Nigerian musicians don’t flex in the abstract. They give you the exact number and dare you to do the maths. This pattern is common in our contemporary music, especially Afropop; it loves money.
Anyway, for the moneymakers and everyone aspiring to be wealthy, here are ten lines where Nigerian musicians counted their money out loud, or likened their visions and ideas to huge sums of money.
1. “30 billion for the account o” — Davido, “If” (2017)
The line sits in the song’s chorus, which is about impressing a love interest with cash. The 30 billion, now adopted as his gang name, is just an exaggeration. It’s not a real balance, which is the whole point of the boast.
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2. “Monday to Saturday, outside for my daily 2k” — Zerrydl, “FIND MONEY” (2024)
Zerrydl opens his verse with this line about his hunger for cash. It frames the song as a daily hustle jam, which is why the modest 2k figure is the point.
3. “One million dollar / E lo lo ma je tin ba se si naira / Eh, owo!” — Olu Maintain, “Yahooze” (2007)
If you were around when “Yahooze” was the hottest single in town, you probably know this line. And you also know its context, especially when you look closely at the song title. The “One million dollar” line was so popular that it became a catchphrase for the era’s “yahoo boy” opulence culture — even though Olu Maintain has always publicly insisted the song is about hard work, not internet fraud.
4. “I got plenty dollar in my name / I got plenty naira in my name” — P-Square, “Chop My Money (Remix)” (2011)
The line is to impress the women flicking around them, to announce that they’re super-rich and all bills are on them.
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5. “Billion dollar baby” — Seyi Vibez, “BD Baby” (2022)
This line is worth the flex. What Seyi Vibez is saying is that he’s a wealthy figure. It’s self-exaltation.
6. “Billion dollar dream, but I’m still broke.” — Superwozzy, “Billion Dollar Dreams” (2019)
Rapper Superwozzy makes a blunt admission that ambition has outrun the bank balance. This sentiment is a recurring one across Nigerian Street-Hop.
7. “I remember when I was praying for a million naira / Ego nsego na loud akaligo a million naira” — Jeriq, “Billion Dollar Dream” (2022)
This one is the intro and title track of Jeriq’s debut album. The rapper looks back on the days he wanted a million in his bank account. Now, he can blow that amount of money on exotic marijuana.
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8. “Pounds sterling lawa n fi n se tissue.” — Olamide, “Who U Epp” (2016)
This line is Olamide’s boast that even foreign currency like pounds sterling is casually disposable, like tissue paper.
9. “Half a million dollars, when I smile for the picture.” — Burna Boy, “Bundle By Bundle” (2025)
What this means is that whenever Burna Boy smiles for a picture, he’s flashing his diamond-studded tooth valued at $500k at your camera.
10. “Me, I don touch money, I like am / Dollar signs load am” — Adekunle Gold, “Coco Money” (2025)
Here, AG Baby is flexing that he’s now rich and that the dollar is his preference. For more emphasis on his love for money, he states, “Bitch, better have my money”, a nod to Rihanna’s song of the same title.
