort me. SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) has no business with financial crimes anyway. That's the jurisdiction of the EFCC (Economic and Financial crimes commission). Anyway, they took all my money and let me go after threatening to shoot me and frame me up. I trekked from one town to the next just to get money to go back to my city.
Thats fucked man. Sorry you had to deal with that shit. I learned a lot from the comments here im glad i did this. This was heavy and went way beyond just music
@@SteveBussaGS Thanks, bro! I appreciate that. Yea, Falz is a conscious musician. He is an activist just like his father who is one of the most famous lawyers in Nigeria.
@@SeunTReacts I read man. I took the time and went over the comments and they gave me a PhD on this video lol the fanbase here is incredible and so willing to educate i love it
@@SteveBussaGS 😂😂 I don't think any Hip-hop reactor is getting as much Nigerian support as you are getting, bro. And that's beautiful to see cos when Nigerians support you, they do for real, bro. And you have a nice concept going with the series and the scorecard. I must confess that I am wowed! Very soon, you will start getting Mode 9 requests. Those are the real Hip-hop fans with Nigerian Hip-hop knowledge way before the internet got popular here. They are not that many tho. Wish you more success, bro 🙏🙏😁
Hey Steve, I can see that you're totally lost with what's going on in the video. Lol 3:30 - 3:55 that guy there is from the Fulani terrorist group, they come to your settlement innocent, and later, they start killing the original occupants of that place. 4:45 - 4:48 A sum of 38 Million got missing and the lady incharge of that office said it was a snake that swallowed the 38 million Naira from the office. That's the excuse for embezzlement. 7:16 The lazy youth stuff happened when our current president went for an international meeting, I think with the U.N or so, and he openly and publicly said Nigerian youths are lazy. 7:58 The guy surrounded by ladies with cash all over is a Yahoo guy. They are the famous Nigerian prince that floods your email. 10:40 that was the exact replica of the speech a top national police officer gave in the national television. 12:40 It's all about churches that own universities, their school fees are too higher that the average church member can't attend. I hope these help.
10:40.... A funny gaffe! The Inspector general of police kept stuttering over a word and couldn't pronounce 'transmission' or whatever it was while giving a speech on live national TV... 😂😂😂 Heavy subject of many memes and funny videos!
Last part was talking about a popular pastor setting up a university from the tithe n offerings of members and the school been the most expensive in the country that even the members cannot even afford to go.
The was actually a news that snake ate money in a government office 😂 the woman that said it is was he's calling out by saying "Where that madam Felomina"
Wow... I'm seeing the replies and explanations and I love my Nigerian people in the house. You guys are so intelligent and it's an honor! Spot on references and explanations... Keep it up! 🇳🇬 to the 🌎❤️👌
Falz is an EXCELLENT rapper, he however uses a lot of local Lingua (pidgin English) in his songs, so you might not be able to quickly connect with his lines unless you get a lot of explanations. That being said, this song portrayed alot of things going on in the society. It was released in 2018 and absolutely everything he sang about is still relevant in Nigeria till date. I might not be able to sequentially talk about the points, but I'll mention a few. The young ladies in Hijab (head gear) dancing are a reference to the over 200 young high school girls that were kidnapped from their school in northern Nigeria by Islamic insurgents. Another set of hundreds of girls were kidnapped in another town in Dapchi. It shows the level of decadence in the Nigerian security architecture, especially in the Muslim dominated north, were Islamic extremism is rampant and the government only pays lip service to finding solutions. Also in the North, Fulani herdsmen (terrorist group) randomly attack farmers and other innocent people and the government just sits and looks on. Probably because the president himself Is from the Fulani tribe. Yea, there's also the increasingly widespread use of hard drugs by the Nigerian youth depicted by the two young men sipping on codein syrup. And the president once irresponsibly referred to the Nigerian youths as lazy. Religion is a major factor in Nigeria, almost everyone believes in God. You have to, when you don't have a government or society that cares for you, you have to believe in a higher power to find succour. And I believe strongly that it's our believe and trust in God that has kept many from going into depression and/or crime. However,you find some religious leaders taking advantage of the situation to exploit members. Fake miracles, financial extortion and the likes. There are many good pastors around nonetheless. He mentioned the SARS situation also, police harassing young Nigerians with a view to exploit,just because they look or dress a certain way. Trust me Steve, with your looks, if you were a Nigerian, you would have been arrested multiple times. A lady (Madam Philomena) once claimed millions of Naira (Nigerian currency) kept in her care was swallowed by a snake, what effrontery. There was a man making a speech towards the end and speaking gibberish. That was a reference to the former Nigerian chief of police giving a speech and literally had a brain wave and was talking gibberish on national TV. The voice over in the end was that of falz father, a prominent Nigerian civil rights lawyer that always takes on issues of human rights violation in government and civil society. Falz himself is a trained lawyer, but he chose to leave the legal profession for music.
@@SteveBussaGS bro I've been following your work. I must say that am super impressed. I just realized I didn't subscribe... Am doing so right away. Love u bro.
13:13... Of course there's a huge separation of church and state. It's just that like the US where a lot of people put emphasis on morals, whether religious based or societal, Nigeria leans a lot more toward the religious thereby making a lot of people (officials included) very biased and very fanatic or critical whichever way they swing.
There's constant reference to 'Fulani' or herdsmen in the track which is a nomadic tribe in Nigeria that rear cattles and constantly roam the country killing other citizens with no consequences(the first scene), majorly because most of the top politicians and government officers in the country are from the same tribe
He's saying it's against the law of God to take money from the poor and build schools that children of the poor can't afford to attend. And even if it isn't against the law, he's inferring that it should be. That there should be a law in place that protects the poor and prevents such actions. PS. That voice is that of an iconic Human Rights Lawyer. Femi Falana. And the Twist is that he's actually Falz's father. Falz is short for Falana. Further twist is that Falz himself is actually a Lawyer And one of the dopest MCs around
Been following your channel for a week now. I feel you're the best with reactions. You're eager to learn new things and culture too. Got yourself a subscriber
i have lists of songs you should check out please Steve 1. M.I agaba ft AQ - jesus said use your head ( about fake churches in Nigeria) 2. Falz - hypocrite ( about bad government in Nigeria) 3 . Burna Boy - 20.10.20 ( about the End sars and bad government) 4 . Burna Boy ft chris Martin - Monsters you made (about bad government in Nigeria ) 5. Falz - Johnny ( about End Sars )
The BB Naija cheque displayed is a reference to the reality TV show big brother (nigerian version) where huge sums and endorsements are won by its participants.
“Police Dey close by 6, security reasons o” English- police close by 6 and give excuses that it’s due to security 😂 when they are supposed to be the security.
This was a dope choice to react to. 5:05 I’m from Zimbabwe and Afrika is not homogeneous, but there are so many similarities...down here you’ll call the cops while robbers are breaking into your house and 9/10 times the cops will reply “we have no cars, come pick us up” 😩 So if you aren’t affluent with private security you may as well not call😏 There are so many parallels between our societies.
Sorry I’m late to the reply but what’s is also ironic is that these people will also harass you if you wear Nike shoes, have tattoos and wear dreadlocks so they could label you as a criminal and rob you
You are spot-on on your analysis that Nigeria is separated by North and south in religion. With the south predominantly Christian and the North, predominantly Muslim
the armed officer on the podium say transmission happened in Nigeria when our high ranked officer was meant to gjve a speech abt something but he couldn't he kept on saying transmission over and over again he couldn't read from the speech nobody knows why
There is a Guy named AQ, we need a reaction on ‘Distraction 2 Regard that both Mi and Vector mentioned him in their beef. AQ later dissed Vector for saying he helped him whereas it was phony. He equally threatened Vector to reply his diss and get distraction 3, the diss is harder than Mi and Vector’s diss combined. You need to react on that too. I’m glad you’re invading the Nigerian hip hop scene, it will help to rebuild and rekindle the dying flame
Asides music, Falz is a lawyer, He is a comedian, an actor and an activist, and believe me he is good and well known for all. he is the son of a popular lawyer/activist Femi Falana. The transmission transmission part is mimicking a senior service man who had issues reading his speech, he was stuttering "transmission transmission"
6:52... Reference to President Buhari's brain fart episode on the BBC saying that Nigerian youths are lazy who despite there being absolutely no jobs or help being provided by the government, work multiple jobs and are heavy creators. This maddened the entire country. PS: At the time in question, his own son (above 24) had no job and no income but had just crashed a high end brand motorcycle. One of many! Where did he get the money from?
One more thing you need to know is the voice at the beginning of the video on radio and at the end is Femi Falana a famous wealthy Nigerian constitutional lawyer and activist who is also biological father to Falz
I might just do a breakdown reaction and send you the link.. so much to be explained on the track. everything Lyrically and visually was very intentional. The lean you asked about.. was just a visual reference to youths using drugs..not necessarily one type. Also, the part you saw people on the garments praying, *Falz said, pastor puts his hand on the breast of a member, he is pulling the demon out.. implying that religion has been used as a tool to manipulate members into sexual abuse . The transmission, transmission part.. At that time, there was a public figure who lost his words during a public speech and started talking gibberish.. saying transmission a couple of times ..The ladies on hijab dancing, representEd the kidnapped chibok girls. The Sars reference, you would observe that a guy on agbada paid the men and took his son away from them.. showing the police are corrupt and the rich can bribe their way out of anything. there's more..
The part where the man on uniform was repeating the word "TRANSMISSION" was made to imitate a TOP military officers who was giving a speech in a public event on national television and he could not read out the speech that was giving to him
I have been watching your videos for a while now but i don't really want to subscribed, i decided to subscribe today because i apploud you for able to understand the Nigeria broken(pidgin) English. Mehh your are genius🔥
The man on the podium saying 'transmission' repeatedly is a jab at an actual politician in Nigeria who couldn't read what was already written down for him while making an address.
This is the transmission video that they were trying to play in the ending of the video. Link to the inspector general of police transmission coming here
When he said yahoo yahoo dey everywhere now and we’re acting like it’s so cool: he’s talking about people/celebrities that are promoting fraudsters or fraudulent activities in their music and in the society
The FSars(federal special anti robbery squad) is where the police will arrest you just for being out at night and the rich man bails his son out and leaves the rest to be tagged criminals. The break in transmission part is the inspector General of police making an error while giving a speech, he couldn't say break in transmission correctly
The part where a man in a uniform of some sort saying transmission all over again. Well it means that in Nigeria the people in leadership (some) don’t have education and they get into the post by corruption. The man was supposed to read a letter but he could not🙂
Big Brother Naija is a reality show just like big brother UK where the viewers vote to keep their favourite in the house, interestingly, 2020 edition was won by a brilliant and talented rapper Laycon, he has a unique rap style, you should check his freestyle on Amazing Klef's Show off.
First thing you must understand is that we've got our own English... Pidgin English.. there are some mad lines he spoke pidgin English... My best line is the transmission part.. hahaha.. that was referencing a top police officer who couldn't read "transmission" from his speech.... Meaning he got to the position through curruption
WOW! The replies have been AMAZING! I love the feedback and those that took the time to break things down and even time stamp them you are incredible. #GSGang is the greatest period, cant thank you enough. ANYONE NEW TO THIS VIDEO READ THE COMMENTS IF YOU ARE LOST ITS ALL BROKEN DOWN FOR YOU!!
Your reactions are really in tune for someone who isn't Nigerian. Most of this track was done in Nigeria's Pidgin English and you were able to understand most of the context. This is pretty impressive. Subscribed already 🔥🔥🔥
He really did well
I agree with you
I also agree with you
same thought
Fact you just got to sub ❤️🙌🏽
"Your people are still working multiple jobs and they talk say we lazy o"
That's him throwing a jab to a statement the president made sometime in 2015/16 referring to Nigerian youths as lazy. So, Falz is here reminding him that his people are working multiple jobs, yet these same people are called lazy. How ironical!
Steve, the entire song, from the lyrics to the video concept is Falz making a mockery of the entire Nigerian system, exposing the hypocrisy of the religious institutions, the corruption of the government.
A background check can on Falz you'll see his father, Chief Femi Falana, from the military era has been a steady human rights advocate, a crusader for good governance, and someone who doesn't fail to call out the government when they misbehave. Falz (also a lawyer) is following his father's footsteps, musically.
That part of transmission was actually a real-life event. Where a top officer could not read or give his so-called written speech properly. It stirred a lot of debates, memes and outcry ( on his academic background and training of officers).
PS: All that you see demonstrated or said in the video are 98% true if not 100%. You will get to learn more from the comments.
The line about the Pastor pulling the demon out through the woman's breast is a reference to spiritual leaders like Pastors, Imams using their "God-given" religious positions to sexually exploit members of their congregation, particularly the female population. It's wrong morally and legally but a lot of these religious leaders go unpunished. So the main lines "This is Nigeria and we are all criminials." in the hook of th song is a summary of all the shady things going on in the country
So, first of all, Falz is a lawyer-turned-musician and son of a well-known senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN). In his "This is Nigeria" song/video, he tries to depict the current state of the nation where he depicts the culture of corruption, ethno-religious tensions in-country, ethnic fighting and extrajudicial killings, sex for grades scandals and how politicians use the underserved youths to do their bidding during elections, illegal drug use etc. All in all, it was a brilliant portrayal of real-time happenings and vices. #GSGang
The Hijab part denotes the Chibok girls kidnapped by Boko Haram, he spoke about snake swallowing millions of naira( money generated by jamb)but it was just a cover-up for money laundering, he mentioned Police brutality that is the SARS, pastors exploiting church members, poor electricity and other basic amenities... He said a whole that resonates with Nigerians and Africans. It's good someone like you is getting to know
The scene where a uniformed man kept stuttering "transmission"...represents a certain police chief who couldn't even read out his own speech! It was a viral video then.
Yeah that was the Nigerian version of Lean.
It's usually Codeine syrup here
Falz - Child of the world
Be amazed, but be prepared to be emotionally torn by the story depicted
Its on my list
Honestly child of the world by MI is no joke
@@SteveBussaGS hey Steve,can we have Child of the World?
He said "person wey no get work they check if my watch na original".
He was referring to people that do not have any source of income/livelihood trying to confirm if the wrist watch he wore is an original one.
Its more than that. You explain it literally.
He was referring to hush puppy
8:50... The man on white references the senator or top government official who comes in, bribes the police (SARS) and takes his son alone away despite knowing that none of them did anything wrong. In other words, no justice!
Love from Nigeria. Falz u are too much
8:01.... "Yahoo Yahoo" is the slang for Internet fraud/fraudsters... Falz says they've torn everywhere up and we act like it's so cool
Considering this song came out in 2018 (~3 years ago), yet there's a reference to police brutality (typically by the notorious SARS team), it goes to show why the #EndSARS protest last October was so important. Police brutality had been prevalent in Nigeria for quite some time. The October 2020 protests were not even the first.
The targeting of young Nigerians by the police was an extreme reaction by the authorities to the "Yahoo boys"/"Nigerian Prince" problem. Unfortunately police stations that "close at 6pm due to security reasons" don't have the bandwidth for proper investigation. A skeptical president that described his own citizens (60% of the population is under age 30) as lazy doesn't help either. The police simply defaulted to arresting anyone seen carrying a laptop on the street. Doesn't matter if it's for your office or school: if you have a laptop or you have dreadlocks or you're driving a car as a young man, they simply assume you're a "Yahoo boy", pick you up and ask you to "bail" yourself out. If you're lucky, it stops there. Some people end up being shot. As the police are poorly paid, they're more interested in the "bail" (bribe) than actually locking anyone up (guilty or not). It's exhausting to think about but basically, the #EndSARS protests were about fixing this. Young Nigerians across the world were basically asking for 5 things:
1. Release of detained protesters
2. Justice for victims of police brutality and their surviving families
3. Investigation and prosecution of police misconduct by an independent body
4. Psych evaluation for dismissed officers before they can be redeployed or reassigned to other departments
5. Increased salaries and compensation for Nigerian police officers
Interestingly, Falz (and other popular Nigerians) was actively involved in the protests.
6:16... The guy with the cheque celebrating - Huge reference to the Big Brother Nigeria/ Big Brother Naija show that gifts a looot of money to the winner while a huge amount of the youths in the country are unemployed but end up just staying glued to their screens due to the show while top university graduating students go back to trying to sell fish etc (I kid you not!!!)
That was also a reference in the vector Judas the rat diss "since you big brother evicting him is part of the game"
Usually every week on the tv show someone there is an eviction where at least one person leave the house
That music sums up not only the problem Nigeria is facing but Africa as a whole. Transcends from the norms and differences
Summary: Nigeria can be a parody onto itself. Hence, someone that's jobless checking to see if his watch (Rolex) is original. (Misplaced priority). The girls dancing behind him represent the chibok girls kidnapped by a terrorist group. Civil servants stealing public funds and claiming snake ate the money. Fulani herdmen (northerners) are killing landowners to graze on their land and the government doesn't react (since Nigeria's inception there has been political tension with the North, South, East occupied by the 3 major tribes. The current administration is northern hence the suggestion of no accountability of misdeeds done by northerners. Your security is yours to buy, the police is underpaid, underequipped and undertrained. Hence they can't do anything against criminal elements but rather harassed the unarmed citizen hence SARS. Big Sister Naija is just a play on Big Brother brand, but he features it here to highlight the joblessness in the country and how reality TV is now used placate the masses and ironically is a way out for the participants who can then live off celebrity culture when the show is over. There is also more chatter around reality TV than around political participation. Politicians steal from the people but are praised by sycophants in the hopes to get the crumbs rather than hold the politicians accountable but they would assault a person that steals less than $1. Government has abandoned education and now churches who collect from the already poor and desperate build schools with church funds that a majority of their congregation can't attend. Despite all these, Nigerians are resilient and still able to find a way to shine. We find a way to rise above our circumstances.
This is well said! good job! This is everything the video is trying to show.
Thank you for taking the time to write me this!
Thank you
Just came across your channel today a Nigerian 🇳🇬 watching from Italy 🇮🇹
Whoever can conveniently break this down for Steve, deserve a salute from all of us....... TOO MANY THINGS HAPPENING IN THIS VIDEO, if Steve can get it all, then he deserves Nigeria Citizenship and a Nigeria Name.
Wow, I'm impressed at how much you already know about Nigeria. Nice one!
I love your reactions because you take time to do your research and you analyse with the understanding of the situations
There's also the reference to the 300 chibok girls that were kidnapped by terrorists in an attack on a school, with the girls dancing behind him wearing cloaks(hijab), same color as the kidnapped girls I think
Bro! Shit! My experience with SARS was no joke. Happened a day to my birthday in 2019. They robbed me of all my money both in my pocket and my bank account. They accused me of being an internet fraudster just so they could extort me. SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) has no business with financial crimes anyway. That's the jurisdiction of the EFCC (Economic and Financial crimes commission). Anyway, they took all my money and let me go after threatening to shoot me and frame me up. I trekked from one town to the next just to get money to go back to my city.
Thats fucked man. Sorry you had to deal with that shit. I learned a lot from the comments here im glad i did this. This was heavy and went way beyond just music
@@SteveBussaGS Thanks, bro! I appreciate that. Yea, Falz is a conscious musician. He is an activist just like his father who is one of the most famous lawyers in Nigeria.
@@SeunTReacts I read man. I took the time and went over the comments and they gave me a PhD on this video lol the fanbase here is incredible and so willing to educate i love it
@@SteveBussaGS Listen to JJD (Jonny Just Drop) by Falz, you will understand the whole SARZ of a thing better.
@@SteveBussaGS 😂😂 I don't think any Hip-hop reactor is getting as much Nigerian support as you are getting, bro. And that's beautiful to see cos when Nigerians support you, they do for real, bro. And you have a nice concept going with the series and the scorecard. I must confess that I am wowed! Very soon, you will start getting Mode 9 requests. Those are the real Hip-hop fans with Nigerian Hip-hop knowledge way before the internet got popular here. They are not that many tho. Wish you more success, bro 🙏🙏😁
Falz always educates his fans on his music... Listen to JJD (Johnny just dropped) next
Steve... You really need to react to Falz Johnny.... That's the total breakdown of SARS activities
And don’t forget he is a lawyer as well , as a matter of facts his whole family are lawyers father , mother sisters are all lawyers 😊🇳🇬✊🏾
Hey Steve,
I can see that you're totally lost with what's going on in the video. Lol
3:30 - 3:55 that guy there is from the Fulani terrorist group, they come to your settlement innocent, and later, they start killing the original occupants of that place.
4:45 - 4:48 A sum of 38 Million got missing and the lady incharge of that office said it was a snake that swallowed the 38 million Naira from the office. That's the excuse for embezzlement.
7:16 The lazy youth stuff happened when our current president went for an international meeting, I think with the U.N or so, and he openly and publicly said Nigerian youths are lazy.
7:58 The guy surrounded by ladies with cash all over is a Yahoo guy. They are the famous Nigerian prince that floods your email.
10:40 that was the exact replica of the speech a top national police officer gave in the national television.
12:40 It's all about churches that own universities, their school fees are too higher that the average church member can't attend.
I hope these help.
@thompson oboyi!! Ur breakdown is on point 👉
Thanks a lot
Perfect!!
10:40.... A funny gaffe! The Inspector general of police kept stuttering over a word and couldn't pronounce 'transmission' or whatever it was while giving a speech on live national TV... 😂😂😂 Heavy subject of many memes and funny videos!
New subscriber 🇳🇬💛
Last part was talking about a popular pastor setting up a university from the tithe n offerings of members and the school been the most expensive in the country that even the members cannot even afford to go.
Wow Steve love the way you appreciate Nigeria’s hip hop culture
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The last part expresses the illitrates we have as leaders they struggle to read or address the nation
The was actually a news that snake ate money in a government office 😂 the woman that said it is was he's calling out by saying "Where that madam Felomina"
Wow... I'm seeing the replies and explanations and I love my Nigerian people in the house. You guys are so intelligent and it's an honor! Spot on references and explanations... Keep it up! 🇳🇬 to the 🌎❤️👌
And it's very true that our police department closes by 6pm unless it's their state hq
No🧢
This isn't really true. Yes, only about 20% of the staff do night duties, that's about it.
Falz is an EXCELLENT rapper, he however uses a lot of local Lingua (pidgin English) in his songs, so you might not be able to quickly connect with his lines unless you get a lot of explanations.
That being said, this song portrayed alot of things going on in the society. It was released in 2018 and absolutely everything he sang about is still relevant in Nigeria till date.
I might not be able to sequentially talk about the points, but I'll mention a few.
The young ladies in Hijab (head gear) dancing are a reference to the over 200 young high school girls that were kidnapped from their school in northern Nigeria by Islamic insurgents. Another set of hundreds of girls were kidnapped in another town in Dapchi. It shows the level of decadence in the Nigerian security architecture, especially in the Muslim dominated north, were Islamic extremism is rampant and the government only pays lip service to finding solutions.
Also in the North, Fulani herdsmen (terrorist group) randomly attack farmers and other innocent people and the government just sits and looks on. Probably because the president himself Is from the Fulani tribe.
Yea, there's also the increasingly widespread use of hard drugs by the Nigerian youth depicted by the two young men sipping on codein syrup. And the president once irresponsibly referred to the Nigerian youths as lazy.
Religion is a major factor in Nigeria, almost everyone believes in God. You have to, when you don't have a government or society that cares for you, you have to believe in a higher power to find succour. And I believe strongly that it's our believe and trust in God that has kept many from going into depression and/or crime.
However,you find some religious leaders taking advantage of the situation to exploit members. Fake miracles, financial extortion and the likes. There are many good pastors around nonetheless.
He mentioned the SARS situation also, police harassing young Nigerians with a view to exploit,just because they look or dress a certain way. Trust me Steve, with your looks, if you were a Nigerian, you would have been arrested multiple times.
A lady (Madam Philomena) once claimed millions of Naira (Nigerian currency) kept in her care was swallowed by a snake, what effrontery.
There was a man making a speech towards the end and speaking gibberish. That was a reference to the former Nigerian chief of police giving a speech and literally had a brain wave and was talking gibberish on national TV.
The voice over in the end was that of falz father, a prominent Nigerian civil rights lawyer that always takes on issues of human rights violation in government and civil society. Falz himself is a trained lawyer, but he chose to leave the legal profession for music.
wow thank you for the detailed reply!! this was a whole education on the video!
@@SteveBussaGS When will you hop on the new Hennessy Cypher. I can't wait to see how you will react to Barrylanes on the Cypher, the dude is 🔥.
The henn cyphers are coming once we wrap up the mi and vector beef tracks
Point...
@@SteveBussaGS bro I've been following your work. I must say that am super impressed.
I just realized I didn't subscribe... Am doing so right away. Love u bro.
13:13... Of course there's a huge separation of church and state. It's just that like the US where a lot of people put emphasis on morals, whether religious based or societal, Nigeria leans a lot more toward the religious thereby making a lot of people (officials included) very biased and very fanatic or critical whichever way they swing.
I love this. I went through the comments and they've said everything.
Whenever you can, please react to Darkpoet ft MI, Falz- Ripple Effect
Ripple effect, was dope
There's constant reference to 'Fulani' or herdsmen in the track which is a nomadic tribe in Nigeria that rear cattles and constantly roam the country killing other citizens with no consequences(the first scene), majorly because most of the top politicians and government officers in the country are from the same tribe
He's saying it's against the law of God to take money from the poor and build schools that children of the poor can't afford to attend.
And even if it isn't against the law, he's inferring that it should be.
That there should be a law in place that protects the poor and prevents such actions.
PS. That voice is that of an iconic Human Rights Lawyer. Femi Falana.
And the Twist is that he's actually Falz's father.
Falz is short for Falana.
Further twist is that Falz himself is actually a Lawyer
And one of the dopest MCs around
Been following your channel for a week now. I feel you're the best with reactions. You're eager to learn new things and culture too. Got yourself a subscriber
#cakes 😂😂😂 bring it back for science reasons indeed... 😂
Yahoo yahoo is internet fraud... He's basically saying internet fraud is everywhere and we act like it's all good
#GSGang from Nigeria and SUBSCRIBED!!
07:49 "We're gonna bring that back for 'science reasons'..." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Nice one, Steve! #Cakes #GSGang reppin' Nigeria
😂😂😇
I see you, G!🙏🏾😇😇
i have lists of songs you should check out please Steve
1. M.I agaba ft AQ - jesus said use your head ( about fake churches in Nigeria)
2. Falz - hypocrite ( about bad government in Nigeria)
3 . Burna Boy - 20.10.20 ( about the End sars and bad government)
4 . Burna Boy ft chris Martin - Monsters you made (about bad government in Nigeria )
5. Falz - Johnny ( about End Sars )
This list is the shittttttttt
@@chineduogoliegbune5227 yeah the list is fire
Dark poet ft MI, Falz- Ripple Effects
Bro, you intelligent..
You easily dig the Nigerian culture
The BB Naija cheque displayed is a reference to the reality TV show big brother (nigerian version) where huge sums and endorsements are won by its participants.
“Police Dey close by 6, security reasons o”
English- police close by 6 and give excuses that it’s due to security 😂 when they are supposed to be the security.
This was a dope choice to react to. 5:05 I’m from Zimbabwe and Afrika is not homogeneous, but there are so many similarities...down here you’ll call the cops while robbers are breaking into your house and 9/10 times the cops will reply “we have no cars, come pick us up” 😩
So if you aren’t affluent with private security you may as well not call😏
There are so many parallels between our societies.
Such a heavy video man
@@SteveBussaGS Sir react to my first song similar to This is Nigeria but in pure English
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Sorry I’m late to the reply but what’s is also ironic is that these people will also harass you if you wear Nike shoes, have tattoos and wear dreadlocks so they could label you as a criminal and rob you
Steve you are wise and you pay attention to details
#GSGANG LOVE YOUR REACTIONS 🔥🔥🔥💪
5:45 - 6:10.... Yes, that's a reference to lean etc
You are spot-on on your analysis that Nigeria is separated by North and south in religion. With the south predominantly Christian and the North, predominantly Muslim
Falz is a musical icon in Africa! He gaves art, education in music.
the armed officer on the podium say transmission
happened in Nigeria when our high ranked officer was meant to gjve a speech abt something but he couldn't he kept on saying transmission over and over again
he couldn't read from the speech
nobody knows why
There is a Guy named AQ, we need a reaction on ‘Distraction 2
Regard that both Mi and Vector mentioned him in their beef. AQ later dissed Vector for saying he helped him whereas it was phony.
He equally threatened Vector to reply his diss and get distraction 3, the diss is harder than Mi and Vector’s diss combined. You need to react on that too.
I’m glad you’re invading the Nigerian hip hop scene, it will help to rebuild and rekindle the dying flame
Asides music, Falz is a lawyer, He is a comedian, an actor and an activist, and believe me he is good and well known for all.
he is the son of a popular lawyer/activist Femi Falana.
The transmission transmission part is mimicking a senior service man who had issues reading his speech, he was stuttering "transmission transmission"
You are too kind boss. Not just a senior service man because my boss here is being modest, that was our INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE.
"Your people are working multiple jobs and them talk say we lazy o"
Two years ago, our president referred to the youths as LAZY
6:52... Reference to President Buhari's brain fart episode on the BBC saying that Nigerian youths are lazy who despite there being absolutely no jobs or help being provided by the government, work multiple jobs and are heavy creators. This maddened the entire country.
PS: At the time in question, his own son (above 24) had no job and no income but had just crashed a high end brand motorcycle. One of many! Where did he get the money from?
One more thing you need to know is the voice at the beginning of the video on radio and at the end is Femi Falana a famous wealthy Nigerian constitutional lawyer and activist who is also biological father to Falz
The transmission transmission represents our Politicians who aren’t educated but they rule us and even find it out to read
The snake and money symbolism- a politian was asked what happened with millions of naira (he had embezzled it) but he said that a snake ate it.
damn!! found you from the Jesse Jagz redemption reaction and i've been binging since! nice channel!
Enjoy the rabbit hole!
its actually big brother naija but twisted to big sister it is the popular endemol reality tv show big brother its big in nigeria
I might just do a breakdown reaction and send you the link.. so much to be explained on the track. everything Lyrically and visually was very intentional.
The lean you asked about.. was just a visual reference to youths using drugs..not necessarily one type. Also, the part you saw people on the garments praying, *Falz said, pastor puts his hand on the breast of a member, he is pulling the demon out.. implying that religion has been used as a tool to manipulate members into sexual abuse .
The transmission, transmission part.. At that time, there was a public figure who lost his words during a public speech and started talking gibberish.. saying transmission a couple of times
..The ladies on hijab dancing, representEd the kidnapped chibok girls.
The Sars reference, you would observe that a guy on agbada paid the men and took his son away from them.. showing the police are corrupt and the rich can bribe their way out of anything.
there's more..
The part where the man on uniform was repeating the word "TRANSMISSION" was made to imitate a TOP military officers who was giving a speech in a public event on national television and he could not read out the speech that was giving to him
We are still waiting for the freestyle Friday by MI.. you are missing out
We are waiting stevie ❤
Yes! we are still waiting
I have been watching your videos for a while now but i don't really want to subscribed, i decided to subscribe today because i apploud you for able to understand the Nigeria broken(pidgin) English. Mehh your are genius🔥
lmfao why didnt you want to sub?
Also react to Falz - Hypocrite.... He always has a deep feel to his music. He touches on very sensitive issues in the Nigerian Society
5:23 if you want to know more check out Johnny Just Drop by Falz
I repeat, You're good man
You understand pidgin, awesome!
The "Transmission" was in reference to when the inspector general of the Nigerian police couldn't read a transcript on national TV
Meanwhile... I hit the subscribe button, that little bell notification guy 😉
#gsgang
I love your channel man
#GSGang!!!
Steve, you've earned a chieftaincy title. If you ever find yourself in Nigeria, we'll plan your coronation. 💯
U understand our pidgin english good .
Thats great💚💪🤝
Well done sir
The man on the podium saying 'transmission' repeatedly is a jab at an actual politician in Nigeria who couldn't read what was already written down for him while making an address.
He was a police chief.
GS. You need to revisit this song with someone that understands pigin english. This song is a wonderful massage from falz the badguyz
they talk we lazy oh, That's was when the president said the youth are lazy in Nigeria
Great reaction. Please you need to conclude the vector/MI beef. Vector responded with "Judas The Rat".
Tuesday
And AQ responded to Judas the rat.
@@SteveBussaGS I know blaqbonez is your guy. Please you need to react to his track Best Rapper in Africa(BRIA). There lots of punchs.
This is the transmission video that they were trying to play in the ending of the video. Link to the inspector general of police transmission coming here
I just subscribed ☺
Good reaction bleda
SteveBass well done
Please check out his album moral instruction the whole album is about what’s going on in Nigeria
Especially the official video of Johnny where he put actual videos of police killing innocent youths
When he said yahoo yahoo dey everywhere now and we’re acting like it’s so cool: he’s talking about people/celebrities that are promoting fraudsters or fraudulent activities in their music and in the society
you need to review Falz Moral Instruction
yes that we are facing in nigeria
He said a lot, i could break it all down in a live section.
4:15 - 4:24 "This is Nigeria, just because I'm on TV now, person weh no get work (a jobless person) deh check my watch to see if its original"
Falz the bahd guy 🔥🔥🔥
Dem #cakes tho 😂
#GSGang
#GSGang!
The FSars(federal special anti robbery squad) is where the police will arrest you just for being out at night and the rich man bails his son out and leaves the rest to be tagged criminals. The break in transmission part is the inspector General of police making an error while giving a speech, he couldn't say break in transmission correctly
The part where a man in a uniform of some sort saying transmission all over again. Well it means that in Nigeria the people in leadership (some) don’t have education and they get into the post by corruption. The man was supposed to read a letter but he could not🙂
Big Brother Naija is a reality show just like big brother UK where the viewers vote to keep their favourite in the house, interestingly, 2020 edition was won by a brilliant and talented rapper Laycon, he has a unique rap style, you should check his freestyle on Amazing Klef's Show off.
About that pastor line Wht he meant by that line was that a pastor is trying to heal his female church member and he is touching her sexually
First thing you must understand is that we've got our own English... Pidgin English.. there are some mad lines he spoke pidgin English... My best line is the transmission part.. hahaha.. that was referencing a top police officer who couldn't read "transmission" from his speech.... Meaning he got to the position through curruption
Nice to see people reacting yo Nigerian Rap. you should check out Kaligraph Jones and Blaqbonez diss tracks