- Naira Marley was recently featured on Zinoleesy’s song ‘Abanikanda’
- With controversy around Mohbad’s death, netizens have reacted to some lines Naira Marley dropped in his verse
- TheRadar fact checks and compiled 5 alleged insensitive lyrics that got netizens talking across social media
Nigerian singer Naira Marley has faced criticisms from netizens over insensitive lyrics he sang on Zinoleesky’s new single ‘Abanikanda’.
Naira Marley, since 2023, has not been on the good side of Nigerians as a result of his alleged involvement in the death of his former signee, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad.
The recent criticism of the Marlian Records boss follows the one-year remembrance of Mohbad’s death on Wednesday, September 12, 2024.
In an X (formerly Twitter) post trending on social media, some lyrical lines by Naira Marley on ‘Abanikanda’ went viral with netizens drawing analysis of their perceived meanings.
Many of them alleged the lyrics were connected to the death of Mohbad. According to them, the verse lines also provide strong evidence of what Naira Marley knows as regards the alleged bully and death of Mohbad.
Meanwhile, following this, TheRadar through social media monitoring observed that the trend might be a PR stunt to get people talking.
Analysing the actual lyrics of the original song and what is trending online, TheRadar fact-checks and finds that the lyrics that exist on the song may be slightly different from the ones trending online.
Naira Marley’s lyrics that got people talking
- Niwaju Sam Larry, Falapa
- Leave that opp boy in a casket
- Make a man disappear like magic
- When we pull up is tragic
- When dey see me, dey panic
Meanwhile, Screenshot of Naira Marley’s lyrics as seen on Google
Netizens’ interpretation of Naira Marley’s lyrics
TheRadar curated some below:
@Steelo_wiz said, “Stay away from people that still listening to Naira Marley songs, they will do you evil and run away,”
@Xandy_Jay wrote. “They know something. They might not be involved directly, but they are all involved indirectly. I pray they see him in their dreams, he will continue chasing them with sticks and kondo.”
@eddiebredan said, “That's what you get when there are no consequences,”
@am_nsik said, “Not acceptable. This line sounds so s!lly. Even if he doesn't have a hand in what happened to Mohbad, he should never have said what he said.”
@Akoredeszn said, “He’s just so insensitive,”
@psalmmy24 said, “Not opp boy that was a mistake he said leave that poor boy in the casket meaning they should stop stressing the boy and bury him when they already identify his killer but they are covering up for her,”
@obi_Racks commented, “Nigerians are hypocrites,y’all listen to American trap music about drug and violence but you only draw the line when it comes to naira Marley .what does this lyric got to do with mohbad?? The wife refused DNA and was present when he kpai nothing had been done.”
“We don't want elaborate remembrance celebration,” Late Mohbad’s mother appeals to Nigerians
Earlier, TheRadar reported that Abosede, the mother of late Nigerian singer and rapper, Ilerioluwa Aloba, known as Mohbad, pleaded with the public against any plans to hold an elaborate remembrance celebration for her son.
Mohbad, who reportedly died on September 12, 2023, would officially mark one year since his demise, and fans seem to look forward to the day to honour the late singer.
