“Propeller” is East London producer JAE5’s second single and follows the hit “Dimension” featuring Rema & Skepta in March 2021. Again building the bridge from UK to Africa, JAE5 links up with South London rapper Dave and Nigerian singer-rapper BNXN, fka. Buju.
The single was originally teased b...
[Intro: BNXN]
(JAE5)
Oh-oh oh-oh, yeah-yeah
Woah, woah-oh-ayy-ayy
Oh-oh, oh, say
[Chorus: BNXN]
Been a long time since I learnt to put rhymes together
Spin 'round your block, I'm a big propeller
Came with my team, I came with my brothers
I swear, I'm comin' from Gbagada
Been a long time, I put rhymes together
Spin 'round your block, I'm a big propeller
Came with my team, I came with my breddahs
I swear, I'm comin' from Gbagada (Yeah)
[Verse 1: Dave]
I can't deal with him 'cah he shakes with his left hand
Married to the hustle, the money my best man
Me against the world, my girl my best friend
I sleep in South, and chill in the West End
And I'm ready for war
If ain't about the belly, what you bellin' me for?
What you tellin' me for?
Henny, I must've had a twenty or more
Any more, then I put her in Cappelli Amore
Sixteen, the wrong one to play with, pussy
Big .44 no safety, pussy
We're comin' from Gbagada, niggas wanna claim the gutter
I don't trust any woman if it ain't my mother
'Cause I'm a big propeller
Lean, clean, like sweet vanilla
Remember when I had sleep for dinner
I'ma live and live to tell the story
Everyday I give God the glory
It's been a long time
[Chorus: BNXN]
Been a long time since I learnt to put rhymes together
Spin 'round your block, I'm a big propeller
Came with my team, I came with my brothers
I swear, I'm comin' from Gbagada (Woah, oh-oh)
Oh, been a long time, I put rhymes together
Spin 'round your block, I'm a big propeller
Came with my team, I came with my brothers
I swear, I'm comin' from Gbagada
[Bridge: BNXN]
Do you know a G like me?
If you don't know, I don sail a couple seas
Many things eye don see
So you can't tell me shit, my G
Do you know a G like me?
If you don't know, man, I've sail a couple seas
Many things eye don see
So you can't tell me shit, my G
[Verse 2: Dave, BNXN, and Both]
I learned to put lines together before I learned to put lines together
You know me, I stay with it
The type to bill a line before I wait in it
And we're spinnin' the block
Eye for an eye
That's one-for-one like the women I block
'Member days I would chill on the block, no stressin' (No, oh-oh, oh)
Black car, black suit, black weapon
The Henny's a double, they call me double-o-seven (Yeah)
[Chorus: BNXN]
Been a long time since I learned to put rhymes together
Spin 'round your block, I'm a big propeller
Came with my team, I came with my breddahs
I swear, I'm comin' from Gbagada (Woah, oh-oh)
Oh, been a long time, I put rhymes together
Spin 'round your block, I'm a big propeller
Came with my team, I came with my breddahs
I swear, I'm comin' from Gbagada
[Outro: BNXN]
Mi nah care what they say
Mo ni k'owo mi pe
Won nipe emi o de m'ona le
When me I know my place
Say Mi nah care what they say
Mo ni k'owo mi pe
Won nipe emi o de m'ona le
When me I know my place
Place-ace
Propeller was produced by JAE5.
Woah! JAE5, for one, has been a major inspiration in my career, mainly because I used to listen to J Hus a lot for inspiration and guidance and JAE5 was a core instrument to the sound that we’ve come to know and love from J Hus. So getting to work with him was like a dream come true. It was a chance...
No, this is the first collaboration between BNXN and Dave.