Have you heard the saying that “if you find a party boring you are the problem?” Well, Oshamo’s new hit single ‘Life of the Party’ emphasizes just that.
The song went viral on TikTok a few weeks before its official release, prompting enthusiasm from fans all over the world.
The anticipation was evident in the millions of views and notable comments the sound received. However, it was equally clear that many fans were left wishing the sound would have been released as soon as it blew up.
Oshamo is a Nigerian twenty-year-old singer-songwriter currently based in the United Kingdom. He started expressing his passion for music at age 14, six years later he is the youngest Nigerian artist to make a mark on the UK music scene. The continuous accumulation of fans and their engagement globally, accounted for by likes and follows on his socials; reveres his melodious and multilingual versatility as a musician.
The acceleration at which this is happening also commends the message he is sharing about living in the moment without worrying about possibilities and impossibilities. It is quite easy to lose oneself in the haves and not haves, concurrence to whoever said comparison is the thief of joy. It is these two notions that trick people into one-mindedness and convince them that to enjoy or live life to the fullest one needs to be moneyed or possess tangible attributes of affluence to ‘confirm’ them. Or in relatable terms, first acquire these things and then live...
But for Oshamo and fans worldwide all you need is a danceable yet, so emotive beat and lyrics of self-expression born from experience and drenched in wisdom. Challenge the norm a little.
‘Life of the Party’ is a genre-defying sound that blends various musical elements such as fuji and hip-hop. These elements are currently dominating the mainstream, but what separates ‘Life of the Party’ is their remarkable fusion. Not only is the melody creative, but it also encourages choreographic creativity which makes it easy to accommodate different dance styles. It is also incredible for a vibe-check, it feels like it can romanticize your morning coffee time or give you a reason to wake up as your alarm ringtone.
The beat is complemented by poetic lyrics in diverse languages including native Yoruba and Pidgin English which are equally catchy. This is one of the qualities that give the song resonance and make it relatable.
Diving into the lyrics itself, the profundity is uncanny. The impeccable puns highlight the song as much as it highlights them. “First of my kind but you no fit call me Adam” not only speaks to the power in uniqueness, but also the ideology of being inventive. Original ideas still exist, so do similarities – meaning that a similarity in ideas does not equate reference.
“Person wey no get money wan be life of the party” ridicules the conventional yet unseen thought that expensive characterizes success. This lyric does not dispute the fact; however, it does shed light on perspective. One’s perception of a situation is of utmost importance, because if you only perceive like everyone else, that ends up creating unwarranted boundaries. Boundaries that keep you from experimenting, exploring, and experiencing.
These lyrics are inspirational because they can also be incorporated into the Name Song Trend using the names of tracks of mainstream artists like Kizz Daniel’s ‘Ada’, Lil Frosh’s ‘Life of the Party,’ Star Prince’s ‘If I no get money,’ and more. It is also trending on UK radio BBC 1Xtra and KISS Fresh. The path seems star bright for both Oshamo and his new single ‘Life of the Party.’
Without a doubt money talks, but it can only convince us of so much. It can never truly weave our desires and dreams into how they were originally imagined. According to ‘Life of the Party’ that is a good thing, because not having it does not become a hindrance. The song is the epitome of motivation, it enlightens as well as awakens that which conventional standards of social and nightlife have forced to be buried.
Time to live the legends and the myths, the party is a person not an event... but the party will only have life, when and only when its mindset begins to flirt with change and allows a chance to woo and introduce it to different angles. Hear, Hear to new beginnings of roleplaying with life – be who you are in your imagination - money comes and goes – meaning that if you do not want to be the life of the party without it; then you might be alive but not living.
In short, Oshamo and I say, “chop life before it dey chop you!”
