After releasing Spell Remix (ft. Oxlade) and featuring on Diamond Platnumz’s My Baby, Chike presents his first solo of 2023, Ego Oyibo (meaning “foreign currency”). With the new song, his unwavering commitment to making Nigerian romance great again is clear.
Chike has consistently sung about love, creating sweet melodies and authentic romantic lines to rinse and repeat when words fail you in your relationship. He does no different on his latest. But this time, we’ve taken notes to share with you all the necessary ingredients to making a sweet love song, so you can express your own romantic feelings to your partner.
Chike comes prepared to be thrown into a lifelong commitment on the heartfelt Ego Oyibo, produced by DeeYasso, who was behind his other jams, Nwoke Oma, Spell and Hard To Find. This love record has a calm ambience, and yours should too. For more authenticity, highlife is the goal, sprinkled with some guitar strings and local percussion. By the time you want to lay your love lyrics, it’d sound like you’re already sharing palmwine with your father-in-law.
When writing your lyrics, you have the license to be poetic, so go deep. Abandon the “Baby, take banana. I’ll take you to Ghana” lambas for now. Think of all the good things you feel for your lover and write them down. Maintain the Duke of Hastings’ swag (Bridgerton).
Remember, there’s no language barrier. You can choose to write your love song in English, Igbo and Pidgin like Chike did on Ego Oyibo. Your babe will see a multilingual hottie; their parents will see a person of culture who respects their elders.
Let your babe know how you’ve been a good spouse material. Did she forget you gave her dad dollars and promised her mum you’d always be there? In the same line, confess your love and compel her to never leave you alone. Apply the KISS method: Keep It Simple and Stupid. So, simple language and repetitive lines. Keep your verses short but stacked with compliments, endearments and heartwarming promises like giving her your money from January to December and letting nothing distract you in Lagos. Not the beautiful women, not the nightlife or the enticing BBL. It shows you’re an intentional man.
N.B: Ensure there are backup vocalists adding sweeteners to your performance to make it a delicious serve.
