I hope y’all caught that line where M.I says “I discovered hidden flows (flows like Rivers/Water/Lakes and also a double entendre to mean discovering hidden flows as a lyricist) tell me who the fuck is Mungo Park (the Scottish explorer who is known to have “discovered” the River Niger (a river that Africans had known and used for centuries before the dude was even born).
In Nigeria if your father takes you to a river..it's not for fishing, it's highly spiritual and the significance varies in different cultures..Hope you understand.
No I do not understand cuz my father never took me to this imaginary river and I bet millions of kids wouldn’t claim this. I also do not understand how taking a child to the river has any significant attachment to spirituality. Stop chatting shit
@@rubblesr877 lol where are you from? Are you always this eager to show your lack of comprehension? Ask your self why millions of people go to osun osogbo groove to pray to the Goddess.....or why do some churches go to the river to bath their members..and that's saying the least..practice what you preach man, stop chatting shit.
@@rubblesr877 Which solidifies my point bruh..I'm not saying it's common place, but face it..as a Nigerian someone tells you that statement, what comes to your mind?
Welcome to the blood line of black queens Who birth the black dreams, from their black hips And covered us with black wings Women with heart of a king, like drag queens
I think has a religious undertone, M.I's dad was a clergyman & it has to do with something like a baptismal, praying & then fashioning a crown from the mud to show that "You'd be King"
You need Kendrick lamar's knowledge-like to understand M.I Abaga. M.I is VERY slick with his writing, he said it himself..He is more of a poet. It takes a good reader, writer and listener to comprehend his lyrics. You need to read widely to comprehend him. I understand why you don't get him.
The meaning of Crown of Clay: In Nigeria we have many potters ( people who make clay sculptures). So that's what was used for making plates, pots and other utensils in the time of old. So he is basically saying his dad made him a king 🤴. Mainly king of the land. It is figuratively speaking. And it's not mud the way you see it. That's why he said his dad fashioned him a crown of clay. Like saying my dad thought me to be a king. 🤣🤣🤣 Steve with the outside analogy. #SteveBussaGS let's go #GSgang
A crown of clay is also a reference to the fact that his father decided not to crown him with just a crown of gold (signifies riches in Africa) ... Instead he crowned him with the very essence of the land ... He crowned him king of the earth with earth... How much deeper can it get....
"People of Opobo, this king is Jaja.. Story of a slave to a king.." Jaja was a slave who later became king of Opobo(a place in Niger Delta of South South,Nigeria).
@@psalmyblakenwachukwu6958 bro u must be one very angry fellow... U must not have seen my disclaimer at the end of my statement... Jaja was later exiled due to his dispute with de British.. so he went from king to to an exile in the west Indies.. u wake up n chose violence like u de only one capable of stupidity...
SCORE LOST ON THIS FIRE , WELL RESPECT TO MI ABAGA I TOLD THE WHOLE WORLD MI IS RAP SUBPRIME AND RAP PROSECUTOR 99. VECTOR KILL IT TOO. THEY BOTH STOOD ON THE TRUTH OF OUR HERITAGE LOOKING VERY ABSTRACT TO PEOPLE BUT YOU CAN FEEL THE MESSAGE BUT YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT. MEANING A THRONE OF KINGSHIP IS THERE FOR YOU AS A KING, YOU'RE NOW BEEN TOLD I WANT TO MAKE YOU A KING. MUGO PARK DISCOVER WHAT WAS ALREADY EXISTING AS RIVER. BUT MI TROW A JAB FOR MY RECORD SAKE.
The crown of clay is a biblical reference, in the Bible it's said we are formed by the potter from clay so them saying they have the crown of clay is saying they are one with the crown hence it can never be taken away from them... In essence forever kings.
"Crown of clay" I would say is an allusion to the biblical creation tale. God made man from dust (clay) in the bible and breath life into man. So imagine now making a crown of clay, crown depicts royalty. A crown made from the same material which you are supposedly formed from is an allusion to the fact that you are already royalty. Which I believe is the theme of the song all through. Black king. Black queen. #GSgang
I've seen a lot of your reactions on MI, it's now clear that his level of intelligence which is second nature to his music is just too much for you 😅...✌ "...from a slave to a king... this crown of clay is really a thing..." this track is simply metaphoric for going from "nothing to something"
This is music from the heart. It wasn’t even about barz. The “Mungo Park” reference was a Scottish explorer who came all the way to discover a river in Nigeria. Which is some BS. Cos people lived there already before he arrived, well that’s what history wrote. It’s merely conscious music for Nigeria and Africa. The Crown of Clay runs deep.Not a Wikipedia stuff tho
“That’s what history wrote.” Now someone who understand how history works. It’s a fact that Mungo Park discovered nothing new, but you can’t blame the world for recognizing him for the ‘feat.’ If you don’t write your history don’t blame others for writing shit about you.
@@abayomithompson7544 we wrote our history. They just destroyed it (library of Alexandria, Timbuktu, Benin empire, Igbo ukwu, NOK, Nubia, Axum, Egypt) and don't allow us teach what we know in our public schools. Yes they don't allow us teach. When I was in school my state governor took a loan from France and part of the condition was to make french compulsory in secondary schools and universities. So french was used to replace local language. It may seem like a minor condition to fulfill but the cultural impact on the coming generation is profound. Why do you think in school they teach history that conforms with the notion that Africans were savages before the Europeans came when in reality we were embarking on expeditions to America ( Mansa Musa's father commissioned one expedition and was part of the second. He became ruler when his father left for the second expedition). The great Benin wall was three times the length of the great Wall of China. The streets and houses were compared to the streets of Amsterdam (one of the richest cities in Europe due to the tulip trade which was once worth more than its weight in gold). How about the witnessing of a cesarean section in Congo before the Europeans knew what an anaesthetic was. There are many remarkable feats of cultural advancement which we as Africans have forgotten.
@@charlesenebeli9217 it is true that our socio-political challenges can be traced to ignoring our history. I mean when you drop History from the school curriculum how do you expect the generations unborn appreciate their heritage? It’s madness to substitute our local languages for foreign ones. Do you see Yoruba in the French curriculum? I agree with you. It’s all muddled up with our crazy westernization!
MI is good. I love his flow and intelligence, but I wish you would just say "my favorite rapper". aint no such thing as best rapper! somebody else might prefer another style to his, bro. all being said, he is very good on the mic
@@samola282 Steve has got to state his own opinion. His opinion sorta represents how an outside will view Nigerian music. Now he is even understanding a bit of our culture, imagine what a 💯 new person would think.
"Soro soke" is the theme slogan for the recent endsarz protest. "Soro soke" means "speak up". So Vec said "we're speaking up but are they listening at the top" And pheelz is a fucking problem. Let's fucking go
Making a crown of clay from mud means from nothing to something. It’s a paradox or you can call it an idiomatic expression. The whole track is a conscious and cultural awakening song. You can’t take away Vector and M I’s versatility and wittiness respectively. Pheelz is a well grounded hip-hop producer-one with both the street and the conscious credibility.
CROWN OF CLAY: I think its more of an idioms but having a traditions of cultural meaning into it. So his Dad putting clay on his head and ask in him to pray shows he is involving the ancestors or forefathers to come and blessed him. Its like the father saying "now u are the blessed and the blessings of your ancestors are with you.
MI was. Referring to Mungo Park, who's said to be the man that found Nigeria, A white man....MI is saying a white man can't come and say he found Nigeria, people were already here.
@@SteveBussaGS "people of opobo, this king is jaja. Story of a slave to a king" Jaja of opobo was a famous King who was initially a slave. Sold out by his people, he fashioned his own kingdom.
@@SteveBussaGS "I discover hidden flows, tell me who the fuck is mungo park" Mungo park was a Scottish explorer credited with discovering the River Niger where Nigerians already lived 🤣
@@SteveBussaGS The crown of clay line, I'm surprised you have a problem with it. It's really about the crown signifying kingship. The clay bit is part of the African theme of the song as Africans are considered earthy or people of the earth. Yes, crowns can be fashioned of clay. Joffrey's crown in the Game of Thrones was made of clay.
Let's goooooooooo! The most Afrocentric song I ever heard! Knew they were working on something then it skipped me, now I am having this onto my archives
"We cant speak judge me... a n soro soke shey wo n gbo loko (we keep speaking out to the power that be, but are they listening?), quite mean, but you cant hold the voices, some will eventually burst out..."
Vector doesn’t entirely see rap from the same perspective of the Americans. He intentionally always want the non African to see how rap and hip hop works in an African perspective. Africans are rich culturally, religiously, and he always don’t want to exclude the way of his people off his crafts (music). Check out one of his track title “KING KONG” where he infused one of the Nigeria indigenous sound called “ATILOGUN” with Amenrican sound called “TRAP” together. It’s a rap song where he used English, Pidgin and Yoruba dialect to write is lyrics and bars and you will totally understand what I’m saying.
The line: odeshii dey for my dark skin... Means "there is invincibility in my dark skin" We are Impervious to the mind control tactics of the colonial britain, which setup systematic structure, to ensure continual plimage of our people resources.
Crown of clay is a symbolic thing. Listen to the song from the perspective of poetry. It's not a cultural thing per se because no one around here is walking around with actual crowns of clay. I assume it's a subtle reference to the transient nature of our "black royalty/excellence". Mango Park is the name of a European explorer who supposedly discovered the source of the River Niger which is weird because people had always lived and made use of the water in that region of Nigeria. That's why M.I graciously extended the middle finger to Mungo Park's "legacy".
Crown of clay is a nod to cultural relics that were built with african clay. Crowns masks and pther royal buildings used to be built with clay before ivory gold and all that. The Nok art is a famous example of such. But it has a deeper meaning of a father blessing him with all he has..its all metaphors
Steve of a truth, the content and context of this track is too African for you to relate so we'll... There are alot of African history and home land stories in their lines that only us can relate to so we'll, so no matter how we try to explain it to you, you can't paint the true picture out of their lines... It's a great historical song to relate to
Isreal and saudi...that means our villages are holy ground. M I is making reference to the Christians and Muslims that visit Jerusalem and saudi Arabia/ to perform Pilgrimage as both faith consider these places as a holy ground while they abandoned our Ancestral mode of worship,
Its a rite of passage, when a prince or heir to the throne comes of age, he is taken to the river and baptised amidst prayers from the towns people. . . #BeninCity
If you hear MI's verse towards the end he spoke about 'Mungo Park' and stuff.MI said "i discovered hidden flows who the fuck is Mungo Park". He Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer that discovered a major river in Nigeria (river Niger) that locals already fish there, just like they discovered America 😆 with native Indians already living there. But. That's all bullshit you know.. they just came to steal. So M saying he discovered hidden flows, that's bars and Mungu Park discovered river Niger. So Mi is just saying he's even more relevant than Mungo Park as regards to discoveries. so the crown of Clay from the contexts of the track simply mean. We don't give a fuck about technology and all the white man makes seem so relevant. But back to the ways of the ancestors... You know, nòt that a crown of Clay is a Nigerian thing. You dig, like from the cover art you see a Crown made of clay with traditional elements like the Cowrie on it. Like it's still a crown regardless what it's made from still it commands respect
Heavy religious undertones. Clay is the source element from which all life forms were fashioned according to the bible. Crown of clay means you are a King forever. Water baptism is a common practice here in Nigeria. M.I is the goat but Vector ate this beat. "King no dey japa, People of Opobo, This king is jaja. Story of a slave to a king". "Japa" means to run away. King Jaja of Opobo was one of the ancient kings who stood their ground back in the ancient times and didn't run away. He also started out as a slave, literally. I know this cause I'm actually from Opobo Town! "I discovered hidden flows, tell me who the fuck is Mungo Park?" Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer of West Africa. After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa in which he theorized the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river. Basically took credit for discovering the flow of the river Niger which was a huge lie. M.I says he discovered hidden flows which is actually true. Also, the last line on the hook "Odeshi dey for my black skin" means i'm bulletproof because of my melanin. Odeshi means spiritual bulletproof. #GSGANG
The Viper is a beast, sorta slowed down for a while now. Track was epic. Crown of clay is turning poverty to royalty (riches).... a metaphor. Good reactions too, at least you ain't bias at all.
My first fear when I saw you are about to react to this song was that a lot of native expressions would be lost on you. This showed right from your interpretation of the Crown of Clay.
You can't understand this song bro. It's culturally inclined, this isn't just about bars or wordplay, it's about the true definition of Blacks🖤 you need to be a black man that knows some historical facts to understand the context of this song. Thanks for the reaction though 👍
"I discovered hidden flows... tell me who the fuck is Mungo Park" He's talking about music flows and talking about flows as in a river. Mungo Park (a Scottish Explorer) was said to have discovered River Niger. So it's like saying "I discovered hidden flows (as in Music flows but referring to it like it's a river. This allows him to use Mungo Park as a punchline)... Mungo Park has nothing on me"
Basically the crown of clay is like your father from the African continent teaching the son how to survive in a world where the black man is subject to the white man, that’s why the crown of clay is a thing cos the African man had to climb from not just the ground but literally a grave and had to be bulletproof to do it... ( odeshi means bulletproof)
Optimize this video very well 'cause this might be the shit that will blow up your channel 'cause you're the first who made a reaction video and this is the biggest collab Nigeria has been waiting for.
I enjoy your unbiased comments or criticism of lyrics and delivery. Crown of clay is symbolic of recognition that is considered natural, it is believed that being crowned that way as a child, life's misfortune can't alter your star or destiny and you can't lose your crown in life because you also were made from clay.
Normally, this reaction thing should be hard for an "Outsider" to do, but you are one heck of a professional. Don't hesitate to spank 'em rappers when they fall short. I fcuk with you men!
Vector's "Soro Soke" means speak louder, voice out. He's referring to the Endsars protest when the people where protesting about police brutality and bad government, they try to keep us quiet, came with army and shoot at innocent protesters but them can't stop all the voice bcus there are many of them. That's the club house shit. Vector is crazy with lines.
Mungo park made a theory about river Congo and Niger forming a river. So he founded the River Niger.. if you can hear at the ending part of the lyrics MI said he discovered rhythm and flow..
After all, we may not be ready to now know who the king of Nigerian rap is, but for now let us continue to vibe to the second verse which digs deeper. It’s one thing coming up with good thoughts and another thing rapping out of contexts. Thank you for playing #BussaGs. This is prompt.
Crowns of Clay in this song is very metaphorical. It connotes the connection Africans have to the earth. The earth is usually and we are the earth... We are all kings birthed by mother earth to to give it all back to thenearty
You took me off guard on this one cos it's a new joint 🤣 Crown of Clay is a biblical emphasis: like a lasting crown Mungo Park was a British guy who they said found River Niger, Same River our ancestors have been rolling with since time memorial🤣 This joint was fire 🔥 Your reaction was crisp #GSGang
Mango Park is like to Nigerians the way Columbus to Native Americans. He claimed to have discovered the source of River Niger , which is the symbol of what unite the Northern and Southern Protectorate later on by the British to unite into Nigeria.
I've been listening to this song on repeat for almost an hour. Thank God you reviewed (EDIT: Reacted) it this early. It'll be 5am in Toronto soo and I'm still blasting my ears out
Clay represents a lot Clay represents the earth. It also represents life cos God made/created Adam from the clay. So, don’t just say you don’t get it. It’s deep.
I hope y’all caught that line where M.I says “I discovered hidden flows (flows like Rivers/Water/Lakes and also a double entendre to mean discovering hidden flows as a lyricist) tell me who the fuck is Mungo Park (the Scottish explorer who is known to have “discovered” the River Niger (a river that Africans had known and used for centuries before the dude was even born).
Osheeeeyyyy.. Now i got a real listener and decipherer.✊🏿
I like this...
Bruv I'm with you menh
U r dope bro
Triple Entrede it is then!!!!!
This rap is extremely historical and cultural, it's beyond you bro!
In Nigeria if your father takes you to a river..it's not for fishing, it's highly spiritual and the significance varies in different cultures..Hope you understand.
No I do not understand cuz my father never took me to this imaginary river and I bet millions of kids wouldn’t claim this. I also do not understand how taking a child to the river has any significant attachment to spirituality. Stop chatting shit
@@rubblesr877 lol where are you from? Are you always this eager to show your lack of comprehension? Ask your self why millions of people go to osun osogbo groove to pray to the Goddess.....or why do some churches go to the river to bath their members..and that's saying the least..practice what you preach man, stop chatting shit.
@@tooniemmanuel290 we talk about few faction of Christians and few of traditionalist and I know for a fact this population of people is very minute.
@@rubblesr877 Which solidifies my point bruh..I'm not saying it's common place, but face it..as a Nigerian someone tells you that statement, what comes to your mind?
@@rubblesr877 You grew up in city not village😏
Welcome to the blood line of black queens
Who birth the black dreams, from their black hips
And covered us with black wings
Women with heart of a king, like drag queens
Vector's strongest hold is His ability to freestyle anytime anyday
Aye!!!
@SteveBussaGS, please check out MODENINE (Spazmodic). You won't regret it. Well, done!!
I think has a religious undertone, M.I's dad was a clergyman & it has to do with something like a baptismal, praying & then fashioning a crown from the mud to show that "You'd be King"
The line in the chorus "Odeshi dey for my black skin" means "my black skin is bullet proof"
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You need Kendrick lamar's knowledge-like to understand M.I Abaga. M.I is VERY slick with his writing, he said it himself..He is more of a poet. It takes a good reader, writer and listener to comprehend his lyrics. You need to read widely to comprehend him. I understand why you don't get him.
Vector is more like Kendrick Lamar here because vector adds poetry to most of his raps and Kendrick Lamar is a poetic rapper.
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Pls tell him🤦🏾♂️🤦🏾♂️
You vex for this guy o hahahaa
@@jameschinonso9824 I don't even know what u guys c in dis Vector guy. Una dey over hype m
The meaning of Crown of Clay:
In Nigeria we have many potters ( people who make clay sculptures). So that's what was used for making plates, pots and other utensils in the time of old. So he is basically saying his dad made him a king 🤴. Mainly king of the land. It is figuratively speaking. And it's not mud the way you see it. That's why he said his dad fashioned him a crown of clay. Like saying my dad thought me to be a king. 🤣🤣🤣 Steve with the outside analogy. #SteveBussaGS let's go #GSgang
Dope analysis.
This is a dope breakdown
Well understood thanks for the explanation
A crown of clay is also a reference to the fact that his father decided not to crown him with just a crown of gold (signifies riches in Africa) ... Instead he crowned him with the very essence of the land ... He crowned him king of the earth with earth... How much deeper can it get....
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"People of Opobo, this king is Jaja..
Story of a slave to a king.."
Jaja was a slave who later became king of Opobo(a place in Niger Delta of South South,Nigeria).
I think u got the story wrong... Twas king to slave I think... I cud be wrong tho..
@@emmaagbor9724 shut up
@@emmaagbor9724 He was a prince who was captured and came back to be the King.
@@psalmyblakenwachukwu6958 bro u must be one very angry fellow... U must not have seen my disclaimer at the end of my statement... Jaja was later exiled due to his dispute with de British.. so he went from king to to an exile in the west Indies.. u wake up n chose violence like u de only one capable of stupidity...
SCORE LOST ON THIS FIRE , WELL RESPECT TO MI ABAGA I TOLD THE WHOLE WORLD MI IS RAP SUBPRIME AND RAP PROSECUTOR 99. VECTOR KILL IT TOO. THEY BOTH STOOD ON THE TRUTH OF OUR HERITAGE LOOKING VERY ABSTRACT TO PEOPLE BUT YOU CAN FEEL THE MESSAGE BUT YOU CAN'T TOUCH IT. MEANING A THRONE OF KINGSHIP IS THERE FOR YOU AS A KING, YOU'RE NOW BEEN TOLD I WANT TO MAKE YOU A KING. MUGO PARK DISCOVER WHAT WAS ALREADY EXISTING AS RIVER. BUT MI TROW A JAB FOR MY RECORD SAKE.
I'd print Tshirts with the inscription "Odeshi Dey 4 My black Skin". The song isn't just a jam, it's a message. Big ups Steve 👍
Wow didnt no u would do this so fast
Lols, am happy
Tagged u on twitter for this
Let's goooo
#GSGang
Will drop another comment after watching
Lols
I was certain you won't relate to this, this is heavily African
Didn’t know you was gonna react to this so fast 😂😂🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
You get !!!!!
Many people bee waiting for this though
I must confess love how Vector spits with clearity
The crown of clay is a biblical reference, in the Bible it's said we are formed by the potter from clay so them saying they have the crown of clay is saying they are one with the crown hence it can never be taken away from them... In essence forever kings.
Crown of clay. Black skin can't wash it away, can't take it away.
Mungo Park British dude who claimed he discovered the River Niger.
@@lummieedevbie6779 so fxcking funny, discovered where people are already living there? Some history sucks
@olisa ifeagwu hey I would luv to have a private disco with you on your view of the bible.
@olisa ifeagwu You prolly reading the wrong Bible but hey, what do I know
Great reaction, bro! Personally, I'm glad they pulled through. I think some fans were a bit nervous cos there was much expectation.
I just saw your own reaction to this song @SeunT
"Crown of clay" I would say is an allusion to the biblical creation tale. God made man from dust (clay) in the bible and breath life into man. So imagine now making a crown of clay, crown depicts royalty. A crown made from the same material which you are supposedly formed from is an allusion to the fact that you are already royalty. Which I believe is the theme of the song all through. Black king. Black queen.
#GSgang
I pinned this to the top of the chat in my mind because you nailed it
This is the best interpretation I've seen here.
I've seen a lot of your reactions on MI, it's now clear that his level of intelligence which is second nature to his music is just too much for you 😅...✌
"...from a slave to a king... this crown of clay is really a thing..." this track is simply metaphoric for going from "nothing to something"
This is music from the heart. It wasn’t even about barz. The “Mungo Park” reference was a Scottish explorer who came all the way to discover a river in Nigeria. Which is some BS. Cos people lived there already before he arrived, well that’s what history wrote. It’s merely conscious music for Nigeria and Africa. The Crown of Clay runs deep.Not a Wikipedia stuff tho
Nice one bro
I swear.. crown 👑 of clay so deep
“That’s what history wrote.” Now someone who understand how history works. It’s a fact that Mungo Park discovered nothing new, but you can’t blame the world for recognizing him for the ‘feat.’ If you don’t write your history don’t blame others for writing shit about you.
@@abayomithompson7544 we wrote our history. They just destroyed it (library of Alexandria, Timbuktu, Benin empire, Igbo ukwu, NOK, Nubia, Axum, Egypt) and don't allow us teach what we know in our public schools. Yes they don't allow us teach. When I was in school my state governor took a loan from France and part of the condition was to make french compulsory in secondary schools and universities. So french was used to replace local language. It may seem like a minor condition to fulfill but the cultural impact on the coming generation is profound. Why do you think in school they teach history that conforms with the notion that Africans were savages before the Europeans came when in reality we were embarking on expeditions to America ( Mansa Musa's father commissioned one expedition and was part of the second. He became ruler when his father left for the second expedition). The great Benin wall was three times the length of the great Wall of China. The streets and houses were compared to the streets of Amsterdam (one of the richest cities in Europe due to the tulip trade which was once worth more than its weight in gold). How about the witnessing of a cesarean section in Congo before the Europeans knew what an anaesthetic was. There are many remarkable feats of cultural advancement which we as Africans have forgotten.
@@charlesenebeli9217 it is true that our socio-political challenges can be traced to ignoring our history. I mean when you drop History from the school curriculum how do you expect the generations unborn appreciate their heritage? It’s madness to substitute our local languages for foreign ones. Do you see Yoruba in the French curriculum? I agree with you. It’s all muddled up with our crazy westernization!
M. I abaga is the greatest rapper even alive in the continents of Africa
MI is good. I love his flow and intelligence, but I wish you would just say "my favorite rapper". aint no such thing as best rapper! somebody else might prefer another style to his, bro. all being said, he is very good on the mic
He just knows how to Market himself more than the rest. But lyrically, Jesse Jagz, Nasty C & lyrical joe are better than him.
@@abdulmalikumar5838 true that
MI is the most intelligent rapper we have in Nigeria .......
@@abdulmalikumar5838 now I know those who listen and adhere to the facts that music transcends the musicians......
Crown of Clay; kinda like says you becoming royalty from nothing! Fashioning a crown 👑 from clay.
Am not sure though but that what I think
@@samola282 Steve has got to state his own opinion. His opinion sorta represents how an outside will view Nigerian music. Now he is even understanding a bit of our culture, imagine what a 💯 new person would think.
@kenneth Chidozie Adiukwu You so very on point. Was waiting to see who'd give the right depiction, hope you taking notes Steve.
@@samola282 It means we know everything about them but they don't know anything about us. It's our strength.
"Soro soke" is the theme slogan for the recent endsarz protest.
"Soro soke" means "speak up".
So Vec said "we're speaking up but are they listening at the top"
And pheelz is a fucking problem.
Let's fucking go
Making a crown of clay from mud means from nothing to something. It’s a paradox or you can call it an idiomatic expression. The whole track is a conscious and cultural awakening song. You can’t take away Vector and M I’s versatility and wittiness respectively. Pheelz is a well grounded hip-hop producer-one with both the street and the conscious credibility.
Interesting analysis.... 👌
Hell yeah thank you.
Check this version out by Young Holiday you'll love it. ua-cam.com/video/OoGoQLpqqhI/v-deo.html
This song made me proud to be black,African and Nigerian man!!!!!
CROWN OF CLAY: I think its more of an idioms but having a traditions of cultural meaning into it.
So his Dad putting clay on his head and ask in him to pray shows he is involving the ancestors or forefathers to come and blessed him. Its like the father saying "now u are the blessed and the blessings of your ancestors are with you.
I think he’s trying MI’s trying to say his baptism translates to spiritually becoming a king or on his way to become one.
Can't say this enough......I love your sincere reaction, honesty and analysis....You are so far on point.....Great Job......am down......#GS
MI was. Referring to Mungo Park, who's said to be the man that found Nigeria, A white man....MI is saying a white man can't come and say he found Nigeria, people were already here.
good morning from Ghana... i can now conclude that my day has started right
Nice reactions like this keeps me up at night and most mornings. Thank you for keeping the touch on...
You jumped on this already 😳 I was going to recommend today.
Yeah I wanted to avoid the 1000 requests lol
@@SteveBussaGS "people of opobo, this king is jaja. Story of a slave to a king"
Jaja of opobo was a famous King who was initially a slave. Sold out by his people, he fashioned his own kingdom.
@@SteveBussaGS "I discover hidden flows, tell me who the fuck is mungo park"
Mungo park was a Scottish explorer credited with discovering the River Niger where Nigerians already lived 🤣
@@SteveBussaGS 😂 the 1000 requests
@@SteveBussaGS The crown of clay line, I'm surprised you have a problem with it. It's really about the crown signifying kingship. The clay bit is part of the African theme of the song as Africans are considered earthy or people of the earth. Yes, crowns can be fashioned of clay. Joffrey's crown in the Game of Thrones was made of clay.
Let's goooooooooo! The most Afrocentric song I ever heard! Knew they were working on something then it skipped me, now I am having this onto my archives
"We cant speak judge me... a n soro soke shey wo n gbo loko (we keep speaking out to the power that be, but are they listening?), quite mean, but you cant hold the voices, some will eventually burst out..."
Vector doesn’t entirely see rap from the same perspective of the Americans. He intentionally always want the non African to see how rap and hip hop works in an African perspective.
Africans are rich culturally, religiously, and he always don’t want to exclude the way of his people off his crafts (music).
Check out one of his track title “KING KONG” where he infused one of the Nigeria indigenous sound called “ATILOGUN” with Amenrican sound called “TRAP” together. It’s a rap song where he used English, Pidgin and Yoruba dialect to write is lyrics and bars and you will totally understand what I’m saying.
The line: odeshii dey for my dark skin...
Means "there is invincibility in my dark skin"
We are Impervious to the mind control tactics of the colonial britain, which setup systematic structure, to ensure continual plimage of our people resources.
listen and do a review of Vector's BAR-RACKS ALBUM. The intro alone will give you a definition of Vector.
They reasoned preety deep... This song is mathematics
Crown of clay is a symbolic thing. Listen to the song from the perspective of poetry. It's not a cultural thing per se because no one around here is walking around with actual crowns of clay. I assume it's a subtle reference to the transient nature of our "black royalty/excellence".
Mango Park is the name of a European explorer who supposedly discovered the source of the River Niger which is weird because people had always lived and made use of the water in that region of Nigeria. That's why M.I graciously extended the middle finger to Mungo Park's "legacy".
Crown of clay is a nod to cultural relics that were built with african clay. Crowns masks and pther royal buildings used to be built with clay before ivory gold and all that. The Nok art is a famous example of such. But it has a deeper meaning of a father blessing him with all he has..its all metaphors
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Mungo park is said to have discovered the flow of river Niger...so M was like "I discovered hidden flow, who the fuck is Mungo park?"
Thats hard
That was fast as fuck, Steve. Love it #GSgang.
Steve of a truth, the content and context of this track is too African for you to relate so we'll...
There are alot of African history and home land stories in their lines that only us can relate to so we'll, so no matter how we try to explain it to you, you can't paint the true picture out of their lines...
It's a great historical song to relate to
I agree... Without understanding context, it is hard to fully appreciate the art and the essence of what is being said.
Check mister jaay
I was about to come here & ask you to react to this.. Then the notification just popped up... You just made my day..... #GSgangForLife
"We caught one vector".....that cracked me up🤣🤣🤣🤣.
Your analysis are articulate and meticulous @SteveBussaGs
Isreal and saudi...that means our villages are holy ground.
M I is making reference to the Christians and Muslims that visit Jerusalem and saudi Arabia/ to perform Pilgrimage as both faith consider these places as a holy ground while they abandoned our Ancestral mode of worship,
MI's flow is way too deep for this guy to react to... Period!
Dude you can't react fairly if you don't get context.
Exactly my thought
I don't expect him to understand. He is trying to relate to it literally but NO WAY! Crown of clay represents a rise from nothing to prominence.
Worldly..MI is the most Intelligent rapper Word-ly 🙌
Vector used the line
“a n soro soke shon gbo loke”
Which means we are screaming at the top of our voice, can you hear from the top.
Its a rite of passage, when a prince or heir to the throne comes of age, he is taken to the river and baptised amidst prayers from the towns people. . . #BeninCity
Surprisingly I'm just hearing this song. Unless it was released today I dont know how it slipped through me
Just dropped
If you hear MI's verse towards the end he spoke about 'Mungo Park' and stuff.MI said "i discovered hidden flows who the fuck is Mungo Park". He Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer that discovered a major river in Nigeria (river Niger) that locals already fish there, just like they discovered America 😆 with native Indians already living there. But. That's all bullshit you know.. they just came to steal. So M saying he discovered hidden flows, that's bars and Mungu Park discovered river Niger. So Mi is just saying he's even more relevant than Mungo Park as regards to discoveries. so the crown of Clay from the contexts of the track simply mean. We don't give a fuck about technology and all the white man makes seem so relevant. But back to the ways of the ancestors... You know, nòt that a crown of Clay is a Nigerian thing. You dig, like from the cover art you see a Crown made of clay with traditional elements like the Cowrie on it. Like it's still a crown regardless what it's made from still it commands respect
MI confuse this man 😂😂😂
I was so happy you enjoyed this bro... shit was so dope... the mud thing is deeper though
I actually commend Vec's clarity and poetry..(didn't same M lacked it through). He truly had the Kendrick Lamar's blood for one moment.
#Gsgang
this is what we are here for..
Let's go 💪💪💪
Finally you have succeeded in making me a subscriber to your channel with this verdict. Booooom!! You just got a new buddy on your channel list
He's never spit anything trash. The Hennesy joint is what made me a fan. Him and Kendrick are the only thing coming out my truck this summer.
Heavy religious undertones. Clay is the source element from which all life forms were fashioned according to the bible. Crown of clay means you are a King forever. Water baptism is a common practice here in Nigeria. M.I is the goat but Vector ate this beat. "King no dey japa, People of Opobo, This king is jaja. Story of a slave to a king". "Japa" means to run away. King Jaja of Opobo was one of the ancient kings who stood their ground back in the ancient times and didn't run away. He also started out as a slave, literally. I know this cause I'm actually from Opobo Town!
"I discovered hidden flows, tell me who the fuck is Mungo Park?" Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer of West Africa. After an exploration of the upper Niger River around 1796, he wrote a popular and influential travel book titled Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa in which he theorized the Niger and Congo merged to become the same river. Basically took credit for discovering the flow of the river Niger which was a huge lie. M.I says he discovered hidden flows which is actually true. Also, the last line on the hook "Odeshi dey for my black skin" means i'm bulletproof because of my melanin. Odeshi means spiritual bulletproof. #GSGANG
Ok. First Time I'm commenting!!! You really know your craft and your reactions are 🔥. You have the best reactions I have come across on this platform.
The Viper is a beast, sorta slowed down for a while now. Track was epic. Crown of clay is turning poverty to royalty (riches).... a metaphor. Good reactions too, at least you ain't bias at all.
My first fear when I saw you are about to react to this song was that a lot of native expressions would be lost on you. This showed right from your interpretation of the Crown of Clay.
Steve. You have to check out Blaqbonez!!!! Songs "denied" and "5am" and a lot more.
Your next series has to be Blaqbonez!!!!
I personally feel if he’s not rapping “nxggas” he doesn’t really have a lot to say
Prefer it to be AQ
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You can't understand this song bro. It's culturally inclined, this isn't just about bars or wordplay, it's about the true definition of Blacks🖤 you need to be a black man that knows some historical facts to understand the context of this song. Thanks for the reaction though 👍
Exactly bro
He can understand if you explain it sir. he's already said he wants to learn
This channels is helping me understand the details of rap ... Big up steve
"I discovered hidden flows... tell me who the fuck is Mungo Park"
He's talking about music flows and talking about flows as in a river.
Mungo Park (a Scottish Explorer) was said to have discovered River Niger.
So it's like saying "I discovered hidden flows (as in Music flows but referring to it like it's a river. This allows him to use Mungo Park as a punchline)... Mungo Park has nothing on me"
Basically the crown of clay is like your father from the African continent teaching the son how to survive in a world where the black man is subject to the white man, that’s why the crown of clay is a thing cos the African man had to climb from not just the ground but literally a grave and had to be bulletproof to do it... ( odeshi means bulletproof)
Optimize this video very well 'cause this might be the shit that will blow up your channel 'cause you're the first who made a reaction video and this is the biggest collab Nigeria has been waiting for.
Pheelz, the same guy that sang the chorus produced the song
I enjoy your unbiased comments or criticism of lyrics and delivery. Crown of clay is symbolic of recognition that is considered natural, it is believed that being crowned that way as a child, life's misfortune can't alter your star or destiny and you can't lose your crown in life because you also were made from clay.
Normally, this reaction thing should be hard for an "Outsider" to do, but you are one heck of a professional. Don't hesitate to spank 'em rappers when they fall short. I fcuk with you men!
So fast. I was about recommending this
Vector's "Soro Soke" means speak louder, voice out. He's referring to the Endsars protest when the people where protesting about police brutality and bad government, they try to keep us quiet, came with army and shoot at innocent protesters but them can't stop all the voice bcus there are many of them. That's the club house shit. Vector is crazy with lines.
What I carry is longer that many Limousines
Vector 8:08
Awesome reaction as always,enjoyed every single minute👌
Catch ya'll on the next one✌
Nice reaction Steve. I still want a reaction on Vector's Wasted track tho
Mungo park made a theory about river Congo and Niger forming a river. So he founded the River Niger.. if you can hear at the ending part of the lyrics MI said he discovered rhythm and flow..
Yo Steve you're really becoming liked,love and popular here in Nigeria one love Afrikaans gat you bro 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🔥💥🔥🔥🔥
After all, we may not be ready to now know who the king of Nigerian rap is, but for now let us continue to vibe to the second verse which digs deeper. It’s one thing coming up with good thoughts and another thing rapping out of contexts. Thank you for playing #BussaGs. This is prompt.
Steve for President!! I feel you family...
No comment from me. You caught almost everything! 💛
Even burna boy said that too in his “monsters you made" song ...that mongo park line i mean
Crowns of Clay in this song is very metaphorical. It connotes the connection Africans have to the earth. The earth is usually and we are the earth... We are all kings birthed by mother earth to to give it all back to thenearty
You took me off guard on this one cos it's a new joint 🤣
Crown of Clay is a biblical emphasis: like a lasting crown
Mungo Park was a British guy who they said found River Niger, Same River our ancestors have been rolling with since time memorial🤣
This joint was fire 🔥
Your reaction was crisp #GSGang
Mr chike how are you doing its been a while
@@celestinentekop3504 I'm fine. You?
Am doing well by Gods grace. Is this the Chika that use to live next to me at church road uyo?
I'm mad invested in this connection and I don't know why 😂😂 how yall both doing. We all friends now
@@celestinentekop3504 Hahahaha. Thought as much bro 🤣
You’re quick man 🙌🏽
M.I is a King in Rap. I'd tell him when I see em
Mango Park is like to Nigerians the way Columbus to Native Americans. He claimed to have discovered the source of River Niger , which is the symbol of what unite the Northern and Southern Protectorate later on by the British to unite into Nigeria.
The mud part got over ur head, you didn’t get it 😂😂🤣
I've been listening to this song on repeat for almost an hour. Thank God you reviewed (EDIT: Reacted) it this early. It'll be 5am in Toronto soo and I'm still blasting my ears out
I just know it...when Steve be having a good time with a song...he is totally in there....letsss goooooo!!!
Clay represents a lot
Clay represents the earth. It also represents life cos God made/created Adam from the clay. So, don’t just say you don’t get it. It’s deep.
He was speaking metaphorically, its deeper than the words
Man, your reaction was faaaast. Pheelz killed the beat and the best line in the song was "I discover hidden flows who the fvck is Mungo Park"🔥🔥🔥
What MI actually saying he is the best Raper. He discovered rap Flow mugo Park dey learn from where him dey.
Crown of clay is like saying I'm poor but I'm a king, u may not see the wealth but it there
I'm glad you did this before I started spamming you 😂
#GSGang
Pheelz is a foremost music producer and one of our best. First time I am hearing his voice.
Logged onto ur channel from 5:35 am
Monday 15th March, Naija 🇳🇬 time 🙌 🙌
Its your face reaction for me 😂😂😂
The whole message on this hit track is soo deep bro only africans can relate to the content.. huge respect to Vector and M
Great reaction fr.....You're fire!
And Mogo park is the one who founded an existing river ( river Niger ) just like telling me what I already know
This is the definition of BLACK EXCELLENCE in its purest form!!!!!