Have Nigerians been fooled? Find out what Limpopo really means + Pictures

Nigerian music has advanced through the years. In this budding industry we have two classes of music stars. The first are those that have chosen to carve a niche for themselves by singing ever green songs with meaningful lyrics. The second are those who rely on the beat and watered down lyrics to make their songs enjoyable. The later most times does better than the former because Nigerians supposedly love to dance and aren’t really interested in the lyrics. We disagree with this. In 2013, one of the biggest songs out of the country was KCee’s Limpopo. A lot wondered what Limpopo meant. Was it some sort of dance step? Did it have a sort of sexual connotation?  or Was it simply gibberish that the artist made up because it went with the beat?

First off, before we tell you what Limpopo is, lets analyze the lyrics.  Kcee sings in this song;

Baby make we go limpopo,
Oya limpopo,
Baby make we go limpopo,
Cos you know the koko,
So make we go limpopo,
Oh yeah, tonight, oh tonight

Judging from what Limpopo really means, the lyrics would have probably made some sense but a recent newspaper interview with Kcee,  leads us to believe even Kcee doesn’t know what Limpopo means. He probably heard it as a random word from someone and though it sounded cool. Check out what Kcee told a popular Nigerian News Paper that Limpopo meant.

Kcee, ‘Limpopo’ crooner has revealed the meaning of his song’s title. He said “Limpopo just means ‘let’s have fun’. It’s a ‘feel good song’ and I really appreciate how my fans have so quickly taken to it.”

Well, Kcee, lets help you out here. Limpopo is a a provincial Government in South Africa. It is located in the North West region bodering Botswana. Check out the picture below.

Now, if he had stuck to the excuse that Limpopo was a place in South Africa, his lyrics would have made more sense. “Baby, lets to a place in South Africa.” Alas, just like the rest, he went with the “lets have fun” excuse.
To all other music stars fooling us with you lyrics, better do you research well because we are watching you.