On the 13th of May 2022, DJ Spinall featuring Asake blessed the speakers of Amapiano vibers worldwide with Palazzo, a banging, fast-paced hit.
While Afro-fusioneers were still actively bobbing heads to Asake’s Sungba, the popular Mr. Money crooner dropped yet another hit single that spread through playlists like wildfire and after its release, Palazzo quickly grew to be a club-hit sensation.
The YBNL new signee paired up with sensational hit maker, producer, and Nigerian DJ, Spinall. The music video was directed by TG Omori, the record was co-produced with Magix Sticks while the song was mixed and mastered by Eskeez, a popular beat maker who has prominent songs like Kolobi by Olamide and Omo x 100 by Reminisce.
Palazzo, DJ Spinall ft Asake. Credit: YouTube
While Asake is one of YBNL’s newest signees, record label owner Olamide is helping him carve a niche for himself while he finds his own unique sound that sets him apart from every other afro music artist. It is of popular opinion that Olamide is putting Asake on the path to being one of the next big revelations in the Nigerian music scene and it is evident that he is on the right path, from Mr. Money to Omo Ope to Sungba and Palazzo, Asake has been dropping club bangers non-stop under the tutelage of YBNL.
DJ Spinall is regarded in the top league of Nigerian DJ royalty, having several hits to his name such as Sere, Omoge, Ohema, Dis love, Cloud 9, and Tonight.
Being a renowned DJ, it’s no wonder Spinall has produced yet another catchy hit song.
Another thing this hit song has going for it is its lyrics: they are really relatable, especially to Millennials and Gen Zs who grew up on social media, where they are constantly bombarded with photos of affluence. The verses centre on this, living a good, wealthy life, wanting expensive things, “faaji-ing” and just generally enjoying life. It also mentions wanting to wear designer brands, partying, women, and all that the fast and exuberant life entails.
Spinall and Asake delivered the song with all the right vibes and that uppity Amapiano beat that has the clubs and parties blazing. Asake uses Palazzo to remind young Nigerians how much we want the good life. This song is just as good as the other works by Asake. This is a track that has come to keep the parties blazing, clubs banging, and heads bobbing for a while and we’re here for it.
Didi Dan-Asisah is an art enthusiast and critic. She lives in Lagos.
Top Boy
(Ololade mi Asake)
(Tune in to the king of sound and blues)
Gbogbo ishoro re, ota nio ko (nio ko)
Enu e oni gbe, o ni m’ofo
Omo hicco, opolo l’ofin gb’Eko (gb’Eko)
Say, who no like designer? (ahn, ahn)
Abi you no go like to gapa? (ahn-ahn)
E big laga ti gaga
You gats to sh’opetie ’cause you dey right now (you gats to sh’opetie)
(Here we go)
No sleepin’, omo no dullin’
Gba updatin’ kia kia, omo iya mi
My Gee, oshamo, jami
Oju de ma t’awon ota mi (‘ta mi)
E ba mi sh’amin (mmm)
Omolomo l’arin ota ni, hmm-mm
(One, two, three, come on)
I no fit lie, you’re not my type (uhn-uhn)
If no be God, if no be God, I foh don die (Olohun)
O l’ohun like omo olowo (‘lowo)
O l’ohun like ajepako (‘pako), ohun like ajebutter (‘butter)
She say she like cucumber
She say she like the one wey long, Anaconda
Which one I go lock oh? (which one?)
And as a bad boy, I’m single (opor oh)
20 girls, I go lock
Ekwesu
(Yo romance, party don dey start)
(Everybody don dey dance)
Ekwesu
(Yo romance, party don dey start)
(Everybody don dey dance)
Gbedu poppin’, I dey para, mio le lobby
As you can see for oversea
Them dey find Mr. Money all over bi Ramoni
It’s goin’, kos’oshi, olomi
B’owo Gucci, Versace, kode ni s’ewu
Gba Odeku, pelu Isi Ewu
K’oma jogor, k’ole yo bi feere Jesu
(Here we go)
No sleepin’, omo no dullin’
Gba updatin’ kia kia, omo iya mi
My Gee, oshamo, jami
Oju de ma t’awon ota mi (we’re in the buildin’)
E ba mi sh’amin
Omolomo l’arin ota ni, hmm-mm
(One, two, three, come on)
I no fit lie, you’re not my type (uhn-uhn)
If no be God, if no be God, I foh don die (Olohun)
O l’ohun like omo olowo (‘lowo)
O l’ohun like ajepako (‘pako), ohun like ajebutter (‘butter)
She say she like cucumber
She say she like the one wey long, Anaconda
Which one I go lock oh? (which one I go lock?)
And as a bad boy, I’m single (opor oh)
20 girls, I go lock
Ekwesu
(Yo romance, party don dey start)
(Everybody don dey dance)
Ekwesu
(Yo romance, party don dey start)
(Everybody don dey dance)
DJ Spinall
Ololade mi Asake
(Hey, oh)
(Hey, oh)
Oh my God
(Hey, oh)
(Hey, oh)
Bring that beat back (hey, oh)
One, two, three, come on
No sleepin’, omo no dullin’
Gba updatin’ kia kia, omo iya mi
My Gee, oshamo, jami
Oju de ma t’awon ota mi
E ba mi sh’amin
Omolomo l’arin ota ni, hmm-mm
(Tune in to the king of sound and blues)
Ayodelé is a Lagos-based journalist and the Content and Editorial Coordinator at Meiza. All around the megacity, I am steering diverse lifestyle magazine audiences with ingenious hacks and insights that spur fast, informed decisions in their busy lives.
