TUFF KING sings a defiant anthem called Nkemakonam. Lyricist King David Olisa Israel writes the lyrics and composes the music with mxlvyn and Tripsbeat. The song dismisses gossips as ‘Bla bla black sheep’.
Released: November 1, 2025
Nkemakonam
Tuff King
Nkemakonam Meaning & Lyrics (Tuff King)
TUFF KING tells gossips to keep talking, as their words don’t concern him. He describes pouring libation with ‘ogogoro’ gin and invoking ‘ofor’ staff of justice. King David Olisa Israel writes about following other young men to work in the fields.
Bla Bla Bla Bla Black SheepBla, bla, bla, bla, black sheep,
Are You Feeling GoodAre you feeling good?
Tell Me Are You Really GoodTell me, are you really good?
Someone Tell Them I’m TheSomeone tell them I’m the one.
Bla Bla Bla Bla Black SheepBla, bla, bla, bla, black sheep,
Bla Bla Black SheepBla, bla, black sheep.
Are You Feeling GoodAre you feeling good?
Are You Feeling GoodAre you feeling good?
I SwearI swear.
Bla Bla Black SheepBla, bla, black sheep.
Ndi Asili Kogidenu KogidenuGossips, keep on talking, keep on talking,
Ife Ekwulu Si AgwanamWhat you say doesn’t concern me.
Oga Ma Ife Mma-eri AkonamIt won’t stop me from having enough to eat,
Ma Ife Mma-eri AkonamIt won’t stop me from having enough to eat.
Ndi Asili Kotibanu KotibanuGossips, keep on chattering, keep on chattering,
Ife Ekwulu Si AgwanamWhat you say doesn’t concern me.
Oga Ma Ife Mma-eri AkonamIt won’t stop me from having enough to eat,
Ma Ife Mma-eri AkonamIt won’t stop me from having enough to eat.
Mputa UtutuWhen I step out in the morning,
Adavurum Ogogoro’mI pour a libation with my ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Agowanum OforAnd I’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Ogogoro’mMy ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Aguwanum OforI’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Okwa I Na-eche Ka I Nu NaAre you waiting to hear that,
Ofu Container Dike AdagoOne of Dike’s containers has fallen?
Ka Inu Na Taya Moto Dike AdagoOr to hear that Dike’s car tire has blown out?
Ka Inu Na Akpa AmuOr to hear that the bag of,
Nwa Mgbadike AdagoThe son of Mgbadike has fallen?
Ka Inu Na Ndi Na-enye MOr to hear that those who provide for me,
Enye’m AkpagoHave stopped providing for me?
Ofu Container Dike AdagoOne of Dike’s containers has fallen?
Ka Inu Na Taya Moto Dike AdagoOr to hear that Dike’s car tire has blown out?
Ka Inu Na Akpa AmuOr to hear that the bag of,
Nwa Mgbadike AdagoThe son of Mgbadike has fallen?
Ka Inu Na Ndi Na-enye MOr to hear that those who provide for me,
Enye’m AkpagoHave stopped providing for me?
Mputa UtutuWhen I step out in the morning,
Adavurum Ogogoro’mI pour a libation with my ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Agowanum OforAnd I’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Ogogoro’mMy ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Aguwanum OforI’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Ndi Asili Kogidenu KogidenuGossips, keep on talking, keep on talking,
Ife Ekwulu Si AgwanamWhat you say doesn’t concern me.
Oga Ma Ife Mma-eri AkonamIt won’t stop me from having enough to eat,
Ma Ife Mma-eri AkonamIt won’t stop me from having enough to eat.
Ndi Asili Kotibanu KotibanuGossips, keep on chattering, keep on chattering,
Ife Ekwulu Si AgwanamWhat you say doesn’t concern me.
Oga Ma Ife Mma-eri AkonamIt won’t stop me from having enough to eat,
Mma-eri AkonamEnough to eat.
Mputa UtutuWhen I step out in the morning,
Adavurum Ogogoro’mI pour a libation with my ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Agowanum OforAnd I’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Ogogoro’mMy ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Aguwanum OforI’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Okwa Agwara Unu NaWeren’t you told that,
Onye Ji Igu Ka Nne EwuIt’s the one holding the ‘fresh palm frond’ that the mother goat,
Na EsoFollows?
Okwa Agwara Unu NaWeren’t you told that,
Abia Na Ikpo Na Oke MkpiWhen it comes to the pen, the he-goat,
Na EkpoStays in its pen?
Agwara Unu NaI told you that,
Mkpi Na Ekpo KaAs the he-goat stays in its pen,
Nne Ewo Na’soThe mother goat follows.
Agwara Unu NaI told you that,
Ihe Chinyere MWhat God has given me,
Bu Ihe’m Ji EkoIs what I use to create.
Nezie Chinechere EfiTruly, God looks after the cow,
N’enwero OduThat has no tail.
Agwara Unu NeeI told you all, see,
Chinechere EfiGod looks after the cow,
N’enwero OduThat has no tail.
Agwara Unu N’abiaI told you when it comes,
Na Iko Na Ife’m Na EkoTo creating what I create.
Agwara Unu NeeI told you all, see,
Chinechere EfiGod looks after the cow,
N’enwero OduThat has no tail.
Kedu Ihe Na EseluWhat is causing this,
Enwere Enwere OnuConstant, endless argument?
Bia Gwanu-num Ihe Na EseluCome and tell me what is causing this,
Enwere Enwere OnuConstant, endless argument?
Bia Gwanu-num Obuzia Na MuCome and tell me, is it because I,
Ejeke Enye TroubleDon’t go looking for trouble?
Bia Gwanu-num Ihe Na Eselu Enwere Enwere OnuCome tell me what’s causing this endless argument.
Enwere Enwere Onu MooThis endless, endless argument.
Bia Gwanu-num Ihe Na EseluCome and tell me what is causing this,
Enwere Enwere OnuConstant, endless argument?
Bia Bia Gwanu-num Obuzia Na MuCome, come and tell me, is it because I,
Ejeke Enye TroubleDon’t go looking for trouble?
Bia Gwanu-num Ihe Na Eselu Enwere Enwere OnuCome tell me what’s causing this endless argument.
Authority My Awesome Father‘Authority’ is my awesome father,
Ajali Is My Final BaseAjali is my final base.
Agwara Una Na Ajali Is My Ife’m Ji EkoI told you that Ajali is what I use to create.
Agwara Unu Na Orumba Is My Ife’m Ji EkoI told you that Orumba is what I use to create.
Odiuko My Loving Mother‘Odiuko’ is my loving mother,
Eziagu My Maternal BaseEziagu is my maternal base.
Agwara Unu N’abia Na Ibobo Ife M Na EboI told you, when it comes to my clan, the things I stand for.
Agwara Unu Na Eziagu Is My Ife’m Ji EkoI told you that Eziagu is what I use to create.
Mputa UtutuWhen I step out in the morning,
Adavurum Ogogoro’mI pour a libation with my ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Agowanum OforAnd I’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Ogogoro’mMy ‘ogogoro’ gin,
Aguwanum OforI’ve invoked my ‘ofor’ staff of justice.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba Olu N’ogboTo go and start our work in the field.
Ma E’sokwuru Umu OkorobiaThen I follow the other young men,
Je Tuba OluTo go and start our work,
N’akpakwa MuOn my own part.
Ma Ekwo-kweruAnd I’ve agreed with them,
Umu OkorobiaThe young men,
Je Sube Aloba OkporTo go and hustle for the day.
Bla Bla Black SheepBla, bla, black sheep.
Are You Feeling GoodAre you feeling good?
Are You Feeling Good I SwearAre you feeling good? I swear.
Bla Bla Black SheepBla, bla, black sheep.
Nkemakonam Music Video
The Nkemakonam lyrics meaning shows a bold statement about forging one’s own path. It describes self-reliance and indifference to negativity.