(+Translation) Rema “Smooth Criminal” Meaning, Lyrics breakdown and Review 

Rema “Smooth Criminal” Song Details

Artist name: Divine Ikubor [Nigerian singer and songwriter]  
Stage name: Rema
Artist Featured:  
Year of release: 2023
Video duration: 3 minute [s] 15 second [s]
Video link: Feel free to scroll down
No of verse [s]: 2
No of pre-choruses: 2
No of choruses: 4
No of post-choruses:  
Language: Standard English, Pidgin, Yoruba
Video Location: 
Other details:Producer:  P-PrimeDirector:  Album:   “Ravage”—-

Rema Smooth Criminal” Song/Lyrics Breakdown

Smooth Criminal” Translation of Verses and Choruses

In the pre-chorus, chorus, and verses 1 and 2, Rema seems to brag about his ability to dodge being caught for crime, such as snatching people’s babe and so on. He brags about how he works hard and how he is making money steadily. He regards himself as the prince of Afrobeat. He shows off his affluence, expensive acquisition, great accomplishments, greatness, and superiority. He says he is incomparable.

 What is the meaning of the song “Smooth Criminal” by  Rema ?

What does Rema Smooth Criminal” mean? 

Smooth Criminal” Lyrics Meaning by Rema

Smooth Criminal” Meaning Rema

Meaning of Smooth Criminal

Smooth Criminal Meaning

“Smooth Criminal” by Rema is a showoff of his affluence, power, luxurious standard of living, and domination in the music industry, the Afrobeat genre to make haters keep hating. He also sings about his capability to be able to capture the heart of people as well as being able to bypass being caught for a crime.

Smooth Criminal” Lyrics 

Rema  Smooth Criminal” Lyrics

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Lyrics “Smooth Criminal

Rema Smooth Criminal Lyrics 

Smooth Criminal Lyrics Rema

Lyrics to Smooth Criminal Rema

Here is the Lyrics to “Smooth Criminal

[Intro]

Instrumental

P

Another banger

[Verse 1]

Smooth criminal, Michael Jackson

Oya, who you want taxi? Ehn-eh 

Look twice, make you know who you dey talk to [Look twice so that you can know the person you are talking to.]

Before you go yarn, shhh [Before you speak]

Your babe dey find me for outside [Your babe’s looking for me outside]

She lie say she wan go piss, yeah [She lied that she wants to go pee]

Me and my guys make more money than you yearly

My G, listen

[Pre-Chorus]

How am I living? Exotic

What am I wearing? It’s foreign

What am I drinking? It’s Scottish

All of my exes, I’m sorry

I know your life is boring

Please do not disturb me

When I am working, I’m working

When I am playing, I’m playing

My payment, please don’t delay it

If you don’t give me, I’ll take it

[Chorus]

Pepper them [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah, yeah-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

All of the girls they dey whine, they dey dance koroba-ah-ah [All of the girls are whining, they are dancing “koroba.”]

Omo nla, ah [Big child]

Omo so ja? [Are you a smart child?]

If I withdraw money, you go ja, ah [If I withdraw money, you would run.]

Smooth criminal, ah-ah-ah

[Repeat Chorus]

Pepper them [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah, yeah-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

All of the girls they dey whine, they dey dance koroba-ah-ah [All of the girls are whining, they are dancing “koroba”.]

Omo nla, ah [Big child]

Omo so ja? [Are you a smart child?]

If I withdraw money, you go ja, ah [If I withdraw money, you would run.]

Smooth criminal, ah-ah-ah

[Verse 2]

Oya, wetin dey smell oh? (Ayy) [What is smelling?]

Na doings [Ehn?] [It is doings]

Are you in (Ayy), your feelings?

You say I be thief (Eh-ehn), you no catch me [You said I am a thief, you did not catch me.]

I’m too good for your comparison

Me and you (Ah), not the same thing

Oga nla, prince of Afrobeat [Big boss, the prince of Afrobeat ]

I be wild animal, Redan [I’m a wild animal, Redan]

Every day I dey break your agenda [I break your agenda everyday.]

Gbe fun jor [Give it to him \her please]

If una leave me, I go dey vex dey go [If you leave me, I would leave angrily.]

Show una kolo [Show you craze.]

Oil dey my head [There is oil on my head.]

Orobodo for my bololo

I no dey get FOMO [I do not have the “Fear Of Miss Out”]

I dey hustle my kobo [I hustle my Kobo]

I no dey wash anybody like shampoo (Ye) [I do not wash anybody like a shampoo]

They see say Rema don show [They can see that Rema has surfaced ..]

All of dem ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja-ja

[Pre-Chorus]

How am I living? Exotic

What am I wearing? It’s foreign

What am I drinking? It’s Scottish

All of my exes, I’m sorry

I know your life is boring

Please do not disturb me

When I am working, I’m working

When I am playing, I’m playing

My payment, please don’t delay it

If you don’t give me, I’ll take it

[Chorus]

Pepper them [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah, yeah-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

All of the girls they dey whine, they dey dance koroba-ah-ah [All of the girls are whining, they are dancing “koroba”.]

Omo nla, ah [Big child]

Omo so ja? [Are you a smart child?]

If I withdraw money, you go ja, ah [If I withdraw money, you would run.]

Smooth criminal, ah-ah-ah

[Repeat Chorus]

Pepper them [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

Pepena, pepena-ah-ah, yeah-ah-ah [Leave them in pain]

All of the girls they dey whine, they dey dance koroba-ah-ah [All of the girls are whining, they are dancing “koroba”.]

Omo nla, ah [Big child]

Omo so ja? [Are you a smart child?]

If I withdraw money, you go ja, ah [If I withdraw money, you would run.]

Smooth criminal, ah-ah-ah

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